Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
When I went to sleep Sunday night, I thought that my Stir Crazy trivia team had completed a successful round in the first day of the two-day World Tavern Trivia National Championships in Atlantic City. When I woke up Monday morning … I had no idea how successful we were. Out of 60 correct answers…
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Last year, I participated with the Stir Crazy trivia team in the 2016 World Tavern Trivia Championships in Atlantic City. We came in second place – just barely nosed out by a squad called “That’s What She Said” – and we vowed to return in 2017 and improve our status. For me, it’s nice to…
Read MoreYesterday, I needed to take care of some errands. And one of those errands involved returning some framing materials to the local A.C. Moore hobby shop in Latham. No big crisis – I bought too many products for my project, and I wanted to return the unused portions and put that money back on my…
Read MoreI have never shied away from my love for the long-departed Albany Patroons basketball team. Two championships, five regular-season titles, and a slew of NBA players and coaches came from our little Continental Basketball Association team. And today I want to take a moment and salute one of those former Patroons and his successful involvement…
Read MoreHere’s my issue with telemarketers and cold calls. They give you this whole crock about how they love your (writing, photos, look) and they want to (promote your work, hire you for events, cast you in a movie), and although they (have no budget, want you to pay, still want you in the movie), they…
Read MoreFor three years, I had fun reviewing the godawful trashy reality show Amish Mafia, the program that purported to reveal the secret society within a secret society – the crew of enforcers and thugs and gangsters among the Plain Folk of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I had a lot of fun reviewing and snarking on those…
Read MoreBefore I start this trivia recap, I need to take a moment. I wouldn’t be playing competitive team trivia on Wednesdays had I not participated in all those Brown’s Brewing trivia matches of long ago. Those Wednesday nights were lots of fun, and the fun was surely increased by trivia host Ryan West. Over the…
Read MoreListen. I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons. The routine was simple. Sneak into the living room. Grab a bowl of Froot Loops or Alpha-Bits and watch, watch, watch until some parental authority came in, turned off the television and yelled at me to go outside and play, to get some fresh air and not…
Read More“I have good news for you, Mr. Miller.” This came from Dr. Templar, my retinal specialist yesterday. For those of you who have been following my latest health concerns and issues, you know that I am currently suffering from massive hemorrhages in the blood vessels in my eyes, and to reduce the swelling in those…
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Update. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on turning an old wooden milk crate into a piece of waycool hanging art. I removed the oak slats from the crate, sanded them down to bring out the grain in the planks, and stained the edges of the planks with black stain. Here’s where…
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