Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
In July of 1981, I attended a five-week pre-freshman orientation program at Hamilton College. Between that summer and the late spring of 1985, I was a college student at one of the “Little Ivies.” There were days when I felt about as out of place as Willy Loman in a summer stock production of Spamalot;…
Read MoreLeonard Nimoy passed away yesterday at the age of 83. He was an accomplished and respected actor, director, photographer and philanthropist. He brought his religion to Star Trek – the iconic “Live Long and Prosper” hand gesture was copied from the rabbis at his childhood synagogue. And although there was a time where Nimoy distanced…
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My friend Paul Rapp posted an old license plate on his Facebook page. The plate read “LHBLOTTO.” That’s because Paul Rapp is also F. Lee Harvey Blotto, the drummer for the legendary Albany “I Wanna Be A Lifeguard” rock band. He mentioned that several of the bandmembers also had customized license plates for their cars…
Read MoreIn case you’re wondering… spring is just around the corner. Okay, so it’s a big corner, but still… While we’re all waiting for spring to spring, you can feel sprung by springing over to the ten Times Union community bloggers and enjoying their posts this week. I’m sure it will put a spring in your…
Read MoreI hereby propose a brand new drinking game while watching Amish Mafia. A drinking game, as you know, takes place so that whenever a character does something on TV, you take a drink of some beverage. Example – any time Jack Bauer says “There’s not enough time!” on 24, take a drink. Whenever that girl…
Read MoreI want to tell you the story of how this album came to join the rest of the playlist that I wish to take with me to the next world. As a Hamilton College student in the early 1980’s, I was fortunate to spend my time with the campus radio station, WHCL. During my time…
Read MoreBefore I begin this little blog post, let me start out with this comment. I appreciate all the Stewart’s shops in the area. I appreciate that I can get food quickly and cheaply, and the cashiers are very nice and friendly. That being said… There seems to be a little problem with spelling at Stewart’s.…
Read MoreNormally, when I put my Dream Window art projects in charitable auctions, they’re bought, they’re appreciated, and I am comforted in the knowledge that these artworks are in new homes. And last year, I thought that happened with Dream Window 11: Saratoga’s Healing Waters, my photo of the waterfall adjacent to the Copeland Bridge in…
Read MoreAh, Gene Kelly. One of the greatest actors / dancers in cinema. His films are classics. Singin’ in the Rain. An American in Paris. Anchors Aweigh. Jack and the Beanstalk. Wait… Jack and the Beanstalk?!? Yeps. In 1967, Gene Kelly worked with the Hanna-Barbera animation studio to craft a musical version of the vintage children’s…
Read MoreYou know what? I’m sick and tired of seeing athletes and sports figures abusing family members – whether it be spouses, children, significant others or the like. And I’m especially sick and tired of seeing the sanctioning bodies of these sports fumble their way through a mock investigation, maybe a suspension for a week or…
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