It’s not that I need three hammers. I really don’t. But my problem was that when I couldn’t find a hammer for a project, I’d go to the hardware store, buy one, come back, use it, put it away – and realize, oh, there’s the hammer I originally owned, now I have a second (or…
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When they say, “Get on the Trump Train,” I don’t think this is what they meant.
Even though I have absolutely no room in my home to set up a model railroad layout, I do have some rolling stock in my possession – it’s MTH’s Canadian Pacific Holiday Train O-gauge railroad set (the locomotive, four box cars and a stage car). I acquired the stage car from a merchant named Pat’s…
Read MoreMugshots Bro: 2012-2024
You’re not supposed to develop attachments to racehorses in the same way as one develops an attachment to a baseball player or to some other athlete. But over time, I’ve developed rooting interests in various horses at various times. And it’s always for the weirdest reasons. During one season at the Saratoga flat track, I…
Read MoreI can say my jeans are long, but I can’t say …
Some time ago, I blogged about my macro photo of a ladies’ wristwatch, with a photo called Tick Tock Symphonette. I posted it to my Facebook page, as well as to the Facebook “Chuck Miller Creative Writing Service” page. And suddenly … the post was removed. ??? I didn’t remove the post. Facebook removed it,…
Read MoreArsonist and horse murderer gets 15 years in prison
Six months ago, a horrendous fire broke out at Tioga Downs Raceway and Casino in New York’s Southern Tier. Thirty standardbred horses perished in the barn fire. It was a senseless, horrifying tragedy and a devastating loss of equine life. In January, a man named Boyd Fenton pled guilty to the crime. His counts –…
Read MoreAlmost at normalcy
This morning, I looked outside. Lots of sunshine. And I thought to myself … this would be a great time for me to take my modified Nikon Df – the one that now shoots in infrared – and go up to Saratoga Springs and capture a few images for Competition Season. Maybe something at Congress…
Read MoreI lost track. Is Marjorie Taylor Greene a frog or a locust?
I swear, the only reason Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t classified as the dumbest member of Congress is because she sometimes gets overtaken by Matt Gaetz and/or Lauren Boebert. Anyway, Ms. Greene – whose name can be anagrammed to “MAGA Eyeliner JO Terror” – has come up with a new screed. Between last Friday’s 4.8 Richter…
Read More“Weird Al” Yankovic: Polkas, Parodies, and the Power of Satire
NOTE: This was originally published in Goldmine magazine in 2000. Article written by Chuck Miller. Al Yankovic strapped on his accordion, ready to perform. All he had to do was impress some talent directors, and he would be on The Gong Show, on stage with Chuck Barris and the Unknown Comic and Jaye P. Morgan…
Read MoreFormer WRGB news anchor makes false equivalency argument
The Capital District has its share of successful broadcasters who have gone from the local news broadcasts to nationwide acclaim. Chris Jansing, for example, spent several years as a trusted news anchor on WNYT-13 (back when she used her maiden name of Chris Kapsostacy). Joe Tessitore turned his ability to call a 3-minute sports anchor…
Read MoreHey, look who won “Best Blogger in the Capital Region!”
So I wasn’t expecting this news. But today, I received word. That’s right. Even though I never received this honor during my years in the Times Union blogfarm, apparently now … as you can clearly see … Yeah. Hell, I didn’t even know I was nominated. I wasn’t even aware there was still a category…
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