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TAKE ME TO UNION STATION AND PUT ME ON A TRAIN

April 23, 2018 by

  What is it about train stations, including Portland Union Station, that feel so mournful? The Rolling Stones caught the sorrow with No Expectations. Take me to the station And put me on a train I’ve got no expectations To pass through here again Once I was a rich man Now I am so poor […]

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FACEBOOK SCROLL DOWN LIFE, CONNECT THE DOTS, PT 1

May 24, 2017 by

  Connect the dots on a facebook scroll down? Don’t think twice, it’s alright. Start with video of an African sunset. Always a comfort, always a big treat from National Geographic. But an African sunset with zebra and impala? Hell, no. #1. Where are the lions? Aren’t these beasties on their menu? #2. If they’re […]

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BAD TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY SECRETS REVEALED

April 17, 2017 by

Find the right cluster of furniture piled behind a steel fence. If it carries an association with a famous author, all the better. Frame it in and push the button. All done, right? Photography secrets are in plain sight in this example. The fence distorts the view. The frame’s too small to read anything. It […]

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