March 3, 2021
Texas
greg abbott ending the mask mandate in texas looks different here
— ginger ANIMATIC PINNED (@mmmgingerale) March 2, 2021
i hate it here pls #VoteHimOut pic.twitter.com/Nn6NfCvxo5
Filed under Health,Politics | March 3, 2021 at 08:15 PM | Comments (0)
Two Kodachromes, Two Ektachromes
Early morning on the coast of Maine, Kodachrome, 1989.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
Copley Square in Boston's Back Bay, Ektachrome, 1989.
Dune grass, Ektachrome, 1989.
Filed under Architecture,Photography | March 3, 2021 at 06:50 PM | Comments (0)
March 2, 2021
Probably All New England, Probably
I can't pinpoint this apartment building, but it sure looks like something you'd find in Boston, Kodachrome, 1989.
JFK Presidential Library. This is the face towards the public and the harbor. Kodachrome, 1988.
This building. I shot this on Kodachrome in September 1989 (or so the slide was dated, so it could have been August or September), but I don't recognize it at all. In those two months I was in the Boston area, with one trip to Providence and a trip to Maine. So this building might be in Rhode Island, but Boston area is just as likely. Maine is not likely, because I went there for the camping, mostly. I never explored the architecture of the cities. I don't know what those foils on the facade do, if they're functional at all. If you recognize this building, please leave a comment below.
Filed under Architecture,Photography | March 2, 2021 at 08:33 PM | Comments (0)
March 1, 2021
Classical Music in Cartoons
This is the most complete list I've seen, and it includes examples.
Filed under Music | March 1, 2021 at 09:48 PM | Comments (0)
A Mix
I have no recollection of where I shot this photo, but it's likely in the Boston area. Late 1980s.
Myself in my Brighton kitchen, Kodachrome, 1989.
Tucson, Kodachrome, 1988.
Autumn cycling in New England.
Filed under Cycling,Photography | March 1, 2021 at 08:43 PM | Comments (0)
February 28, 2021
Legal Processes Aimed At Trump
A guide to the civil and criminal cases and investigations currently underway against Trump. There are twelve of them.
Filed under Politics | February 28, 2021 at 05:12 PM | Comments (1)
Four More Kodachromes
Skinnydipping at a New England waterfall with the guys from the bike club, but I don't recall this place at all. Kodachrome, 1989.
Mattapan Station at the terminus of Red Line light-rail, Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
Filed under Cactus,Naturism-Nudism,Photography | February 28, 2021 at 04:57 PM | Comments (0)
I Thought Conservatives Opposed Abortion
But then I saw this:
Filed under Politics | February 28, 2021 at 04:16 PM | Comments (1)
February 27, 2021
Around New England
JFK Presidential Library in Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
1986, doubtless somewhere in Boston.
Andy and Alden hiking on the Knife Edge of Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine. The peak (on the left) is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. 1988.
At the Boston Gay Pride rally on City Hall Plaza, June 1985.
Filed under Gay Issues,Photography | February 27, 2021 at 07:59 PM | Comments (0)
February 26, 2021
Lantana Bloom
Got a new Canon macro lens and this is one of the test shots. Here's the album with other test photos.
Filed under Coachella Valley,Desert Hot Springs,Photography | February 26, 2021 at 05:12 PM | Comments (0)
"Queen says COVID vaccine is quick, painless and helps others"
And if a Queen says so, then it must be.
Filed under Gay Issues,Health | February 26, 2021 at 06:09 AM | Comments (0)
February 24, 2021
Four In New England
Jerry and I stop for a rest while doing a bike ride on the north shore (of Boston), 1986.
Somewhere in New England, late 1980s.
Also in New England - possibly the Quabbin Reservoir, late 1980s.
Grafton, Vermont (obviously), Kodachrome, 1989.
Filed under Photography | February 24, 2021 at 08:38 PM | Comments (0)
February 23, 2021
Four Kodachromes
Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
Formerly the Sears warehouse in the Fenway, Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
Leonard Matlovich at the October 1987 March on Washington, Kodachrome. Leonard Matlovich in Wikipedia.
Filed under Cactus,Gay Issues,Photography | February 23, 2021 at 06:14 PM | Comments (0)
February 22, 2021
More Slides
Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
Aboard the Provincetown II ferry heading into Boston, Kodachrome, probably late 1980s.
Prudential Tower, Back Bay Boston, Kodachrome, 1989.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
Filed under Cactus,Photography | February 22, 2021 at 06:57 PM | Comments (0)
February 21, 2021
Boston Fools
These two guys went out riding on a semi-frozen stretch of the Charles River in Allston, a neighborhood of Boston. The Charles does not freeze over solid every year, but some years it does. Judging from the conditions in the parking lot alone, it was not cold enough for the river to freeze to a safe thickness. A better place to try this would have been in the Charles River Basin, that is the area from around the BU Bridge downstream to the dam by North Station. These guys were further upstream where there is still a significant current.
Even if they had ignored all the warning signs, just a look at the ice itself should have told them it was unsafe, and they seemed to be trying to ride as close to open water as they could.
Filed under Cycling | February 21, 2021 at 09:00 PM | Comments (0)
All Kodachrome
Probably somewhere in Maine, Kodachrome. The slide was undated, but it's probably from 1988.
Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
Boston, Kodachrome, 1988.
Date and location unknown, but it's Kodachrome.
Filed under Photography | February 21, 2021 at 07:09 PM | Comments (0)
Texas
Q - Is CPSE going to provide payment relief to customers?
— CPS Energy (@cpsenergy) February 19, 2021
A: We understand that it would be unacceptable to have customers bear the costs on their monthly bill, so we are working diligently to find ways to spread those costs to 10 years or longer to make it more affordable.
| February 21, 2021 at 06:41 PM | Comments (0)
February 20, 2021
Four Guys
Bob, Kodachrome, 1985.
Geoff, late 1980s.
Luis and me with my Olympus XA 2, 1985.
Andy, 1986.
Filed under Photography | February 20, 2021 at 05:09 PM | Comments (0)
February 19, 2021
1988-89
Arizona saguaro, Kodachrome, 1988.
Mountains in Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
John Hancock Tower shot with a very wide angle lens from near its base, Kodachrome, 1989.
Probably somewhere in New England, Kodachrome, 1989.
Filed under Architecture,Cactus,Photography | February 19, 2021 at 05:44 PM | Comments (0)
Elected Officials Surprised When They Pull Their Heads Out Of Their Asses
People are up in arms for obvious reasons after the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees revealed their contempt for their constituents, but no one seems to have noticed that in addition to being assholes, they were conducting an illegal meeting by discussing possible restrictions on future public comments. Those who resist resigning should be hit with Brown Act violations.
Filed under California,Politics | February 19, 2021 at 08:11 AM | Comments (0)
February 18, 2021
Three New England and An Arizona
A saguaro in Arizona, Kodachrome, 1988.
Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill, Kodachrome, 1989.
Swan boat in Boston's Public Garden, Kodachrome, 1989.
More biking in Vermont, Kodachrome, 1989,
Filed under Cactus,Cycling,History,Photography | February 18, 2021 at 05:48 PM | Comments (0)