Category: Pondersome

  • Thank goodness for self checkouts

    Maybe you’ve realized, that if you hover your cursor over the images I post here, there’s a second message Having that self-service checkout lane in the grocery stores, I’m betting, has increased the sale of potentially uncomfortable items: hemorrhoid treatments, hair dye, condoms, tampons (when the husband’s buying)—you might lump panty hose in this category,…

  • Manual focus

    Depth of field I (always) forget how major a variable weather can be on mood. The oppressive heat is gone for now, and in its place were big fluffy clouds and a fine breeze—bordering on gusts. I went up north to haul some lumber and turn it into a sliding door. While waiting for my…

  • Livening up the place

    Fresh flowers Been in a wee bit of a funk of late—worrying about friends both real and virtual, family, work and whatnot. Bored or overwhelmed with the internet, the television, the current crop of movies in theaters that don’t seem to be much of an escape. The unsettling political climate. Uncertainty. Pervasive struggle. Nothing unusual,…

  • Accepting change

    The evolution of Fast Food logos I bitched about the new White Castle logo a couple years ago. Today I was driving home, saw an old Taco Bell sign and was transported back to a happier time—when evolution wasn’t so far out there. How I miss the crisp gridded balance of yore. The warm tones…

  • Having a blast

    with powder actuated tools I spent the past few days framing walls for a darkroom. It was more fun than building a website. It’ll last longer too. Don’t get me wrong, I still love building websites, but learning something new and totally different is invigorating.

  • Mental pictures

    Stringing thoughts together This mobile tower rose stark in contrast against a field of blue sky today. While framing the shot an airplane flew across the viewfinder and I shuttered. Reminded of 9/11, I gave pause. The reflection evolved into a string of thoughts about visual “signatures” or some other word I can’t pinpoint. (postnote:…

  • Roots

    A pet chihuahua has adopted a baby chick in China ( link ) Cropping up into the periphery of conversation of late has been this theme of roots—whether it be music, family or environment. The thing I’m trying to get my thoughts around is a natural level of comfort. Living in an urban setting often…

  • Baby steps

    Underneath the kitchen sink Some days it’s hard to come up with anything to write. Other days, there’s just too much. I’ll get around to writing it all down.

  • A slight realization*

    Prismacolors aren’t good on typing paper I was getting ready for a post-holiday company party (not mine) on Saturday night. I stood in the mirror thinking it would be appropriate to lose the hat. I couldn’t. It is a part of what makes me feel comfortable, for now. But in the mirror, something dawned on…

  • The year we lightened up

    Yeah, like that Dan pointed out a link to this fansite for the sadly defunct Pacific Southwest Airlines today, and I was fascinated. I want to live in that era. No, scratch that. I want this era to LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP. I’m beat with government and faith based agencies trying to determine what is…