One of the shots I posted online during my NBL Canada / TBL All-Star Game weekend was a photo of Sudbury Five 6’9″ power forward Zena Edosomwan. You know … this one. I liked it … I really did … but the more I looked at it, the less “liked” I liked about it. The…
Read MoreI spent THAT much on fuel this week with Lightning’s Girl?
So I’ve owned my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier “Lightning’s Girl” for the past week. And obviously there are some inherent costs involved with operating a car. You have to feed it gasoline. And because my car has a pressurized gas tank, there is a recommendation to use high-octane gasoline (91 in a pinch, 93 preferred).…
Read MoreIt’s NBL Canada / TBL All-Star Weekend!
First things first. My new-to-me 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) did quite well on its first truly extended road trip. A straight shot from Albany to Syracuse, with a pitstop in Clinton for a couple of photographs that may show up in a future blog post. So here I am in Syracuse. The National…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 16 2022
Good morning everybody, I’m still waking up a bit myself. I’m in Syracuse for the National Basketball League of Canada / TBL All-Star Weekend, so tonight is the All-Star Game itself, while yesterday was the skills competition. Fun stuff all around. But it’s Saturday, and that means I need to provide you with great blog…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for April 15, 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 JoBoxers Just Got Lucky Essential Boxerbeat 7:05 PM Silverflash Funky Space Player 7:11 PM Indochine Little…
Read MoreThe Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is NOT on my Competition Season schedule. Here’s why.
Competition Season, my all-encompassing term for when I enter my photographs and artworks into various fairs and shows, is coming up soon. I’ve already got some entries ready, and there’s some concepts that I’m waiting to do in the next month or so. And yes, I’m entering my works in the same five shows as…
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The NEBA Roast Beef – Mike’s Submarines Latch Hook Project, April 13 2022 progress
I know, I know, this is normally reserved for a leisurely Sunday morning blog post, but last Sunday’s post was taken up by acquiring a new car, and next Sunday I’ll be driving back from the NBL Canada-TBL All-Star Game Weekend in Syracuse, so today is as good a day as any to share progress…
Read MoreTest of the Nikon F2s: The Capital District Home and Garden Show
A couple of weeks ago, it was Date Night at the Capital District Home and Garden Show, and I brought along my new-to-me Nikon F2s, slapped on a 55mm f/1.2 manual focus non-AI’d lens, and packed a roll of expired Kodak Ektachrome Dyna film in the chassis. The goal – see if the camera can…
Read MoreThere’s a better way than just “dumping kittens in the night.” Ugh.
I have a major problem with people who mistreat animals. Major problem. And “mistreatment” also includes hoarding situations, where unspayed pets are allowed to breed and overbreed to the point where a household gets completely overwhelmed. That being said … I also have a major problem with what this person did with a litter of…
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Goodbye, Dracourage. Hello, Lightning’s Girl.
NOTE: The Mike’s / Neba hooked rug progress blog post that’s normally scheduled for today will be shown next week at this same time. === Saturday morning. My final day with Dracourage, my 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. The fourth car I’ve ever owned. The fourth GM car. The second Chevrolet. I’ve cleaned out every nook and…
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