Month: May 2018

Typewriter Apocalypse

Some thoughts on the end of the world–sort of. (Dear Reader: I wrote this during my lunch crash. Expect horrific mistakes.)    

Put the Phone Down: Policing Black Bodies

Put the Phone Down: Policing Black Bodies – some thoughts on racial profiling in the day to day. More of the same: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-calls-police-oakland-barbecue_us_5af50125e4b00d7e4c18f741

Typewriter Therapy

Over the last two days, I’ve been working on three typewriters: a 3-bank Underwood portable, a Corona 3, and a flat-top Standard Corona. Working on typewriters becomes a form of therapy. It involves patience and careful tinkering; it also is very relaxing. Teaching involves a lot of mental work. Working with my hands is a…

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Wandering through the Everglades

I’m practicing using my Nikon D5300 before going hiking this summer. The Florida weather was ideal today. The wind was invigorating; the sun was soft. What these photos don’t capture are all of the sounds of the Everglades: the peeping and grunting alligators, the songs of birdlife, and the pulsing rhythm of frogs and insects….

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