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Union
When I got the first job that summer out of high school, I was disliked (or worse) by my "colleagues." I was the only "long haired hippie" working on that hotel site. My two friends cut their hair...
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Keep on the Sunny Side
I have computer woes. I live in a Mac environment. Like many people, I started with it long ago because it was easy. You didn't need to be a techie to use Apple products. Tech people hated Apple,...
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Adjustment
One of the disadvantages of hanging around with my mother and her friends is the constant talk of illnesses and death. They don't pretend to talk about the future, something they have relatively...
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Four Trillion
If you had $4 trillion, what would you do with it? I just looked at the chart for Joe Biden's infrastructure spending plan. Hmm. There is much with which I don't agree, but you know, there is a lot...
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Arts and Crafts
Q, crazed at the Met in the early aughts The a.c. technician came to perform the semi-annual cleaning and servicing of my HVAC system a couple days ago. I had scheduled for early afternoon, and he...
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Arts and Crafts (cont).
I forgot a few things, and I found out some others. First of all, the olive oil was a bad idea. This photos will now rot. Olive oil never dries, or so they say. Hard for me to believe. But...
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Barbecue and That Little Horse
That little horse--nobody expected it to win. The trainer didn't. The jockey didn't. They only had one hope. That little horse (and it is small) had never been passed when in the lead, so the...
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J.F. Sebastian Syndrome
Remember the little guy in "Blade Runner" who lived alone with Methuselah Syndrome and made genetically engineered toys for friends? That is what I am feeling now. Let's call it the J.F. Sebastian...
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Julie Blackmon
I've found a photographer who maddens me. Julie Blackmon (link). She is great. There isn't a doubt about that. She deserves to be known, admired, and richly rewarded. She takes inspiration from...
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Sleep Walk
I spent the entire day trying to remember how to use photo strobes again. I was using the same camera, or, rather, an updated version of it, as I used for years in the studio, but that was a long time...
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Elmo Tide
If you want to be weirdly wholesome, Julie Blackmon might fit the bill. But if you want to dwell in the demimonde, you can't go wrong with Elmo Tide (link) (link) (link). Why am I only now finding...
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Ponzy
I have to write this before I forget it though I am still processing what just happened. I have known a fellow for years and years, though we were never close personal friends. He was a friend of a...
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Money Will Never Make You Happy (Lots of Money Will)
I argued with my mother the other day. It was a funny, not a mean, argument. We were talking about happiness, and she said that poor people could be as happy as rich people. I said no, poor people...
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Mother's Day
Mother's Day. Mine is coming over for brunch. I'm making a seafood stew, and I have some other culinary treats. Tulips and a card from Whole Foods. Pretty sweet, right? Then, this morning, in the...
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The Good Son
I made a fish stew for Mother's Day. I cut up an onion, some garlic, a large potato, a stalk of celery, and a bunch of carrots. Sautéed the onions and garlic in olive oil, then added crushed tomatoes...
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Repairs
This is my eighth day without my car. I took it into the shop last Tuesday so they could work on it bright and early Wednesday morning. They looked at the car on Thursday and worked on it Friday....
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The Discoveries of Hockney
I've been going through old files on numerous hard drives, as I've told you. I've saved tens or hundreds of thousands of reference images from the internet. Maybe a million. I haven't a clue. This...
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Change Is All About
Found this one going through my old files. Jim McHugh. His large Polaroid works were some of my favorites. When I came across this, I Googled him to see what he is doing now. His Polaroid work may...
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One Good Thing About This Century (For A Moment, At Least)
I don't know who took this image. It is one of the millions I have downloaded over the years. I spent the entire day yesterday going through them. It was all I could do. I was sick which is...
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Blond Be Gone
It is art festival time. I took this photo a couple years ago at the last one before Covid. I might walk up to the Boulevard today to take a look, but I still have my doubts. People are being...
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