Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Okay, okay, so I’ve graduated from destroying milk crates to destroying wooden soda crates. Let’s just get that out of the way now. But for me, it’s not “destroying” these pieces. It’s “upcycling” them, taking what was old and fashioning them into new, functional projects. Case in point. I recently acquired several soda bottle crates…
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The other evening, I drove to the Corinth Reservoir and took some test photos of the Milky Way galaxy. These were test images for when I make my return trip this year to the Boreas Ponds. And you know I shall return, just like General MacArthur at the Philippines. During my shoot, I made a…
Read MoreIt’s a good weekend, the sun will be shining and the birds will be singing, and just like a sunrise and a bird chirp, I have your “7 and 7” report – seven blog posts from the Times Union’s list of independent (non-staff) bloggers, and seven blog posts from my blogroll that I feel you…
Read MorePart of me really loves trashy, so-bad-it’s-good television. Heck, that’s why I did those Amish Mafia episode reviews years ago. And now that I’ve found a new television series – Blood Drive – that’s so far over the top it lands in the next county – I’m hooked. Not only does the show – a…
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It’s midnight, maybe half past midnight, and I just drove up to Saratoga County on what was essentially a lark. Or, as I like to call it, a dress rehearsal. Follow me on this. At some point in time this summer, I’m planning on returning to the Boreas Ponds and capturing the photograph of my…
Read MoreLast night’s trivia game was a bummer in many ways. And I couldn’t be the only person who got bummed out. I could call last night’s trivia exercise, “Right answer, wrong question.” Let me explain. One of the categories was on World Leaders – identify the leader from a picture, get the points. I correctly…
Read MoreA few months ago, I backed a Kickstarter campaign for the Solarcan, a mass-produced pinhole camera that will capture a very long exposure – instead of minutes or hours, this camera is designed to capture an image over a period of months. The Solarcan was created by Sam Cornwell, who initiated the Kickstarter campaign to…
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Photography has the ability to not only capture a moment in time, it also has the ability to soothe the soul. There were countless times when I was in a dark place in my life, where I thought that things would never get better. In those moments, I would grab a camera or three, jump…
Read MoreWe all have our personal fandom when it comes to the most popular science-fiction entertainment. There are those who believe that the Star Trek universe rules, there are those who believe that the Star Wars universe is triumphant. I personally don’t have a dog in the fight, I love both universes equally. Which came to…
Read MoreOn today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, I’m going to provide you with a soundtrack of the nastiest, grittiest, funk tracks ever. This is some rare funky stuff, the kind of tracks that cost lots of money on the vintage 45 RPM market. But they’re worth every funky penny. And if you have a special paternal…
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