My tolerance for telephone scammers, robocallers and unsolicited solicitations, varies from day to day. Sometimes I just hang up on them. Sometimes I tell them I’m not interest and hang up on them. And sometimes I want to have some fun. This is one of those times when I want to have fun. Yesterday, I…
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The Perseid 2016 meteor shower photo I’ve wanted for so, so long…
Background. Five years ago, I tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower with my camera gear. And I certainly came close to doing so … but not close enough. Four years ago, in the middle of an unseasonably clear Christmas eve night, I photographed a star trail along the Sacandaga River. And in the middle…
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Competition Season 2016: My 2016 Big E photos are…
Let me share something cool about the Big E’s photo competition. It’s the only competition I regularly enter in which all photos are judged on their own merits, and all photos receive their own individual scores. In other words, there can be several “first prize” winners in one category, so you’re really not competing with…
Read MoreBest of Our Independent TU Bloggers, August 11, 2016: Ten for Thursday
So what happens when you need a little bounce in your life? What do you do? I’ve got a recommendation for you. Scroll through this list of Times Union community and independent bloggers, and have a great read. You’ll be glad you did. It’ll put a spring in your step and a bounce in your…
Read MoreWeek 6 of the 2016 Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
The thing with a tavern trivia league tournament is that if you build up enough points and get the final answer right, you can really cement your position. If you get that answer wrong, however… then you have to hope that other teams got the answer wrong as well, or that some teams bet miniscule…
Read MoreI need Lebanon Levi as a language tutor…
Last Saturday, as I dropped off my artworks and entries at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, I planned for a “driving break” at some point on my way home. I didn’t feel like stopping at Turning Stone Casino (Exit 33) or Hamilton College (Exits 32 or 31), but by Exit 29 I was…
Read MoreThe return of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Years ago, I blogged about seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time, as a college student when my college’s film society showed it as part of a weekend film fest. Yeah, it was an adventure. But I was hooked. So much so, that I purchased an audience participation record that contained the…
Read More“Yes, Mr. Miller, we will accept your American entry.”
I know, I know, I should not be doing this. I have plenty of photo contests in the United States in which I can enter. That being said, I figured it was time to see what I could achieve in entering a photo or three at the Saint John Ex. That’s Saint John, New Brunswick,…
Read MoreRemembering Fritz Walker
It’s November of 1989, and the Albany Patroons are about to host the Omaha Racers at the Washington Avenue Armory for the season opener. The Pats had a new coach, former General Manager Gerald Oliver, and most of their nucleus from the 1988-89 season (Mario Elie, Vince Askew, Clinton Smith). But before the game began,…
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Thoughts and musings on a Syracuse road trip
Okay, do I have everything? Gotta go through the checklist. Six photos for the New York State Fair Photography Competition. Check. The Cathedral of St. Philco for the dollhouse crafts competition at the State Fair. Check. Seven postcards, one for each artwork. Check. Seven postcard stamps. Check. The signed authorization from my model friend Lauren,…
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