I honestly don’t remember where I came across this image at.  I know it’s all over the internet, including http://www.vintagemotoring.net/2010/12/19/historical-artifact-the-first-automobile-in-los-angeles/. It’s one of the first automobiles in California. The design stands out to me – it looks like it’s missing a horse. The thing looks like a wagon. I’d imagine it looks that way […]

Reason said that going into outer space was a bad idea.  Reason said that a human shouldn’t be able to run a 4 minute mile.  Reason said that there was no way that we’d take pictures from a different planet in our solar system and then send them back to earth. Reason says that art is probably […]

Sometimes I think we spend a lot of time and effort on being a good cog in the system.  We concern ourselves with compliance and efficiency over creativity, innovation, and passion. It gets hard to innovate when your main concern is being a good cog. I recently read the article by […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about inspiration lately, and how it affects the work we do, and how it connects with who we are. I enjoy doing a lot of creative stuff.  I write music, I design, I enjoy cooking, I like taking pictures, the list goes on.  I enjoy […]

“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Invisible Man

Overhead lightning and a dust storm This wasn’t originally one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken, but it has become one of my favorites. I was out late in the evening, and this storm was dying, so there was an outflow band kicking up dust.  The storm was impressive […]

I think that by ignoring it, or by willing myself into not having it, I figured that I wouldn’t actually have it.  At 37, I’m finally admitting to myself. I have depression. I think it affects people differently. The way that it affects me is like a big, wet blanket. […]

Multiple cloud to ground lightning strikes in a monsoon storm over St. Johns, AZ. I shot this late one night as a monsoon storm rolled into St. Johns, AZ.  The lightning on this particular storm was pretty intense.  I was happy to get to experience it, and to come away […]

I know that there are some that think that a culture of compliance is a good thing, some that even believe it is the most important thing.  Up to a point, it is important.  Up to a point, compliance can be useful, since it can help to keep standards high, […]