Last year, I got hooked on the new CBS All Access iteration of the classic Star Trek series, a show called Star Trek: Discovery. The program had its quirks – the storty seemed more episodic rather than self-contained, some plotlines required an intense knowledge of Trekkie history, and the show’s characters – while themselves the…
Read MoreThe Life Saver at the 1968 Reunion
You can prepare and prepare and prepare all day and night for an event. And the last thing you expect – the one thing that could derail your entire event – could happen right then and there. It happened yesterday morning. And it threatened to screw up an event I was scheduled for that night.…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, October 6, 2018
Good morning all. I hope you have a great three-day weekend, the foliage in the Adirondacks is starting to change and you should get some great photographs if you can. Me? I’m going to spend my Saturday mornings the best way possible – by sharing the blogs from my blogroll so that you can read…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Frontier Town, 2018
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have an affinity for the legacy of the long-shuttered amusement park Frontier Town. The Wild West-themed park, off Exit 29 on the Northway, was a waycool location for fun and adventure. But in recent years, Frontier Town has gone from treasure to eyesore. The long-shuttered park…
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Clean clothes are nothing to crow about
Yesterday morning, I dropped my clothes off at a local wash-dry-and-fold laundromat in Albany. Figured if I gave the laundromat my clothes in the morning, by the afternoon my clothes would be ready for pickup. Well … when I arrived at the laundromat at 5:30 to claim my clothing… There was an additional guest at…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio – Upstairs with Yaz
She was Alison Moyet, a bluesy singer that packed a lifetime of emotion into every lyric. He was Vince Clarke, an ex-member of Depeche Mode who wanted to take synthesizer music to a new level. And with two albums and a handful of singles, Moyet and Clarke – better known worldwide as Yazoo, and here…
Read MoreMy first fall foliage shot of 2018
Sometimes the shot you want comes up at the most unexpected moment. And the only thing you can do is get it and hope it comes out well. Case in point. Last Saturday, I was helping with some gardening chores – yes, I can handle gardening so long as it’s in someone else’s garden –…
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The Durham Fair 2018 and the Tilcon Controversy
The Durham Fair in Durham, Connecticut is my final stop on Competition Season 2018. And although I got stonewalled by the New York State Fair this year (one entry in, no ribbons), some of my pictures have picked up sweet silks at other venues and competitions. And right now, three photos – as well as…
Read MoreWho’s the right Captain Marvel?
Yes, I know I’m going to step in it right now. I do not care. There are a set of movies debuting next year, both featuring the great superhero Captain Marvel. But one of them wasn’t originally named Captain Marvel. And the other one isn’t allowed to be called Captain Marvel any more. Let me…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Hey everybody, glad you could join me for this week’s recap of my blogroll, where I share with you some great writing and photographs from my blogroll. I hope you enjoy what I share, and that it entices you to check out the other works that these writers and photographers produce. And here we go,…
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