Monthly Archives: July 2013

Collecting Chalkware

I collect oddball things. Unlike Babe Ruth autographed baseballs, I’m never going to get rich off of anything I collect. I like things that appeal to me visually, or items that remind me of someone. If you grew up in … Continue reading

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Poached Eggs and Potato Waffles

It was Sunday, I was on my third cup of coffee and the caffeine was taking effect. I was in the mood for brunch food, perusing the contents of my fridge, I spotted of bowl of leftover mashed potatoes. Since … Continue reading

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Dragnet into Darkness

Recognize the fellow on the right? Is that everybody’s favorite science officer from Vulcan? Or is it his evil, alternate universe doppelgänger from Mirror, Mirror? What’s he doing on Earth circa 1954? Is the guy on the left one of … Continue reading

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The Midget and the Duchess

Scanned from a girly magazine from the late 50’s.

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The Lady in the Harbor

In celebration of Independence Day, I present John B. Capewell’s photograph of the Statue of Liberty.

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My Back Up Case

Due to some recent “issues” I’ve been having with my camera, I’m getting a back up. When my old camera died a few years ago, I thought I could limp along without it. Turns out, I couldn’t. I use my … Continue reading

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Lemon Bars

If I get abducted by aliens and disappear off of the face of the Earth, my lemon bars will be what people miss most about me. I’d like to think it would be my bubbly personality, or my twisted sense … Continue reading

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BJ – Like BJ Thomas, Right?

As I wrote last week, we had cable television in Southern New Jersey in the late 1970s so we did not have to suffer the garbage that the broadcast networks were airing in lieu of genuine entertainment. We were probably … Continue reading

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