Today is the last day for my college reunion, but I’m sharing a photo for a “Caption Time” blog post. Would love to hear what kind of caption you would provide for this image. As always, keep it creative … but keep it clean.
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 11 2022
Good morning, wonderful blog readers. I’m up here on the campus of Hamilton College, it’s going to be a fun Saturday during my reunion, but I need to take a moment and update everyone on the great blogs and photos and posts by those on my personal blogroll. And one special blog that closed down…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for June 10, 2022
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’s episode is the first time I’ve actually broadcast on WHCL during my current college reunion. Yep, I’m taking a break from…
Read MoreIt’s just a check engine light, Chuck. Just a check engine light.
Let’s start out with the positives. Lightning’s Girl (my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier) may be the best car I’ve ever owned. It’s quiet, it’s comfortable, it handles like a charm and it’s a big middle finger to the petroleum companies. But then a little light popped on in my car. The check engine light. Oh…
Read MoreIs the Italian Cheeseburger the Albany-centric food we didn’t know we had?
It seems that every city and town in New York has its own specifically tasty food, a delicacy that’s specific to the region. For example. I say Binghamton, you say chicken spiedies. I say Rochester, you say garbage plate. I say Utica, you say tomato pie. I say Syracuse, you say salt potatoes. I say…
Read MoreThe closing of Golden Past Antiques.
My Aunt Elaine has operated an antiques barn in New Hampshire for nearly five decades. It was tucked into the winding roads of Wolfeboro, in a rustic barn that doesn’t even show up properly on a GPS. Basically, you follow Route 109A until the urge to buy something unique hits you – then look to…
Read MoreThe conversion of a real-life Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
I grew up with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a viable viewing television option. I enjoyed watching it – everything from the calming, relaxing tone from Fred Rogers to the daily rides on the magic Trolley to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Trust me. This show spoke to me on so many levels. Now the popularity of…
Read MoreThe sketch artist at Paper Mill Covered Bridge
The film just came back from the developers, or I would have posted this picture sooner. A few weeks ago, I was testing some cameras with a photo shoot at Paper Mill Bridge in Bennington, Vermont. Again, I’m trying to find that perfect “covered bridge” shot for competition. And as I captured some shots of…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 4 2022
Good morning everyone, I hope you’ve had a chance to look outside at the beautiful sunshiny day. I’m so glad you can join me for another Saturday blog recap. there’s some great stuff on the blogroll this week, so let’s not waste any time. Diving right in. BLOGS FOR TASTE Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,”…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for June 3, 2022
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. Time Artist Song Release 7:01 PM Flash and the Pan Hey St. Peter Flash and the Pan 7:05 PM The Fourmyula Nature…
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