Category Archives: Blog
Video of the Day : A Fistful of Yen (part 2)
Picture of the Day : March 17, 2012
Buddy Holly & Waylon Jennings, circa 1959.
Not Fade Away : Remembering Buddy Holly
Click on the image at right and listen along. “Not Fade Away : Remembering Buddy Holly,” is an album of Buddy Holly covers by contemporary artists. Sometimes these “tribute” albums work, sometimes they don’t. This one works. Boy, does it … Continue reading
Photographing Bees
The Indian Hawthorne in my front yard is in full bloom, which makes the bees very happy. Trying to photograph them is an exercise in patience; the key to getting good bee photos is nailing the focus, but the little … Continue reading
My Grandfather’s Shotgun
Both of my grandfathers died when I was a child. My grandmothers lived for many more years, and I was blessed with long and wonderful relationships with the two of them. They were amazing, loving and wise and strong and … Continue reading
Rest in Peace : John Barton, Sr.
Mr. Barton – John W. Barton, Sr. – passed away over the weekend. Born in 1917, he was 95 years old at the time of his passing. He was one of the kindest and most generous persons I ever knew. … Continue reading
Movie Review : Hugo
At its most basic level, Hugo is the story of Hugo Cabret, an orphan who lives inside the walls and mechanical rooms of a 1930′s Paris train station. Hugo’s only companion is an “automaton,” a prototype robot-looking mechanism built of … Continue reading
Secretariat : The Belmont Stakes 1973
Watching television while I was getting dressed the other day, Mike & Mike were debating the greatest individual accomplishment in sports history. Was it Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a single game in 1962? Don Larson’s perfect game in … Continue reading
Movie Review : The Thin Blue Line
“It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.” Hmmmm… How many documentaries can say they were directly responsible for springing an innocent man from a life behind … Continue reading