Last photo for November 2020 I took a bunch of shots of the Duke today following his grooming and haircut. I posted a few tomorrow. They all look rather similar, except that the position of his head and ears changes slightly…. Read More ›
Month: November 2020
THE CHANGING SEASONS, NOVEMBER 2020
The Changing Seasons, November 2020 This has been an interesting year, depending on how you define “interesting.” How can you have a year that is on one hand, terrifying (I’ll skip the list of reason) and simultaneously, dull. The good… Read More ›
ARCHITECTURE – WORD OF THE DAY FROM CYRANNY
Architecture Garry and I used to go into Boston to shoot city pictures at least once or twice a year. As the traffic has grown so enormously since we moved out here, we’ve gone into Boston less and less frequently…. Read More ›
OOPS! ABOUT OUR 4-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND
When I was counting my medication, I forgot that everything would be closed from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday. We don’t have a lot of 4-day holidays here. They are usually three days at most. Thanksgiving is different. It is always… Read More ›
SANTA CLAUS AIN’T COMING TO TOWN – RICH PASCHALL
You should not go out You should not come by This year’s a washout I’m telling you why Santa Claus ain’t coming to town. He’s making a list, He’s crossing you off, He’s heard that you sneeze and heard that… Read More ›
HANGING FUCHSIA THROUGH SOME SEASONS
FOTD – November 29 – Fuchsia I finally had to go back to the fuchsia, the plant I keep hoping I’ll be able to grow again. Owen took this year’s fuchsia inside. Maybe it will survive the winter and grow… Read More ›
BE CAREFFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT
Trump lost this election. He was (is, for now) an awful president. Quite likely our worst ever. He may have power at the moment, but I am sure the moment Biden is sworn in, Trump’s power will fade away until… Read More ›
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT OLYMPUS?
Last August, there was an announcement that Olympus was selling a part of their organization to another Japanese finance company and that the cameras would move to the new company while Olympus put their emphasis in medical instrumentation. Clearly there… Read More ›
PLEASE TELL MR DEMILLE I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP, IN BLACK & WHITE!
CBWC: Close Ups Close-ups are sometimes macros and other time, head shots or portraits. Macros are for flowers. Humans are portraits, or as we used to call them, “head shots.” Portraits. I used to do a lot of portraits, but… Read More ›
ORCHIDS IN 2020
FOTD – November 28 –ORCHIDS I though maybe it was a time to take a break from blooming cactus, so I figured I’d go back and see what flowers I’ve grown this year. I’m not sure because throughout the flower… Read More ›
IT’S BLACK FRIDAY, SO GUESS WHAT WE ARE DOING?
Nothing. I’m trying to decide whether to make lamb curry tonight or tomorrow night — I think tomorrow — and whether or not I need a sweater. It was really warm this morning, but it’s getting colder as I sit… Read More ›
HELPING WHO AND WHEN (AND MAYBE WHY)
Fandango’s Provocative Question #97 Who gets your help? My mother always told me (not that I believed her), that you had to take care of yourself first because no one else would. I eventually, after many years and personal disasters… Read More ›
MACY’S REINVENTS THANKSGIVING
A Pandemic Parade, by Rich Paschall In case you are one of those who sleep in on Thanksgiving, you may be pleased to know there was a Thanksgiving Day Parade of sorts. We can not blame you for staying in… Read More ›
RUMINATING ON REALITY: YEAR ZERO, A NOVEL BY ROB REID
When in 2012, Rob Reid wrote Year Zero, a science fiction novel about the music business and its impact on the universe, many people sat up and took notice. Who better to write about the Byzantine complexities of the music… Read More ›
NOT EXACTLY A NORMAN ROCKWELL THANKSGIVING
For those of you who think Norman Rockwell only painted idealized images of white people, he didn’t. His idealized images are popular, but he painted many other, harder-edged pictures. The soft and sweet ones were done for magazines who would… Read More ›
GROWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS
FOTD – November 26 – First bloom is ending, but another is getting ready Now I’m glad I took a few extra pictures. The cactus bloomed so completely and so quickly, I figured this bloom would end. I didn’t know… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 