In 2022, I was gifted a Pentacon Six medium-format SLR camera. It was a beast and it worked like a beast. Well, I should say, “when it worked.” See, the Pentacon Six is an amazing medium-format camera. But its internals are as delicate as mouse whispers. I’ve worked with medium-format cameras in the past –…
Read MoreLiving without my Chevrolet Volt for a week. :(
The message popped up on my dashboard. My 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) messaged me that its charging system and 12v battery required service. This is serious stuff. Any problems with the charging system or the 12v battery could brick my car at any time – including possibly at the worst possible moments. And…
Read MoreRedlines, OrangeTrack and Blue Streaks
NOTE: This article was originally written by Chuck Miller and published in Toy Collector Magazine in 2008. Hot Wheels celebrates 40 yearsDesigners from six automobile manufacturers, working from a challenge to celebrate a legendary company’s 40th production year, built prototype cars with names like the General Motors Chevroletor, the Mitsubishi Double Shotz, the Dodge XP-07…
Read MoreThe new laptop in my life.
I’m honestly surprised my previous laptop lasted as long as it did. But here’s the backstory. In 2016, I joined several of my trivia friends to participate in the World Tavern Trivia championships in Atlantic City. We finished in third place – very respectable – and each of us pocketed a nice chunk of cash.…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Black Oak Elementary School Sledding Championship
Wednesday, December 19, 1973. Iverhill’s public schools seldom, if ever, closed for a snowstorm. If heavy snow was scheduled to arrive, so then were the snowplows and the salt trucks – all the way through Iverhill and into the Otswego Valley. There were too many people in town who needed to get to work, and…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 7 2024
Wow, is it December already? It seems like it was November only a week or so ago. Time flies. Sure it does. Ha. But one thing that we can all enjoy when it arrives is the weekly recap of the blogs, photos and podcasts of those wonderful people on my personal blogroll. Let’s check ’em…
Read MoreSomeone’s going to have to hawk tuah attorney.
I do NOT believe in cryptocurrency. As far as I’m concerned, if cryptocurrencies are not backed by the United States government – i.e., I could go to the local bank and convert Bitcoin into dollars and verse vica – then it’s no more financially solvent than the paper money in a Monopoly game. That being…
Read MoreMy 2024 CPKC Holiday Train Chase: The Film Shots
Okay, okay. One more blog post about the 2024 CPKC Holiday Train chase. See, in addition to shooting with my digital Nikon Df workhorse, I also broke out several film cameras along the route. And since those film shots have to be developed before I could share them with all of you … that means…
Read MoreBilbo … Bilbo Baggins, cheapest little Hobbit of them all…
If I asked you about your favorite film adaptation of any of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, I’m sure most of you would say, “Chuck, go get a Blu-Ray of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy,” and your argument would be valid. Now if you want to take this into a deep cut, you could…
Read MoreChristmas in Iverhill: The Night it Rained in December
Sunday, December 23, 1973. The decorations covered every storefront along North Main Avenue, each bauble and bangle covered with a thin film of grimy glaze. The ornaments hanging from the tree in the center of Wilson Park flickered as a million raindrops chilled each branch and ball. Willie hiked his coat up around his neck,…
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