Wow. I overslept. That doesn’t happen that often. But this Florida vacation has done a lot for me. I’ve had a great opportunity to re-center myself, to rediscover my balance and my directions. That, and I’ve walked around so much in the hot sun, my body looks like I’ve used beet juice for a moisturizer.…
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When I say “watch the birdie,” I mean it
Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t taken a Florida vacation before now. But I’m glad I’m doing so now. Yesterday, I was at the beach, and I had an idea. I could rent a fishing pole and do some fishing off the long wooden pier… Nah. I have a better idea. Every so often,…
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Adventures at the Waffle House
So I’m on vacation for a few days, and I’m really having a great time in Florida. It’s actually my first time visiting the Sunshine State, and I decided that the best way to reach Florida was to drive there. Yes. You heard me. I drove to Florida. From New York. Down I-95. All the…
Read MoreThree Dimensions at the Great Escape
May 21, 2016. I’m traveling up the Northway, for my annual stop at the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom amusement park. Riding shotgun with me is my four-lens Nimslo 3D camera – years ago, you could take pictures with this camera and ship the film off for digital printing on lenticular cards. You can still…
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The road trip of the Midnight Society
It’s Friday evening. And at a nondescript Capital District gas station, a man parks his car, checks his wallet for his credit cards, and exits the car to fill the vehicle with gasoline. And inside the car… A conversation takes place. Dibs! Dibs! I call front seat dibs!! Get out of the cupholder, Nimslo. Chuck…
Read MoreThat’s not how a washing machine works …
Came across this yesterday while reading Deadspin. And the fact that I’m sharing these clips with you is … well, I’m not really sure what to think. Apparently there’s a new television commercial for some sort of washing machine product. In the commercials, a woman is washing clothes – only to suddenly be approached by…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, May 26, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Wow, is it Thursday already? It seems like it was Thursday around this time last week. Man, how time flies around these parts… ha ha ha… Anyways, you know what time it really is. It’s time to showcase the Times Union’s best community and independent bloggers, an opportunity for you to see what these great…
Read MoreA prayer for local racing legend Shirley Muldowney
Do you remember Shirley Muldowney? Do you remember the dozens of races she drove at Fonda Speedway? Do you remember her as the first woman to earn a professional National Hot Rod Association driver’s license? Do you remember that night in 1971 when she dominated the competition at Lebanon Valley Speedway? Do you remember her…
Read MoreThe attack of the clawed naval orange (or navel orange)
Yesterday morning, I got up, went to my fridge, and pulled out a freshly-purchased navel orange. Now a few things to mention about this. I’ve enjoyed oranges for breakfast, whether they’ve been as part of a glass of orange juice, or as their own nutritious source of freshly-peeled Vitamin C. And over my lifetime, I’ve…
Read MoreCompetition Season 2016: Trying the Iowa State Fair
Two years ago, I took a chance. Rather than only enter my photos in local and regional competitions, I tried to go – shall we say – interstate. One picture was shown in a competition in Washington State, another in San Francisco. But I also “whiffed” in a couple of competitions, one of which was…
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