A conversation with a disappointed man

Talking politics with people who were young and socially engaged in the 1960s is always fascinating, but this particular exchange was also downright depressing.

Artists who believe in copyright are like Tea Partyists.

The similarity lies in where these groups place their priorities.

Baby-raising and the feminine condition

Not much has changed since women were legally considered the property of men, but I have a healthy notion as to how we might change that.

In it together

Thursday Friday’s Together bags bring up interesting questions about status and hierarchy, both in the social sense of those words and in how they relate to the concept of intellectual property.

The pretense of photographic copyright

As important as photographer Jill Greenberg’s contributions to the making of this image are, I still think that the subject, Gwen Stefani, deserves more credit for its impact.  And that’s is part of why photos shouldn’t be copyrighted.

On strange weather and even light

Why I’ve loved this summer.

I ♥ the Squish.

I may have only moved a few blocks away, but my new neighborhood is a little like another planet.

Ce que la photographie a offert à l’art

Aujourd’hui, le jour du 172ème anniversaire de la photographie, je prends un moment pour remercier le médium et l’outil qui est si souvent critiqué dans les beaux-arts.

Feeding giraffes / Donner à manger aux girafes

As part of my birthday road trip in June, David took me to the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.  En juin après avoir visité la Forêt des Pins Bristlecone, David m’a emmenée au Wildlife Safari à Winston, en Oregon.

Drawing a shark / Dessiner un requin

And calming my mind. Et calmer mon esprit.

Unpacking priorities

Last week, I moved.  In doing so, I left behind a tiny apartment without a view (unless you count the neighbors across the street as a view) for a much larger apartment with a view and a balcony from which to enjoy it.

“We don’t want to talk about it.”

It’s hard to be child-free in a child-full world, and sometimes the only way to be left in peace is to be proactive.

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