Investment There are dunes in Death Valley. I spent the night in the lodge at Stovepipe Wells, so I could get up before dawn, get out to there, and make some photos. My alarm went off and I did not want to go – it was cold and dark. I still didn’t want to go [...]

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Highway 395 vs Highway 5 I have driven to Southern California via the 5. It’s hundreds of miles of four lane road (two in each direction). The scenery is heartland California – lots of farms and nothing else. It’s a very practical straight shot. The traffic is always tightly packed groups of cars going 80, [...]

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The Car Recently, I made a solo getaway, a short trip built around two things: a fast car and desolation. The Nissan 350Z is a 2-door, convertible rocket. 3500 pounds and 306 horsepower. It does just what you tell it to right when you tell it to. I am having a little love affair with [...]

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I have for as long as I have remembered, experienced the creative urge. I have spent most of my life ignoring, squashing, or running from the same. Yet I have also consistently dabbled in one form or creative expression or another: cartooning, writing, sculpting, painting, metalwork, interior design, urban planning. It’s just that whenever my [...]

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