Archive for March, 2005
today’s real GOP
John C. Danforth is an Episcopal minister, a Republican who represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate for 18 years, and until two months ago served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. His opinion should carry weight with any thoughtful American, and especially if you are (or vote) Republican. I urge you to read [...]
now in heavy rotation
After spending a couple days with it, I have a new addition to my heavy rotation — Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple’s “new” album. Read this sfgate.com column for the fascinating story behind the album. Finished two years ago, the album was shelved by Sony because it doesn’t have a radio single. Fans have been conducting [...]
art in the park
Sculpture Key West is the (now annual) show of contemporary sculpture installed in and (mostly) around the historic Civil War outpost at Fort Taylor. Many of the locals still refer to the show by it’s original name: Art in the Park. I was fortunate to see the show for the second year in a row [...]
casting call
After a fine cigar (thanks Jim!), several glasses of vodka, and a day of scootering with Janet, we’ve finalized the cast of characters for Law and Crime: Drunk and Disorderly. (It’s a parody of all the Law and Order / CSI shows on the major networks.) It will be based in the lower Keys, where [...]
gumbo recipe, updated
We’ve continued our annual tinkering with the gumbo recipe, so I’ve posted an update. I think we picked a good day for it — it’s been windy, chilly, and raining most of the day, making it the perfect day for gumbo and drinking games. We added a fish head (porgy) to the seafood stock, made [...]
a snake and a ray
Not only is my old laptop computer practically choking with anything I attempt to do, but I’m reminded yet again how badly a dialup connection SUCKS. Therefore, photo updates while I’m in the Keys might be somewhat limited. I have uploaded a couple. In a bit of serendipity while shooting a burst shot of the [...]