Puddle not required
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I’m always on the lookout for the “undiscovered worlds” that can be seen through puddles. But take a look at this photo:
Category Archives: Just for Fun
Are you ready?
When Chris and I need to go somewhere together, he’ll usually ask me “Are you ready?”
At 15 or 50
When you’re 15 and fantasize about having a chance to travel to see a bit of the world beyond New Jersey, you never think that by the time you’re 50 you will have had the opportunity to visit 25 different … Continue reading
Postcard from ESC Semi-Final #2: Dracula sings
I know, I know, it’s not always easy to understand my fascination with the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). But consider, where else in the space of two hours would you get to see:
Please vote for Poétiʞa’s poet
As I mentioned in March, I’m working on a project called Poétiʞa, which is a collaboration with my friend Maribel, a poet from Spain. Because our travel schedules have been out-of-sync lately, major progress on Poetiʞa is on hold until … Continue reading
Postcard from ESC 2013: Semi-Final #1
So last night was Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final #1. Today Chris asked his students — who come from various parts of Europe — if any of them had watched it, they all said no. Or, perhaps, just wouldn’t admit … Continue reading
Glaringly unobvious
If I tell people I’m a photographer, the question they usually ask “What do you take photos of?” What an excellent question.
Elvis, Chubby and Fred
Chris did a little more investigative work on that question of why Chubby Checker sang a song based on an Schwabian folk song. Actually, what he said was he did a little more checking. 😉 Anyway,
A German Twist
OK, class, in today’s post we have a pop quiz.
Road to (and from) Eurovision
It is now less than one month to Eurovision 2013, the annual Europe-wide song contest. It’s therefore not a moment too soon to report back with an update on what happened with Germany’s official entry in the contest.