tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80156323251426315412024-02-07T01:06:39.386-05:00Live From the Surface of the MoonA blog about evidence, objects, peculiar aesthetics and cultural remainsRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-86917270480816382572010-10-29T15:14:00.003-04:002010-10-29T15:19:57.482-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_EQwCA8hGknpq0N7Rz04BdzRjHdiSgOO0YIjDmrB-u0jOacfYnFHbobCuiHAHmjkBNoJXpTUmVWgpFx6y5SCA3Mf3RNKjINVfwb32ehlVL2IJIr0V8nFqPbCyzaS-DCQlE9BLHT5N0w/s1600/Water+and+Clouds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_EQwCA8hGknpq0N7Rz04BdzRjHdiSgOO0YIjDmrB-u0jOacfYnFHbobCuiHAHmjkBNoJXpTUmVWgpFx6y5SCA3Mf3RNKjINVfwb32ehlVL2IJIr0V8nFqPbCyzaS-DCQlE9BLHT5N0w/s400/Water+and+Clouds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533549046918474578" /></a><br /><br />The Lake Isle of Innisfree<br /><br />I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,<br />And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:<br />Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,<br />And live alone in the bee-loud glade.<br />And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,<br />Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;<br />There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,<br />And evening full of the linnet's wings.<br />I will arise and go now, for always night and day<br />I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;<br />While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,<br />I hear it in the deep heart's core.<br /><br />- William Butler Yeats<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJA80-Hkvpdx6MpBqPAca44oC30i-jyi-7SL3GD1QMzFnR37YPb-YyaC2YJ0H6DV46Gw3cIIDM9C14yQ0WncqlIc2_pj1KTET-NZqVIbBPluqlzqahue4ZCRHn1oBwRZyzBsQeLl6MNk/s1600/Moth+in+Mama%27s+Garden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJA80-Hkvpdx6MpBqPAca44oC30i-jyi-7SL3GD1QMzFnR37YPb-YyaC2YJ0H6DV46Gw3cIIDM9C14yQ0WncqlIc2_pj1KTET-NZqVIbBPluqlzqahue4ZCRHn1oBwRZyzBsQeLl6MNk/s400/Moth+in+Mama%27s+Garden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533549052162701618" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-52056155888693249442010-10-04T15:45:00.008-04:002010-10-04T16:41:18.879-04:00How I Learned to Stop Worrying...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqp_b87a0XXDOzMx-kNvVnxreyP87Urau2h_ot84ZnTKajbPgHuQj_Wl3BiYZgSVHZ1wkXAaWLP78eId8b8mPZDYm-fSIg9axArEhO5kkXdHXWjBF0t-VhCKniAT-l_C15xpoOCd5PyI/s1600/Atlanta+Bomb+Evac+Map.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqp_b87a0XXDOzMx-kNvVnxreyP87Urau2h_ot84ZnTKajbPgHuQj_Wl3BiYZgSVHZ1wkXAaWLP78eId8b8mPZDYm-fSIg9axArEhO5kkXdHXWjBF0t-VhCKniAT-l_C15xpoOCd5PyI/s400/Atlanta+Bomb+Evac+Map.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524284785313166434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TyRMmypu7ZNsly0sd9r0m5CapCqC0AIij9i4EWupScftZS1PsDpCcR-OK3QrIaj84uSAG6XRLjD-fzomEctsLpYXoWVp4bCddOJvUeIYi71fTImGjJzcB0X0kC6vd4elVfggRafy5gM/s1600/Atomic+Bomb+dexterity+game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TyRMmypu7ZNsly0sd9r0m5CapCqC0AIij9i4EWupScftZS1PsDpCcR-OK3QrIaj84uSAG6XRLjD-fzomEctsLpYXoWVp4bCddOJvUeIYi71fTImGjJzcB0X0kC6vd4elVfggRafy5gM/s400/Atomic+Bomb+dexterity+game.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524284791694690194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2Q-z1jDTCG4O5zU7zY0huMVmoEGcVliBIR59NmHu5DfBPAUxBLh9Cm9q0E9iqHFFc_FZASCoAhqt43DF8Bp3mB-SACOiDrKInPZU7orL65O0uKdruS2PLM2nQkApDCKMfzDgXWY6HsA/s1600/atomic+bomb+ring.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2Q-z1jDTCG4O5zU7zY0huMVmoEGcVliBIR59NmHu5DfBPAUxBLh9Cm9q0E9iqHFFc_FZASCoAhqt43DF8Bp3mB-SACOiDrKInPZU7orL65O0uKdruS2PLM2nQkApDCKMfzDgXWY6HsA/s400/atomic+bomb+ring.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524284793621376786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeJliqAZqVNLXIZAV9vrZf3WQkj3hJedk2NL7CXZeSY8Wg0KN5dgM8vkKJuW_50THNyvgZI6uzc03VJ2CLYREW08BIvmZ4PwN-6ftIfbbc7yKXm5iQ5Ql_bEAekZvZ5u-Q5QEqPw_nKU/s1600/atomic+bomb+dart+game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeJliqAZqVNLXIZAV9vrZf3WQkj3hJedk2NL7CXZeSY8Wg0KN5dgM8vkKJuW_50THNyvgZI6uzc03VJ2CLYREW08BIvmZ4PwN-6ftIfbbc7yKXm5iQ5Ql_bEAekZvZ5u-Q5QEqPw_nKU/s400/atomic+bomb+dart+game.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524284811014198290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYcabFELZ-5FVlTTbOMl8zUjfOUPnBPWYGoVImLOYHmy7dDSD57BG5PPPjdw_KE3-8VueCfmr0K-ffYWvs-3b4zEIBagSt2dfSXhRKdzRVRm1pWTMuZ8ASPf6LIjLNB89JR7wVG_jGi8/s1600/Konga+Atomic+Bomb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYcabFELZ-5FVlTTbOMl8zUjfOUPnBPWYGoVImLOYHmy7dDSD57BG5PPPjdw_KE3-8VueCfmr0K-ffYWvs-3b4zEIBagSt2dfSXhRKdzRVRm1pWTMuZ8ASPf6LIjLNB89JR7wVG_jGi8/s400/Konga+Atomic+Bomb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524285297685083490" /></a><br /><br />I got a call from a friend last night, and the conversation devolved into his fears and anxieties about the frightening decline of civilization. He began to yaw and bend toward how dangerous our times are as compared to the past. Maybe he's right. But as chance would have it, I had found over the weekend a piece of ephemera that I thought at least merited mentioning to him, as a reminder. It's a map of evacuation routes from our city, along with a lot of other instructions, in the event of a nuclear attack. It's dated 1956, and gives a pretty specific idea of where the bombs would fall, with circles indicating the immediate areas of most dire effect. Suffice to say that I live well within the zone that even a namby-pamby 50s-era nuclear bomb would blow clean. All that's just a pretext to show some other thematic images I've gathered over time that also caused bemusement or amusement. For example, a dexterity game where you try to roll the clear capsules into Hiroshima and Nagasaki on a map of Japan. How about a children's toy ring featuring a facsimile of a nuke? Or a dartboard with degrees of success measured by what you destroy, made in Japan, no less. And a panel from a comic book, showing the monster ape problem being neatly solved. In closing, I note that the southern evacuation routes for refugees from nuclear attack are the same roads used by the fleeing citizenry upon the incineration of the city by one William T. Sherman, a few years back when life wasn't as scary as it is today...Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-59951490199831511942010-09-28T15:22:00.003-04:002010-09-28T15:25:44.027-04:00Come to Me, Little Fishies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcN-Mq02pPlRiDiM5nwdSXxbe5Qi1s4rFvUc0bh7nXsQA6VsBxoSjHmp7yWZoLJnHZTvS0CTka2qDhQ1sh-jZoRNxLA6PUQR5d4EkRnjAdsAoJaywcAA_0uiMTkIPTISbVITTFDEBWu8/s1600/Fish+Lure.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcN-Mq02pPlRiDiM5nwdSXxbe5Qi1s4rFvUc0bh7nXsQA6VsBxoSjHmp7yWZoLJnHZTvS0CTka2qDhQ1sh-jZoRNxLA6PUQR5d4EkRnjAdsAoJaywcAA_0uiMTkIPTISbVITTFDEBWu8/s400/Fish+Lure.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522047167874649106" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-47644120870081906492010-09-20T11:17:00.011-04:002010-09-20T12:30:02.579-04:00The Good Ship Concreteblock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8GbiX2Wp9wZ63blvOhBCCp4-eFBSR8czH6Mn4EY0lG_GsrfXFH3qBfjS34gUBzm4z4UfOSbwgS_BpQHyupx94Q9irNeK0ld599oy0pidCc3G2tYAIYIAJr4t6q7wawIEP1XzkjxuLNA/s1600/Concrete+Block+Ship.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8GbiX2Wp9wZ63blvOhBCCp4-eFBSR8czH6Mn4EY0lG_GsrfXFH3qBfjS34gUBzm4z4UfOSbwgS_BpQHyupx94Q9irNeK0ld599oy0pidCc3G2tYAIYIAJr4t6q7wawIEP1XzkjxuLNA/s400/Concrete+Block+Ship.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519018569261212242" /></a><br />The home overlooking the small private lake was built with identical block and terracotta materials. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSMVT6kYDLLhqM3NsCZLGd9oEJD6cD9s7rmrNRvITmKI4hdqcFEBEzoCwWyBM4J9ofS0DiMu5TJ55TvRdeNJf69xA6v6E0t0ocpA4PJ0xpxGyJpST_63cygzj72qud_QyODFjcdNFvk4/s1600/Concrete+Block+ship+closer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSMVT6kYDLLhqM3NsCZLGd9oEJD6cD9s7rmrNRvITmKI4hdqcFEBEzoCwWyBM4J9ofS0DiMu5TJ55TvRdeNJf69xA6v6E0t0ocpA4PJ0xpxGyJpST_63cygzj72qud_QyODFjcdNFvk4/s400/Concrete+Block+ship+closer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519018575917944018" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-39220607772195470142010-09-16T17:36:00.003-04:002010-09-16T17:43:14.706-04:00Dairy Deluxe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOPoCB8QMSjqd8EEfY0fY8K9VRmlJxBoGWx7etygibC-J_WsBhiv28A1Z6SfIcwQjruYFSFL-36SeTinJdGHMiU-pCzurTdTNydFLOVxZ0blxhloN4Pk9vrya7Al7RuGV5xg40HH7FTc/s1600/Holstein+Cow+Face+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOPoCB8QMSjqd8EEfY0fY8K9VRmlJxBoGWx7etygibC-J_WsBhiv28A1Z6SfIcwQjruYFSFL-36SeTinJdGHMiU-pCzurTdTNydFLOVxZ0blxhloN4Pk9vrya7Al7RuGV5xg40HH7FTc/s400/Holstein+Cow+Face+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517629642925375266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimsVAEuTS4PEPQTtNq8GZViVMsvG8cBLh3bvtklJ9mlvjwUazCylRLqftgE9iF9IhHYA2cDwFyLcUlp9lE97bpvMi3Kxz8C14O_hG0fG5taEd9eXMELqEv-2bcMRdhHScU2V_pEBi070/s1600/Holstein+Cow+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimsVAEuTS4PEPQTtNq8GZViVMsvG8cBLh3bvtklJ9mlvjwUazCylRLqftgE9iF9IhHYA2cDwFyLcUlp9lE97bpvMi3Kxz8C14O_hG0fG5taEd9eXMELqEv-2bcMRdhHScU2V_pEBi070/s400/Holstein+Cow+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517629634084545186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4o2H30GLAdniUYYwEQc-JnajOV4pBvTNXKTpG7vN2-RPhv-tYRfCPgjQGuLkwSZiPLpfcd9RgT4jdvdKsX_phnwiSj_yIuxoXr77OSZ0X4EpUFT6VK5oHm1smYlrn5VUBuBSMK_DHJ8/s1600/Holstein+Cow+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4o2H30GLAdniUYYwEQc-JnajOV4pBvTNXKTpG7vN2-RPhv-tYRfCPgjQGuLkwSZiPLpfcd9RgT4jdvdKsX_phnwiSj_yIuxoXr77OSZ0X4EpUFT6VK5oHm1smYlrn5VUBuBSMK_DHJ8/s400/Holstein+Cow+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517629629987913074" /></a><br />A large sculpture of the ideal Holstein-Friesian dairy cow by the Japanese-American artist Gozo Kawamura, 1923.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-25224787013396834602010-09-14T10:30:00.004-04:002010-09-14T10:51:16.683-04:00Toolbox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvsX6e8KCeFVeV9ZI3fvdH1nFjQbL4KZoXTAb5xo11HesYljGUa-rirM9AKeQsGU7lZoIW4MYXSffNQ1pfU9QR0FsUpMscgwKS0MTaNwHGQfHl_BGgvJCS4KKA8wsS1n3Hq8ENbBnt_g/s1600/Locksmith+Box+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqJ7kPhyphenhyphenwhmnYmLZWCWyi4CvaUJKASMHfPcEurELm0DF9E1VaMom3Blrd_MA0cBui3oP7xivj5qX7uqIMvXosGuFd4O01q5lU5udJP2nHVUA3Nymc6eIc5sepWUHzsWaLgmOijioF-tE/s400/Locksmith+Box+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516777213555794706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Y57aZfdY2aft4cOUmj8yuqoGOmTz-1pEcWTOMgCElt3SvesQFY_c8QTeMfFSAma9duCVG26wiLbMJEgk2LhDvwWYN0iersCwHMGF4pyP6c4AHw7FMQk5WDX0Jp7biYThAu-fzgkx3M/s1600/Locksmith+Loxology.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Y57aZfdY2aft4cOUmj8yuqoGOmTz-1pEcWTOMgCElt3SvesQFY_c8QTeMfFSAma9duCVG26wiLbMJEgk2LhDvwWYN0iersCwHMGF4pyP6c4AHw7FMQk5WDX0Jp7biYThAu-fzgkx3M/s400/Locksmith+Loxology.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516777207095617282" border="0" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-72382640517483091412010-07-02T09:43:00.005-04:002010-07-02T15:50:16.633-04:00Melonious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB82FUqK9p3l985tXEiyDxXmFhO-TdkYBit1vFY5hdjHHcLBUGkH-P8F41zkIJvazTc3hGpLGEhntVODlVIO6fiC2ICo5LYJdmZYHfLmVVrU0hyFacCJ38t3UKAPTvmxJMXqgz9fj4kqs/s1600/Melon+Men+of+Woolsey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB82FUqK9p3l985tXEiyDxXmFhO-TdkYBit1vFY5hdjHHcLBUGkH-P8F41zkIJvazTc3hGpLGEhntVODlVIO6fiC2ICo5LYJdmZYHfLmVVrU0hyFacCJ38t3UKAPTvmxJMXqgz9fj4kqs/s400/Melon+Men+of+Woolsey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489304326415168290" border="0" /></a><br />Down in Tennessee I used to sit upon the fence<br />A-wonderin' about the lack of people's common sense<br /><br />What I didn't then couldn't keep concealed<br />Was one great big fat watermelon layin' in the field<br /><br />See that watermelon hangin' on the vine<br />I wish that watermelon could be mine<br /><br />The farmer must be careless<br />Without a lick of sense<br />Or he wouldn't leave it hangin'<br />On the vine<br /><br />Cornbread is sweet<br />Pork chops are good<br />Black-eyed peas are mighty, mighty fine<br />But give me, oh give me<br />I really wish you would<br />That watermelon hangin' on the vine<br /><br />Got a gal who loves me<br />She always treats me fine<br />She lets me hug and kiss her all the time<br />I wish that all her kisses<br />Could taste half as sweet<br />As the watermelon hangin' on the vine<br /><br />Oh kissin' is sweet<br />Huggin' is good<br />Cherry lips taste mighty, mighty fine<br />But give me, oh give me<br />I really wish you would<br />That watermelon hangin' on the vine<br /><br />Well I see that watermelon<br />So thick, so fat, so fine<br />What a shame to go leavin' it behind<br /><br />I know my baby's waitin'<br />She won't be waitin' long<br />Now that I got that watermelon off the vine<br /><br />Oh cornbread is sweet<br />Pork chops are good<br />Black-eyed peas are mighty, mighty fine<br />But I ought to tell you<br />I really think I should<br />For lickin' good eatin'<br />Eat a watermelon hangin' on the vine.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-430721507756619182010-06-29T14:29:00.007-04:002010-06-29T14:42:13.182-04:00When Nature Comes CallingOur cat Jackie on the windowsill, transfixed, this morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk_e8RYTvAdR-yk6LWM7_fNDBzAQr_EakMQ1N58GKYgPNZsfSh65iBRFko6WdUpKHBTi_ZIhYdpFRoMsbnJA74gKTgGSLoyg3hgraS-bBmq63OKyiO63LUDTYHQqJJFZT0MH__2neL1c/s1600/Jackie+Transfixed.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk_e8RYTvAdR-yk6LWM7_fNDBzAQr_EakMQ1N58GKYgPNZsfSh65iBRFko6WdUpKHBTi_ZIhYdpFRoMsbnJA74gKTgGSLoyg3hgraS-bBmq63OKyiO63LUDTYHQqJJFZT0MH__2neL1c/s400/Jackie+Transfixed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488265677832133362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The object of his attention, sitting on the corner of the deck.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSV6qx5IaFb3fWa8LJL4Ts1VzmW9PcxUvg5bUhCcVuNFAKCPRWPlkrMpXsLKxl78Ey2QFd4sU-ikrXLM-S-LGaUwFZR8SoZ6HDdJpXEiZpuqGoCXnLqBCsAa4uFPrTC25Oz_2hutw1B8/s1600/Hawk+on+Deck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSV6qx5IaFb3fWa8LJL4Ts1VzmW9PcxUvg5bUhCcVuNFAKCPRWPlkrMpXsLKxl78Ey2QFd4sU-ikrXLM-S-LGaUwFZR8SoZ6HDdJpXEiZpuqGoCXnLqBCsAa4uFPrTC25Oz_2hutw1B8/s400/Hawk+on+Deck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488265970307753682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVPofnR8r30eyNSu1Rspwo3L8Ly0mgn5SmKjxCs8Tg_OmPmLwgDn33zlXzoRe9_PWcdRCe6W68wkqENCjizttvjEKv_AhrxOS1_fE5vPkAuVdolAE_zoD1YfT5GPTvde9pwkiSxhU6yo/s1600/Hawk+on+Deck+Closer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVPofnR8r30eyNSu1Rspwo3L8Ly0mgn5SmKjxCs8Tg_OmPmLwgDn33zlXzoRe9_PWcdRCe6W68wkqENCjizttvjEKv_AhrxOS1_fE5vPkAuVdolAE_zoD1YfT5GPTvde9pwkiSxhU6yo/s400/Hawk+on+Deck+Closer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488265978492272738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My friend Alex, a genius of birds, says he's probably a juvenile red-shouldered hawk.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-66450324652911460402010-06-28T15:18:00.006-04:002010-06-28T16:08:50.275-04:00Whose World?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJgogftBr0z1dFm15CbRzxPHZlMxAbbeJBePcKJ28HqjHzwx-zOvFmsvZA6AFxrCP0zV9A5xjlVqVZaekyPzVULAOqNOcueP01iQleM5NBMEnIZ1UC16lnpKnlFPoqg_zpSzpUZ-oplc/s1600/Globe+Transistor+Radio+A1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJgogftBr0z1dFm15CbRzxPHZlMxAbbeJBePcKJ28HqjHzwx-zOvFmsvZA6AFxrCP0zV9A5xjlVqVZaekyPzVULAOqNOcueP01iQleM5NBMEnIZ1UC16lnpKnlFPoqg_zpSzpUZ-oplc/s400/Globe+Transistor+Radio+A1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487916454614369090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7lKipVL4NaonOIf9ns43yG2ogogxw_HmdBfuqR-sNdVH_FWar-5xCMVQ8FYCwMhPaQIQLuoom8AYQjxZi6sgFwXmx68gnyVbsnvgyeB7WnN61BFQAiibP-zASUxIVPRePQNIZo9zahU/s1600/Globe+Transistor+Radio+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7lKipVL4NaonOIf9ns43yG2ogogxw_HmdBfuqR-sNdVH_FWar-5xCMVQ8FYCwMhPaQIQLuoom8AYQjxZi6sgFwXmx68gnyVbsnvgyeB7WnN61BFQAiibP-zASUxIVPRePQNIZo9zahU/s400/Globe+Transistor+Radio+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487916452529188194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvqXUKIrhhuexMzOzB05Ix1JjEUwqfGlfEtBkvI0JxyFXjEjfdUCPY1LZWQ8pYp8WwYNxQO28TgiHhf6JrthGig0pYKz4xOqdpD8fC0q2jIf_v3nbcrNgZZWtn2zOEMQFdbcU9Am8ko8/s1600/Globe+Transistor+Radio+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvqXUKIrhhuexMzOzB05Ix1JjEUwqfGlfEtBkvI0JxyFXjEjfdUCPY1LZWQ8pYp8WwYNxQO28TgiHhf6JrthGig0pYKz4xOqdpD8fC0q2jIf_v3nbcrNgZZWtn2zOEMQFdbcU9Am8ko8/s400/Globe+Transistor+Radio+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487916442403313074" border="0" /></a><br />Probably you've wondered, given all the chaos and discord, whose world is this? Who is in charge of this mess? Conspiracy theorists assert variously it's the Illuminati, or the Freemasons, or the Bilderberg Group, or the Trilateral Commission.<br /><br />Even the Godfather of Soul James Brown weighed in on the subject. It's A Man's Man's Man's World, he cried. And really, how often was <span style="font-style: italic;">he</span> wrong, about anything? Gladys Knight begged to differ: "My world, his world, our world, mine and his alone, ooh y'all."<br /><br />Well, I'm sorry. They're all wrong. Today, faithful readers, I reveal and share with you the truth. The world is Fredda Lee's. I have the evidence to prove it, a Fleetwood Globe Transistor Six radio, with an engraved brass plaque glued to the base.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fredda Lee<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Miss East Point 1963<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Talent Presentation<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"The World is Mine"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mentored By<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunny Young<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Now you know.<br /></div></div>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-25149395831050133422010-06-24T16:02:00.012-04:002010-06-24T19:23:48.578-04:00The Help<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZiLGujo9FejVKfcBtbqlDGkgnUh-XkA7hqZxJNvtByLq_tA1A4qBHCG_uA4YKyBJeaGUGGTRPxMs_t_f-aE7KMle5MKG_63L-J8tueBPw3NxA8oJ5Xpuc7zafjhQMbFGk1_Q8A4slp8/s1600/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZiLGujo9FejVKfcBtbqlDGkgnUh-XkA7hqZxJNvtByLq_tA1A4qBHCG_uA4YKyBJeaGUGGTRPxMs_t_f-aE7KMle5MKG_63L-J8tueBPw3NxA8oJ5Xpuc7zafjhQMbFGk1_Q8A4slp8/s400/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486442367304031826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs-cGlL5C9c07K0DHcJQmKtobTfNmEKT5h_tfeQGoaKd13W1yv5Brd4yt0iU41n2U22HiQxsk5YyTJU6x2cYJohzHClb7uptZhmDQv82xNvqXyRF_1tg02AaORl5t5nO9NfbcaSgou58/s1600/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs-cGlL5C9c07K0DHcJQmKtobTfNmEKT5h_tfeQGoaKd13W1yv5Brd4yt0iU41n2U22HiQxsk5YyTJU6x2cYJohzHClb7uptZhmDQv82xNvqXyRF_1tg02AaORl5t5nO9NfbcaSgou58/s400/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486444247914838578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqoaN9r2IazLi_Yts2uT0-y3MDmOMkXFy99Vw-8MBjSsWVlpkuSlz4EoQslAfNJN5SlpVo1b4zGpC4MC0-QgbHEU97qxpyRJkwFZBwwlcKMX2PflkM_O03ICI9nnyEV6DMlkADVz_0Tw/s1600/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+tag.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqoaN9r2IazLi_Yts2uT0-y3MDmOMkXFy99Vw-8MBjSsWVlpkuSlz4EoQslAfNJN5SlpVo1b4zGpC4MC0-QgbHEU97qxpyRJkwFZBwwlcKMX2PflkM_O03ICI9nnyEV6DMlkADVz_0Tw/s400/Henry+Grady+Maid+Uniform+tag.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486444227490690338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqgPKGOTNxGHuYevUQ0EAAquGG-f3YPvHUVLt9-Q8huLvWG8Bs6HBd1JHFEEyRkBhiA2DoZ5HhsaqGDme6cx5ZzsI9wPySG_ZgUrHxFqCgVBCAkapr0C12vr9JyphUvENvuFFT8TO7vY/s1600/Henry+Grady+Hotel+Postcard+(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqgPKGOTNxGHuYevUQ0EAAquGG-f3YPvHUVLt9-Q8huLvWG8Bs6HBd1JHFEEyRkBhiA2DoZ5HhsaqGDme6cx5ZzsI9wPySG_ZgUrHxFqCgVBCAkapr0C12vr9JyphUvENvuFFT8TO7vY/s400/Henry+Grady+Hotel+Postcard+(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486442327917129138" /></a><br />I probably should save this one for Labor Day, but I'm ready to show it now. This is a maid's uniform worn by an employee of the historic Henry Grady Hotel, which was a popular place for travelers to stay in Atlanta. It also served as the home away from home for politicians while the state legislature was in session, so whoever wore this dress patiently served the lower classes as well. <br /><br />Dress sizes are not something I estimate well, but this is small and was worn by a petite woman or a teenage girl. I bought it as you see it, complete with the pinned paper tag and the little cloth crown that tied with ribbon around her head.<br /><br />The hotel operated between 1924 and 1972. The paper tag shows the address as Atlanta 1, Georgia. That zone identification was used between 1942 and 1963, when zip codes came into being, so my guess is that it dates to sometime in those years.<br /><br />Here's to the invisible folks who keep things clean and tidy. And one more thing about those who clean up after you: they know your secrets. Be glad for their discretion, because there's nothing menial in that.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-82382181884478886452010-06-23T14:07:00.004-04:002010-06-23T15:22:41.318-04:00Confession<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNSoC7Qi9kClYA0in9EBFfZu_vbH5sPFXyz-a0pcNnjCvcrBJvm6JzikBt2cW4Q4m4a8lQ7Mprlzi4dYz8W0I6uw9antyDZ0Jp2uCa3eao1ZgxejvWjXanZzpMhUxV6bQ1ux_bwomSWo/s1600/This+Place+Rocks+note.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNSoC7Qi9kClYA0in9EBFfZu_vbH5sPFXyz-a0pcNnjCvcrBJvm6JzikBt2cW4Q4m4a8lQ7Mprlzi4dYz8W0I6uw9antyDZ0Jp2uCa3eao1ZgxejvWjXanZzpMhUxV6bQ1ux_bwomSWo/s400/This+Place+Rocks+note.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486034500902772386" /></a><br />I confess. I stole this note from a table of viewers' comments at the exit area of a history museum exhibit. But as Governor Eugene Talmadge once said, "Sure I stole it! But I stole it for you." <br /><br />Text: Hi. This plece rokes. and it is so prfit for ajcashon.<br /><br />Translation: Hi. This place rocks. and it is so perfect for education.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-4697035496997562992010-06-22T17:35:00.003-04:002010-06-22T17:38:56.206-04:00To everything...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R_6EMGZfJu_NnZdheARgtuqCqiZBL82rAvGTaZOULHPPzT0U-kWbF6f_HXCG6bqBZ5-RZfC_-Gg9dnIqUIGIfHAxc-gXjy57GerccD9_MMWsEznaPgQMFaQA1vAYwJ5o17nkbE6UsxU/s1600/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R_6EMGZfJu_NnZdheARgtuqCqiZBL82rAvGTaZOULHPPzT0U-kWbF6f_HXCG6bqBZ5-RZfC_-Gg9dnIqUIGIfHAxc-gXjy57GerccD9_MMWsEznaPgQMFaQA1vAYwJ5o17nkbE6UsxU/s400/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715140236151538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0WOIpwqDMUDQuW9xR3FT7unttZ_u8KdAVfy6CgofRbmsX-F-ZrWZSlj7vnJyD6J6-PmwJNSMIydv9aKg4g7tFF6eYgQBfJ6ykOpmUNyNhSK0oKUukL7oGyBs6-KfwfP-l7-G-3W0ipM/s1600/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0WOIpwqDMUDQuW9xR3FT7unttZ_u8KdAVfy6CgofRbmsX-F-ZrWZSlj7vnJyD6J6-PmwJNSMIydv9aKg4g7tFF6eYgQBfJ6ykOpmUNyNhSK0oKUukL7oGyBs6-KfwfP-l7-G-3W0ipM/s400/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715137449646594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKS6dV-YGbWyrdukX8mUUrqABYdYOx4xZhjw-K4aWcy1oqrqcm1nPwDtgnP3CHNkOy36TaXi8h-4FHcLhJn7ZVOi4UzCYBUQQcM-4Y-__8ovuAZHcPx_h8DfPdUf3L2guHbUGf3XV9RA/s1600/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKS6dV-YGbWyrdukX8mUUrqABYdYOx4xZhjw-K4aWcy1oqrqcm1nPwDtgnP3CHNkOy36TaXi8h-4FHcLhJn7ZVOi4UzCYBUQQcM-4Y-__8ovuAZHcPx_h8DfPdUf3L2guHbUGf3XV9RA/s400/Turn+Sign+Square+smaller+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485715134341106354" /></a><br /><br />...there is a season...<br /><br />No? Not funny? Okay.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-18243449511537787212010-06-07T11:22:00.005-04:002010-06-07T11:47:42.807-04:00An Unlikely Survivor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4z6FVlOs2Av6oudOjxmuG-SHWojPl6qgdX5qkVavHhaK8Oh0_DRBmddf0BbeC8HThBYM7gY_WzvNJ4iajubQAlno1p6YLUNRJkx3CsJPh1c0Z4C6q_XBr8fcwXzbNa5burg-3TaSewk/s1600/Slate+drawing+OA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4z6FVlOs2Av6oudOjxmuG-SHWojPl6qgdX5qkVavHhaK8Oh0_DRBmddf0BbeC8HThBYM7gY_WzvNJ4iajubQAlno1p6YLUNRJkx3CsJPh1c0Z4C6q_XBr8fcwXzbNa5burg-3TaSewk/s400/Slate+drawing+OA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480055872684594002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcPYrGjlkWmNqRJBjhjlgR037I2jedQ4mINv_kupbOvRxUzJ_Ve0xDkJnnKQ_15z1A619itmAU1j_tPdMVylMIMWmlig2ixHCM3eIUdkqrHtYp8VaK5KbuUVzrUgrc_QeecY_YpfxgM4/s1600/Slate+drawing+cu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcPYrGjlkWmNqRJBjhjlgR037I2jedQ4mINv_kupbOvRxUzJ_Ve0xDkJnnKQ_15z1A619itmAU1j_tPdMVylMIMWmlig2ixHCM3eIUdkqrHtYp8VaK5KbuUVzrUgrc_QeecY_YpfxgM4/s400/Slate+drawing+cu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480055680460342530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpgoeZH01ZW8Opw5nhAOyb8oPWlUdHF39x3n5X0MYXkWYsbO6EpvtimvD5bN2bjlzAnnr8JAGj59bz_hwdXRXcpvB3tkNj7ErPz-FjKuld0gTZRBgXIxx_Qeb9rBNrr-4LFD6_esfdKA/s1600/Slate+drawing+germ+proof.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpgoeZH01ZW8Opw5nhAOyb8oPWlUdHF39x3n5X0MYXkWYsbO6EpvtimvD5bN2bjlzAnnr8JAGj59bz_hwdXRXcpvB3tkNj7ErPz-FjKuld0gTZRBgXIxx_Qeb9rBNrr-4LFD6_esfdKA/s400/Slate+drawing+germ+proof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480055675748620674" /></a><br />I recently found this slate tablet, which was used by a school child about 100 years ago. The slate surface is slightly recessed from the wooden frame, which enabled the survival of the lightly-drawn plump fellow in his top hat and double-breasted coat. I know that it's safe to handle, because it's clearly labeled "Germ-Proof." The owner's name is written in pencil along one border, maybe Milly or Miller.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-25697966506054700082010-06-03T13:32:00.005-04:002010-06-03T13:41:34.495-04:00Show of Hand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2H5nlB5Rll0Yjk1U_0n2DWPdIR7PVCkzbzdUpQsoHeYDdYL7LzbBAN7ngSY5BbSULCOcMxbV6BzIZN3Fuw8bbK9s2tLvVXZvj7bRLHrzFx23lR8ikAH5O5L_g9vwGotiaq6BEYfwJMU/s1600/Bonfils+Statue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2H5nlB5Rll0Yjk1U_0n2DWPdIR7PVCkzbzdUpQsoHeYDdYL7LzbBAN7ngSY5BbSULCOcMxbV6BzIZN3Fuw8bbK9s2tLvVXZvj7bRLHrzFx23lR8ikAH5O5L_g9vwGotiaq6BEYfwJMU/s400/Bonfils+Statue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478602882639482306" /></a><br /><br />Felix Bonfils<br /><br />Albumen Photograph<br /><br />c. 1875<br /><br />Museum of Giza, Statue of Wood<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIid9luql5OtGSauVzwOH25Z4pB_yDGXfOLh7AH09N7JhSPPRP71oxy8BFZVYws6mAWWsRz24FB3PR70c7o5Fnluu225NbDSQWYZvU2dtFbJDYSk8eydhwK8XEPMOheEVZNz-MtFwGko/s1600/Bonfils+Statue+Hand+Detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIid9luql5OtGSauVzwOH25Z4pB_yDGXfOLh7AH09N7JhSPPRP71oxy8BFZVYws6mAWWsRz24FB3PR70c7o5Fnluu225NbDSQWYZvU2dtFbJDYSk8eydhwK8XEPMOheEVZNz-MtFwGko/s400/Bonfils+Statue+Hand+Detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478602886343476914" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-64500184519720447112010-04-29T10:48:00.008-04:002010-04-29T14:57:01.293-04:00About the Power of a Photograph<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd7AkMyFz_-HNS4URW7SeMT-I6vl6wNXQ8-MKd9evVE-rxGoYkd06sBrs4UXCb-HkTNqIQMQT-QtURmQhR270sx9O_NwLLwshnOfI4g0gQ8424KAimF8RSJaCcQ3o-1RbF0QEzG9ZNrU/s1600/Saigon+helicopter+large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd7AkMyFz_-HNS4URW7SeMT-I6vl6wNXQ8-MKd9evVE-rxGoYkd06sBrs4UXCb-HkTNqIQMQT-QtURmQhR270sx9O_NwLLwshnOfI4g0gQ8424KAimF8RSJaCcQ3o-1RbF0QEzG9ZNrU/s400/Saigon+helicopter+large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465580876975481586" /></a><br />This photograph was taken April 29, 1975 - 35 years ago today - by Hubert Van Es, a Dutch photojournalist working for UPI in Saigon, Vietnam. It shows a CIA helicopter evacuating desperate Vietnamese employees of the agency and their families from the roof of an apartment building, often misidentified as the US Embassy, the day before the fall of Saigon.<br /><br />The image is grainy and cropped, the composition more straightforward than artistic. Surely it was experienced meaningfully by millions, in millions of ways - to paraphrase Walt Whitman, it is large; it contains multitudes.<br /><br />What I wonder is whether it has resonating power only for those of a certain age, say, over 50 - those who were in some way "there," who supported or opposed, fought, feared, suffered or suffer still from that war, and who knew what that moment captured on film meant. Or whether, like some scene from the Crimean War, its power will fade into wondering what <span style="font-style:italic;">that</span> was all about.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-91277973400255364022010-04-28T16:21:00.007-04:002010-04-28T16:55:05.817-04:00You Can't Take It With....Well, Maybe You Can<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaQq8ZF2Y5CvZDAO13KBr7JleZZxv3jdouTXbY8z_WyuR67ayPsgMaB4nq282NxeofNqGwgMzq21UEPWsOt_9G3BwW4mDCAJmCMoTgIby1ZgH9eoSSQUfXu0v7hSp8-r8gKEwrgKJjKA/s1600/$100+Coffin+A+top.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaQq8ZF2Y5CvZDAO13KBr7JleZZxv3jdouTXbY8z_WyuR67ayPsgMaB4nq282NxeofNqGwgMzq21UEPWsOt_9G3BwW4mDCAJmCMoTgIby1ZgH9eoSSQUfXu0v7hSp8-r8gKEwrgKJjKA/s400/$100+Coffin+A+top.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465290113085890418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXz-JQkp-wbUR8Epn-PAkzODZrKrngZfhXLFKhL_-ZPT2j1Pit5LkNuyyDvtIKDD4izSW-7BmAxDMDTmLsL1n5656OuWJ0XHsSO1hwzqsee6iIh1-Z5G0XYrr_MrKU2tsbcG_Yy0Foz8/s1600/$100+Coffin+A+interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXz-JQkp-wbUR8Epn-PAkzODZrKrngZfhXLFKhL_-ZPT2j1Pit5LkNuyyDvtIKDD4izSW-7BmAxDMDTmLsL1n5656OuWJ0XHsSO1hwzqsee6iIh1-Z5G0XYrr_MrKU2tsbcG_Yy0Foz8/s400/$100+Coffin+A+interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465290110658718610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0brYioEC4EeMIXqx1BN4_hpJcsV0frf93mp_3IHUjt0yFqzeIUVWLfRIJtU_0YpJazyq_2IUPCTKsIswktGu9zral-xSYL0GBQaV0iGbnWXEgW1FQ49kGGHUdG32WfB8uOhzASpKxb4Q/s1600/$100+Coffin+A+side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0brYioEC4EeMIXqx1BN4_hpJcsV0frf93mp_3IHUjt0yFqzeIUVWLfRIJtU_0YpJazyq_2IUPCTKsIswktGu9zral-xSYL0GBQaV0iGbnWXEgW1FQ49kGGHUdG32WfB8uOhzASpKxb4Q/s400/$100+Coffin+A+side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465290099558100562" /></a><br />A custom-made, full size coffin from Ghana, by Nii Anum, circa 1995. It's for sale on ebay <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Ghana-Fantasy-Coffin-Nii-Anum-Stack-Hundreds-/110378540144?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Folk_Art&hash=item19b312dc70">here</a>.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-30459011331772403802010-04-21T14:59:00.007-04:002010-04-21T15:55:04.881-04:00Sing Robin Sing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrjVE8EXFBO-rc8n2BB8eWNS3XQSQ6D0CPV7T1N7NN4tim3Emr3iMdaYR2jJmXEM-8FlHoHa0aXmXUvHBMSU2OCY8EBbrmwilC2K3qibGth00CTeffSviBac_4WOD7YQDaXAHKbe6KP0/s1600/Sing+Robin+OA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrjVE8EXFBO-rc8n2BB8eWNS3XQSQ6D0CPV7T1N7NN4tim3Emr3iMdaYR2jJmXEM-8FlHoHa0aXmXUvHBMSU2OCY8EBbrmwilC2K3qibGth00CTeffSviBac_4WOD7YQDaXAHKbe6KP0/s400/Sing+Robin+OA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671645593384434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0b5suRAyVlxnskFqf_cBkwcdpmrsHAryyWlCj6Nln5H7izt_bPiEJkyXNOw9HJVxD5zSghYQ7vUIl8L0LCTAiNgLn-A7NtlmSgMUhkbjHLQSMbqDrD9127kLELJdy4zsKyQeSKZjMbIo/s1600/Sing+Robin+LL+cu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0b5suRAyVlxnskFqf_cBkwcdpmrsHAryyWlCj6Nln5H7izt_bPiEJkyXNOw9HJVxD5zSghYQ7vUIl8L0LCTAiNgLn-A7NtlmSgMUhkbjHLQSMbqDrD9127kLELJdy4zsKyQeSKZjMbIo/s400/Sing+Robin+LL+cu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671633148697010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuughV2WW4RfJU2eBY-2qga2zFpsqQwH2XE-9ZjrJxYfhTbGrtt5Zt7IwcoFTlLvDXvVPoDfFyjwxXsRPG4km_1FKgFVoRGJRJojozcQZQxsif7lEo77UhJfkYmBGPF9N3pTL7CUtuH4/s1600/Sing+Robin+LR+cu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuughV2WW4RfJU2eBY-2qga2zFpsqQwH2XE-9ZjrJxYfhTbGrtt5Zt7IwcoFTlLvDXvVPoDfFyjwxXsRPG4km_1FKgFVoRGJRJojozcQZQxsif7lEo77UhJfkYmBGPF9N3pTL7CUtuH4/s400/Sing+Robin+LR+cu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671395742325090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpphS_XLSm6HP6fruvUAIyV-3aBOj6AFOiPPMPQnviOwZN4r6uoWbDTovtHqX5dX538k0YExL8USdEy-NdfvxkEmD3zY5drVO9vX-XjleBzhxl8Q8ND3GqTQJIAyuhWmv3jkttp8PC9c/s1600/Sing+Robin+Jays.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpphS_XLSm6HP6fruvUAIyV-3aBOj6AFOiPPMPQnviOwZN4r6uoWbDTovtHqX5dX538k0YExL8USdEy-NdfvxkEmD3zY5drVO9vX-XjleBzhxl8Q8ND3GqTQJIAyuhWmv3jkttp8PC9c/s400/Sing+Robin+Jays.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671394450476322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfKI15IzUWNfzy2qXdYxBcKcF6yeuRXTzIUVKvbRujm8jCOxdKFine879rc8USj8fxtCeA9SEwWrJZjSgdDAk4mMJkT7Rm8Fg5fdxHCsukuawe1UaGm4AEIIHRn2MLKhqV65u3qeIaw/s1600/Robin+Sing+Kind+Heart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfKI15IzUWNfzy2qXdYxBcKcF6yeuRXTzIUVKvbRujm8jCOxdKFine879rc8USj8fxtCeA9SEwWrJZjSgdDAk4mMJkT7Rm8Fg5fdxHCsukuawe1UaGm4AEIIHRn2MLKhqV65u3qeIaw/s400/Robin+Sing+Kind+Heart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671384132934146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoiysgFkGl1kQ7ndUbHh7t1hPXSwixg2ocj6pqsasxAbihNsb_2ydRKIXYNTrveRLpT5O4E7CBlVkcvQ2ARg35UmjghYvhKB7yBV0HEjS7CB6QLIIvcXSqV8alAaVBghYAawefcGKKqg/s1600/Sing+Robin+Poem+Fruits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoiysgFkGl1kQ7ndUbHh7t1hPXSwixg2ocj6pqsasxAbihNsb_2ydRKIXYNTrveRLpT5O4E7CBlVkcvQ2ARg35UmjghYvhKB7yBV0HEjS7CB6QLIIvcXSqV8alAaVBghYAawefcGKKqg/s400/Sing+Robin+Poem+Fruits.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671378618650098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu4vHSu0Z3GT35agWO7bUviNAwfd5X7morsPWQmO0uxZ0LQxi2xqcHQOjJ25wA_AF_u__K22PFH5Mui7nqWxQxnEzMeKzjtKwhGJnhX35iTG3hcH6R16BvUyNYznDpoW4LeHlPLrTY88/s1600/Sing+Robin+Sing+Robin+Sing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu4vHSu0Z3GT35agWO7bUviNAwfd5X7morsPWQmO0uxZ0LQxi2xqcHQOjJ25wA_AF_u__K22PFH5Mui7nqWxQxnEzMeKzjtKwhGJnhX35iTG3hcH6R16BvUyNYznDpoW4LeHlPLrTY88/s400/Sing+Robin+Sing+Robin+Sing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462671372757669666" /></a><br />To honor our burgeoning spring and an unknown artist, one of my all-time favorite folk art textiles. This pillowcase is hand-embroidered with a scene of two brown women and a baby, relaxing by a stream bordered with cattails and flowers. Over their heads, two giant blue jays engage as they bend the branches of red-flowering trees. The maker stitched in a lovely poem:<br /><br />A kind heart are the gardens<br />A kind thoughts are the roots<br /><br />A kind words are the blossoms<br />And a kind deeds are the fruits<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Sing Robin Sing</span></span>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-23623149873929033292010-04-15T14:31:00.005-04:002010-04-15T14:37:17.636-04:00Hems and Hers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsv8g6_KO023tczqZF4beIsr3vpHweSukvrAc4DFfh3wK4N6DX6EnwfDjq_M4RZpillA5jdjmFwKTpKkTG2LORZXwx32RHafQzObvppHTOBji1zQHXihge8HtlMiq3SYC4s8St1Q-rRY/s1600/Lady+Hem+Carving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsv8g6_KO023tczqZF4beIsr3vpHweSukvrAc4DFfh3wK4N6DX6EnwfDjq_M4RZpillA5jdjmFwKTpKkTG2LORZXwx32RHafQzObvppHTOBji1zQHXihge8HtlMiq3SYC4s8St1Q-rRY/s400/Lady+Hem+Carving.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460433970990062258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiTf1P87DlnuZDuv-NUgrdh9Wb-dKhJkI2Gl9KuRdjtJVvvjmhdo8R8lbpQR3TSIezrW7pVOdcmiX7QpyxN3vh6TRnG32b-8-AMnZQhGXXK5t_ogj82dsTJ8X_ith320vCO8Uk_Jr_i0/s1600/Lady+Holding+Hems+Vase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiTf1P87DlnuZDuv-NUgrdh9Wb-dKhJkI2Gl9KuRdjtJVvvjmhdo8R8lbpQR3TSIezrW7pVOdcmiX7QpyxN3vh6TRnG32b-8-AMnZQhGXXK5t_ogj82dsTJ8X_ith320vCO8Uk_Jr_i0/s400/Lady+Holding+Hems+Vase.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460433978377370450" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WK7SuLrPYj7fzTN0no1PpGhRuR3VJlxUO63f6FPl4dgeXCbgKyzFNH5wKjxz31IpSAhgqtw7aN4Z_uR8qYn20eceqBPAuWobAY38mWhF3D38Pb5G_qUU01rtwZLEtL2d1JxM_ZgfXHo/s1600/Girl+Holding+Hems+Snapshot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WK7SuLrPYj7fzTN0no1PpGhRuR3VJlxUO63f6FPl4dgeXCbgKyzFNH5wKjxz31IpSAhgqtw7aN4Z_uR8qYn20eceqBPAuWobAY38mWhF3D38Pb5G_qUU01rtwZLEtL2d1JxM_ZgfXHo/s400/Girl+Holding+Hems+Snapshot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460433970487418130" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-71859806578658313842010-04-14T13:49:00.003-04:002010-04-14T14:06:02.402-04:00Dance Away Dull Cares<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82MHabdyLpdikLi_NpQTvCVJgOHy62u7MWklhxCMsk0nxrfEKFlyhYMRsE8NdygGY3tj12HYfTlfPOwmlk89Ww6TFKIZlL9yCaOW33PVW2qDPrTM_lHJKqre8T54IKy80ooCy9iqbLAQ/s1600/Dance+Louie+Tate%27s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82MHabdyLpdikLi_NpQTvCVJgOHy62u7MWklhxCMsk0nxrfEKFlyhYMRsE8NdygGY3tj12HYfTlfPOwmlk89Ww6TFKIZlL9yCaOW33PVW2qDPrTM_lHJKqre8T54IKy80ooCy9iqbLAQ/s400/Dance+Louie+Tate%27s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460051733763480802" /></a><br /><br />A Depression-era broadside. "You'll have a good time. You can't keep your feet still. A good time is assured everyone attending. And we don't mean maybe."<br /><br />This place was on Petersburg Road north of the forks of the Broad and Savannah Rivers. Petersburg, Georgia was inundated and now lies beneath the Strom Thurmond Reservoir on the Georgia - South Carolina border.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-89940258715782203562010-04-13T16:24:00.007-04:002010-04-13T20:01:54.770-04:00What Stands Between<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQL1SU2KhbXYc7Dpi3ILFzmkto7BeSbP3p6Iq1yWX4BOQ6hfTs1zF3hc4KMI5XkyPYxQujxbj2sck_lmYILGqumdq6jdM-nFWwOFoj1gtnm8xvQR9kpm_d_p6cNVMZQ9vb0TM4q4zG40/s1600/Raccoon+Paw+Prints+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQL1SU2KhbXYc7Dpi3ILFzmkto7BeSbP3p6Iq1yWX4BOQ6hfTs1zF3hc4KMI5XkyPYxQujxbj2sck_lmYILGqumdq6jdM-nFWwOFoj1gtnm8xvQR9kpm_d_p6cNVMZQ9vb0TM4q4zG40/s400/Raccoon+Paw+Prints+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459728020658205682" /></a><br /><br />A very self-sufficient couple lives across the road from my mother, where they garden and put up jars of preserves and raise laying hens. Guinea fowl, with their oddly shaped bodies and polka-dotted feathers, roam the grounds as a pack. After a Sunday lunch a few weeks back, we took our 11-year-old guest, a city girl, over there so she could see the animals. The chickens live in a nice pen that's partly open to the sky and partly sheltered, mostly surrounded by a tall wire fence. Except for one section under the sloped-roof shelter, which has a wall made of the red wood panel you see above. As I stood looking at it, I recognized that the dirt and mud on the wall had curious patterns and prints. Then something slightly sinister emerged from the bucolic scene as I realized that they were the the marks of predators, egg thieves - raccoons standing on their hind legs and pressing their muddy paws against the wall, sniffing the air and looking for weakness. Oh little biddies, sharing an ancient and common fear, hoping the walls will hold against the threat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMJqrNYoHbzzTZ4Yo_ZI8Z5iT31OKi6n25yqSm_Q9BQjOVRIructKumIPJecOV5XhPSnowz76TZqo5chF0KM0Lyz_7lOvlpGIlXZO3diQDAz959HvKb8gvPnHXPosiWGtoEMdidz_JaY/s1600/Racoon+Paw+Prints+close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMJqrNYoHbzzTZ4Yo_ZI8Z5iT31OKi6n25yqSm_Q9BQjOVRIructKumIPJecOV5XhPSnowz76TZqo5chF0KM0Lyz_7lOvlpGIlXZO3diQDAz959HvKb8gvPnHXPosiWGtoEMdidz_JaY/s400/Racoon+Paw+Prints+close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459728016535898082" /></a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-70263785041540016882010-04-11T10:27:00.003-04:002010-04-11T10:39:40.781-04:00Submit Your Own Caption<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODqGXsuNaWQEyLT_TswnJ2Bl-_wlRckYncHR9h98xpNidcG-UXqPLW4mtSTLAfTT_MmvsSbNWd0gPtmVbsTipa3cPnD2umOmovHEa3Jy0UlGJgpxcJCm5zM6VsgZ0lpa84EIwoHMdCHU/s1600/Child+with+Axe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODqGXsuNaWQEyLT_TswnJ2Bl-_wlRckYncHR9h98xpNidcG-UXqPLW4mtSTLAfTT_MmvsSbNWd0gPtmVbsTipa3cPnD2umOmovHEa3Jy0UlGJgpxcJCm5zM6VsgZ0lpa84EIwoHMdCHU/s400/Child+with+Axe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458887416547352994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2qDRjPXHVCLMltfrn9KsdfQs6Gcs__vNQGnNpG7EuGx1j-89Cbyc0B0gpCZgWmmqPQZhdANXbxZaeljt1LEi5YuPT7n-Bc3UmuhKfNBUANgpZyYkHjkhSlZ7i-uMwdQ8C9MYULqVcvc/s1600/Child+with+Axe+cu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2qDRjPXHVCLMltfrn9KsdfQs6Gcs__vNQGnNpG7EuGx1j-89Cbyc0B0gpCZgWmmqPQZhdANXbxZaeljt1LEi5YuPT7n-Bc3UmuhKfNBUANgpZyYkHjkhSlZ7i-uMwdQ8C9MYULqVcvc/s400/Child+with+Axe+cu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458887420906996146" /></a><br /><br />There's a story in my family about a similar situation, which involves the word "severed." But as I don't want to embarrass my brother, <strike>who shall go nameless,</strike> Walter, I won't mention it here.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-54104309644657458852010-04-07T09:27:00.004-04:002010-04-07T09:56:38.043-04:00Very Particulate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3sXf2IP75UUhgb03GGCZTHaUglu5ahlJJQZfhB0wktdabQOfrBw_vcAv-ajw7iNKj6Wy7N8aLGG-z6lpM_CFzuQ_O9R5kLtXcVDKbzDxca1ew_BkNZ8Zx7O3giDziLX_usKKJ7LPIQI/s1600/pollen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3sXf2IP75UUhgb03GGCZTHaUglu5ahlJJQZfhB0wktdabQOfrBw_vcAv-ajw7iNKj6Wy7N8aLGG-z6lpM_CFzuQ_O9R5kLtXcVDKbzDxca1ew_BkNZ8Zx7O3giDziLX_usKKJ7LPIQI/s400/pollen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457392273964047026" border="0" /></a><br />Atlanta has been called a city set in a forest, because of the number of trees here. During the building boom of recent years, NASA reported that we were losing 50 acres of trees <span style="font-style: italic;">per day</span>. Significant efforts have been made by private organizations like Trees Atlanta and to replant and offset those losses. I'm all for it; I love me some trees and shade. <br /><br />But you'd hardly know about that today, assuming you're a person who breathes. Last Wednesday, the pollen count (particles per cubic meter of air) was 17. Any number over 120 is considered "extremely high." Five days later, the count was 1633. The next day, 2967. Today the count is 5733, just below the all-time record. The primary contributors are birch, oak, pine and sweetgum. I would take a picture for you, but I'm not going out there until I have to.<br /><br />So I'll just share this great scanning electron photomicrograph of pollen, found on the University of Arizona's School of Engineering website.<br /><br />The forecast calls for rain tomorrow. Please.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-34246447223778681612010-04-05T16:00:00.006-04:002010-04-05T16:27:43.282-04:00Number of the Beast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGouX8HOtcw-onvYaQH7yNkja-3tS2logTA5l5T_NLdQaB-QNKiquLDqqg1BPFse4YJ4Rm86pjVBYWscp6rX2snIdqlAyvoMN_PaiQ6A06-GKGbIp4RR2xQuWh5Y_qe8tj88nG25e2x9U/s1600/Duck+number+postcard+Tour+d%27Argent.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGouX8HOtcw-onvYaQH7yNkja-3tS2logTA5l5T_NLdQaB-QNKiquLDqqg1BPFse4YJ4Rm86pjVBYWscp6rX2snIdqlAyvoMN_PaiQ6A06-GKGbIp4RR2xQuWh5Y_qe8tj88nG25e2x9U/s400/Duck+number+postcard+Tour+d%27Argent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456751596558725682" border="0" /></a><br />La Tour d'Argent, a restaurant in Paris, has been serving meals for nearly 400 years. Duck is the specialty of the house, and the restaurant raises its own birds. In fact, each of them is assigned a serial number, and a record is maintained of who ate it and when. Diners are given a souvenir postcard showing "The number of your duck," 122,701 in the case of this card. According to the New York Times, the one millionth duck was consumed in 2003. The duck dishes (pour deux personnes) currently are priced at 130 euro, and one comes with souffleed potatoes, but wine is of course extra.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-23681625539397353712010-04-04T18:08:00.004-04:002010-04-04T18:15:08.124-04:00Basket of Colorful Eggs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FKljGAcw-vEDxERSMHQ8RydnLp0Vg2pSqgxBdWlEvIxkalt_0KbAqNwG0D_Yl5YQnjXcBZnw2hCAeBRQRRx9srXYYY_vDsuZRAU9d1UvPH9-VTx_09F759nqF0pT6_sw-PSL4KoIxCc/s1600/Easter+Basket+Cut+Paper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FKljGAcw-vEDxERSMHQ8RydnLp0Vg2pSqgxBdWlEvIxkalt_0KbAqNwG0D_Yl5YQnjXcBZnw2hCAeBRQRRx9srXYYY_vDsuZRAU9d1UvPH9-VTx_09F759nqF0pT6_sw-PSL4KoIxCc/s400/Easter+Basket+Cut+Paper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456408166439103090" border="0" /></a><br />"Easter Basket"<br /><br />Cut Paper Construction.<br /><br />Another piece from <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://livefromthesurfaceofthemoon.blogspot.com/2010/01/winter-art.html">Miss Beverly McDonald</a>Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015632325142631541.post-11444602265164706842010-04-02T15:19:00.006-04:002010-04-02T16:20:35.859-04:00Once Upon a Time. The End.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_-5fLKEOWrk_Ya0Yep5Jn-xscpGsWrf3u_sVQ12N65KlD1-K1RXeksOlnpKtaxtxnS2MaH13GYQh7iVz2zi1Y0qA0Q4g_3t4B1Zxj9hXSGDvZtLRZmzudltCQx0Qep01OjdR2f5JYdI/s1600/Master+Betz++letter+and+pc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_-5fLKEOWrk_Ya0Yep5Jn-xscpGsWrf3u_sVQ12N65KlD1-K1RXeksOlnpKtaxtxnS2MaH13GYQh7iVz2zi1Y0qA0Q4g_3t4B1Zxj9hXSGDvZtLRZmzudltCQx0Qep01OjdR2f5JYdI/s400/Master+Betz++letter+and+pc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455633479829116658" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have no idea how I came to own these two pieces of paper, a letter and a postcard. They were found in a box with some other detritus. Together, they constitute the beginning and the end of a story, though one without much in between. <br /><br />First the somewhat foreboding letter from the University Hospital at the U. of Michigan, dated December 7, 1907:<br /><br />"Mrs. J. Fred Betz<br /> 8 Division Street<br /> Adrian, Mich.<br /> <br /> Dear Mrs. Betz, - The doctor informs me today that your baby will be operated next Wednesday morning.<br /> <br /> Respectfully,<br /><br /> E. S. Gilmore, Supt."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMjhbvZiNUbhNhC82Lle0oiTqOqRil4X3Dip4R3P55uX7UAQWKoBajZAH1UjJXyQH4a_x1-ypr1BZuzy7xOxSJgQbEshXr12UTG4VDynfLiMe6oTVsCCWLnCuC2fki588HTeH1nwthoM/s1600/Master+Betz+hospital+letter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMjhbvZiNUbhNhC82Lle0oiTqOqRil4X3Dip4R3P55uX7UAQWKoBajZAH1UjJXyQH4a_x1-ypr1BZuzy7xOxSJgQbEshXr12UTG4VDynfLiMe6oTVsCCWLnCuC2fki588HTeH1nwthoM/s400/Master+Betz+hospital+letter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455624970608999730" /></a><br /><br />So, you might wonder, how did that turn out? And you might never know the answer, given the rules of random ephemera. But we have the postcard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X5l6T2qedTcvMMRP4Co4jqsj7Rj8bWNDVH9qrOVH_tM_IjRwRJaLcovkq3SlW8XoIbkdAI4_j5t4U1H_8zxTEeOTTVlp-bFHjiehslSPojWM0OhvxBuLLTLhhB9QxYG54RIn7820Nmk/s1600/Master+Betz+PC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X5l6T2qedTcvMMRP4Co4jqsj7Rj8bWNDVH9qrOVH_tM_IjRwRJaLcovkq3SlW8XoIbkdAI4_j5t4U1H_8zxTEeOTTVlp-bFHjiehslSPojWM0OhvxBuLLTLhhB9QxYG54RIn7820Nmk/s400/Master+Betz+PC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455627596779145666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsjR65rccFIsX3GFIfp7P5ACqxejaBdclxFBcRvKdl0mGpkHqsvZwFbA5TIklBbz3gUwZqZw-cXrP_Itw0kFGIgRoNniVi70G57Y5rtTfw-00y5v5q0W6m-XWGYW7cAF7TLN_b3vmN10/s1600/Master+Betz+PC+mssg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsjR65rccFIsX3GFIfp7P5ACqxejaBdclxFBcRvKdl0mGpkHqsvZwFbA5TIklBbz3gUwZqZw-cXrP_Itw0kFGIgRoNniVi70G57Y5rtTfw-00y5v5q0W6m-XWGYW7cAF7TLN_b3vmN10/s400/Master+Betz+PC+mssg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455627597554542018" /></a><br /><br />Addressed to Master J. Betz, Jr.<br />"Think I shall be home on Wed. will telegraph. Be a good boy and clean up lawn. You are going to have company! Love, Mother Got your card."<br /><br />The postmark date is obscured, but you can see the stamped message "Buy A Liberty Loan Bond." Those were sold in 1917 and 1918. So young Master Betz survived his surgery, and at the age of 10 or 11 was responsible for cleaning up the yard. <br /><br />There's another part of this story that impresses me, about how the nature of information, and getting it, has changed. Just to see what would turn up, I searched Google and found that Mr. Betz, Sr. was a successful grocer there in Adrian, Michigan. And in 1903 he built a building for his business at the corner of Tecumseh and Frank Streets. Within seconds, I was able to see that building on Google Street View - it's still standing - and know that it now houses Associated Charities of Lenawee County. Mrs. Betz - Minnie Luella - was trained as a teacher. They had four other children. I didn't pursue things any further, and I don't know any of the rest of young Mr. Betz's life.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com4