Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
One of the advantages of taking several cameras to a specific location is that you can use all your equipment to capture a moment – and then, after you’ve returned safely home, you can go through your photos and see how each camera interpreted the scene. Such is what happened last month with my Niagara…
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No, that’s not the opening line of a confusing joke. By the time you get up and read this blog post, though, I’ll most likely be out the door, dropping off photo images at McGreevy Pro Lab on my way to the day job. One of my famous blog slogans is, “It’s not Monday unless…
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They were barely 48 hours old. Two boys and a girl, three darling little baby goats. And their mother stayed near them, making sure all was well. And here I am, photographing these three little treasures. Wow. Say hi to Wynken, Blynken and Nodiah, three new San Clemente Island goats at Mack Brin Farms in…
Read MoreYesterday, I put a little gift in a mailer, added postage, scribbled an address, and sent it off to my child, Kris, in Washington State. I do this on occasion. It’s the way I roll. Kris is an adult, but as far as I’m concerned, he still deserves a CARE package now and again. Why? …
Read MoreThis year’s massacre of popular television shows has had me a bit on edge. Nashville got the axe. No surprise there, the show had been operating on soap opera hysteria for the past two seasons or so. Galavant got the axe. I’m saddened by this, but I’m glad we did get two seasons of this…
Read MoreAs my annual photography “Competition Season” looms closer, I realize that I have some really awesome photos to pick from this year. Some of them have shown a strong depth and evolution in my photography; others have offered me the chance to take a chance. Fancy chance that. One of my earlier photos, however, bothered…
Read MoreSo you know I’ve been dealing with telephone solicitors and spamcallers and scammers of late. And while I’m still having some fun recording them and mocking them (I’ve gotten a few vacation scams and credit card reduction scams of late, both of which want my credit card before they can offer me those great deals),…
Read MoreSo what’s going on this morning? You having a good day? Sun shining? Birds singing? That’s great. As the Australians say, good on ya. Now for some fun. Start with this list of ten great community blog posts by ten great independent writers and raconteurs. They don’t work for the Times Union, but they get…
Read MoreI warned them. I really, really did warn them. They didn’t listen. Their mistake. Seriously, it was their mistake. You can’t fix stupid. Background. I’ve blogged in the past about the overwhelming harassment from telemarketers, robocallers, spamcalls and cold callers. It got so bad, in fact, that I eventually ordered a telephone recording system and…
Read MoreWay back in 1982, one of my favorite international rock songs was a track called “Solid Rock,” by the Australian group Goanna. I loved this song, I played the bejeebers out of it on my college radio station, and I’ve featured it several times in this blog. You know … this track. Over time, Goanna…
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