Background. Every so often, someone posts this image and asks their friends to share it, as a patriotic reminder of those who served in Vietnam. Of course, it’s a little hard to believe this is a Vietnam war photo, when the three “soldiers” on the far right are Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. (in blackface)…
Read MoreMy entries for the 2021 Iowa State Fair Photography Competition
And on Friday afternoon … Competition Season 2021 officially began for me. I sent four photos to the Iowa Sate Fair’s Photography Salon. I’ve had some success with Iowa in the past – in 2018, two of my pictures made the walls of the art gallery on the Fairgrounds, with What the Grasshopper Saw taking…
Read MoreHatred lives in a Nashville millinery shop.
I hate that people are equating getting vaccinated against a killer virus with some sort of mass discrimination. And I hate that people are taking that self-styled discrimination to an obscene conclusion. But if you’re going to be a racist, anti-Semitic clown with your business, then by all means, please be willing to accept your…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 29, 2021
Good Saturday to you, my beloved blog readers. You know the routine. On Saturday, I step aside from my blog and I showcase the work of my fellow bloggers, writers, podcasters and photographers. And I also take a moment, when possible, to interview these bloggers and have them share their stories. And I’m pleased today…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for May 28, 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 special deep hour of the smokiest, nastiest funk music you can imagine. Time Artist Song Release 7:02 PM…
Read MoreHey, when nature calls, you’d better answer.
A long time ago, I blogged about some dog agility competition videos – first I showed a dog raced through the obstacle course like there was a plate of Alpo at the end of the run, and then I showed a dog who was just taking his sweet time through the course like it was…
Read MoreThe Powerpuff Girls reboot wasn’t needed.
There was a time when Cartoon Network had some great original animation programs that were eye-catching and fun to watch. You know, Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack and Johnny Bravo and The Powerpuff Girls. I liked The Powerpuff Girls, it was a mixture of pop culture and bright-colored fun, with three super-powered heroines righting wrongs…
Read More“Your cutlery, sir, it will KEAL.”
A couple of years ago, someone introduced me to the competition series Forged in Fire, where bladesmiths and other metal workers fashion knives and weaponry, with the winning competitor receiving $10,000 for his/her efforts. I have to admit, the show is quite fun to watch, especially when the show’s judges take the contestants’ newly-finished weapons…
Read MoreI need a shot of this bridge before this bridge gets shot.
This shouldn’t bother me as much as it does. But it kinda does. And I’d better get a decent photo of this before it gets torn down or modified beyond recognition. I shall explain. What you see here is a photo of the old Delaware and Hudson railroad bridge that spans New Scotland Avenue. I’ve…
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene = MAGA Eyeliner JO Terror.
Even casual readers of my blog know that my disdain for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Q-GA) is palpable. Her consistent and vulgar attacks on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others have been documented, as has MTG’s wild and unbridled prejudice and hatred. Her recent comments in which she equates vaccinations to the Jewish Holocaust is…
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