WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq."I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf," Bush said in an interview with Yahoo and Politico.com."I feel I owe it to the families to be as -- to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal," he said.Bush said his last round of golf was in August 2003 when he was informed that a truck bomb had wrecked the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people, including U.N. envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello."They pulled me off the golf course and I said, it's just not worth it anymore to do," Bush said.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
no comment
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
walk with camera
Yesterday, when I dressed with what clean clothes were left in my suitcase, I ended up wearing an olive-colored shirt, red socks, black pants and a blue scarf. The olive shirt and blue scarf were unconventional, but compatible nonetheless. The red socks however…
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The spider was captured and released this morning. The lilacs have begun to bloom.
Took a walk this morning with the camera and barely got to the 2nd block. Many, many images made. Then, hours at the computer downloading these images and transferring travel images from the iBook. Made a first pass of editing.
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The spider was captured and released this morning. The lilacs have begun to bloom.
Took a walk this morning with the camera and barely got to the 2nd block. Many, many images made. Then, hours at the computer downloading these images and transferring travel images from the iBook. Made a first pass of editing.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Home again!
Suitcase unpacked and laundry in progress.
On my return home I discover this rather large spider is living in my sink. After taking his photograph, he retreated and is now crouching in the drain where I can't reach him. So catch & release plans are deferred until he surfaces.
Today was the long drive north. On my return, a quick check of the plants I planted the day before my departure. In the light of dusk all looks well. I'll know better by tomorrow's light.
From Gitta's Garden:
Saturday:
Drove to Millbrae in the morning to pick Lance up from the BART station and then met up with Doug and Steven at my Belmont studio for 2.5 hours of guitar circling. Then goodbyes and loading up the car as this is my last visit to the studio before my departure.
Met Gitta back at her place and carpooled to Saelon’s for our Salonista meeting.
Brian & David
Gitta & Saelon
Robin shares her amazing underwater photographs
Celebrating Ted's birthday
Visited the Palo Alto gallery Friday afternoon. Good response to the work prints I brought, though the ‘dark garden’ images required some explanation. It was interesting to find myself in the position of advocating my work.
Gitta changed her mind about our plans for the evening – which was absolutely fine with me. Dinner (excellent salsa omelet and green salad,) followed by a movie (August Rush) in the comfort of her home. Much better than hassling with traffic into the city. And I managed to resist the ice cream temptation Bliss offered after dinner.
This morning, Gitta knocked on my door and presented me with a fresh fruit crepe for breakfast. Wow & excellent!
On my return home I discover this rather large spider is living in my sink. After taking his photograph, he retreated and is now crouching in the drain where I can't reach him. So catch & release plans are deferred until he surfaces.
Today was the long drive north. On my return, a quick check of the plants I planted the day before my departure. In the light of dusk all looks well. I'll know better by tomorrow's light.From Gitta's Garden:
Saturday:
Drove to Millbrae in the morning to pick Lance up from the BART station and then met up with Doug and Steven at my Belmont studio for 2.5 hours of guitar circling. Then goodbyes and loading up the car as this is my last visit to the studio before my departure.
Met Gitta back at her place and carpooled to Saelon’s for our Salonista meeting.
Brian & David
Gitta & Saelon
Robin shares her amazing underwater photographs
Celebrating Ted's birthday
Visited the Palo Alto gallery Friday afternoon. Good response to the work prints I brought, though the ‘dark garden’ images required some explanation. It was interesting to find myself in the position of advocating my work.
Gitta changed her mind about our plans for the evening – which was absolutely fine with me. Dinner (excellent salsa omelet and green salad,) followed by a movie (August Rush) in the comfort of her home. Much better than hassling with traffic into the city. And I managed to resist the ice cream temptation Bliss offered after dinner.
This morning, Gitta knocked on my door and presented me with a fresh fruit crepe for breakfast. Wow & excellent!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Circling
Half an hour with the magic sunlight and alstromeria in my Belmont studio...
And then circling up with Doug and Lance. We'd gotten middle eastern take-out for our ritual dinner and before you knew it, they had guitars in hand and were playing 'Growing Circle'. The time they have been spending in the BART station (with drunks and panhandlers hovering) every other Tuesday has evidently payed off. They play really, really well together. Exceptionally well. They even acknowledged the connection that is possible. It seems they don't even busk - they just use the BART station as a meeting place and play through their shared repertoire several times through. I am impressed. I wish I could show up some Tuesday when they do this and make a few photos.
And then circling up with Doug and Lance. We'd gotten middle eastern take-out for our ritual dinner and before you knew it, they had guitars in hand and were playing 'Growing Circle'. The time they have been spending in the BART station (with drunks and panhandlers hovering) every other Tuesday has evidently payed off. They play really, really well together. Exceptionally well. They even acknowledged the connection that is possible. It seems they don't even busk - they just use the BART station as a meeting place and play through their shared repertoire several times through. I am impressed. I wish I could show up some Tuesday when they do this and make a few photos.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
the last few days....
On Tuesday I visited SFMoma and saw an artwork that suggested ideas for a TTA set design.
Before my evening meetings, I settled in at the Atlas Café. The weather was warm enough to warrant an iced tea.
My hosts are doing major hardscaping in their backyard, replacing a deck with Escher-style gecko pavers. I helped out this morning hauling concrete and bricks until Roswitha gave me the far more delicate task of sifting compost for her greenhouse.
Yesterday, I drove the 100 mile trip to Santa Rosa to visit with Sis and the kids.
Thursday:
An email from a Well colleague offers me the opportunity to test vegetarian recipes for a new cookbook. I toss in the idea of also making the photographs for the book.
Another email reports excellent news that Seattle Circle has received funding approval from 4Culture. That application we slaved over last year has born fruit! And responsibility. We'll be 'contracting for services'. This will be interesting.
A call from the Palo Alto gallery reports a sale of six prints. Small prints, but a sale nonetheless. Good news. The sale is to an art rep whose face appeared to me on the drive down – at which time I made a mental note to send her a small portfolio of my new images for consideration. I guess she got the message early. Details still need to be worked out - she placed the order for 22”x28” prints – and only one of the images she ordered has that aspect ratio.
Said ‘farewell’ to Scott and Roswitha this morning. Tonight, tomorrow and Saturday night, I’ll be staying with Gitta and Bliss.
The Canon is back – and was delivered to Gitta’s. So my instrument is back in my hands. And speaking of instruments, I’ll be meeting with Douglas and Lance tonight – with guitars!
Before my evening meetings, I settled in at the Atlas Café. The weather was warm enough to warrant an iced tea.
My hosts are doing major hardscaping in their backyard, replacing a deck with Escher-style gecko pavers. I helped out this morning hauling concrete and bricks until Roswitha gave me the far more delicate task of sifting compost for her greenhouse.
Yesterday, I drove the 100 mile trip to Santa Rosa to visit with Sis and the kids.
Thursday:
An email from a Well colleague offers me the opportunity to test vegetarian recipes for a new cookbook. I toss in the idea of also making the photographs for the book.
Another email reports excellent news that Seattle Circle has received funding approval from 4Culture. That application we slaved over last year has born fruit! And responsibility. We'll be 'contracting for services'. This will be interesting.
A call from the Palo Alto gallery reports a sale of six prints. Small prints, but a sale nonetheless. Good news. The sale is to an art rep whose face appeared to me on the drive down – at which time I made a mental note to send her a small portfolio of my new images for consideration. I guess she got the message early. Details still need to be worked out - she placed the order for 22”x28” prints – and only one of the images she ordered has that aspect ratio.
Said ‘farewell’ to Scott and Roswitha this morning. Tonight, tomorrow and Saturday night, I’ll be staying with Gitta and Bliss.
The Canon is back – and was delivered to Gitta’s. So my instrument is back in my hands. And speaking of instruments, I’ll be meeting with Douglas and Lance tonight – with guitars!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Film!
Began the day with AAD sitting practice.
My Palo Alto hosts are frequent travelers and each year finds them on a few different continents. In their guest bathroom they keep a cabinet stocked full of complimentary toiletries from various hotels around the world. This morning I tried a particular combination of shampoo and conditioner and my hair has been an incredible sensuous experience all day.
The price of gas in Palo Alto today:
Worked in the darkroom today developing five rolls of negatives. It has been a long time since I've done film development, so I had to mix fresh chemistry and remind myself how to load the reels. (I thought I could get two rolls on a reel, but it seems that is only true for 120 film, not 35mm.)
9:19pm
Here's hoping the TTA team had a great show tonight!
My Palo Alto hosts are frequent travelers and each year finds them on a few different continents. In their guest bathroom they keep a cabinet stocked full of complimentary toiletries from various hotels around the world. This morning I tried a particular combination of shampoo and conditioner and my hair has been an incredible sensuous experience all day.
The price of gas in Palo Alto today:
Worked in the darkroom today developing five rolls of negatives. It has been a long time since I've done film development, so I had to mix fresh chemistry and remind myself how to load the reels. (I thought I could get two rolls on a reel, but it seems that is only true for 120 film, not 35mm.)
9:19pm
Here's hoping the TTA team had a great show tonight!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Open Studios
Sitting in the quiet of my Belmont studio after two days of a steady stream of visitors. Some of the exchanges were beneficial in that I learned something by listening to myself in conversation. The rest was just an expense of energy. It was a benefit to have my studio partner Leigh and her husband as an ally in this effort. I certainly kept to my aims as Tuning the Air publicist. I doubt there was a person I spoke to that didn’t get a mention of the project, and many got a detailed and passionately illustrated description of the project. At least three people were intrigued enough to mention that it might warrant a trip to Seattle. I gave away many postcards.
My studio quiet is broken by Wolfe’s arrival. He wants to play a new song he’s written. It is a protest song in a gravelly Tom Waits style. He also plays one of his older instrumental pieces, a favorite of mine.
Wolfe’s studio is a study in obsessive compulsive disorder. The fire marshall has visited and ordered that a minimum three foot clearance from the ceiling be maintained. That may give you a sense of the volume of material Wolfe has managed to bring into his studio. Photographs simply do not do it justice. I made these photographs on Friday.
Here's another of my art studio neighbors, Jon Wessel, studying what I think was the Bach choral piece he'll be performing. Jon, if you read this, please note that you need to update your website with your new work!
During this visit, I'm staying with Scott & Roswitha Last night, they invited me to join them for dinner at the home of friends of theirs. Scott & Roswitha cooked much of the meal as is their tradition with this family. Scott has been experimenting with a method of cooking meat called sous-vide. I was the house photographer called upon to document the final steps of preparation. Though I did not partake of the main course, I enjoyed fine corn-on-the-cob (cooked in milk!), spelt, salad and brocollini - and got to enjoy the fine company too.
My studio quiet is broken by Wolfe’s arrival. He wants to play a new song he’s written. It is a protest song in a gravelly Tom Waits style. He also plays one of his older instrumental pieces, a favorite of mine.
Wolfe’s studio is a study in obsessive compulsive disorder. The fire marshall has visited and ordered that a minimum three foot clearance from the ceiling be maintained. That may give you a sense of the volume of material Wolfe has managed to bring into his studio. Photographs simply do not do it justice. I made these photographs on Friday.
Here's another of my art studio neighbors, Jon Wessel, studying what I think was the Bach choral piece he'll be performing. Jon, if you read this, please note that you need to update your website with your new work!
During this visit, I'm staying with Scott & Roswitha Last night, they invited me to join them for dinner at the home of friends of theirs. Scott & Roswitha cooked much of the meal as is their tradition with this family. Scott has been experimenting with a method of cooking meat called sous-vide. I was the house photographer called upon to document the final steps of preparation. Though I did not partake of the main course, I enjoyed fine corn-on-the-cob (cooked in milk!), spelt, salad and brocollini - and got to enjoy the fine company too.
