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Written by admin on 02 April 2015
I’ve been a musician since 1965 — 50 years this year. My instrument is guitar. By the late 1960s I was playing in rock and roll and blues bands, and I was good enough to be the lead guitarist in these bands. But by the early 1970s I had become tired of the whole rock [Continue]
Written by admin on 02 April 2015
I am hardly an expert at self-promotion. But I figure it’s never too late to try and also that nobody is gonna know about my work unless I mention it. So here goes. I’ve put together a large listing of many of my photographs, both digital and film, right here at my website. If you [Continue]
Written by Michael on 28 March 2015
Recently I’ve been engaged in conversations at several different forums on duplicating slides using a digital camera. I’ve been using a DSLR and more recently a mirrorless NEX 7 to duplicate my slides for almost five years now, so it occurs to me that it is probably time for me to go ahead and write [Continue]
Written by admin on 19 December 2013
I’ve been dabbling with wine making for about a year now. I’ve never got bitten by the bug the way some folks have, however. They’ll go and buy all the special yeasts and all the containers and testing equipment, etc., and because they’ve done it, well natually they will think that you must do the [Continue]
Written by Michael on 19 February 2013
I’ve been around long enough now to have seen quite a few “things” come and go. Trends, fads, innovations that weren’t, inventions that didn’t quite make it, even entire industries that just went away once they became obsolesced. And I guess it’s the latter that I find somewhat curious today. I believe it is [Continue]
Written by Michael on 17 February 2013
I should use my blog more for idle thoughts, I sez to myself, thinking idly. And for thoughts that aren’t so idle. I’m having more and more occasions where I feel like writing something of import to me, but I don’t feel like trying to come up with a story outline or an article premise. [Continue]
Written by Michael on 07 November 2012
It’s a very sad night tonight. Barack Hussein Obama is projected to have been re-elected to the United States Presidency. BHO, a person who has yet to prove to the satisfaction of millions of Americans that he is even one of us, has managed to bamboozle the majority of the US constituency once again. BHO, [Continue]
Written by Michael on 17 January 2012
Okay, anybody who’s paid attention to my previous posts on the subject knows that I’m on something of a Quest. A Quest to find the Best Chicken Fried Steak in Existence. Alright, alright, I’ll admit that this isn’t a full-time thing. Nothing like the Knights Templar and their Quest for the Holy Grail or anything. [Continue]
Written by admin on 11 December 2011
Last week, Bai Shin and I were out looking for mohair yarn. Her mother knits and she wants a new mohair sweater, so she wanted to buy enough for her mom to make her one. We found a place called Nimblefingers on Memorial Drive in Houston, just west of Gessner. Upon arrival, I noticed a [Continue]
Written by admin on 20 November 2011
Well, we’re entering into the home stretch, preparing for Thanksgiving Day. And if you’re already thinking beyond T-Day for ways to deal with all the leftovers, here’s an idea for you that’s both fun and easy to do. Guaranteed to be a hit as well: Turkey Pot Pie. Yum. The gang around here are all [Continue]