Sunday, December 2, 2007

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Autumn is here.


I just had to take this shot when I saw it today...

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

9/11 Perspective

The Heart of the Matter

I was at work that morning, as usual; in one of the engineering office buildings at Boeing’s commercial airplane factory in Everett, Washington; designing 767 parts. My lead engineer, who had been listening to the radio on his headphones, popped up in his cubicle, pushed one earpiece aside, and declared, ”A 767 just crashed into the World Trade Center!”

His declaration was met with a chorus of “What?” from the handful of us that were in the office that early. When the second plane hit, his headphones were unplugged, and the radio turned up. Two of them. One for each tower. That’s not an accident.

Disbelief is replaced with anger. As the buildings fall, one after the other, anger becomes rage, mixed with ample helpings of horror and grief, for the victims.

Rage. The Real Thing. They used my airplanes. The fruit of my labors for the better part of two decades. They turned them into weapons and used them against my people.

I can’t begin to explain how personal that is; or why.

The tears flow easily, even now; six years later. Rage, mixed with grief.

There’s more to the story, of course, but that’s the heart of it.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

I'll Fly Away

On Sunday, September 2, 2007, with but a week's notice, Pastor Fred and I performed a duet during the Morning Service at our Church.

Fred plays guitar & sings Baritone, while I sing Bass.
Jeremy ran the sound board & pushed the "go" buttons on my digital recorder, then I edited & remastered it later on the computer.

Hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had doing it!

Friday, August 31, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 31, 2007


Velvet Thunder...

(My 16" Djembe)

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 29, 2007


The Sharpest Tools...

...NOT in the Drawer!


Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 28, 2007


Sunday Morning Architecture, External


Monday, August 27, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 27, 2007



A Foto of a Phake Phalcon, taken with my Fone...


Sunday, August 26, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 26, 2007


Washington State Highway 525


Saturday, August 25, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 25, 2007



Evening Rainbow Over Port Susan


Friday, August 24, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 24, 2007


"Family"

My Great Grand Aunt & My Great Great Grandfather, c.1871, and me, 1991, composited together today.



Thursday, August 23, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 23, 2007



The little Coffee Shop/Deli where we have Thursday Night Bible Study, "Under the Red Umbrella".


Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 22, 1959



They were married just a little over a month less than 45 years.
Happy Anniversary, Mom!


Monday, August 20, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 20, 2007


Sometimes, I prefer to work with Acrylics!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Friday, August 17, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 17, 2007


We dream BIG, here in Everett...


Thursday, August 16, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 16, 2007


Port Gardner Bay, from Mukilteo, WA


Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 12, 2007


Tired...

Photo-A-Day: August 11, 2007


A Jim in A Jar!

Sooner or later, my "PhotoArt" was bound to find its way into this...

Friday, August 10, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 10, 2007


"The Miking" (A Self-Portrait)

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Photo-A-Day: August 9, 2007


Irony is a Dragon
Whose Greatest Fear
Is Flame!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Monday, August 6, 2007

August 6, 2007


"Oh look: you can see the Internet from here!"


No kidding; one of the biggest ISPs around has their main hub for the entire region less than half a mile from where I'm sitting right now!

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Photo-A-Day, August 2007

In accordance with Luz' Grand Plan, I'm going to try to take and post a photo each day this month. Here are the first four, which I've also posted on the "photo" areas of my Xanga and Facebook sites.

August 1, 2007:

My D50!

August 2, 2007:



The Blues are cool, Man!

August 3, 2007:

Angels Over Seattle

August 4, 2007:


"Starflowers"