I decided I had banged my head against this particular wall long enough and it was time to go home. It was one of those days of doing necessary and important things, getting a server set up that I...
Write a letter, says Amanda. I haven't written a real letter in years. I've written the occasional thank-you and consolation note that demand pen and ink, but a letter? It's been close to a deca...
Temperatures in the 40s today, blizzard warning in effect for tomorrow. Welcome to sunny Rochester. We are forecast to be underneath a foot or two of snow by this time tomorrow evening. All publ...
What is it about photographers and mirrors? We know about selfies; we know about self-portraits. With these the camera is out of sight; it's the agent not the object. In the mirror shot the came...
Sunrise came an hour later today, as did sunset. It is amazing, is it not, how we little humans can manipulate the heavens with our clocks. Such time-travelers we are. Pious folk are fond of say...
Who hasn't longed to be far, far away? It's the flip side of our longing to be home, except when the two happen together. Talking to Lanse - November 2010 Agfa B-2 Shur-ShotKodak 100TMaxScanned...
Figuring out a couple years ago that I was an artist at heart even though I made my living as a software developer. Finding that I can't get away with burning the candle at both ends the way I use...
Ordinary blessing are what keep us going. We are used to thinking about the big blessings of Christmas, Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost, which is good, for they are important things to think ab...
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, the forty-days of introspection and repentance leading up to the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter. Even for non-Christians it's a good tim...
Let the good times roll! It's Mardi Gras! So they say, but I'm not much of a partier. My idea of a good time is a quiet beer with friends. Or to stay at home and sit in my chair in the living r...