I'm in Washington DC for a conference this week. During a break, I took some photos, though I was hesitant to take any photos that included security (and Washington DC security is everywhere). Based on a blog called War on Photography, my paranoia might have been justified. The behavior reported in…
The state of Missouri has never had an official poet laureate. Like many people, I didn't know that, although unlike many of those many people, I should have. One of the hats I wear (besides the one in the cool profile photo above) is the president of the Missouri Center…
The title means what it says. These expressions remind me of watching people's faces as they turn their cars around corners--their driving expressions. Just take a look next time you're at an intersection. Many of them have their tongues hanging out or they are grimacing. Yet driving a car is…
How do you organize, display and work with thousands of photos when you’re on a budget (or not)? My wife and I are raising two children. When they were 0 and 2 years old (in the year 2000), we bought a digital camera and we started taking lots of photos…
But what’s puzzlin’ you is the nature of my game... That’s about the only song I can stand to listen to the Rolling Stones do. Musically, thematically, it all comes together for them. It’s perfect. Beyond that, while I certaiinly like a lot of their songs, I cannot abide listening…