Don’t Die with Tags on your Clothes
My mom died and I just cleaned out her closet. She didn’t JUST die, mind you; she died in 2008. Yes, she died ten years ago and I am just now cleaning out her closet. […]
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Most People
Most people are good. Most people want to help. Most people want to do the right thing. It’s easy to forget this, because Evil is loud. It shouts; it screams; it tries to drown out […]
Be the Cracked Egg
Peel away the shell of a perfect dyed Easter egg and the inside is pretty boring–just a plain white hard boiled egg. Nothing to see here. But peel an imperfect Easter egg, one that’s been […]
Here’s Yet Another Meme to Prove My Point
When you respectfully disagree, conversations happen. When you respectfully agree to disagree, friendships move forward. These are all Good Things. But when you act like a self-righteous jerk, allowing for no opinions other than your […]
Photography, Perspective and Plumbers
I’m going to share a story with you. It’s a little long, so feel free to bypass it if you aren’t into reading long stories. It’s a personal story and one I’m not proud to […]
What Do We Tell the Children?
We tell them this is how a democracy works. We tell them in a presidential election, only one person can win. Sometimes it will be the candidate you prefer, sometimes it won’t. We tell them […]
A Photographer’s Job
She’s not a cheerleader. He’s not a quarterback. She’s not the Homecoming Queen. He’s not voted “Most Popular” Her hair is a mass of untamed waves His face is temporarily covered in acne Her hips […]
Everybody Needs to Chill the Heck Out. Pretty Please.
I engage in observational humor with a side of satire. It’s what I do. I look at the world around me and my mind goes to the funny. It always has and there are times […]
Dearly Beloved, We Are Gathered Here Today to Get Through This Thing Called LIFE
Reminded again today how precious Life is and how quickly it changes. We get caught up in the day-to-day of Life and all its little grumblings and irritations (“Where is all this traffic coming from?” […]
How did THAT Get 500 “Likes?”
Situation: You create an image. You love the image. You post the image on Facebook. You say in the post how much you love the image. 125 of your friends hit the “like” button. You […]