Another black man shot by police, this time, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Jacob Blake. Seven times in the back. The officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, grabbed him by the shirt, pointed a service revolver into Blake’s back, and fired seven times. Blake’s spinal cord was destroyed. He will never walk again. This is the shooting…
Read MoreThere’s a lot of mashups that haven’t been done … but just you wait … just you wa-a-a-a-a-ait…
When you have a cultural phenomenon like the Broadway musical Hamilton, it’s going to touch every aspect out there. People will make jokes that encompass the lyrics, maybe even hum a little “You’ll Be Back” from one of King George III’s solos, that kind of thing. So today, I was puttering around YouTube and, yes…
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Hello, 57. There were times when I thought you and I wouldn’t meet. You know what looks good when paired with a 57? This does. You know what else looks good with a big 57 on it? This guy when he’s throwing a no-hitter. And you know what else looks good when it’s paired with…
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Once you go BlackBerry, you NEVER go back-berry…
I am a man of many brand and product loyalties. My car must be a General Motors vehicle (Chevrolet preferred), my camera must be a Nikon (but I’ll work with others as necessary), and my cell phone must be a BlackBerry. I’ve grown accustomed to the super-secure phones with the physical keyboards. I’ve had them…
Read MoreSteve Bannon needs to watch Saturday morning cartoons
In the past few days, four men – including Donald Trump’s political advisor Steve Bannon – were indicted on charges of money-laundering and wire fraud, in connection with a plan to fund construction of Trump’s border wall with crowd-sourced funds. You remember this, right? When Trump couldn’t get the funding he wanted for his vanity…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 22, 2020
Hi there, and welcome to the Saturday recap of my personal blogroll. This blogroll contains bloggers, writers and photographers, and they definitely deserve your attention. So that’s why, each Saturday, I step away from my blog and showcase what they have to say. Like today. Here we go. BLOGS FOR THE SCREEN Crimson Stone’s “Superhero…
Read MoreCountdown – the game show of spelling, math, and whoopsies
I stumbled across this TV game show some time ago, it was an attempt by a British company to export their game shows online as playable entertainment. The show was called Countdown, and apparently it’s one of the longest-running British game shows out there. Essentially, the game of Countdown involves letters and numbers, as you…
Read MoreIn the criminal justice system, birthday wishes are handled by the dedicated detectives of the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. Bong Bong…
So my son Kris just turned 34 today. 34 years old. He’s maybe 13 years older than Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Now I could have sent Kris a package, but right now the US Postal Service is being Trump-i-fied into a mess. And I could have sent Kris a gift card from Amazon…
Read MoreNBC did AOC dirty last night.
Last night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appeared at the Democratic National Convention. She spoke eloquently and efficiently. Her words were carefully selected and showed intelligence and compassion. Here’s her nomination speech. "In fidelity and gratitude to a mass peoples' movement working to establish 21st century social, economic, and human rights – including guaranteed health care,…
Read MoreOkay, ArtBeat Studios, I’m counting on you…
I have two photography pro shops that I swear by. McGreevy Pro Lab in Albany has been a godsend. They have printed some of my biggest award winning photographs and artworks, they’ve put up with my custom requests for Dream Window inserts, they’ll develop all sorts of exotic film for me – no, really, they…
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