Because I have the sense that I ought to write something entertaining I’m writing. Though the entertainment rating of what I’m currently typing is probably going to prove to be very marginal indeed. Photo above is from the Painted Hills in Oregon. I stayed at a Historical Hotel which offered hostel beds at the time for just ten buckeroos per night in Mitchell, Oregon. Not bad considering I had all the bunk beds to meself AND a huge tub in which to languish in a hot bath one evening. It was good. Plus, there was Henry the Bear right across the street. There is much to be said for going “hostel” when travelling. Cheap beds say a lot to me. Spent two weeks in Washington D.C. at a hostel for the price of probably one night at some swanky hotel down the street. I bet no one at the high dollar bedrest met any of the interesting folks available for yapping at the HI-hostel. No siree. Philosophy professors, indie film-makers, teachers, retirees, globe-trotting backpackers, and free spirits galore milling about 24/7. Bet the over priced hotellies also didn’t have pool table for 24 hour play in the lobby either. As for entertainment–well–there were the very hard-working Ladies of the Evening from dusk to 7:30 am on the corner of K and 11th. Hostels are often equipped for do it yourself cooking–and that’s a plus if you endure food allergies and your wallet. You can learn a lot about people from the food they cook to how they go about cooking it. Don’t ever think you know exactly what German potato pancakes ought to be–because someone will surely share some version with you that you never dreamed existed. Ever hostelled and willing to share your adventure? Hm? Anyone else meet up with Henry the bear in Mitchell, Oregon? Do tell. We can amuse each other endlessly, I’m sure.
Koch political puppet WI. Rep. Gov. Scott Walker has stated that direct deposit will no longer be available to the Democratic State Senators. They will have to appear in person at the Capital building in order to pick up their paychecks from the Majority Leader. It is not clear from the statement if this also applies to himself and the Republican State Senators. What word best describes this latest Republican strategy? Bribe? Blackmail? Bait?
Oh the Koch brothers want their union busting bill vote and they want it BAD!
Walker is having a cozy fireside chat with Wisconsin residents this evening. I’m sure it will be a revelatory one-sided monologue suitable for future Koch backed Republican Governors’ handbooks for dealing with vocal working class people exercising their right to freedom of speech and assembly.
On at Each Little World there are more excellent photos by Mark Golbach. I think this one captures everything at the core of the protests.
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What would your daily life be like if you had to constantly search for clean water for drinking and bathing? What would life be like without water that came out of a tap every time you turned it on? What would life be like if there was no bottled water? What would your life be like if you had to pay for every ounce of water you used every day? What if there was no more water for taking showers or baths every day?
What would life be like if you could not swim at any beaches? What if every lake, river, pond, stream was so polluted that it was dangerous to put your bare hands into them? What if there were no more whales, turtles, dolphins swimming in the oceans? Can you imagine such a world?
I can. It’s easy because that’s the world we are creating for ourselves every day. We’re all responsible for the quality of life on Earth–every man, woman and child from the richest corporate executive down to the unconcerned naive child. Oh yeah, we’re all on this boat called Earth together. No one owns it. Everyone is obligated to keeping it viable because we’re all part of the web of life. If you don’t think so, then go right ahead and just try living out in deep space.
Now for something entirely different–yes, that title is literal. I shot this via the floor at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. There are several areas where the highly polished floors catch the reflections of the exterior world–and the interior–in the newest section of the museum. Some patience is required for the light, the staff to relax, and floor to cooperate, but there’s always ‘something’ just calling for a click from my Minolta x 700. Never quite know what surprises await on the film. Some times it’s just strange. Other times it’s full of wonder. All depends on your perspective.
Spying from above the shutterbug aims for worlds beyond Milano’s glass doors. Cars, poodles and people pass on by. A steady streaming across the sidewalk’s screen stage. Down periscope. What is the secret to the allure of Berkeley’s streets?
Laying in wait on the upper floor, shutterbug captures the lone human loitering amidst Cafe Milano’s foliage. One click and this rare book reading endangered creature is preserved for curious future generations reared on hand-held computer textual pods. Ah the days of paper and ink books are counting down even as we post this rare antique film image.
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