I WON! I WON THE POWERBALL LOTTERY!!! Yeah baby I had the numbers! No lie! (Dancing around the place like Topol in Fiddler on the Roof) I had two numbers and the Powerball.ย That won me a whopping $7 in cold hard cash. Where will I spend this amazing windfall?ย #hahahahaha Well, before I run…
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Observations while cutting glass
So last night – and this morning – I’ve been trimming some art glass for three upcoming Dream Windows.ย Yes, you heard me.ย I said three of ’em.ย I get busy.ย It happens. And as I’m trimming the glass, as I’m wiping up the blood from my fingers because I still haven’t figured out that…
Read MoreThe cool stat of the week, man…
One of my many jobs is working with the National Basketball League of Canada, an eight-team circuit that is currently playing its fifth season in the Great White North.ย I take care of their statistics, I handle their player clearances, I do a lot of grunt work for the league.ย And it’s never considered “work”…
Read MoreDouble Rainbow captured. Achievement unlocked.
It’s been a long weekend for me, and I was watching the last of the football playoff games when – of all things – a massive thunderstorm blew through the Capital District. Yes.ย In January.ย A thunderstorm. Later on,ย as the thunderstorm finished its sonic and visual show, I settled back to watch some more…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The David Bowie Playlist
David Bowie passed away today.ย I still don’t believe it.ย It’s still a shock. His music was exciting and inventive, his ability to meld theatrics with rock music made him one of the few true geniuses of our generation. And if you need an essential David Bowie’s greatest hits today, if you just want to…
Read MoreVontaze Burfict and the “Battle of 1816”
Let’s get a few things out of the way right now.ย I am a devoted and unashamed fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which by extension means that I automatically have a distaste for any of the following opponents – the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens, the New York Jets, the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay…
Read MoreGoin’ fishin’…
By the time you read this, I’ll be out the door, cameras in hand, heading for a very special location. And I’ll take pictures at that location.ย Day and night.ย Weekday and weekend.ย Film and digital.ย Standard and experimental. I’m not going to post the pictures online … at least not yet.ย Not until the…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Funny Stories and Songs of Faith
We’re so conditioned to our spiritual music to be reverent and respectful.ย I mean, let’s face it.ย We’re singing about our Lord and Savior. That being said, sometimes you get a song or a melody or a homily that takes a rather “cheeky” approach to religion.ย Sometimes it’s an interpretation of religion as a football…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, January 7, 2016: Ten for Thursday
Welcome to this week’s installment of my weekly wrap-up showcase of the Times Union’s community and independent bloggers and their remarkable blogs of the week. If you’re new to my blog and are wondering, “Why does Chuck keep shifting off his Thursday blog posts in favor of this recap?” Well, here’s why. There are dozens…
Read MoreYour chance to showcase your artworks: Calls for Art
In this blog, I’ve chronicled my artistic and emotional journey, as I take the hurts and pains and loneliness of my life and turn it into Dream Windows and award-winning photographs. In today’s blog, I want to change the perspective, so to speak.ย Instead of my telling you where I’m going with my artworks… I…
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