Ventriloquism is fun. The ability to throw your voice into an inanimate object, and then convince an audience that the object has its own personality and essence separate from your own, while trying NOT to move your lips throughout the whole performance – that’s tough. And there are a few legendary and famous ventriloquists who…
Read MoreNY Phoenix takes third game of Route 5 Rivalry, 114-105
This is what we need for local basketball fans. The TBL’s top two teams – whose only losses this season have been in games against each other – are now facing off in the third game of their four-game regular season “Route 5 Rivalry.” And in this matchup, the New York Phoenix drove down from…
Read MoreBeing more vigilant than ever against scammers and thieves
My blog has a category called “Hey, Scammers!” for a reason. This category allows me to share swindles and scams and sneaks that criminals and extortionists and griefers will perpetrate upon us. And I try to show clues to alert you that a scam is present. Such as in the text message I received yesterday.…
Read MoreFor His Holiness, Francis
I was born during the last few months of the papacy of John XXIII. By the time I understood what a pope was and what he meant to the Catholic Church, that leader was Paul VI. After Paul VI passed in 1978, we had Pope John Paul I and then Pope John Paul II (the…
Read MoreThe first test shots with my new-to-me Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestegor/Pentacon f/5.6 500mm lens
So the Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestegor f/5.6 500mm lens arrived last Monday night. And let me say something about this lens. IT IS BIG. It measures nearly 16 inches from camera to front element. And it’s HEAVY AS ANYTHING. I could do barbell curls with it. And that lens cap? It barely stays in place. I’m…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, April 19 2025
Good morning, blog readers. Rise and shine, up and at ’em, revilee, revilee, all of that good stuff. How about we start the day by checking out the blog posts and writings of some great bloggers and photographers and writers? I mean, it is Saturday after all … Have a great weekend, everybody!
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Tubes and meters, meters and tubes
Yes, I picked up some new attachments for my Pentacon Six TL medium format camera. And it goes right on top. This complicated gizmo is actually a through-the-lens (TTL) metering prism, which will allow me to get accurate light readings and adjust my camera settings accordingly. I have to adjust the dials on the top…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of April 17, 2025
So right now I’ve finished the left panel for my super-sized covered bridge latch hook project. And as I continue to update progress on this blog, I’m going to leave the left panel available for you to see how the covered bridge appears. So now we’re working on the right panel. This is where I…
Read MoreCaption Time: The contents
Sometimes inspiration comes from the most unexpected sources. And in this case, it came from a case – a display case, mind you – and the signage on the case. I’ll leave the photo here. You caption it. Keep the comments clean, but be as creative as you can.
Read MoreLightning’s Girl is still street legal
In New York State, the Department of Motor Vehicles will “kindly” send you an alert that your car either needs its yearly inspection sticker, or that your car needs its biannual registration. Yesterday, I took care of renewing my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier’s inspection. $21 later, Lightning’s Girl had a fresh new sticker on the…
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