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The Limited TV Joys of a 1970s Boy
If I wanted to right now, I can call up anything on my iPhone, from music to a TV show that’s been on in the last….well since ever it was...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Final Reflections: My Last Day in High School
I think all of us, while in grade or high school, just want to get the heck out of there. How great were the summers and school breaks?...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Teenage Boating Antics on the St. Lawrence
If you live in the ‘burg, you’re tied to the water in some fashion. When I was living there, up until the mid-1980s, Shad flies were a...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Suburban Expedition: The Perils and Pleasures of Dadhood
Finally, we had a nice two-story, split-level colonial in the ‘burbs. Not just any ‘burb, but Pittsford, one of the most affluent in the...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Radio Shack, and the Electronics That Shaped My Childhood
Today’s electronics would have stupefied me as a teenager, had someone gone back in time and shown me what a cell phone was, how complex...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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A Real Estate Photographer's Life: Chaos, Cameras and Cujo
My mainline is being an architectural photographer - ok, that’s a glamorous way of saying I take photos of 3 bedroom two-story colonials...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Aisle of Trials: Surviving Wegmans' Wonders and Woes
I’m looking for a parking spot at Wegmans, and of course, the closer the better, lest Ispend an extra 30 seconds walking in the parking...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Ogdensburg After Hours: The Night Life of a 1970s Small Town
It’s three o’clock in the morning, and it’s colder than a penguin’s picnic outside. While most sane people in Ogdensburg are in bed,...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Deer Departed: The Hilarious Tale of Riverbank Cleanup with Uncle Paul
When I lived in “the ‘burg”, up until the mid 80’s (having been born there in 1963, which would seem like the time of the original...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Hidden Origins: The Pact That Paved the Way
It’s 1940, and Hitler has been marching across Europe, conquering and occupying many countries. The world is tense; Hitler is determine...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Sackrider: Shadows and Light Behind a Legacy
It’s an unusual name - “Sackrider”, but yes, that was his name. One would think with a name like that, perhaps his destiny was to be a...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Mrs Bushey Saves the Day
As a little girl, Mary Jane would ride logs - bound for a nearby logging mill on the river. When she was a bit older, she actually became...
Patrick Ashley
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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