Truly Abell
Sam Abell, famed photographer, National Geographic icon, gentlemen, and one fun dude to hang with while road tripping with a camera, turns 70 today. He’s a slight generation ahead of me, and as...
View ArticleThank God for turbulence.
En Route to our honeymoon in Honolulu, a group of tourists held hostage one-half of the airplane. I say “hostage,” only because they continuously blocked the aisle, touching base with one another,...
View ArticleBirdMan of WaiKiKi
The idea that humanity is somehow an obstacle in the path of nature has always left me conflicted. The signs which remind us to stay off the grass; not feed the animals; keep our distance from the...
View ArticleYelp I need somebody
Ever know someone who was full of vitriolic, toxic, opinions? I’ve been this way myself. As a blogger, it’s a natural inclination to think so mucking fuch (as Mom would say), of myself and my opinion,...
View ArticleWe are what we art
A friend designed me a set of business cards once. An empty frame greeted me on each card, with the disclaimer, “Artist at large.” I’ve always loved the permission to play. From recess in first...
View ArticleDrive-by shootings
A long yawn ago, when I was young, enthusiastic, and employed as a real photographer, I’d take an hour to set-up a few strung together moments of imagery, careful to get the lights just so, with all...
View Articleput my i out
Have you had your face hugged lately? I have. Every time I raise my new Samsung Note 4 to my head I feel the love. But even more so, when I lay it down and take the stylist in hand, and trace the...
View ArticleShutter Button Depression
I’d never seen so few animals in The Park. This fox held my gaze long enough for me to hold my Nikon up to my eyes and make a few images of his scuttle across the tundra. Three ducks, nine buffalo,...
View ArticleForty something–good age, bad pant size
I began my golfing career (cough) at the age of 50, only five-years ago. Just my way of confessing that I’m a legitimate hack. The only thing that would make me look worse when I swing, is having my...
View ArticleWhen you get a Dog
When you get a dog You’ll smell like a dog You’ll think you can jog Then sleep like a log When you get a dog You’ll eat like a dog You’ll leap like a frog When you play with your dog You’ll start up a...
View ArticleDad gummit
Louie Vaughan July 30, 1921 –February 8, 1998 Estranged most of our lives from each other, what I can recall of my Father, was heavily embellished by Mom, who often retold the stories, filtered with a...
View Articlepersonal pow wow
Self-improvement guru Anthony Robbins sold me on his Personal Power program, more than 25 years ago. The one thing he explained, which stuck with me the most from all the choice growth nuggets he...
View ArticleMY INNER LIMITS
SO HOW HARD IS IT TO RAISE TWO PUPPIES? Twice as hard as it is to raise one. This is the basic math I had forgotten. After a few days with just one pup, we pulled the plug on the deal to get the...
View ArticleWe and our Shadow
For the past 9 and a half weeks, I’ve been lost in my job as papa to my new pup, Shadow … Somehow, I’d forgotten just how difficult it is to raise a puppy. It’s not my first rodeo with a Malamute...
View Articleour little Garrrgirl
There’s a war going on, just outside our bedroom door … and it stinks. And much like the proud parents who paste accolade clad stickers on their bumpers, bragging about their child’s latest step...
View ArticleShadow Dancing
rei·ki •ˈrākē • noun a healing technique based on the principle that the therapist can channel energy into the patient by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's...
View Articleanal og
I used to write letters with paper, and ink and I’d draw a doodle at the bottom. I’d never see it again once it slid into the metal mail slot. I made phone calls standing next to the refrigerator,...
View ArticleJust a moment
Whilst most of Wyoming resembles a Mad Max apocalyptic landscape, the light at dusk–can and does–elevate the typical high-dessert scene to something more warm and inviting … If you take the time to see...
View ArticleDragon Tales of Dragging Tail
Today I started once again on the road to better health. I’ve been known to try crazy diets in the past; or employ ridiculous workout regimes, with hopes to reduce weight fast. Devising a way to negate...
View ArticleFall for Me
People ask, “How was your summer? What ya been up to of late, Dave?” All I can think to say is, “Well, I got married, it’s been crazy great.” “Cool. Well, the bunch of us are all going to Burning Man...
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