Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. It’s Saturday, it’s the last day of August, and I’m finishing up my morning routine. Just took care of my laundry before I write today’s blog, and I’ll drop off my empty bottles and cans to the recyclers AFTER I write today’s blog. But between the laundry chore and…
Read MoreNew drive-in speaker YouTube video … this time, with color changing paint!!
The more I work on these drive-in speaker restoration projects (and the more YouTube videos I make from these restoration projects), the more fun I have with them. And this time, I went into the realm of color-changing paint. Let me explain. In 1998, Ford created a special hue called Mystic Chrome, a paint which…
Read MoreFreelancing isn’t free any more.
True story. Many, many years ago, I did some freelance work for a minor league sports website called MinorLeagueNews.com. There was lots of promise of payment for my work, and all that “talk” amounted to nothing in my pocket. Apparently they also violated a few rules regarding reprinting photographs on their website without compensation or…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Surgeon General won’t like this…
It’s not as popular in popular song as it once was, but pop hits that involved smoking, or using cigarettes or cigars as a metaphor, were once as prevalent as modern country songs that mention whiskey. So for today’s K-Chuck Radio broadcast, let’s crack open a hard pack, flippo da zippo, and enter the world…
Read MoreThat abusive relationship is now over! THANK GOD!!!
To be totally honest, it was a relationship that was doomed from the start. No matter how hard I tried to make it work, no matter how many times I was lied to, cheated on, denigrated, insulted, gaslit, marginalized and hurt, I stayed. I tried to make it work out. I really, really tried. There…
Read MoreThe fine art of 61
61 is a fascinating number. Let me explain. The most obvious 61 in sports is the number of home runs Roger Maris hit in 1961 to surpass Babe Ruth’s regular-season single-season home run record. In fact, three baseball players have played more than ten years in the major leagues and worn #61 as a jersey…
Read MoreThe New York State Fair photo results, 2024
With good traffic, it takes about two and a half hours to get from the Capital District to Syracuse for the New York State Fair. And if I time everything properly … I can get a prime parking spot. Look, it’s the small victories. If you arrive before 9:00 a.m., the New York State Fair…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 24 2024
Yes, this post, which usually arrives in the middle of the morning, is being penned in the EARLY, EARLY morning. Because by the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Syracuse to see how my five photos fared in the New York State Fair’s photography competition. In fact, while I’m gone, the…
Read MoreFuck Ann Coulter and the broomstick she rode in on.
On Wednesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave an incredible speech at the Democratic National Convention. And in that speech, you could see shots of his family – his wife Gwen, his daughter Hope, and his son Gus. Gus Walz has some special challenges in his life. He has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as…
Read MoreWait, how many entries were accepted at the Big E this year??
When we last arrived at Competition Season 2024, my two entries for the Big E’s photography competition, How God Sees an Eclipse and be pRepaired, were entered for consideration, with only be pRepaired gaining acceptance. That was as of yesterday. This morning, I received an email that How God Sees an Eclipse was actually accepted…
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