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At least my health continues to improve. I had coffee with a friend this morning. My last assistant. She is almost my age, but pretty fit and paints houses now. We talked about benchmark physical things we used to do. One for me was getting down on my knees and resting my butt on my heels. Can’t do that now.…

I was sitting on the deck chatting with our care giver and mentioned it was my spot to convalesce. He didn’t know the word, which I thought was odd, since he is nursing student. I wondered if the word was archaic and not used anymore. I have to admit the word conjures up images of folks sitting on a country…

I made this print this morning of my garden. It has been the boundary of my life lately and my respite. I watch Alfie explore the space and hopefully poop.  And I take a certain amount of pleasure in experiencing the beauty of a garden I have created. And I have this image that will live long after the garden has…

My parents were married 80 years ago today. She was from Indiana, he was from New York. They would settle in Ohio where they lived 50 years before passing away. They raised 4 children, one girl, 3 boys. They cared and nurtured us and taught us many things about the mystery of life. They supported me as I grew into…

It is easy to take your health for granted. Until you can't. It is easy to trust the health care system. Until. you don't. In an effort to clear up a sinus problem a year ago, I started a journey that in the end would land me in the ER with a devastated microbiome as a result of an over…

This post card popped up in the mail last week. It was self-promo thing from over 20 years ago. A Diana camera image. When I first saw it, I recalled exactly when I made both the image and the post card. But where did it come from? I stupidly first thought it was a return to sender from 20 years…

What's it all about, Alfie?Is it just for the moment we live?What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie?Are we meant to take more than we give?Or are we meant to be kind?

Most of the influential folks in my life just sort of happened. The best example maybe a guy named Ross Chapple. How I crossed paths is a long-convoluted story so I will cut to the chase. I had quit my DC art director job, hoping to go to grad school, but didn’t get accepted. So, I needed a job and…

I last communicated with Duane in the spring of 2004. My father was dying and my younger brother in particular was not dealing with it well. Not that I was, but at the time I thought of an image Duane had made about his relationship with his father. On an image of his parents with his brother, Duane wrote about…

Time for a change in the subject line. I had a chat last night with Gemini, the AI talking bot. Have you checked that out yet? I have only played around with it a little but decided to chat with it about my current health condition. At first, it only provided the standard, top of the search answers. But as…