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A Most Challenging Look
Continue ReadingIn their frankness her eyes disconcert me. She projects a feline look — bold, provocative; her lips curl toward a snarl and her teeth show just slightly — maybe in anger. She is a spectator on a sidewalk waiting for a parade to commence. To honor Saint Patrick, our lady has turned out in purple […]
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Why I Came Home Early
Continue ReadingAssume you are a middle-aged man born and raised in North America. You are journeying alone through the Middle East, and for two years solid you have no significant contact with a woman, or any group of women. By that I mean: no smiles and no exchange of words; no eye contact; and no matter […]
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A Scene From Yesteryear
Continue ReadingIn this slice of American history, relaxation — and sturdy confidence — run as themes throughout. Epitome of cool affluence, A royal beagle oozes the calm of an awakened being. The machine? Voluptuous (almost-carnal) red — Code for feminine heat and elegance. An illustrious era has gone by and is lost. U.S. flags at times […]
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On Visiting A Bonfire-Site
Continue ReadingA Ruined Chapel in the California Desert Beyond the typical “I Was Here” announcements and the profanity left by PHUX; also disregarding the unfortunate pictures of women with no features beyond vulgar lips and distorted breasts, is there anything deeper here — anything of significance? There is no public history — nothing in newspapers […]
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Another Anomalous Vision
Continue Reading“If an extraterrestrial came to earth and witnessed this scene, what would it think?” The inquiry above is a warmed-over, often-repeated banality; nevertheless the question applies legitimately to our image. How could even our elite domestic anthropologists ever understand this behavior? It is very strange. Is the headgear in reality a cooling machine created […]
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Two Men On A Truck
Continue ReadingI captured this image while sitting in the passenger seat of taxicab rolling in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a typical street scene. Egyptian men have senses of humor, despite the seriousness you see in this photograph. Their witticisms might be characterized: sharply ironic — and at times — sarcastic. For instance: It is common to […]
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An Impression of Cairo Nights
Continue ReadingYou find only superficial differences in Egypt between the armed forces, the police, big business and national government. Indeed it seems the army owns and operates the whole country. Our subjects are soldiers; yet they patrol Cairo streets like regular (albeit amateur) cops. They do so in a relaxed manner — as you can see […]
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More Inhabitants of the Cairo Streets
Continue ReadingI do not know how much these Egyptian guys earn for recycling bags formerly containing cement. They have taken professional care in folding and transporting their used merchandise; however, considering their worn-out sandals, ragged clothing and the ancient bicycle they use for transportation, we can conclude they receive enough money to feed themselves and not […]
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Who Invented The Mud Pie?
Continue ReadingIt is a simple question with a surprisingly elusive answer. Even Google turns up dry holes. No one knows where — neither the when nor the why — of the art of the mud-pie. One of those timeless things, It extends into the past until its origins blur and disappear from our view. Its future […]
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Chagrin — Vol. 2
Continue ReadingThe little fellow on the right is definitely chagrined — feeling disappointment, humiliation and upset. His friend appears to commiserate.
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