BurningbirdSometimes a picture finds me, and then I know I have to write a story to go with it. Well, in this case, it was three pictures; therefore I have to create a three-picture story: The Powderpuff Blogging Manifesto. However, the writing must wait, as I’m in the midst of preparing to head home tomorrow. […]
After the orchid photos last week, a friend recommended that I check out the The Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean. As serendipity would have it, Mike Golby just wrote a fascinating essay on the movie version of the book, Adaption, and the topic of passion, Gibson and otherwise: We all have our desired Ghost Orchids and, damn it, we […]
Yesterday I took a much needed drive into the country, stopping at Nashville, Indiana along the way. Nashville is one of my favorite places, and I wanted to get some photos for an article proposal I’m working about funky towns. What does a town need to be a genuine funky town? Old, old buildings lovingly […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I read in comments associated with another weblog this weekend that some Libertarian’s don’t believe that everyone has the right to basic health care in this country. I will admit I was surprised by this. I had assumed that we are all agreed that health care should be accessible to […]
Dale Keiger talks about a recent visit with his 83 year old father: He keeps a gun, a Walther PPK automatic, by his bedside, with a round in the chamber. On my last visit, I asked about this, suggesting it was a dangerous practice, even though he keeps the gun’s safety on. A loaded clip was one […]