Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve watched the weather report for days. Winter is coming so quickly, you would think that George R.R. Martin was a meteorologist. And it’s given me pause. Delivering turkey dinners on Thanksgiving is an important duty for me. But should I do it in a snowstorm? What if I get stuck in a ditch while…
Read MoreWhat, you thought I was going to take Thanksgiving off? Heck no. I figured that if you’re busy reading this blog, you’re either waiting for the turkey to finish cooking, or for the relatives to arrive, or the Macy’s Parade to start. So if I can bring you ten quality blog posts by ten quality…
Read MoreLast week, I tried mixing old film with Kodak Instamatic film and it turned into a complete and utter failure. I got one solitary, ordinary picture for my efforts. Cue the sad trombone. This week, I went back to my subject location – the marquee of the Jericho Drive-In Theater in Glenmont – and tried…
Read MoreMany years ago, when I was clearing out most of my accumulated collections in the wake of my divorce, I bundled up boxes of Albany-based scorecards and game programs and memorabilia, all for donation to the Albany Institute of History and Art for their records and archives. The other day, I heard from Tammis Groft,…
Read MoreI spent the weekend watching Erin Davies’ second documentary about her rainbow-colored Volkswagen, the Fagbug. You know the story by now – someone spraypainted her Volkswagen with homophobic graffiti, and she decided to take those hateful comments and turn them into a message of tolerance and acceptance. Her first documentary about the car, Fagbug, did…
Read MoreEvery year, I’ve associated this charitable tradition – delivering turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day for those in the Capital District who need them – as one of the most important and charitable functions I can undertake each year. And as much as I feel good about this holiday every year… Sometimes I get the feeling…
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Read MoreMy friend Whitney Avalon, who has carved herself a nice little niche as an actress, is not happy. And I can understand why. See, Whitney has produced the first in a series of “Princess Rap” battles, in which she and her friends recreate a rap war between various Disney princesses. So if you want to…
Read MoreIf I were to say to you, “Name a live-action children’s show in which most of the action comes from a Japanese television series, the show is dubbed into English and it becomes a huge hit.” Yeah, I know most of you immediately said Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or Power Rangers Lightspeed or Power Rangers…
Read MoreAre you ready? You got your cup of coffee in your hand and your reading glasses on? Then you’re ready to enjoy ten community blog posts by ten of the Times Union’s top community bloggers. Today’s blog posts range in subjects from a child’s first year on this earth, to the beautiful ceilings of houses…
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