Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I think that lighthouses are fascinating. And maybe it’s because I had such a wonderful experience in visiting the lighthouse in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia six years ago. So when I discovered there was a lighthouse in the general area of my Florida vacation, I made arrangements to visit it. Yes, I wanted to photograph…
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Yes, it’s true. There was a time when Capital District boxing fans could see the greatest prizefighter of all times, the former Cassius Marcellus Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali. Yes, you could actually travel to the intersection of Washington and Lark Streets, and pay a few dollars to watch Ali decimate his opponents. And…
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It all happened on Interstate 95 in North Carolina. And it seems so surreal to write and talk about it now. But if I don’t get my feelings and thoughts down in a tangible fashion now… it’ll feel like a bad nightmare. Two days earlier, I was in Daytona Beach as part of my Florida…
Read MorePlease let me tell you a story today. A story about a man named Orest. I first met Orest ten years ago. At the time, I was freelancing for a minor league sports website which paid its writers on promises and not much else. At the time, Orest was the general manager of the Rochester…
Read MoreWow. 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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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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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 MoreMay 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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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 MoreCame 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…
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