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For some reason, that morning I watched a video-feed from C-SPAN’s website of the mass gathering of Trump supporters at the Ellipse. I watched as several of the group’s main speakers – Rudy Giuliani, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Don Trump Jr. – all demanded their “Stop the Steal” crapola over and over. Giuliani boasted that…

My good friend and photo model Muse brought this story to my attention, so now I will share it with you. But first, some backstory. As a child, I remember seeing my Grandma Betty and her friends playing a game called Mahjong, which involves colored Chinese tiles and such. I tried learning it, but it’s…

A piece of prior information. In the past, at least one of my blog commenters has tried to sneak in the name of the government whistleblower who brought to light Donald Trump’s “perfect” Ukrainian phone call. You know, the one where he asked the leader of Ukraine to find dirt on Joe Biden and/or Hunter…

By now, you’ve probably seen the video. But if you haven’t … here it is. It’s an average day at an Ohio mini-mart. One person just wants to buy a couple of items and go on his way. Another person (whom we will call “Jackass” decided to show off some liquid courage, and started shouting…

He knew that enticing aroma. A mixture of fragrant peanut butter.  It was a change of pace from yesterday’s bread loaf, and didn’t require chewing through the plastic bread bag to get it. But Tick knew the risk.  That aroma was attached to a trap.  Tick could see the big steel bar.  One nibble the…

It wasn’t an easy month. Not by any means. External drive collapse. Broken ankle. COVID. No, I didn’t have COVID, but I definitely had the other two things. So as I personally wish a big eff ewe to 2020, I do want to say that there were actually some great moments this year. Great personal…

It’s Friday morning. The entire Capital District is blanketed with heaps of snow. Island residents have already been alerted – by e-mail, by phone and by text message – to move their cars off the city streets, so the cars can be towed. I’ve already parked Dracourage in one of the designated “safe spots” to…

So last night, instead of traveling all the way up into the Adirondacks to photograph the brilliantly-lit CP Holiday Train, I instead watched the concert from the comfort of a laptop computer, a comfy couch, and some Date Night comfort. This is good. Because Canadian Pacific runs the Holiday Train as both a Christmas tradition…

I have no use for Hawai’i State Representative Tulsi Gabbard. Her politics are so far away from the Democratic party, I would swear she probably has a red elephant tattooed on her bicep. Rep. Gabbard has recently announced her support of a new bill, H.R. 8932, also known as the “Protect Women’s Sports Act.” The…

There was a time when I used to go to my local Hess gas station. I would get gasoline, I would get some tasty treats, and on at least one occasion, I earned a pair of free New York Yankees tickets for three gasoline fill-ups. Oh yeah, and there were the cool Hess toy trucks…