During my time in high school, it was not unusual for my classmates to have very dedicated familial forces that kept students in school under every possible method. You knew these mothers as much as you knew their sons and daughters. One such mother was Ruby Hughes. She was mother to one of my classmates,…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 22, 2021
Good morning, blog readers. Now, normally you would see a video interview with one of the members of my personal blogroll, however, although I don’t have one scheduled for this week, there are two upcoming in future weeks. So the feature hasn’t been discontinued; it’s just on hold while I wait for new interview subjects.…
Read MoreHow to avoid “Comet Jail.”
It seemed like, for the past few weeks, the fates have stymied my plans. Eventually, I told the fates to go kick rocks. I shall explain. I’ve had an idea to get a three-dimensional photo of riding a roller coaster. But in doing so, I risked many factors. First off, I would need a very…
Read MoreNecromancing as a sitcom
Every year, around this time, the major networks announce their new fall television lineups. And CBS yesterday announced that one of the new sitcoms they’re adding for the 2021-2022 season is a show called Ghosts. Here’s the premise. A millennial couple inherit an old building, and they plan on turning it into a bed and…
Read MoreAnd the Yankees are back to their old tricks again.
My friend Matt wanted to know if I was interested in doing a baseball game this weekend, as his beloved Chicago White Sox were playing in Yankee Stadium. I looked up Yankee Stadium’s new seating plan. Yankee Stadium is one of several baseball fields that offers vaccinated and non-vaccinated sections. Well, since Matt and I…
Read MoreSo I’m going to go splitfilm for my Mid-Hudson Regionals entries.
Many years ago, when I first got involved in photography, I tried establishing my own creative niche, especially in the use of lo-fi film photography. And one of my more successful endeavors involved a concept I called “splitfilm,” where I shot two rolls of film in one camera, or I shot small-format film in medium-format…
Read MoreThings that weigh 25 pounds (and one thing that doesn’t)
You know what weighs at least 25 pounds? Two bowling balls A good-sized watermelon A two-year-old child Half of a bag of mulch Five bags of sugar 30 cans of soda At least two car tires Three gallons of water Two large bottles of laundry detergent A standard box of reams of paper A frozen…
Read MoreThe new masking etiquette (can I or can’t I?)
All right, blog readers, gather around. The recent announcement from the Centers for Disease Control about new mask requirements has been announced. Fully vaccinated people can attend outdoor events (and some indoor events) without requiring a mask. And some businesses, including Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Starbucks, are allowing their fully vaccinated employees to operate maskless.…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 15 2021
Good morning, my fantastic blog readers. I know why you’re here today, it’s time for another blog recap of my personal blogroll, and I’m very pleased to have my good friend Audley Stephenson, he of the “Best Audacious Life” podcast and blog, here as my Saturday interview. We talk about the National Basketball League of…
Read MoreNIMSLO shots, 2021 edition
Long-time readers of my blog know that I will NEVER give up on a project. If I have an idea or a concept, I will try this concept over and over again until I get it right. Case in point. Years ago, I purchased a four-lensed NIMSLO plastic camera. Back when the NIMSLO (and its…
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