East Summer West 2007

cover (pool) by Hardaway, dedication page image (tent) by McGuinness
ongoing, McGuinness images on left - Hardaway images on right

chairs

strong enough for a wo/man

does this need to be watered?

privacy

boundaries & demarcations

passion for nature

secrecy

a child's idea of the future

backs of people's heads

orange

taboo

ironic signs

helpless

midlife crisis

staggering brutality

resonance

contented

a bike got me here...real place & mental place

old barns, shacks, houses with a story to tell

father with a daughter or son

hot danger

terrestrial permanence

what the past thought of the future that is now past

things that look like cleavage but aren't

mother with daughter or son

candid kissing

old age

relationship between nature and the human-made landscape

architectural features of a building, of one under construction

people sleeping on the subway

"This world is but canvas to our imaginations." (Thoreau)

Anticipation...waiting

untapped outdoor sports activities or locations

trees

miniature landscapes

resilience

road going nowhere

explosion of light

author portraits


introduction

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Surge!

"There were between 130,000 and 135,000 U.S. troops in Iraq when the surge began. The AP says there are 169,000 there now. In an interview, Petraeus wouldn't say exactly how many troops would be coming home by next summer under his plan, but the AP says he "suggested" that it would be fewer than 30,000 and that the actual number is probably around 25,000. The net result: Come July, there may be something like 144,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, or around 10,000 to 15,000 more than there were when the "surge" began."

- Salon > War Room > [clicky]

Does Gavin Work @ V.V. Now?

Start Here: [clicky]

Sudden Urge to Un-Surge

What's wrong with our president? How can anyone not laugh their asses off about his troop reduction plan?

Somehow we're "winning" this bullshit. Suddenly all plans are working so well we can start packing up. When, in fact, we'll have MORE troops next summer in Iraq than before the surge.

I mean, jeez, where do I even start? It's just...retarded. I mean, seriously. What kind of goofy nonsense are we embroiled in? If people weren't dying over this shit -- our guys and innocent Iraqis -- it'd be pretty goddamn funny.

Oh Petraeus, how you betray-us.

Like, whatever anymore.

Analogy (makes sense to few)

50 Cent : Blue Devils
Kanye : SCV

Photography

It's not that I have to adjust to a new camera (quite familiar with its operations) nor is it a matter of "getting one's eye back" that's the bike-riding part of photography.

No, the challenge is in reminding yourself to have the balls to shoot the shot you want. You have to stop backing away from the putt at some point (a golf analogy?).

Shoot your shots.

Bringing the A-Game

It's true. It's way too easy to lazily stumble through sub-A material day-in and day-out. Maybe to get laughs from the cool and not-cool kids. We set up spike after spike to keep 'em in play. It's like yo-yo'ing. Sucker punches and sucker pitches.

It's perfectly fine to be too smart. It's OK to be the fastest to the draw.

But, it's time. I declare it with all the vigor of, say, a Sam Eig at war with silverbacks.

It is time to bring heat. I declare the commencement of the all A-game all the time era. It's not a dame game either. It's not a season to play. It's a lifestyle. It's future-gifting legacy at work. It's solidifying legend.

What other choices are there, anyhow?

Photography

I'm so out of practice and out of sorts with photography...I have no eye right now.

Hopefully I can right that soon.

Gotta shoot again.

Our Next President

OK, here me out. Like, what, he's nuttier than the rest of the field? I beg to differ.

I believe that Mr. Mercer (Jr.) can make real differences. Check it out:

[clicky]

The Wonders of Western Medicine

Wide Stance

Middlespace is the space within the wide stance.

Ask Ty...September 5

So, I'm thinking of moving the entire "Ask Ty" operation over the podcast. What do you think about that? Huh? I have two "Qs" (as Corey calls 'em) lined up:

Q1:

Dear Ty,

Jerry Lewis called me an "Illiterate Faggot". Should I be upset or just take it as good-natured ribbing.

Yours,

C.S. in S.F.

P.S. I'm not illiterate.

Q2:

I'm wondering if you can help me. I recently played The Kingdom of Leisure's CD This is the New America for the first time in several years. I loved it as much or more than I did when I first got it in college. I would like to purchase the second album in this trilogy. I understand that you are (were?) in this band. The website does not seem to have been updated in a while and all of the e-mail addresses at tkol.net bounced back undeliverable. Let me know if you have any of the One Fine Ride CDs left. Thanks.

I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good but I can handle criticism. I'll show you what I know and you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums.

A:

You're gonna have to listen to the podcast, suckas. This is 2007. Damn!

Hint

When, at 3:00 a.m. the rhythmically braying patient in the emergency room (wife's finicky pancreas) starts to sound like a newborn calf or a porch swing, you know you're tired.