Are we in August already? Jeez, it seemed like it was July just last month. 😀 Okay, corny dad joke done and out of the way, it’s now time to recap the wonderful bloggers and photographers and writers and thinkers that populate my personal blogroll. Take a look, leave a comment on their page, and…
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(Best of) The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for August 2, 2024
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. This week’s show, originally broadcast on March 4, 2022, features songs inspired by, or that take their lyrics and message directly from,…
Read MoreA Bisectional Rainbow at the SUNY Admin Building
A nasty thunderstorm rolled through the Capital District yesterday. A tremendous deluge from the skies. But by 5:00 p.m., the rain cleared away. The sun peeked its rays through the remaining clouds. Which … of course … means one thing and one thing only. Rainbows are in play. A late-afternoon rainbow in the Capital District…
Read MoreJoey Mannarino is a weird MAGA chud-brain.
Long-time readers of my blog know that I have no respect for MAGA chuds. From Donald Trump all the way down, my belief is that these knuckle-draggers are weird, they’re misguided, and they’re as shrill as fingernails on a chalkboard. I also have no respect for MAGA trolls who can’t keep their stories straight. Or…
Read MoreA drive-in speaker perfect for Mad Max, Crocodile Dundee and Dot & the Kangaroo
Yep, I’m still on my “restoring drive-in speakers” kick. And this time, I took an old speaker that once hung on the poles at the Aspley Drive-In in Brisbane, Australia – yeah, JUST a little bit outside of where I live – and cleaned it up, restored the innards, and made it look great once…
Read MoreI think I finally figured out “voter fraud” and all the other terms.
One of the greatest comedians of my generation was the late George Carlin. And yes, I could quote his most famous routine, the “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on Television,” but that’s not where I’m going here. Carlin had a comedy routine where he demonstrated how language can increase or decrease the impact of…
Read MoreThe Charity Races at Saratoga Harness
I haven’t used my Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 lens in a very long time – mostly because at one point, it developed a fEE connection error when I attached it to my Nikon Df. But this time around, when I used my silver Nikon Df, and a quick adjustment on the lens barrel from what was…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, July 27, 2024
Good morning and happy Saturday to you, my wonderful blog family. As you know, Saturday starts off with breakfast and fresh air … and it also starts off with a recap of this week’s features from my fellow bloggers and photographers and thinkers. So let’s get started. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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(Best Of) The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for January 21, 2022
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode, originally broadcast on January 21, 2021, features songs that pulled their subject matter directly from the works of classic literature.…
Read MoreBarcalounger says NOOOO!!
Let me start off by saying, in the annals of fairness, the rumor about Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance and furniture is false. Untrue. Never happened. See, at some point in time, somebody posted on social media that, in quoting several pages of Vance’s book Hilbilly Elegy, that Vance allegedly turned a latex glove inside…
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