Reading my friend Pappy’s site today made me think of thoughts I had a while back. It also made me get off my ass and go for a walk, which Milo enjoyed greatly. I’m not sure if I’m just on Cloud 9 lately, or if I’m just trying to focus […]
Observances
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Really? Pants with a rope as the belt? If this is actually the trend, I am old. Ancient.
Yes, it is a new year. And there’s no more James Brown. And I’m now trying to plan a wedding. Wow, is 2007 different. Even the weather is different. It is a beautiful day — 69 degrees officially, but my south facing porch’s thermometer is reading 93 (no way it […]
Some people seem to think it’s not Christmas if you don’t have snow and your nose isn’t in danger of frostbite. I wondered what it would be like to have Christmas in California. I thought it would be odd, slightly less Christmasy. I had only one taste of the warm […]
I’m not big on posting YouTube videos, but this one was pretty freakin’ funny…
Last weekend I went to a wedding. It was the first of my college friends to get married (actually, I think it may be the first of my friends that are my age to get married). I arrive in St. Louis, the first time setting foot in Missouri since leaving […]
I enjoy spirits of all kinds. It’s one of the few themes I can see throughout my work. Spirit in all of its definitions though. Spirits of the alcoholic kind, spirits that like to haunt, “religious” spirit, the spirit that exists inside of all objects. Capturing spirits on film is […]
I’m not sure how I would feel about a fish watching me while I eat caviar and sashimi. Would he be judging me? I see you eating my brothers!! What possesses someone to even come up with such a display? And wonder how long these fish live? How many times […]
It was another movie night for me, with another classic – The Wizard of Oz. I love the movie, and I love the book. I just wish they had put the china-land into the movie. If I ever continue with the postcards series, that will be the next image. Again, […]
I hadn’t realized it until lately, but apparently I’m really into lily pads and the flowers that go with. You can see them here, here, here, and here (okay, that was just the one above again). Maybe I’ll find another water lily for your viewing pleasure tomorrow.