4/26/2020 – Fortieth Entry

Fortieth Entry     Sunday, April 26th, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for 30 years.The price of gas across the US last week averaged $1.93. Adjusted for inflation, that is about 35¢ per gallon cheaper than the $1.15 pump price when the...

4/29/2020 – Forty-third Entry

Forty-third Entry     Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 Last night I walked home. Walking is almost always refreshing, and it was delightful to have the sidewalks all to myself.  

I wanted to experience nighttime activity on a west-side avenue with traffic...

5/6/2020 – Fifty-First Entry

Fifty-first Entry    (Click for detail)   Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 The soundscape continues to expand. The beeping of a truck in reverse, the irregular thud of a hand cart with one funky wheel, human banter from the sidewalks, and the harsh whine and...

5/3/2020 – Forty-eighth Entry

Forty-eighth Entry     Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 Today I had an espresso, my first since the lockdown started. Served in a tiny paper cup less than 2″ tall, it probably contained the same amount of paper used in the meter-long receipt from yesterday’s hand...

5/2/2020 – Forty-seventh Entry

Forty-seventh Entry     Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 The Kentucky Derby was not run today. On this sunny Saturday afternoon, Spring Street was much busier than two or three weeks ago, but still much quieter than “normal.” This afternoon, I went out to photograph...