“Well, Vern – ” “Well?” Vern returned Carl’s look of mischievous intent. Every time the old feller gave that look, he dropped a line that was so heavily baited it could snap a tree trunk. Thank heavens he only did it when the Coffee Stop … Continue reading Chronicles of the Dragon Runner, lap 1: An Unusual POV
Today’s photo comes from my run. Part of the trail at the end of the River Road Trail was closed with fresh blacktop on it, so I had to improvise a route that would get me back to my usual path. I ended up following … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV, #3: Lost in the Woods
Back in May of 2011, I posted an infographic about how sitting is killing you. At the time, I was posting a couple times a week, averaging about 3-5 views a day (basically, nobody was reading my blog at the time); I wanted to blog, but … Continue reading What am I really excited about?
A while back, Rob was bitten; not by a radioactive spider but by an idea to post a weekly article about a few songs that he really likes. There are so many possibilities that the series could go on forever, and so Saturday Jams was … Continue reading Saturday Jams: Birthday Wishes
Here’s another attempt at finding an unusual point-of-view, this time of a utility pole in the curb frontage in front of my house. Looking up, I lined up the wires diagonally to create a slash that cuts through sky and tree; this is what the … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV, #2: Lines: Legacy Transmission
So right now, I’m donating plasma. I’m saving up for a new pair of work boots, which aren’t cheap! In other words, for the next forty minutes I am chained to this chaise by several feet of plastic tubing; but that doesn’t mean that I … Continue reading Do I really live in the lap of luxury?
This week’s photo challenge asks us to find unusual points-of-view for our photography, to find new ways of seeing our subjects. In The Road Left Behind I tried to reflect on the challenge of finding a new way to express something that must have been expressed … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV, #1: The Road Left Behind
What are we after?
Have I got any regrets? Sure, why not. I mean, I like to talk big about living life with no regrets, but who really does that, right? Who doesn’t look back on something and say, “man, if only I had handled that differently. If only … Continue reading Do I really need to say it again?
Do you ever float through life without noticing people? I’m like that much of the time. I don’t wonder about their lives, I don’t think about what their homes and families must be like, and most of the time I do not extrapolate from their … Continue reading Am I really that aloof?
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