I realize that in 2025, starting any conversation with the topic “The Fediverse” is akin to starting any conversation with the topic “NFT’s” or “cryptocurrency” or asking if there’s a new printing of The Watchtower. But bear with me on this. Of late, I’ve joined up with the social platform Mastodon, and I’m also sharing…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 25 2025
Here we are, back again for yet another go-round of the best blogs and photos and observations from this week’s blogroll. And I promise you, we’ve got some good stuff this week. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreWould I have the cojones to eat green crab?
There are some foods – both in the real world and in fiction – that were designed to be eaten. Eaten as often as possible. In the Babylon 5 TV show, it was spoo. In the Lil’ Abner comics the schmoo was the delicacy of choice. Heck, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy even had…
Read MoreIn Mississippi, a new law purports that “Conception Begins at Erection.”
In Chapter 38 of the Book of Genesis, we are told the story of Onan, who at the time refused to consummate his marital obligations at the time. Instead of having relations, he chose instead to “spill his seed upon the ground” rather than complete relations with his wife. It did not go well for…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of January 22, 2025
As you may have heard, I’m in the middle of making another latch hook rug. Last fall, I took a photo of the Woodstock, Vermont Middle Covered Bridge, and converted it into a latch hook rug pattern with the help of the online leftsource.com site. And this time, instead of purchasing the yarns bit by…
Read MoreIdiot in Latham ruined national bowling tournament 23 years ago.
There are idiot fans all over professional sports. You’ve seen them, you’ve heard them, you’ve wondered how long it would take for someone to grab the offender by the collar and dog-walk them out of the venue. You know the idiot. It’s the jerk who has to yell “GET IN THE HOLE!” in the middle…
Read MoreAn Evergreen Snowflake
There’s a big snowstorm on its way. My home area is looking at anywhere from three to six inches of snow. Which means that when I walk outside, my neighborhood will look like an igloo dealership. In situations like this, I could either do like everybody else – get the shovel, try to find the…
Read MoreThe new test shots from my new Pentacon Six TL shooter.
Well, this was fun. I basically Frankenstein’ed a new-to-me Pentacon Six TL medium format camera by grabbing parts from various eBay auctions, along with reusing the lens from my previous did-not-like-to-work-on-any-day-ending-in-a-Y Pentacon Six. The chassis for the Six TL came from Ontario; the new waist-level prism was from Washington State, and the 80mm f/2.8 Carl…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 18 2025
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Are we ready for a long three-day weekend where we honor two great Americans (Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr.) before we have to kowtow to a third one? Just checking ahead. 😀 Well, no matter who’s in the Oval Office today or whenever, as long as I…
Read MoreA Belated Holiday Present from Calgary
Last month, one of my CPKC Holiday Train photos won an online CPKC Instagram contest, which meant that after I finished celebrating this blessed event, I would receive a “prize pack” from CPKC’s headquarters. Last Wednesday, when I came home for the evening, there was a note on my door. UPS tried to deliver a…
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