We live in a time when special effects in motion pictures and in television have really advanced beyond anything we could ever previously imagine.ย Realistic worlds.ย Spectacular alien beings.ย Awesome plotlines thaqt draw millions of fans to message boards and to Internet fan sites for discussion and discourse. Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s, you…
Read MoreThoughts on Stephen Hawking
I’m a young boy, visiting my Grandma Betty during the 1970’s.ย On occasions when I was well-behaved during the week, she treated me with a visit to the Museum of Science in Boston.ย She would let me visit all the exhibits, while she sat down on a chair near the East Wing and knitted. One…
Read More“It’s not that cold, man … roll down your window.”
Last week, I went to the drive-thru teller window of my bank to drop off some checks and make a withdrawal.ย Rolled down the window, chatted with the teller, gave her my checks, took a few dollars for myself, rolled up the window, and drove off. And then my window went back down. Wha? I…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons 117, Yakima Sun Kings 99 – Albany back in first place!!
Saturday night, I didn’t even want to blog about the game.ย The Patroons were dominated from tipoff to buzzer by the visiting Sun Kings, and Albany slipped out of first place. Sunday afternoon required a little time for a change.ย A bit of a rally cry. And I did my part. Normally I attend Patroons…
Read More“I know you and I know that bag!”
So I’m still working on my GLF Quality embroidered burlap bag, and hopefully I can get it done in time for entry into Competition Season 2018.ย Maybe even find a way to break the #syracurse with it. But embroidery is one thing.ย Now I have to figure out the taxidermy part of the project –…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, March 11, 2018
A quick note.ย Don’t forget that tomorrow starts Daylight Saving Time.ย Which means you have to set your clocks so that your 6:00 a.m. is now your 7:00 a.m.ย Which means you’ll feel very sleepy and groggy going into work on Monday. Oh yeah, and change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide…
Read MoreWait, wait … NBC’s Timeless is coming back this week?
Last year, four of the major broadcast networks debuted time-travel programs.ย Two were based on movie properties – ABC’s Time After Time (H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper to modern-day New York), and the CW’s Frequency (modern-day police detective communicates with father from 20 years ago through ham radio).ย One was a comedy, Fox’s Making…
Read MorePlease Pittsburgh Steelers … draft Shaquem Griffin.
So there’s this linebacker from the University of Central Florida that’s been tearing up his division like crazy. He’s amazed scouts at the NFL combine. And the Pittsburgh Steelers could really use a pass-rushing linebacker right now. So, as a trusted and loyal fan of the Black and Gold … I beg you … Please,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Beauty of Spectropop
Spectropop is a nickname given to full-sounding orchestral pop songs of the 1960’s, as if the track was augmented with rock instruments and plenty of reverb.ย You might also know it as a “Gold Star Single” or a “Wall of Sound” track.ย In Spectropop songs, the singer was as much an instrument as the drums…
Read MoreThat’s 58 in English … cinquante-huit en Francais…
I enjoy sharing these moments from my National Basketball League of Canada life, where I work as the league statistician and director of player clearances. One of the teams in our league is the St. John’s edge, a team WAAAAY far away in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.ย On their roster is Carl English,…
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