I have a very simple rule when it comes to photography … if I ask someone to pose for me, and I have plans to enter that photo in competition, I pay that person for their time and ask them to fill out a short model release form.ย The person can use the photo for…
Read MoreOne more attempt to avoid plant murders.
Two years ago, I ordered some plants with the idea of photographing their beautiful petals. They grew pretty well for my efforts … then one day, a late-winter snowstorm wiped them out. Last year, I ordered those same plants with the idea of photographing their beautiful petals. They grew pretty well for my efforts ……
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, March 3, 2018
You know what they call the snow outside right now?ย Heart attack snow.ย As in … if you try to shovel it, you could get yourself a heart attack.ย Best to find some kids who are willing to earn $20 and have them shovel the snow for you. And while they’re doing that, you can…
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Dream Window 22: A View of the Boreas Ponds
The damn glass broke.ย On the first pane, no less. And I have no time to get a replacement pane. Son of a… Background. Yesterday, I tore apart Dream Window 21: Head, Heart, Health and Hands (my 4-H-themed ribbon and pin construction) to use the window to build a brand new Dream Window, one based…
Read MoreDestroying a Dream Window
I’ve never done this before.ย Not in all the Dream Windows I’ve ever built and sold and given away. But I’m tearing the last one apart. And building a new one from its remains. Dream Window 21: Head, Heart, Health and Hands was built for the specific purpose of entering it at the Altamont Fair’s…
Read MoreThe Button and the Reader
Let’s get one thing straight.ย I hate diabetes.ย I was diagnosed years ago as a Type II diabetic, and I’ve been fighting the disease ever since. And one of the things I detest about diabetes is the constant “finger sticks,” pricking my finger and dripping blood on a test strip, then checking my numbers against…
Read MoreSome eye bleach for the day…
There are moments in my life where I need some eye bleach. No, I’m not planning to wash my face with Clorox. In internet parlance, “eye bleach” is watching something cute and sweet and calming after dealing with horrible, miserable moments.ย You know the ones … where you can’t stop watching MSNBC and hearing all…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons 106, Yakima Sun Kings 102, and apparently I have a new job…
So here’s what happened. As per my normal routine, I dig up one of my old game-worn Albany Patroons uniforms, and head to the Armory for a hotly contested basketball game between the Albany Patroons and the Yakima Sun Kings.ย These are the two best teams in the North American Premier Basketball League, and this…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: That’s song’s about WHAT?!?!?
Here’s the thing.ย The majority of pop and rock songs are about love – love earned, love lost, love wished for, love enduring.ย This is a common theme in popular music. Also common in popular music is a song with a hidden meaning.ย Yes, the song may be about something acute, but the lyrics might…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, February 24, 2018
Is it the weekend yet? Oh wait … it is. And if it’s Saturday, that means that you’re here to see what’s going on with my fellow bloggers, writers and observers.ย Saturday is the day I turn over my blog to showcase other bloggers and their works.ย So I hope you enjoy these posts from…
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