As you may have known from reading my blog over any distinct period of time, I do enjoy a bit of professional wrestling. And two wrestlers that I really enjoy are Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, who until recently worked in World Wrestling Entertainment as the IIconics (now known as the IInspiration). Their podcast “Off…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 11 2021
Let me start today, as I do every year at this time, by taking a break and a pause, in honor and in memory of those who perished at the World Trade Center, those who perished at the Pentagon, and those who died in the field at Shanksville, as well as those who lost their…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for September 10, 2021
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 show is a one-hour deep dive into the musical world of professional wrestling, including songs featured as wrestler entrance music, songs…
Read MoreHey, Kellyanne Conway … you about to lose your job, hee hee hee…
In the final days of the Trump Administration, the former guy installed many of his loyalists onto various boards and positions, allowing them to continue their Trumpian loyalty. One of those loyalists was Kellyanne Conway, who was appointed to the Board of Visitors for the Air Force Academy. Yesterday, President Biden announced that 18 Trump…
Read MoreCaption Time: Out for a Walk
So I caught this picture during my recent Vermont covered bridge excursion. This photo was taken in Bennington, at the Burt Henry Bridge. It’s a one-lane bridge that spans the Walloomsac River. I shot it with my Rolleiflex Automat MX, with a pack of Kodak Ektar that I think may have started to spoil. But…
Read MoreA tittering travel guide.
I’m sorry, but I can’t resist a little juvenile humor today. This came up on my Twitter feed, and it made me smile. Now if you’re not understanding the joke … Ms. Brittany Gray is doing a news report from station WWMT in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She’s reporting from a town called Climax. Climax is situated…
Read MoreHe caught fish. I caught him.
As part of my usage of Fuji Velvia 100 film, I spent some time photographing the covered bridges in Bennington County, Vermont. Just a few test shots, nothing out of the ordinary. Bennington has five covered bridges, including three that are within minutes of each other – the Silk Covered Bridge, the Paper Mill Covered…
Read MoreThe Summer and Autumn with Fuji Velvia 100
I’ve used Fuji Velvia 50 and 100 ISO films, off and on, for some time. But demand for the deep-color slide film had waned of late. And in July, Fuji stopped making the Fuji Velvia 100 film formula – not because of low demand; but because there’s a trace amount of a specifically banned compound…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, September 4, 2021
It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. Instead of me blogging about something, I’m turning the blog over to my blogroll and letting you know what my fellow bloggers, podcasters and photographers have created this week. And I really hope you enjoy what’s here. BLOGS FOR TASTE The “Burnt My Fingers” blog, “Food for…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for September 3, 2021
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.ย The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show is a one-hour celebration of Northern Soul music, the classic tracks that became big hits in British dance clubs. And…
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