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A self-portrait to remind me that some days you're the pigeon and on others, you're the statue
A self-portrait: “Some days you’re the pigeon and on others, you’re the statue.”

Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment. I feel I should explain my policy about comments you leave. I may edit your comments to remove typos and some grammatical errors without changing the “spirit” of your comments.

I would hope someone do the same for me. Sometimes we get so carried away by what we want to say, we don’t proof-read before we hit the “submit” button.

If I feel your comments are out of line because of your choice of language, they’ll be removed. I actually encourage dissenting views because I believe I have to keep an open mind to grow.

That doesn’t mean I won’t allow dissenting opinions. It’s all in how you say it.

And one more thing… from time to time you might find an ad which is objectionable on the right sidebar. I make a concerted effort to monitor the kinds of ads. If one or two creeps in, I apologize.

With that said…

It’s has been quite a while since I did any updates to my website.

Much as changed since I first got my own domain name. For one thing blogging is so yesterday, isn’t it?

These days  everyone is a digital creator. If you’re wondering about what that is. If you have a Facebook account, they called you one.

If you haven’t been keeping up,  most folks have a Patreon, youtube channel, Tik Tok,  and Instagram account and possibly more.

On a personal note, I recently retired from teaching photography at a high school level. Specifically I was a Career Technical Education teacher my last 10 years.

Today, I’m at a crossroads once again wondering if I should maintain a web presence and keep this domain name. Funny thing is, I had been contacted many times to see if I’d like to sell my domain name.

Needless to say, I’ve wondered who would want this domain name except a porn site.

Every year since I became eligible to retire, I’ve also wondered to myself I bought my last computer, camera or lighting gear. What can I say the lure and calling of brand new equipment is eternal lol.


The second occasion was for a workshop called

Hosted by UC Riverside’s California Museum of Photography, my good friends Carlos Puma and John Welsh, organized a seminar on how to photograph pets.

Carlos, also a professional photographer, and I showed kids how to handle digital cameras while  John, public information officer for Riverside County Animal Services, provided the animals.

The three of us worked together at the Press-Enterprise. Carlos and I were staff photographers and John Welsh was a general assignment reporter.

Feel free to comment or say hello. Thanks for visiting my blog and website.