Background. In 2009, I had a little independent Blogger blog – wrote a few posts here and there, nothing major. Well, apparently a few of my blogs caught the attention of Mike Huber, the person in charge of the Times Union’s cadre of staff and independent blogs. He asked if I wanted to join up…
Read MoreCaption Time: Does the USPS run on Dunkin’?
This won’t be a very long blog post today; I have a medical procedure first thing this morning. So hopefully, when the procedure is over and the anesthesia wears off, I can log into the blog and see lots of inspired, funny (and clean) captions for this image. Come on, people. Show me your creative…
Read MoreI see your sea shanty and I raise you a Danceteria.
Apparently the big kick on social media right now is a sea shanty called “Wellerman,” a song about a New Zealand whaling vessel. Of late, the song has received newfound appreciation as performers like Nathan Evans have turned this song into a TikTok sensation. Now, of course, with all the “Bernie Sanders and his Mittens”…
Read MorePreventing those who want to serve, while claiming stolen valor, is bullshit.
Four years ago, Donald Trump declared that trans men and women were not allowed to serve in the military. And although your Twitter account was shut down, your old Tweets are still visible in the blog post I wrote four years ago. I’m just glad we have a real President now, someone who can take…
Read MoreSo did my 70mm “Force” project work?
Background. I have a canister of 20-year-old expired Kodak Portra 160NC film. It’s 70mm wide, which means that the only camera in my arsenal that can handle it is my AGFA Clipper Special f/6.3, which takes 616 (also known as 70mm) film. Last week, I packed a strip of the film in the AGFA, and…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 23 2021
Good morning, everybody. Sadly, as much as I would love to start today’s blog postwith the recaps, I need to address something that happened to one of my fellow former Times Union independent bloggers. For this, I’ll immediately ask you to read Rob Madeo’s “Keyboard Krumbs” blog, “This One’s for the Bloggers.“ Lale Davidson wrote…
Read More
The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for January 22, 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 8:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Today’s playlist is a tribute to one of the greatest producers and tortured souls in rock music history, the legendary Phil Spector.…
Read MoreWalking away from a new camera purchase.
It was available and it was tempting. Very tempting. I had an opportunity to purchase a Mamiya medium format Universal Press camera, which would have allowed me to use 120 rollfilm with the same feel as if I was shooting with 35mm film. And it also came with removable backs, which meant I could load…
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene is a brain-dead chud.
By now you must have heard of Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s the House representative from Georgia who essentially ran unopposed in her district. She’s the first House member to openly embrace the discredited QAnon conspiracy, and her short term as an elected official has been equal parts sensationalism and bombast. She’s like Lauren Boebert, only…
Read MoreClaudia Conway’s cries for help
I don’t really know what to make of this. But what I do know is that I’ve been where Claudia Conway is now. And I totally understand her pain, and hope that she can get rescued from this. Claudia Conway is the daughter of George Conway (one of the founders of The Lincoln Project) and…
Read More
You must be logged in to post a comment.