Patagonia Ventura Headquarters….

Wildfires all around Ventura now…. I hope that folks out there aren’t getting damaged…and that this cool company survives unscathed. I visited this place a bunch of years ago….and it looks just interesting now as I remembered it being. The … Continue reading

Studio Visits….Yuko Shimizu

I used to do this kind of stuff. Of course…..not exactly like this. I was a student. I was learning. That was my excuse. Now, I’m a mailman. I don’t do art. I’m busy all the time. That’s my excuse. … Continue reading

The Unsettlers…book by Mark Sundeen

Reading this now….on the part about Detroit. Man. How is it that a community can go so far downhill in such a relatively short time? That’s so far outside of my range of experiences. I can’t relate. And….what can folks … Continue reading

just ride…just run

I started running again last week. Running…walking…moving. This early in the game…I shuffle. It’s not something you’d want to see in a race…but, at 4 in the morning…who’s out there to watch me other than the deer and the bears? … Continue reading

Bach…Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor…Pincombe/Netherlands Bach Society

When I cut a new bridge for Zoe’s cello, she’ll sound just like this….if we can find a church big enough. Her old bridge curled up like bad paper in a rainstorm. There’s a lot of tension on a cello … Continue reading

fireflies

I had a really philosophical post planned…about fireflies…and, then, when I went looking for a picture to throw at the top of all the writing, I found this. My oldest daughter used to listen to this “band”. I don’t think … Continue reading

Jealous of the Funhogs…

We see them coming down our road and call them “funhogs”. All those guys…and, sometimes, gals…with their bikes and kayaks and other toys…cruising down the road in their funmobiles….. I guess that I’m jealous. Here’s the thing, though…I really don’t … Continue reading

disperse

If I had a garage….and, if I made a mistake and drove my car into it, left the engine running and closed the garage door, I wouldn’t last very long. That’s a disturbing truth. The air wouldn’t be fit to … Continue reading