Recently in Bellingham Washington there has been a spat of tortilla graffiti. Yes, tortilla graffiti. Some person or group has been distributing tortillas in zip-lock bags with various non-repeating messages. They have been found taped to street signs, parking meters, and business windows. Nearly 50 of these tortillas have been documented by the ad-hoc enthusiast …
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Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence | LightBox | TIME.com
“During my time as a freelance photojournalist and as a Master’s candidate at Ohio University, one of the biggest challenges of my career came in November of 2012, while working on a project about the stigma associated with being an ex-convict. Suddenly, an incident of domestic violence unexpectedly became my business.”Photographer as Witness: A Portrait …
Ninth Circuit Proposition 8 Ruling
I am thrilled about the ruling that the 9th circuit handed down today. If you’d like a summary I would run over to thinkprogress.org. I’ve included a couple gems of quotes below and the full ruling hosted on scribd.com “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and …
It’s a Money Making Scheme
My roommate was trying to make a salient point in a facebook debate over climate change to which he received the abrupt rebuttal, “It’s a money making scheme.” It took me a day to process but this morning I realized, “Yes it’s a money making scheme!” As much as the oil industry, or any industry …
Original U.S.C.&.G.S.S. Fairweather Life Ring
Two of my shipmates found an old life ring from our ship at a Ketchikan, AK antique shop. I couldn’t pass it up. After hearing about it I made a trip to the shop and bought it, along with a 1928 nautical chart of our current working grounds in Chatham Strait. Upon further inspection, the …
Why?
Over the last several years I have seen amazing things, had many an adventure and accumulated numerous stories. Before they drift too far from memory I want to preserve and share as much as I can. I hope to share future adventures and slowly add to the library of past adventures. At the same time there …