When I hear the 4:30 a.m. beep-beep-beep of the snowplow making its early morning rounds through the Town and Village, I know that two things are in my future. And sure enough, when I looked out my front door … Yep, that’s Lightning’s Girl going undercover, shall we say. Okay. Gotta assess the situation. Do…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Fettuccine Alfredo
At some point in life, I have to get away from opening a box of pre-made pasta, throwing it in boiling water, and hoping I don’t undercook or overcook it. Today is not that day. But if I do have to open a box of pre-made pasta and throw it in boiling water, I can…
Read MoreAn event that hasn’t happened in 58 years.
The Pittsburgh Steelers – actually, let me rephrase that – the 2025 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers – currently sport a 10-3 record and are on their way to a postseason berth. A win against the Philadelphia Eagles today will guarantee the Black and Gold a playoff spot, and will also give plenty of impetus…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 14 2024
Good morning to all of you, hope your week went well and that you have plans for the weekend. Because we all deserve some fun on the weekend. And by “fun,” you know I mean a recap of this week’s blog posts from my personal blogroll. So no time to waste, let’s get started, shall…
Read MoreChevrolet’s chopping onions on my blog again.
It’s the holiday season, and this means companies will put together some seriously potent, heart-pulling commercials. In England, those commercials usually come from department stores. Here in the United States, we get the commercials from automobile manufacturers. And leading the pack, once again, is Chevrolet. Because of course they are. I blogged about this phenomenon…
Read MoreGoing back to the Pentacon Six in 2025.
In 2022, I was gifted a Pentacon Six medium-format SLR camera. It was a beast and it worked like a beast. Well, I should say, “when it worked.” See, the Pentacon Six is an amazing medium-format camera. But its internals are as delicate as mouse whispers. I’ve worked with medium-format cameras in the past –…
Read MoreLiving without my Chevrolet Volt for a week. :(
The message popped up on my dashboard. My 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) messaged me that its charging system and 12v battery required service. This is serious stuff. Any problems with the charging system or the 12v battery could brick my car at any time – including possibly at the worst possible moments. And…
Read MoreRedlines, OrangeTrack and Blue Streaks
NOTE: This article was originally written by Chuck Miller and published in Toy Collector Magazine in 2008. Hot Wheels celebrates 40 yearsDesigners from six automobile manufacturers, working from a challenge to celebrate a legendary company’s 40th production year, built prototype cars with names like the General Motors Chevroletor, the Mitsubishi Double Shotz, the Dodge XP-07…
Read MoreThe new laptop in my life.
I’m honestly surprised my previous laptop lasted as long as it did. But here’s the backstory. In 2016, I joined several of my trivia friends to participate in the World Tavern Trivia championships in Atlantic City. We finished in third place – very respectable – and each of us pocketed a nice chunk of cash.…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Black Oak Elementary School Sledding Championship
Wednesday, December 19, 1973. Iverhill’s public schools seldom, if ever, closed for a snowstorm. If heavy snow was scheduled to arrive, so then were the snowplows and the salt trucks – all the way through Iverhill and into the Otswego Valley. There were too many people in town who needed to get to work, and…
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