Something I want to mention before I do this week’s recap. On occasion, I will get a post or an e-mail or a Facebook message from someone who’s suggested that one of my blog posts be listed among the Ten for Thursday recap. And while I’m humbled and flattered by the response, I’ve made it…
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This will teach me to not leave my film in the car for three months…
It was a beautiful sunny, summer June day. And I was outside, taking pictures of the lakehouse in Washington Park with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 “Raskolnikov” camera. I wanted to test out some Fuji Velvia slide film in the camera, and since I had taped up part of the camera’s interior to reduce its fixed aperture…
Read MoreI won’t vote for Dan Egan because…
One thing you will always know about me. Do the right thing by me, treat me with respect, and I will be as loyal as a puppy. But if you ever do me wrong – if you hurt me, if you swindle me, if I still have knife marks in my back – then you…
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Caption Time: Just in time for Labor Day 2015…
Caught this photo at the Hobby Lobby in Latham. I’ll let you all come up with a nice caption for this one. I was thinking… “Industrial Nutcracker Workers of the World, Unite!” But I’m sure you can think of a better one. 🙂
Read MoreBaseball’s little funny moments
Joe Garagiola once wrote a very famous book called Baseball Is a Funny Game, in which he recounted stories about the lighter side of the American pastime. With that in mind, I figured today I would share some funny moments – both on the field and in the announcing booth – that shows that baseball…
Read MoreThe best Mad Max: Fury Road mashup trailers
If you get the hint… I totally heart this movie. Unlike many films, where I paid my money and sat in the theater, and two hours later came out saying, “I spent all that money for THAT?” – Mad Max: Fury Road was worth every penny I spent and more. This coming week, the film…
Read MoreThe blessings of a little help
David Magley, an alumni of the Albany Patroons (he was on the 1983-84 Phil Jackson-coached CBA championship team), is now the commissioner of the National Basketball League of Canada. As part of his duties during the NBL’s offseason, Magley has organized several free agent tryout camps throughout North America. Free agent tryout camps are great…
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Duck-hunting with a Nimslo
My latest camera promises to bring three dimensions to my photography. Let’s see if I can photograph some waterfoul and get that to work for me.
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, September 3, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Labor Day Weekend is coming, and I hope everyone who reads my blog has some great Labor Day plans. Trips. Barbecues. One last chance to lose money at the track. Well, while you’re planning these events… how about a little run-through of today’s crop of great blog posts by a great batch of Times Union…
Read MoreA father’s collection of found poetry.
Bill Winans is a good friend and one of my dedicated blog readers, and when he brought this book to my attention, I felt it was worth sharing with all of you. Bill’s father, Clarence E. Winans, was a man of many talents – he earned degrees in Divinity and Psychiatric Social Work, which took…
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