Thought it might be interesting to share some of my recent work in a Flash
Slideshow (get yours courtesy of Imageshack) These have a little bit more of an
"X" factor. Hope they're enjoyed and not the obverse. Clickable originals
on the left. Also, old stuff found here
Rue Britannia (That's Not A Typo)
After four plus decades of roaming the World and making my home
where I found it; It is indeed passing strange to return to the
Homeland and be a "Stranger in a Strange Land". Such is
England: The Reality, and not England: The Myth -that all good
Colonials embrace as part of being more British than the Brits.
My cousin's lovely wife tells me to "go slow, go slow. [You] have
a lot to offer. But ... Go slow" Is it because after all
those years in The Americas, I am somewhat of a bull in an
upmarket kitchen shop? Probably. I guess
daintiness and rectitude are not part of my makeup. Which has
led me to consider narcissism. Because what else is
self-awareness and introspection? But narcissism: Complete,
and replete, with all the dangers implied by spending too much
time in front of a mirror. Ah vanities ... Now where did I
leave my navel? Must have fallen off when I wasn't
contemplating it.
Marion
Connection: 20 Plus years distant. Last there for the funeral of
Fred Smith's great-uncle. ('84?)
Mexico is now a ... [ LINK ]
I could indefinitely express my feelings about Mexico. It's a fierce
adoption. Love for Mexico, specifically Nogales, Sonora is a complex relationship,
always evolving and always mysterious. And, according to some of my
friends, bizarre and bewildering.
Deserted ...
My idea of being castaway is, maybe, an igloo way up North with
Ranulph
Fiennes for company and, at the very least, a satellite uplink and indoor
plumbing. That said ... If I could only have two of everything (á la
Noah's Ark) I would need:
Blade Runner,
Brazil,
Chopin's Nocturnes,
anything by U2 (preferably Achtung Baby),
"Poemas de Amor: Neruda",
Spanish-English Dictionary to translate Neruda's poetry, pen and paint, paper and canvas, two dogs, and
another human to balance out Ranulph (he may be a self-involved neurotic) ... And an
unlimited supply of Nat Sherman's and
Herradura "Seleccion Suprema".
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