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Sunday, May 31, 2020

On the Road: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 22: Into New Mexico

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COVID signage outside Walmart. Las Cruces, New Mexico. May 2020. After leaving Tucson, I headed east on I-10. In addition to the W...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Tucson, AZ: Goodbye: A Soft Close

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My Louisiana coffee mug in my Tucson apartment. April 2019. Yesterday was my last day in Tucson. I expected an unexpected, unp...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 21: Masks

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Two of my COVID masks. Tucson, Arizona. May 2020. Getting some I bought a set of three masks. My decision-making process was a reci...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Relocation: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 20: Where Am I Going?

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Lake Fausse Point State Park, Louisiana. November 2013. Well, I am in an interesting pickle.  With COVID, there is uncertainty ab...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 19: Naked Toes

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Benson Sculpture Garden, Benson, Colorado. May 2016. On one hand, you could say that cosmetic maintenance in this time of stay-at-h...
Saturday, May 9, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 18: Signs of these Times

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COVID masked dinosaur, McDonald's at Grant and Tanque Verde, Tucson, Arizona. May 2020. On today's weekly hunting-and-gatheri...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Flashback to 2015: Jefferson Island, Louisiana: Rip Van Winkle Gardens

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I remember the pleasure of standing under cover of bamboo, listening to the softness of the rain and the creaking of the boughs. A flashba...
Friday, May 1, 2020

Word of the Year 2020: Build 5: It Takes a Village

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Kazbegi, Caucasus Georgia. May 2012. On Build thus far Word of the Year 2020: Build 1: After the Floods Word of the Year 2020: Bu...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 17: Laundry Economics Revisited

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At the laundromat. El Paso, Texas. February 2019. As a renter who lives in budget apartments that don't include washers and dr...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 16: COVID Artwork

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COVID art: Ethiopian Orthodox Easter. Tentative artist: Habesha Expat. April 2020. The friend of an Ethiopian friend posted the Habes...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 15: Mind in Detention

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Old jail. Columbus, New Mexico. April 2013. There's a 12-step aphorism: Never venture into your head alone; it's a dan...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 14: Plans --> Pouf!

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Dandelion seed head. Source: Wikimedia . Photo credit: Greg Hume My original plan was to leave Tucson at the end of this month - ...
Monday, April 6, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 13: First 3 Things I Want to Do AC

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Tequila overlooking Antigua, Guatemala. April 2016. AC --> After Corona. Seven Springs Winery, Missouri. October 2009. ...
Sunday, April 5, 2020

Creative Life: A Love Note For a Waning Moon

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My mom in the arms of her mom. 1930. I'm thinking of my mom today. Her baby sister died last week. Due to COVID, a memorial serv...
Saturday, April 4, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 12: An Opinion on Opinions

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Newspaper in Gallup, New Mexico. May 2013. My opinion on opinions: Henceforth, I have none. None on corona , is what I mean. To be m...
Friday, April 3, 2020

Tucson, AZ: COVID-19 Unfolding, Part 11: The Playlist

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Sign at Vermilionville at Cajun Jam. Lafayette, Louisiana. December 2013. In addition to good smells , ginger beer , and recent...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Flashback to 2014: Lafayette, Louisiana: The Sound Track

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The South Louisiana soundtrack I've collected from my time in Lafayette and Opelousas is beloved by me. The music and the spirit accompa...
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Word of the Year 2020: Build 4: Chosens

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Cabin, Bayou Segnette State Park, Louisiana. Pre-Katrina. On Build thus far Word of the Year 2020: Build 1 Word of the Year 2020:...