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Interesting

With all of the recent life changes and the move to Florida, there are lost friends and now- found friends. Sure, I’ll miss those guys and girls in Tulsa, Houston, Birmingham, and Joplin, but for the past few weeks here in Florida, we’ve been greeted and welcomed by

Unsettled

In Florida for a few weeks after a cross-country move but feeling unsettled. I cannot relax, I cannot enjoy. I am a spectator with no interests or motivation to pursue any of my go-to hobbies.

Astronomical

Over the past month or so I have witnessed a few stellar phenomena such as the total solar eclipse in Arkansas on April 8 and a record solar flare-induced aurora light show in Florida (of all places.) Throw in a Space-X Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral and it’s

Exadelic

The world’s most powerful artificial intelligence machine has decided you are a threat and is targeting you. From there, anything goes. I’d give this a 3 out of 5 stars because 3/4 through and the novel has lost it’s way diving into computer science and black

108/366

Today is the 108th day of the year and I have 108 images posted for the 366/2024 photo project. One photo a day, every day for a year so far using the Hipstamatic model 10 camera.

Minor Annoyances

Minor Annoyances

My sleep schedule is off. My weight is over. My creativity is stifled even though I have major ideas I want to tinker with. All because of this move prep. Cannot wait to eventually get settled so I can correct these annoyances.

Totality

After a three hour drive to Paris, Arkansas, I parked the car behind a roadside bar and awaited the moon to orbit in between the Sun and the Earth. I’ve experienced multiple solar and lunar eclipses but this was by far the best In a total coverage of the

Create > Document

Create > Document

Recently, I discussed how my photography is now more of a documentary style rather than a portrait or landscape genre. But now that I have some time, I want to dive in and play with the existing images to create something entirely different. Long ago, I purchased Pixelmator Pro, the

Follow

"The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can." – Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit

Risk

"Take the risk or lose the chance." - Someone

The Book Finds You

The Book Finds You

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” — Haruki Murakami Picture yourself walking through the halls and shelves of a vast library. Among the endless rows of books, one catches your eye. You reach out, and as your

Be Curious

"Be curious, not judgmental" - someone (not Walt Whitman)

Self Care

After months of traveling on the road for work, poor nutrition habits and then stop working, my body has had enough. I've crammed the 15 pounds lost last year back inside. My blood pressure has suffered. The clothes are tighter. I feel like crap. I resubscribed to Apple

Strict Tolerance

Strict Tolerance

Be strict with yourself and tolerant of others. Your standards are for you.

Unintended Consequences

Unintended Consequences

I hear the phrase "Don't Care. Didn't Ask." quite a bit and only recently realized it hits harder than expected.

The End.

Hot 

After three years of owning this MacBook Pro with the  M1 silicon chip, I got to hear the internal fan for the very first time. This machine can take quite a lot, but while I was importing images into Lightroom from an external hard drive, I was also uploading other

Suspension

Ever since voluntarily leaving my job one month ago I've done my best to keep busy but this is slowing down. I'm grateful to have some dedicated time to complete a few personal projects and work on a few more. But I am in a state

Mystery

“We don't know enough about ourselves. I think it's better to know that you don't know, that way you can grow with the mystery as the mystery grows in you. But, these days, of course, everybody knows everything, that's why so many

Breaking In The Ricoh

Breaking In The Ricoh

I took the new Ricoh GR out for a walk yesterday to see how it performs under harsh lighting conditions. The images are just as sharp and vibrant as expected. But ugh, the scenery and subject matter is still the same so not really chuffed about them. I crave something

Document > Create

Document > Create

In the early years of my photography hobby, I would venture out and search for the most creative shots I could find. Using various tips and techniques that I had read about, I would try creative angles one day. Then the next outing would creatively use monochrome shots or some

S.

My tsundoku keeps multiplying and I won't apologize for this self-infliction. I saw this beautiful novel titled S. in a bookstore recently and decided I had to have it knowing very little about this other than it was sealed in plastic, but well designed. I was not disappointed.