Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I still love finding salvageable Queen Anne windows and Tudor windows and ultra-long transom windows, and I still love turning them into something artistically amazing. And when I saw a church window available as part of a five-pane set on eBay, I could not resist. Four of the five windows at auction went through some…
Read MoreThe other night, I had a pleasant surprise. Up popped a commercial for some Apple product or whatever, and I saw – good Lord, it’s Stevie Wonder! Wow. Stevie Wonder still sounds great. And since his first hit, “Fingertips (Part 2)” was #1 on the pop charts the moment I popped ONTO the hospital chart,…
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Last spring, I drove down North Pearl Street, minding my own business, when I passed the old abandoned Church of Holy Innocents. You know, the church at the corner of North Pearl and Colonie, the church that’s covered in creeping ivy and creeping ennui… I did a blog post about the building’s tenuous state… But…
Read MoreI swear, the TU blog page is growing faster than anything. Turn around, and new people are joining the blogfarm. And that’s a good thing. New voices, new ideas, new concepts. That being said, I’m pleased that there are new people joining, just as I’m pleased that there’s still the veteran community and independent TU…
Read MoreThree months ago, the trivia company Geeks Who Drink offered a solicitation in the reddit form r/albany, asking for people who might be interested in hosting games for their company. A bit of background. Geeks Who Drink hosts trivia games nationwide, and they even have a cable television show. And even though I have a…
Read MoreThe legendary psychiatrist and humanitarian Elisbeth Kübler-Ross once said, “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness,…
Read MoreAmong the many realms and lands in Collarworld, the afterlife waystation for all pets who cross the Rainbow Bridge, the Ashen Forest evolved as a lonely, desolate region. Most animals avoid traveling through the Ashen Forest at all costs, lest they incur the wrath of the gang of feral cats who patrol the area. But…
Read MoreI’ve had mixed feelings agout the takeover of the old Hess stations in our area by Speedway. On the positive, many of the stations have undergone nice upgrades; and that moon crater that doubled as a parking area at my local Speedway has finally undergone a repaving. Speedway also offers a loyalty card, and depending…
Read MoreThree years ago, I acquired a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS. The car, later nicknamed “The Blackbird,” has been my prime automotive chariot ever since. I’ve already eclipsed 100,000 miles on the odometer, and I’ve maintained all the car’s necessary maintenance – oil, tires, shocks, brake pads, etc. Now, as I complete my third year of…
Read MoreThe moon is still high in the sky, a beautiful full moon in all its glory. Meanwhile, I’m scrambling to get to the Empire State Plaza. In the past, I’ve arrived at 330pm and found a line of turkey dinner drivers, all ready to drive Thanksgiving meals to needy families around the Capital District as…
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