“Vincent?” The king orange tabbycat was sleeping on a field of clover in the Collarworld meadow. “Vincent?” Paisley the pitbull tapped Vincent’s flicking feline tail with her canine paw. “Vincent, can you wake up, please?” Vincent flicked his whiskers with his puffy paw. “It’s early,” he yawned. “Please, just let me sleep for a few…
Read MoreLace ’em up for this “Caption Time”
This is one of the images I caught last Wednesday as part of my 12/12/12 photo experience. It was shot with my Trio3D camera, this is the center image of the three simultaneous exposures. Photo by Chuck Miller. Caption by you. Have at it.
Read MoreWeek 14 of the $2,000 2012-13 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
It’s tough being the king of the mountain. Everybody wants to crown you. And that’s what’s happening right now. It seems that team Sighed, Bush! has made it their personal goal to win this tournament – if for no other reason than to dethrone me. Case in point? Nothing feels better than beating @chuckthewriter in…
Read More“Dance Fever,” with Deney Terrio!!
Oh you readers are going to hate me for this one. Too bad. Deal with it. Back in the late 1970’s, and up through the mid-1980’s, there was an amazing dance show / competition program. It featured the top disco dancers in the country, all competing for cash and prizes. And the host of the…
Read MoreMason and Sheehan reunion at the VFW
I received an invitation through one of my Facebook friends for a game of competitive team trivia at the Sheehy-Palmer VFW post. Why not. I figured it would be a fun game and a good time. Especially when I found out that the host of the event was former PYX 106 morning jock Bob Mason.…
Read MoreThe 12-12-12 Photo Project
Okay. The only way this is going to work is if I mention it RIGHT NOW, the day before December 12, 2012. This way, I have all you blog readers as witnesses to this project. ‘Kay? The Photo Center of Troy is having a call for entries for an event called: “12-12-12: One Day in…
Read MoreHave a merry Chucksmas!
Let’s be honest. There’s too many holidays at the end of December. There’s religious ones, there’s secular ones, there’s holidays that were inspired by TV shows, there’s holidays that are barely remembered. You don’t know what to wish anybody any more. Happy Holidays? Seasons’ Greetings? Pop a cold one? Chrismukkah? Festivus? Life Day? So all…
Read MoreCollarworld: Carrots for Christmas
It was a warm, sunny afternoon in the animal afterlife waystation known as Collarworld. But Oberon Fortune, the shaggy Golden Retriever, was sweating. “What’s wrong?” Vincent the tabbycat asked of his friend. “It’s too hot. This is December, it should be much cooler.” “It’s always like this in Collarworld. If it’s too hot, you can…
Read MoreQuinnell Brown’s buzzer-beating shot!!
Quick update. In addition to writing and photography and maintaining this blog and maintaining a day job, I also work with the National Basketball League of Canada in various duties and capacities. It’s my job, for instance, to make sure that all the players are legally cleared to play in the NBL. It’s my job…
Read More“Friendly Home Parties” – Albany’s Christmas tradition!
You want an example of history and iconography in the Capital District? Something that our little corner of New York State can call our own? Then check this little picture out. That’s right. It’s the Friendly Home Parties catalog. Just in time for Christmas, 1973. Friendly Home Parties, which actually had its distribution center on…
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