Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
To enter the Capital District Photo Regionals, your work must be of the highest quality possible. You have to compete with other top photographers in the area. Your work must have merit and skill and emotion and technique. In the past three years, two of my photos – Vivaldi’s Pond and The Jumbuck – made…
Read MoreGood morning, blog readers. These days, there are only three things of which we can all be certain – death, taxes, and a Thursday blog recap of the TU’s best and brightest and most articulate and most enjoyable independent and community bloggers. We’ve got a great variety of topics this week, so let’s get right…
Read MoreSometimes we have a rough day in our lives. The evening news is depressing, work is a struggle, it’s one battle after another. And it’s in those moments that we need a little eyebleach. In internet terms, “eyebleach” is watching something peaceful and happy and fun on a video clip – something to take your…
Read MorePoint of order. As you know, I work with the National Basketball League of Canada, a professional basketball league with talent equivalent to the National Basketball Development League, also known as the NBA D-League. The D-League has been nicknamed the D-League ever since its construction in 2000. That’s almost two decades. Well … next year…
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Background. Way back in ancient times, Verizon offered an unlimited data plan for its users, and when they got rid of that unlimited data plan, those who still had the plan were “grandfathered” into keeping it, so long as they didn’t enter into a new contract. Now for me, that’s been a bit of an…
Read MoreWelcome to another episode of Chuck Miller’s “Bachelor Cooking,” where I show you tasty and nutritious meals that can be cooked for a single serving. Or as Steve Barnes might call it, “Who is this Chuck Miller person and why is he trying to poison the Capital District with these recipes?” So here’s the deal. …
Read MoreI’m not a normally sedentary person. People who know me understand that I’m often working on several different projects at any one time. But for the past few weeks, I’ve been immobilized. And after last Thursday, when my orthopedic surgeon removed my plaster cast and let me return to the walking boot, he told me…
Read MoreIt’s Thursday morning. I’ve been under convalescence for the past three weeks. My brooken foot has survived surgery, and now it’s time for rehabilitation. During this time, I’ve lived like a virtual hermit in my home. With my left leg wrapped in a gauzy splint, I was barely able to make it to the bathroom…
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Amidst all the news I’ve been going through lately … the other day I received an e-mail from the head of the Thacher Park Nature Center. And it’s a great way to start out my 2017 photography exhibition season. Of the four entries I submitted to the Thacher Park Nature Show exhibit, three of them…
Read MoreGood morning all. Hopefully you didn’t wake up to the “oh crap I gotta find the shovel and dig out that igloo where I parked my car last night” feeling. Well, if you’re going to go out and shovel today … at least do it with the knowledge that you’ve read a great blog post…
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