for Betty Lou Kibbe, nee Kidwell, 20 July, 1929 to 16 October, 2009 As I flew west towards Omaha with my wife on 15 October, my brother and I still had a mother. Only a little over a day later, we wouldn’t; in fact, within 5 hours of landing we’d lose all of her but […]
for Betty Lou Kibbe, nee Kidwell, 20 July, 1929 to 16 October, 2009 As I flew west towards Omaha with my wife on 15 October, my brother and I still had a mother. Only a little over a day later, we wouldn’t; in fact, within 5 hours of landing we’d lose all of her but […]
But damn is she somethin’ — Kaki King — We just watched “August Rush”, whose contrived plot is almost as unbearable as the beauty of the undiluted love and music, which are transportive in places, however saccharine at times. The actors are all really musicians, save for the main character, who actually played his pieces though was overdubbed and had […]
Pardon some of the incomplete, rotated croppings, but I squeaked out a few more via some “processing†… I don’t think the blog has much interest in them, but you might. Adam
Adam suggested adding these to his last comment on Recent Travels, but I figured they’d be overlooked. Click on them because the thumbs represent about half the image. Blogmeister
Mike, Last week I went on a factory junket to BK Lighting in Madera, CA (outside Fresno – they provided the lights for my bridge at illuminale). They put us up in Tenaya Lodge just outside Yosemite, where we hiked on Saturday (flew out Thursday, flew back Sunday, Friday at the factory, Saturday at Yosemite). […]
For over a year now, all the lighting consultants from Boston to Providence – over 35 of us — have been working on a lighting festival for Boston, christened illuminaleBOSTON08. Patterned after Luminale, a much bigger festival accompanying a massive, every-two-years trade show in Frankfurt, ours was originally slated to coincide with the May 2008 […]
by Adam S. Kibbe Normally you couldn’t pay me to enter an area of this level of boundary-oblivious human density, but grandchildren must be free to enjoy these spectacles, and free of the curse of curmudgeonry. Last time Ivan hid under a blanket — this time he enjoyed it almost as much as his mayhemphilic […]
Tricia and I recently popped in on my parents to see how they’re doing, lend a hand about the house and yard, amble through a few galleries, and sample the ample takeout opportunities of the southwest. Just a quick visit, bracketing a weekend a few days either side. But always with time for a few […]
Some of you will remember the “Wee Beastie” post of two years ago, in which a tree-destroying vehicle shows up on our neighbor’s lawn and the next day begins some deforestation leading up to demolition of their split-level ranch, to be replaced with better, as you’ll see. As I got into my car to go […]
Without a trace of self-consciousness he said, “I am from Iraq,†but the declaration seemed brave to me anyway, as blue as the state through which we drove is. Unless someone’s waiting for you in the terminal, I consider it a ridiculous sign of addiction (or posing) to turn on your cellphone or Blackberry and […]
Dear Mr. Miller, Nice day for one — I hope you were out, too, ideally at the beach of which you recently spoke. I posted some pics. Your Humble Servant, A.K.