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You don’t want to believe it’s possible.  You hope it’s all a misunderstanding, or a vengeful slur by a hurtful third party who wishes to destroy your happiness. But eventually you discover it’s true.  Sad and true.  Painful and true.  And you can’t think of that person – or even that person’s name – without…

There will come a day, some day in my life, when all the gifts and skills I have received in my lifetime, I must use them to give back. And thus begins a new day and a new project.  Follow along with me on this; I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s one thing to move…

Listen, I’m not going to blog again about why my biological father was a terrible parent.  And I’m not going to blog again about how my stepfather was a terrible parent.  I’ve done that.  My opinions haven’t changed.  They haven’t softened, either.  Those of you who’ve read my blog know that I am a survivor…

If you’ve read my blog over the past nearly six years, you know that I am loyal – fiercely loyal, in fact – to those who have been a positive influence in my life.  I have always supported causes of conscience; organizations that have improved the world of humankind. And in the same breath, if…

Sometimes I just want to put up a photo and let things go from there.  So that’s what I’m going to do.  

Yesterday afternoon.  I’m walking along the lakefront at Washington Park.  My plans were to capture photos of the ducks and geese and swans and other waterfowl that call the lake home.  I was also testing out my Leica M3 camera, along with a pack of AGFA Scala 200 slide film, so I won’t see the…

Myles Knebel was my brother-in-law from my first marriage.  We didn’t chat much at the time, but I always knew him to be a good person and supportive member of his family. It would be nearly 25 years before we spoke again – and this time, it was through Facebook. It’s 2013, and Facebook’s computer…