Yesterday, just because everyone should do this at least once a year, I went to my Facebook blocked list and looked it over. I currently have 21 people blocked on Facebook. Blocked in that they can’t contact me, can’t see what I write, and can’t hassle me. How long will they remain blocked? For as…
Read MoreAn alternate take on the Ocular 6
Last month, I took some dream-inspired photos of my eyeglasses against the image of my living room Venetian blinds. And the best of the pictures was this image, which I called “The Ocular 6.” I still like this photo, don’t get me wrong. But I wanted to try something with it. Right now, all I…
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The Malta Drive-In Speaker Project
So I’ve had some fun restoring these old drive-in speakers and making them functional again. It’s a nice little distraction, and I do like the finished products. So when a friend of mine pointed out that someone local was selling drive-in speakers, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Until I saw what theater the speakers…
Read MoreThe cleanout chemicals tasted like feet.
So, a while back I blogged about not being worried about getting a colonostomy. I thought everything would go well. Operative word – thought. Never “think” things will go well. Because prior to a colonoscopy, you need to do what’s generally known as “prep.” Prep involves adjusting your diet for about a week, and then…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 10, 2021
Hi everybody. It is time once again for another Saturday recap of the great blogs, photos and podcasts on my personal blogroll. And today’s interview features the wonderful and fun blogger Liette Hebert, she of the Oui-Liette blog. Here’s an interview with her, that I know you’ll enjoy. And now, let’s get to the recap,…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for April 9, 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 episode features the wild and wonderful world of B-sides. Time Artist Song Release 7:02 PM Squeeze Squabs on Forty Fab 7:09…
Read MoreI need some happy dancing, don’t you?
I’ve got a lot of stuff going on of late. And you know what? I need something happy and joyful to get through these moments. And apparently, I found something. There’s a group of YouTube videos that feature athletic dancers grooving and jumping to classic rock and roll. No, seriously. For example, here’s some energetic…
Read MoreBaby Yoda and Benzene? Aw, man…
Last year, I wrote a blog post about finding this little treasure, a bottle of Star Wars: The Mandalorian hand sanitizer. Which I thought was kind of cute. I mean, you get your hands clean, and you’ve got the cute little image of Grogu / The Child / Baby Yoda on the package. That was,…
Read MoreWhy is Express Scripts calling me for exciting offers?
Cold-call scammers are in my Top 5 of people that I can do without. They are the usual ilk of “Your car warranty has expired,” or “We have an exciting travel offer for you,” or “Hydroxychloroquine can be the new Viagra, let me tell you about the possibilities.” So when I started receiving cold calls…
Read MoreSo the other Chuck the Writer blog died today.
Follow along with me. It’s April 2017, and the Times Union and I just had our major schism. As I left, I requested my archives, so that I could import them into a new chuckthewriter.blog portal. They eventually sent the archives to me. And I uploaded the archives to the new blog portal. And the…
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