by Ken
In one of his rare, but famous interviews, the 2000 Year Old Man (aka Mel Brooks) wisely warned us that “we mock the thing we are to be”. And in my travels through life, I have found this bit of wisdom to be truer that I sometimes care to admit. I have also tried to take this bit of wisdom to heart as I have aged, even though I do not consider myself that old (barring the AARP invitation I received last year). But today, however, […]
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by Ken
It was an incredible feeling, running and sliding in snow so fresh and thick that you could not feel the concrete sidewalk beneath you. The university was closed for semester break, but as the newly falling snow rapidly accumulated throughout the early evening, it only seemed appropriate to head out later in the dead of night to the center of campus and enjoy the snowfall. First, we engaged in snowball fights with folks passing by. Soon afterwards, we were running […]
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by Ken
Have you ever been snacking on some food and been told that you should put it on a plate because it’ll taste better? Now, as a person who spent the first quarter century of my life frequently eating on the run (and often standing up), I always found this advice strange, if not quaint. OK, I admit it, I actually thought it was quite funny and parental. And while I still have a love of eating street food on the […]
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by Ken
When travelling by car, I’m usually the driver and am therefore limited in my ability to photograph. Recently, a friend offered to drive, and I was able to enjoy, and photograph, some early evening winter fog that was rolling in as the sun began to set. The following images are a bit impressionistic in nature, and only minimally processed, so as to best convey the time and place of our journey as best I remember. –Ken
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by Ken
For the better part of six years, a good portion my life consisted of sitting in large, dark lecture halls where I attempted to simultaneously take notes while also looking at slides being projected onto a large screen. While degrees in history and urban planning were eventually conferred upon me, only my transcripts gave any indication as to how close I was to almost becoming an academic vampire. You see, while I did take many a class required for these […]
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