It’s a film that took Charlie Chaplin three years to finish.ย He replaced his leading actress midway through the film, then brought her back when he knew he couldn’t start the film over with a new actress. This film debuted four years after the release of the first successful talking picture, The Jazz Singer.ย And…
Read MoreThe missing medicine bottle
My upcoming cataract surgery is Monday.ย And I’m barely holding on to my sanity and my nerves. On Friday, I started my regimen of eye drops.ย It’s a cocktail of different eye drops that are administered in different doses at different rates three days before surgery and then for the two weeks after surgery.ย The…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, December 1, 2018
Okay, up and at ’em, rise and shine… Time to get this week’s recap of bloggers, photographers and podcasters – the ones that populate my blogroll – and show them some love on a Saturday. There’s a couple of new entrants on the blogroll, so I hope you enjoy their words and images. And we…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: I need a good Squeeze right now
True story.ย My freshman year college roommate introduced me to the music of Squeeze.ย He had a copy of the album Argybargy and played it to death.ย I suppose when things like that happen, you end up appreciating the music … and, of course, over time you develop an affinity for the music of Squeeze.…
Read MoreMy car lost its home town…
I’m not sure the exact day, but I do know the year – 2012 – when my Chevrolet Cruze “Dracourage” rolled out of its birthplace – a factory in Lordstown, Ohio.ย This was my second car born at that plant; my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt “The Blackbird” also was assembled at that facility. So yeah, the…
Read MoreMug shots are not dating opportunities
I enjoy the Two Buttons Deep website and podcast.ย It’s fun, it’s irreverent, and there’s a good mix of sarcasm and snark going on with it. That’s why a post from last Monday kinda gave me a bad ache in the gut. And it reminded me of a similar post from three years ago that…
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A return to the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
Background. Last year, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train traveled through the Capital Region. The train run combines a mobile concert with a charitable fundraiser – visitors are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for the local food banks, and the train provides a half-hour of holiday music and contemporary hits. A good time is had…
Read MoreAre you able to help some teenage girls this Christmas?
Pastor Charlie Muller has achieved so much in his quest to make the Capital Region a better place.ย And this year, he needs your help. See, Pastor Muller has taken care of many young people over the years, those who have survived abusive home lives, or who need to find a better home than the…
Read MoreA hacker in a blackout
So at around 5:00 last night, I was working on a couple of projects – just a crafting thing, mind you – and waiting for a basketball game to stream online. Then the lights went out.ย Poof. Darkness. Wait a second.ย I paid my light bill.ย I ALWAYS pay my light bill.ย What’s happening here?…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, November 24, 2018
So has your body clock reverted back to normal time after staying up all night for Black Friday shopping?ย Did you basically spend your life savings buying flatscreens and PS4’s this year? Well, here’s something you can do that’s very low cost, and you can do it at your own time. And that is ……
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