I don’t want to look at them. I know they’re in the mailbox, and I don’t want to look at them. Nine postcards. Six for photography, three for arts and crafts. Nine postcards in my mailbox, all of whom made a long journey from the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse to my home in…
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Power carving with a Dremel
I was recently gifted a Dremel rotary tool, and so far I’ve been having a good amount of fun with it. And yes, I still have all 9 1/2 of my fingers in the process. 😀 That being said, I’ve started watching some YouTube videos to see what kinds of things a person can do…
Read MoreSo my 2018 Iowa State Fair ribbon-winning photo is…
I submitted four entries to the Iowa State Fair’s photography competition, and heard back that one of the entries was not only accepted, it won an award. But I don’t know which picture, or what award. Over the weekend, there was an artists’ reception at the Iowa State Fair, where the winners were announced. Unfortunately,…
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Inside a four leaf clover … if it is a four leaf clover…
Yesterday I was at a pool party with some friends, we were soaking up the sunshine and having a good time. Then, one little girl – probably no more than seven years old – ran up to the adults. “Mommy, mommy,” she said, “I found a four-leaf clover.” And she showed it to us. Sure…
Read MoreThe Results of Summer Bowl 9
Holy Crap, Summer Bowl just snuck up on me! And I already had a full day planned. … it just meant adjusting my schedule as necessary. I was scheduled to drop off my artworks and photos at the New York State Fair, which is a three-hour drive to Syracuse and a three-hour drive back. I…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, August 4, 2018
By the time you read this, I’ll be on the road, hauling six professionally printed photos and three crafted artworks to the New York State Fair for judging and possible exhibition. In other words, this is my chance to finally snap that nasty #Syracurse and get my photos back on the walls of the Harriet…
Read MoreWell, they can’t say I didn’t warn them…
So … let me recap. Last year, after the Times Union and I parted ways, they started soliciting me to get a subscription to their newspaper. You know, the “two questions on a meaningless survey and you get thirteen free Sunday issues with a hidden caveat to have your name secretly signed up for a…
Read MoreSo time travel really DOES work, doesn’t it NBC?
Follow me on this. You may need a WABAC machine or a TARDIS or an air-guitar-powered phone booth. In 2016, the prime time networks aired four different time travel programs. ABC’s Time After Time, based on the 1979 sci-fi drama that saw H.G. Wells chase Jack the Ripper through modern-day America … failed after five…
Read MoreA Perseid Reshoot
The Perseid meteor shower is happening right now. And the big peak of showers will take place in about ten days from now. Background. Over the years, I’ve tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower in all its glory. I’ve had some success, I’ve had some failure, but I keep fine-tuning my chances and hoping…
Read MoreMaybe we need a Super President…
I tell you, every time I turn on the news, it’s another embarrassment from our President and from his hand-picked cronies. Even today’s news just makes my blood boil. What’s today’s scandal, you say? Doesn’t matter… just know that there’s one. It’s as bad as you think it is … and then some. Which is…
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