Friends. Long have I been an admirer of ethereal_lad's work, and honored with his friendship. It is with great happiness that I recommend his just-released book, "Sea, Swallow Me", lurking out there in the Amazon. Please take a moment to check it out. You will see why it is worth a read:

Sea, Swallow Me
"Ancient folklore and modern myth come together in these ( Read more... )

Some time ago, the federal government sold Governor's Island (near the Statue of Liberty) to New York for $1.00. Generally speaking, articles on sale for $1.00 don't possess a great deal of intrinsic value, however an exception can be made for the odd island which finds itself in this inexplicable position. For some time, I had wanted to visit the ( Read more... )

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        A soft, sweeping light came back to get me from a little pocket of solace-nowhere. It swept me up and condensed into my eyes and blinked open to let more of me in. I'm back because I yawned Above and snoozed into this playful slumberland of name-and-form. Does the woman at China Star still hold the menus down with a container of uncooked ( Read more... )

A couple of you were close! In the last post, I said "entitled to a hint" which was meant to call attention to the title "Return to the Source". Had you checked the source of the post, you might have noticed where the photos are being called from... www.longlostphotography.com

Answer: After over a year of on and off noodling during the occasional ( Read more... )

Does anyone know why I am posting an *old* photo?


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Does anyone know why I am posting a new photograph?


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So being appreciative of Apple's products and service in a world of constant crap thrown at me by corporate monkeys, I decided to make a unscheduled appearance at the grand opening of the newest Manhattan Apple Store. Of course, you all know the real reason I went is because Steve Jobs has successfully installed a glittering glass cube in the ( Read more... )

Golly gee, it has been a while since I posted. It's not my fault. I received a Japanese/Malaysian restaurant menu that was slipped under my door. Instead of "Mango Chicken or Beef or Shrimps" they shifted the F over and wrote "Mango Chicken or Bee for Shrimps". So I went online to look up some amusing Engrish sites, got a little too close to the ( Read more... )

I recently watched the Herzog documentary "Grizzly Man." Herzog is a man whose words are distinct and lively beings, flaking off his mouth and wafting off into the air with their own life forces and destinies. I have decided to write him a long-overdue letter:

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