Friday, September 10, 2021
New Black and White Photos
Sunday, August 01, 2021
James Turrell Skyspace

Called “one of the best works of public art in recent memory” by the Los Angeles Times, Dividing the Light gathers visitors on benches beneath a canopy that frames a window to the sky. At dusk and dawn a lighting program bathes the canopy in changing colors, from goldenrod to turquoise, altering the viewer’s perception of the sky. One moment it’s a dreamy lavender, another it’s an ominous tablet of black. A shallow pool centered beneath the opening to the sky mirrors the daytime sky and reflects a dark echo of the night sky.
Turrell, known for his work in light, has built several Skyspaces around the world; this is the only one available for public viewing in Southern California.
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Home Movies — July 31, 2021
I took these videos in and around Marston Quad on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California. I'm trying out my vintage Sony HVR-Z1, but I don't have a microphone yet. So I shot them with no audio.
Monday, June 14, 2021
Disrupting the Groundhogs
Groundhogs are taking taking over our yard, especially the strip of lawn between us and our neighbor in the front. We've been told that professional exterminators are expensive, so I thought I'd try digging down about 3 inches in order to disrupt the entry to their tunnels. Maybe they'll get the idea they're no longer welcome and find somewhere else to burrow.
The yard will look a bit torn up for awhile, but I see it as only a first step. Next step: Rodenticide, blocks of which I'll shove into the their holes.
If anything, it's good exercise.
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
David Bowie – the Verbasizer – Mac Terminal Code
Friday, May 28, 2021
I Am Now Retired
Two weeks ago, my colleagues threw me a retirement luncheon, with gifts and cash and good cheer. Having your career honored in such a way is touching and something I'll always cherish. (I didn't mean for that to sound like a platitude although it does.) When an employee's time at a company comes to an end, it's only right to throw them a party, right?
Monday, January 04, 2021
Typing on My Underwood
This Underwood typewriter is the same model formerly used by the writer Tom Wolfe.