Now that I’m returning to some semblance of normalcy, I want to revisit my attempts to get ultra-wide panoramic shots out of my Rolleiflex Automat MX medium format camera. I was not satisfied with my previous attempt, even though it did turn into a halfway decent blog post. That being said, I really want to…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 15 2024
Good morning, my amazing blog readers, it’s the middle of June and it looks like there will be beautiful sunny weather in the Capital Region this weekend. Which works out nicely for me. But before I go out for some sunshine and fun-shine, I want to take care of something important. And by “important,” I…
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(Best of) The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for June 14, 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 8:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode, originally broadcast on December 4, 2020, is a special overview of the history of Hanna-Barbera Records, a rock label created…
Read MoreDonating to the Tool Box in Latham
It’s not that I need three hammers. I really don’t. But my problem was that when I couldn’t find a hammer for a project, I’d go to the hardware store, buy one, come back, use it, put it away – and realize, oh, there’s the hammer I originally owned, now I have a second (or…
Read MoreA cast iron pan designed just for breakfast sausage? The devil you say!
A few weeks ago, when I ordered some boutique food online (by “boutique” I mean some Pennsylvania Dutch meats and cheeses), I needed to purchase one more item for free shipping. Well, I already ordered some of the company’s breakfast sausages, and there was an offer for what looked like a weirdly-shaped cast iron pan.…
Read MoreThe Quiz With Balls is the stupidest game show I’ve ever seen. Ever. Seen.
I love game shows and quiz shows. When done right, they’re entertaining and a great view. When done poorly … well … you know. At one point, I thought one of the worst game shows ever created was the American version of the Japanese game show Hole In The Wall. Trust me, I blogged about…
Read MoreBut I DID follow the rules, Hatchet Hardware!
Look, if I start writing about how the Albany Patroons coughed up a 10-point lead in Game 3 of the best-of-three game series with Raleigh and lost the game 97-94 AND got eliminated from the TBL playoffs, I’ll be a very depressed person. So I’m not going to talk about that. I’m going to talk…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Chicken Friccasee
I recently won a cast iron Dutch oven at the local casino – well, “won” in that I had to play to earn 75 casino points, which qualified me to RECEIVE the Dutch oven (oh, and I won $400 on one of the slot machines, so there’s that). So I tried to make something with…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, June 8 2024
I hope everybody has a fantastic weekend. Today’s going to be a good day for me; a little gardening and horticulture with the girlfriend this morning, then I get to watch the Albany Patroons knock Raleigh out of the playoffs. You all can have the Celtics and the Mavericks; I’ll take Albany’s finest and some…
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(Best of) The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for June 7, 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. Tonight’s episode, a rebroadcast from June 22, 2022, is a special challenge episode. Every song on this hour’s broadcast either got its…
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