Monthly Archives: May 2024

MAY 27, MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY

SHARING SPATIAL VIDEOS On Memorial Day a friend attended an Ethiopian children’s birthday party and videoed it on his iPhone 15Pro in spatial video. He texted two videos to me for my response. https://share.icloud.com/photos/01cnFkAo_mPYaz-UiP4MHHCKw https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f8uihUSbjR-TUI2Wu8IYW-JA This is exactly the kind

MAY 27, MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY

SHARING SPATIAL VIDEOS On Memorial Day a friend attended an Ethiopian children’s birthday party and videoed it on his iPhone 15Pro in spatial video. He texted two videos to me for my response. https://share.icloud.com/photos/01cnFkAo_mPYaz-UiP4MHHCKw https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f8uihUSbjR-TUI2Wu8IYW-JA This is exactly the kind

MAY 26, SUNDAY

AFTERNOON WITH THE GOTT FAMILY Sunday I went with Todd and Susie to visit the legendary Gott family who live about 20 minutes away from Todd and Susie’s cabin in the mountains. Polly Gott, whose passion is painting beautiful water

MAY 26, SUNDAY

AFTERNOON WITH THE GOTT FAMILY Sunday I went with Todd and Susie to visit the legendary Gott family who live about 20 minutes away from Todd and Susie’s cabin in the mountains. Polly Gott, whose passion is painting beautiful water

MAY 25, SATURDAY

ASHEVILLE: TOURIST TOWN I went to Asheville and parked in the parking garage on Biltmore Avenue (the avenue going to Biltmore I realize for the first time in fifty years here) and then walked up to Pack Square. There were

MAY 25, SATURDAY

ASHEVILLE: TOURIST TOWN I went to Asheville and parked in the parking garage on Biltmore Avenue (the avenue going to Biltmore I realize for the first time in fifty years here) and then walked up to Pack Square. There were

MAY 24, FRIDAY

MARSHALL, TOWN OF MARVELOUS PEOPLE This evening I drove out to Marshall to join Susie in looking at the opening exhibit of the Madison County Arts Council of new art works in a variety of media by local artists. The

MAY 24, FRIDAY

MARSHALL, TOWN OF MARVELOUS PEOPLE This evening I drove out to Marshall to join Susie in looking at the opening exhibit of the Madison County Arts Council of new art works in a variety of media by local artists. The

MAY 23, THURSDAY

ADVENTURE FILMS I don’t watch adventure movies, in fact I rarely watch a film of any kind, but on my computer screen I see the ads for adventure films in which all kinds of violent things happen with characters in

MAY 23, THURSDAY

ADVENTURE FILMS I don’t watch adventure movies, in fact I rarely watch a film of any kind, but on my computer screen I see the ads for adventure films in which all kinds of violent things happen with characters in

MAY 22, WEDNESDAY

BIG BOX STORES I’ve complained often here, comparing the permanence of European architecture and the careful use of European land to the ugly sprawl of flimsy American buildings that look as if one huff and a puff would blow them

MAY 22, WEDNESDAY

BIG BOX STORES I’ve complained often here, comparing the permanence of European architecture and the careful use of European land to the ugly sprawl of flimsy American buildings that look as if one huff and a puff would blow them

MAY 21, TUESDAY

INTERNET AND THE ON LINE WORLD Today was for me a tech day. Before going to Germany I finally cancelled Spectrum TV because I was paying for it even when I was abroad and they wouldn’t let me suspend my

MAY 21, TUESDAY

INTERNET AND THE ON LINE WORLD Today was for me a tech day. Before going to Germany I finally cancelled Spectrum TV because I was paying for it even when I was abroad and they wouldn’t let me suspend my

MAY 20, MONDAY

FAKE ADDICTIVE NEWS AND HONEST HEALTHY NEWS It occurs to me that because of the Apple News and the Internet I get news from many sources about many more things than I did before. So in my case, instead of

MAY 20, MONDAY

FAKE ADDICTIVE NEWS AND HONEST HEALTHY NEWS It occurs to me that because of the Apple News and the Internet I get news from many sources about many more things than I did before. So in my case, instead of

MAY 19, SUNDAY

AZUL Azul is a an artist‘s haven in rural Madison County north of Asheville, built and guided by Camille, a French woman who married an American who worked in the Hot Springs post office in Madison County. Her husband contracted

MAY 19, SUNDAY

AZUL Azul is a an artist‘s haven in rural Madison County north of Asheville, built and guided by Camille, a French woman who married an American who worked in the Hot Springs post office in Madison County. Her husband contracted

MAY 18, SATURDAY

ASHEVILLE SOUTH SLOPE Saturday evening Susie spent the night at my house. We met at a new food truck on the South Slope of Asheville. I‘ve never thought of it that way but the town of Asheville was built on

MAY 18, SATURDAY

ASHEVILLE SOUTH SLOPE Saturday evening Susie spent the night at my house. We met at a new food truck on the South Slope of Asheville. I‘ve never thought of it that way but the town of Asheville was built on