Jim Nolan's Blog

Antiques Roadshow Rejects

My mother's Great Uncle Elis, painted by her aunt, Hedda Paul, in 1931. This painting will look fantastic in my brother Tom's apartment, whether he wants it or not.

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Snowmobile vs. Barbed Wire Fence

Larry Urban driving the tractor, mowing the lawn in Boston, NY in the 1970s. His brother Tim unfairly claims I took the picture to record an exceedingly rare occasion.

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A French Poodle in Buffalo

My mom and Oscar in the backyard. Given Oscar's French heritage, one might have expected him to have smooth moves with the lady dogs. Sadly, this was not the case.

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A (Bath) Room of Her Own

 An actual photo of our bathroom recently. We have two boys.

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Night of the Grizzly

My buddy and lifelong Alaskan Marc Van Buskirk, circa 1982. Marc was master of vehicular comedy, and pretty much everything else, come to think of it.

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