The past two days were lots of fun, and I could write three or four blog posts to cover all the information. But instead … I’ll lump everything into one blog post for today. Starting off with my new household tenant. I purchased an Alexa Echo Dot. Yeah, yeah, I’m sure all of you are…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 5, 2023
By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road, delivering my six photos and one rug to the New York State Fair in Syracuse for judging and consideration. On the way back, I might stop at that Amish grocery store in Fort Plain, they’ve got some tasty treats there and it’s a great…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for August 4, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight, my artificially intelligent computer-generated co-host WrHCL is currently suffering from “lipogram’s palsy,” in which she can’t say any words that contain…
Read MoreThe Psi Upsilon Lie
This is a two-part story. And it initially involves my car. But something happened regarding that car, something that threw me back to a horrible memory from my college years. And if I don’t write it all down now … it’ll still eat at me like bacteria on flesh. Last Sunday, I was out for…
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My 2023 photo entries for the New York State Fair are …
Last year, I had my most successful run ever at the New York State Fair. Six acceptances, five with ribbons, and two blue silks – one for my shot of a carnival swing ride The Snowflake Ride, and one for my eclipse capture The View from Screven County. I know that there’s no way in…
Read MoreEclipse Photo Practicing
Background. I have two upcoming solar eclipses that I want to photograph. An annular eclipse in October 2023, and a total eclipse in 2024. And as you know, when I get involved in any photo project, I need to practice before it takes place. And this practice involves making sure everything is perfect on photo…
Read MoreNo, I didn’t get hit in the face with a steel chair. I just look like that.
A few days ago, I went to the All Elite Wrestling show at the downtown arena. The show aired live on TBS, and I had a very good seat near the entrance ramp. And although I blogged about the show itself … I did NOT have a chance to actually SEE what happened on TV…
Read MoreWhat can I do with a BlackBerry KEYone in 2023?
Background. In November 2021, my long-time loyalty to the BlackBerry cell phone ended. Not by choice, mind you – my carrier, Verizon, stopped supporting the phone on their network. And a startup company that promised a new 5G BlackBerry was nothing more than vaporware. So I purchased a Google Pixel 6 Pro – at the…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, July 29 2023
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers, hope you’ve got some fun plans for today. I’m thinking my “fun plans” involve finding an air-conditioned locale and coming up with excuses for staying there. Ha. So let’s check out this week’s blogroll, and there’s some good stuff here. Trust me on this. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for July 28, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. I packed 17 songs into tonight’s broadcast, including two from two different bands who used the name The Jam, and two different…
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