So, the Great Minds of WordPress asked: “What’s the longest stretch you’ve ever pulled off of posting daily to your blog? What did you learn about blogging through that achievement, and what made you break the streak?” Well, now that’s… Read More ›
Month: November 2014
SNOW ON THANKSGIVING (AGAIN)
I know it snowed last Thanksgiving too because I have photographic evidence, but I don’t remember. I know it was a terrible and long winter. That it was bitterly cold before Halloween and stayed cold until the middle of March…. Read More ›
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Convicted in the Court of Public Innuendo, comment by Rich Paschall It doesn’t take much for radio shock jocks and tabloid publications to go on the attack. If the story seems scandalous enough, or perhaps even just a little, the social media… Read More ›
CRAZED SQUIRREL DEFEATED BY BAVARIAN CREME (FILM AT 11)
The Daily Post offered this prompt today: Under the Snow — You were caught in an avalanche. To be rescued, you need to make it through the night. What thought(s) would give you the strength to go through such a scary, dangerous situation? But … Bill… Read More ›
WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
Converge Photos are visual spaces where shapes and lines, objects, and people come together. Geometrically rich photos bring together distinct forms into a single visual surface. In other words, shooting towards a vanishing point. Which is how I do most of my… Read More ›
END OF THE WINDOWS ROAD?
It appears to be the end of the road for me and Windows. I’m just bought what I suspect will be my last Windows machine, the most powerful Alienware computer I could configure — or afford. It had better last a long time. I’ve… Read More ›
DRIVING
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2014 #22 This challenge is dedicated to the paths, roads, rails and waterways by which we travel. We are a nation of roads. To our bones, we love our cars, love being in control of… Read More ›
AFTER THE TURKEY
I’ve learned a lot over the years. By my calculation, this is my 49th year of making Thanksgiving, not counting a few years when I was a guest at someone else’s table. I remember when the torch passed and my… Read More ›
A SOLIPSISTIC STATE OF MIND
Never Too Late — Is there a person you should have thanked, but didn’t have the opportunity? Is there someone who helped you along the way without even realizing it? Here’s your chance to express your belated gratitude. Solipsism (i/ˈsɒlɨpsɪzəm/; from Latin… Read More ›
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE OTHER PEOPLE IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA – JANE ALLEN PETRICK
This beautifully written book about Norman Rockwell, the artist and his work focuses on the non-white children and adults who are his legacy. The book will be an eye-opener for many readers despite the fact that anyone who goes to… Read More ›
NOVEMBER ON WHITINS POND
Just when I thought the glorious fall was over for good and all, we had yet one perfect afternoon in mid November. The pond is full again. The rains came and filled it. While the swans have been absent, mallards… Read More ›
FIFTY THINGS – A WORLD FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE
Share Your World – 2014 Week 47 Since this is Thanksgiving in the USA this week, I thought I would celebrate all week. There is only one question this week and here it is. I haven’t made a list like this… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 