This morning (the voting was yesterday), the news was full of live shots of many states authorizing their electoral counts. And Mitch McConnell officially told the GOP it’s “time to move one; Joseph Biden is President-Elect.” Is this going to… Read More ›
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WHAT’S WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? WHAT’S THE POINT?
Los Angeles County is bigger in population than at least 40 entire states. Not only does it have a huge population — more than 10 million and counting — but it is physically bigger than the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts…. Read More ›
CITYSCAPES FROM MISSION HILL AND 60 STATE STREET IN BOSTON
A Photo a Week Challenge: Cityscape Always my favorite part of shooting in Boston was getting up high enough to get a real view of the city. I got my best view from the hill on which the New England Baptist… Read More ›
TORNADO WARNINGS By ELLIN CURLEY
I live in southern Connecticut, an area usually immune from extreme weather events. We get an occasional hurricane, usually the tail end as a storm meanders up the Atlantic coast. Occasionally, it’s a serious one — like Hurricane Sandy in… Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS HE SAID, AND THEN HE DID – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
THE JOYS OF DOORMEN – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I lived in New York City for the first 40 years of my life and since then I’ve lived in the woods in a small town in Connecticut. So I have a good perspective on life in the city versus… Read More ›
FIRE! – Rich Paschall
Engulfed in Flames, by Rich Paschall Fire fascinates. Fire frightens. Fire feeds. Fire consumes. We may all have a fascination for the dancing flames in a fireplace or a campfire. We may be able to sit and watch for hours… Read More ›
CITYSCAPE: A PHOTO A WEEK – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Cityscape/Townscape I love shooting in town. We used to get into town a lot more often than we do now. Admittedly, we get into Uxbridge often, but there isn’t a lot of Uxbridge to shoot…. Read More ›
PEEING IN THE STREETS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve been reading about an urban problem that I thought was solved with the invention of the indoor toilet. Apparently, Paris is so plagued by men peeing in the streets, that they have taken action to mitigate the worst effects… Read More ›
CITY VERSUS COUNTRY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I lived in an apartment in Manhattan for over 40 years. I’ve lived in the woods in Connecticut now for over 25 years. I think I’m something of an expert on both life styles. It’s a common misconception that getting… Read More ›
URBAN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – Feb. 9, 2018
RIGID MINDS DON’T MAKE GREAT DISCUSSIONS
For a few days, I hooked up with a Boston Globe group. Its purpose was supposedly to address racism in Boston. Though we don’t live there anymore, we did live there a long time and we lived in Roxbury, the… Read More ›
