The pun’s the thing

I was on a wesbite that posts lyrics. I was just poking around and checking things out when I came across "White Rabbit" by Grace Slick. Everything was ok until the last couple of lines: Remember what the doorknob said ... Feed your head, feed your head Say, what? Doorknob? No, I don't think so.... Continue Reading →

Tell me why …

Why is it that every time I learn something new, it ends up being a trial by fire? And any mistake just has to be made in a very public way, of course. I had to learn to wet-spin flax, right-handed (that's when I found out I'm a left-handed spinner). The task was to demo the skill at... Continue Reading →

Surf’s Up!

Dear Dan, I don't know why, but I've been thinking about you and the surfboard. We had that small blue pool in the immediate backyard. I think this was the year before we got the big pool in the yard across the creek. Mom and I were standing outside of the pool and your were... Continue Reading →

This is fun? I don’t get it.

This was done last Saturday night. People just "out having fun?" I don't get it. The markers that were tipped over can be righted. The ones that are broken are gone forever. Possibly new ones can be made, but the originals are from the Civil War era in a place where Memorial Day was purportedly... Continue Reading →

Success with a cemetery

There is a certain cemetery I have been trying to photograph for about a year now. The problem is the church was decommissioned back in the 1920s and there is no one around there to ask about access. I have tried to contact the neighboring church pastor, the closest cemetery's caretaker, the pastor of the... Continue Reading →

Shoe tragedy

Last Sunday I worked an awards ceremony for our university. It's very similar to working graduation -- but smaller. I stand in the entrance of the venue and make sure the kids have filled out both sides of these cards. The one side has their name and award. If the pronunciation of the name is... Continue Reading →

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