NB: This is a dangerous time in the life of a blog. It's been several weeks since my last post. I read that the vast majority of blogs make it to three posts and then grind to a halt, though I can't recall where. I can't speak to the reasons for this, but for me it's been … Continue reading Etude (Spice Rack): From Vanilla to Pack Hunting
There are many ways to screw up your noodles. My first dozen attempts were unsuccessful for the simple reason that I refused to believe that the recipe really meant that should I knead the dough for ten minutes. I didn't respect the process. Turns out that I'm bound by the rules of food science and … Continue reading Pick a Process, Doesn’t Matter Which, It’s a Metaphor: (How to Make Fresh Pasta)
Some years ago I became interested in the potential of anaglyphs to do more than just represent three dimensional space, this was a short lived interest. Among other things, I made a triptych of a friend layered so that viewed through the anaglyphic glasses he appears calm through one eye and enraged through the other. Except instead of enraged, … Continue reading On Dutch Seventh Day Adventists Publishing My Photograph
There's a crate that I keep in the basement filled with journals, letters, and other things that I wrote mostly in my 20s. I seem to have spent a lot of my time sitting in cafés, on park benches, and even—for a year—a garret. Yes, I was one of those. So were many of my friends. Do … Continue reading There’s a Crate in My Basement
