Today’s the day. The Altamont Fair opens. And here are the four pictures I entered into competition this year. Will I achieve success? Or will the “Altamont Curse” return?
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Thoughts while driving on the Thruway
As I navigated along the New York State Thruway last weekend, en route to dropping my photos off at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, I had time to contemplate and to think and to reflect on how my life has changed over the past few years. I let the non-driving-portion of my mind…
Read MoreI called an “audible”
Of late, I’ve had a lot of fun with cinemagraph photography and lenticular imagery; essentially, physical photos that move as you stare at them. If you visit the Photo Center of Troy for the Members’ Show, you can see my Fagbug and Vaudeville photo; one of my photos at the New York State Fair this…
Read MoreThe library meme
Blog reader “Lazygal” (and who has a couple of her blogs linked on my blogroll) recently posted a 30-question “My home library” blog post. The original questions came from one location or another, and she blogged about her answers over the span of three posts – one, two, three. Since I enjoyed reading about her…
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My 2014 Big E photography entries are…
I’ve had success with my pictures at the Big E – in three previous seasons, I’ve snagged ribbons with seven of my nine photos, including Midnight at the Palace Theater, The Jumbuck and Butterfly and Citrus – but success hasn’t been easy. Unlike all the other photography competitions that comprise my “competition season,” the Big E’s rules…
Read MoreSponnie’s on the phone…
I have a long history with minor league basketball; it started with the Albany Patroons and the Continental Basketball Association; it evolved to a five-year stint with the Premier Basketball League, and continues today as the National Basketball League of Canada commences its fourth campaign. During that time, I’ve had the pleasure of working with…
Read MoreHi [Firstname]…
I’m not immune to spambots and cybertrolls. I get plenty of junk mail on both my personal account and from blog comments. Ninety-nine times out of 100, I’ll just ignore the spambot and delete its initial response. This is the 100th time. This one caught my attention. It came to my personal e-mail account, it…
Read MoreHow we get through our life every day
A week or so ago, my daughter Cassaundra posted something on her Facebook page – it was a picture of a hoodie that was decorated to look like the main character in the film My Neighbor Totoro. You know what? Her birthday is coming up… so a few moments after she posted the picture of…
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An Elvis Presley auction, direct from Graceland
For the first time ever, Elvis Presley’s estate known as Graceland will host an auction of collectible memorabilia, all gathered and cataloged from one of “The King’s” most ardent fans. And if you’re a devotee of children’s television… then you know him. The collection came from Greg Page, an Elvis Presley memorabilia collector who gathered…
Read MoreHow Valvoline, Mavis and Hoffman’s saved my weekend
It’s Friday morning, and I’m trying to get everything taken care of prior to a weekend vacation with my girlfriend Nicole. Packing – done. Camera batteries charged – done. Now all I have to do is make sure that my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS – colloquially nicknamed “The “Blackbird” – is all ship-shape for a…
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