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Finally Back
Today marks exactly four months since I last wrote anything here. There are a lot of reasons why I haven’t – some good, and some just excuses. Despite the reasons, I am writing again as of today. One of the reasons I’ve not written is that I have moved to the southeastern North Carolina coast;…
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Return of the Toracle
My Toracle was very unhappy that I disturbed her with something as trivial as a couple of numbers. Seems she was in a deeply hypnotic mind-meld with her cohort in crime. (She was sleeping, for God’s sake.) She offered no wisdom about the curious transposition of the numbers 135 and 153. She did share…
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Poet, Photographer, or Putz?
Most days, after I wake up, regardless of the time, I have a decision to make. Today, “am I going to be a poet, a photographer, a writer, or just a lazy putz?” When I first started this blog over two years ago, the decision was easy – I woke up determined to be a…
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Trucks | Photo Challenge “On the Move”
If you have to get somewhere fast, if you have to be “On the Move” a big, bright, red fire truck is the only way to go. The Lake Erie Engine 2 in the mosaic is owned and maintained by Fort Erie LaFrance Association in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. Columbia L8 was the last truck…
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Blogging University – “A” for Ambition, “F” for Failure
Nearly thirty days ago, along with hundreds or thousands of other bloggers, I started the Blogging University “101” and “201” challenges. My heart was in the right place. Maybe I was a little too ambitious signing up for both challenges, but I honestly believed I could manage both. I was wrong. Truth be told, my…
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“Caesar” | Weekly Photo Challenge – Spring
Springtime is about renewal. New plants and flowers bloom in a rainbow of color. Not to be outdone, the animal kingdom is just as colorful. For my interpretation of last week’s photo challenge, meet Caesar, a fun loving little anole that worked very hard to prevent me from getting this picture. My girlfriend…