Normally, this is the kind of feature where a blogger takes the most outrageous comments from their mailbox and posts them here – as some sort of “look at the kooks and nutjobs who write to me and think their message is private, well ho ho on them, they just gave me blogging ammunition!” Well,…
Read MoreCoxsackie-Athens High School on WRGB’s “Answers Please”
I’ve always considered it one of the greatest moments in my life when, in 1981, my high school, Street Academy of Albany, completely beat the snot out of Albany Academy, Keveny Academy and St. Mary’s of Hoosick Falls on WRGB’s “Answers Please” TV high school quiz show. I even wrote a blog post about the…
Read MoreCaption Time: What is Mr. Tumnus thinking?
Last Sunday, I visited Wunsapana Farm in Altamont, the home base for fellow blog buddy Teri Conroy’s Farmlife blog. As I took several different pictures at Teri’s farm, this one picture stood out from all the rest. The photo you see is of Mr. Tumnus, a llama that was born at Wunsapana last year. So…
Read MoreBest of Our TU Community Blogs for June 20, 2013: Ten for Thursday
Sometimes I think that a little blog like mine won’t make a difference in this big wide world. When the Times Union redesigned its print edition and eliminated the “Best of Our Blogs” featurette, it bothered me. And it bothered many of my fellow TU community bloggers, who provide fresh, interesting, entertaining content on this…
Read More“Competition Season” begins… NOW!!!
With the selection of six digital images, which will be mailed on a compact disc to the organizers of the New York State Fair in a couple of weeks, I officially begin my 2013 photographic competition season. This year, I will submit entries in six different regional fairs and shows throughout the Northeast, including –…
Read More“Hey babe, shave those leggings, would’ja?”
I’m not sure if I even want to venture into this territory. But apparently there’s a new product for young Chinese girls who want to ward off male unwanted advances. The website chinaSMACK has more information on these, but… Here, take a look. No, that’s not a Craigslist advert for a female Sasquat’ch looking for…
Read More“Facebook stalking” is still stalking
Back in 2009, when I first signed on with Facebook, I just figured it was another social media outlet, an alternative to the optical nightmare that was MySpace. Eventually, I made several friends on Facebook, and everything was well. Today, I’m up to nearly 300 Facebook friends, and I’m happy with that amount. A year…
Read MoreRemembering Carnevale’s Supermarket
Between 1970 and 2010, my high school, the Street Academy of Albany / Harriet Gibbons High School, made its home in several different buildings. Beginning in ad hoc locations in South Pearl Street, spending a couple of years on Columbia Street, then over a decade in Arbor Hill at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and North…
Read MoreFather’s Day guest post by Cassaundra Miller
Today’s post is written by my daughter, Cassaundra Miller, for Father’s Day. Hope you enjoy it. Meanwhile, I’m going to sleep in today. It’s Father’s Day. I have the right to do so. ===== Mr Miller? The doctor asked in a nervous voice. He had been staring at this man pacing around the waiting room.…
Read MoreAnswering the challenge: sʇɟǝl ǝǝɹɥʇ ɥʇıʍ uɹnʇ ʇɥƃıɹ ɐ
Fellow photographer Bennett Campbell has taken a keen interest in my slitscan pictures, noting that the photos I’ve posted – harness races, baseball pitchers – have all been shot with action traveling from left to right. Here’s his comment: Interesting that [Tom] Dahlin’s photo faces left. As you’ve figured out by now when you crank…
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