Thank God Obama won.
As U.S. citizens, our work has only just begun. A vast majority of citizens must now contact their Senators and Representatives and tell them that we are fed up. Fed up with partisan politics as usual. Fed up with year after year of things going down the tubes and nothing getting done. We must remind them that they answer to us, we the people. Now more than ever.
It's time for us all to get our shit together and start addressing the mountains of issues facing us. Economy, budget/deficit, foreign policy, energy, environment, education, healthcare, social security, social decay (all of the abuses/abusers, homelessness, affordable housing, etc.), infrastructure, and on and on. I think I'll ask for an appointment - Secretary of the Department for the Prevention of the Rampant Spread of Stupidity and Ignorance.
Obama can't do it alone.
Ghandi said it best - "BE the change you wish to see in the world."
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Obama v. McCain :: Still undecided?
This is a gross generalization and over-simplification, and is not based on fact nor research. This is a weak attempt at some level of humor on this most historic of election days, and is intended to stimulate debate, discussion, reflection. I sincerely hope that this doesn't offend my Republican friends and brethren. And, please don't judge me because I drive a big SUV and have been known to play golf. I drive slow like a grandpa, and I also own a frisbee.
Click here for the LARGE size :: www.flickr.com/photos/tangofuego/3002773634/sizes/l/
I had to throw something in there about tango...(grin)
Click here for the LARGE size :: www.flickr.com/photos/tangofuego/3002773634/sizes/l/
I had to throw something in there about tango...(grin)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Decisions, decisions...
If I go west this morning, it will take me by this tree again. I'm thinking I'll go north - to dance...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Please excuse our technical difficulties...
Well, the idea of posting by cell phone on the road isn't quite working like I had hoped. It's telling me the "sender's address" is wrong. I don't get that one.
So I made it just over the New Mexico state line up in the upper corner of the Texas panhandle - in 11 hours. Texas is a BIG friggin' state. Gained altitude from 550 feet above sea level to 5050 feet. The drive went by fast, thanks to me taking photos (while driving) pretty much the whole way. It makes the time fly by, but it ends up exhausting me because my attention level is pretty high up there. I continuously scan the horizon and from my 9 o'clock to my 3 o'clock for "interesting-ness" to steal a term from flickr.
Many times I'm not quick enough on the draw - I have to roll down one or both windows (auto/power windows), grab the camera, aim and shoot in a matter of seconds. I have the lens set on manual focus and pegged to infinity to make things simpler. The camera doesn't have time to focus automatically. Zip, and the photo op is 200 yards behind. I don't like to shoot behind myself, because then I have to hold the camera out of the window. Plus, I have to watch out for oncoming traffic if it's a two-lane road. I'm typically driving about 70-75mph - I don't slow down - I don't stop. That's part of the challenge/game.
This is going to sound really stupid, but there is something about putting myself at some level of risk to capture a shot. The Barthe's Punctum is better, richer, somehow - for me anyway - if I understand his theory correctly.
Anyway, here's the best shot of the day. The windmill was pretty far away, so I was zoomed to 200mm, both hands on the camera, driving with my left knee, watching traffic out of my peripheral vision. Oh, this is just north of Vega, Texas, near the Canadian River.
So I made it just over the New Mexico state line up in the upper corner of the Texas panhandle - in 11 hours. Texas is a BIG friggin' state. Gained altitude from 550 feet above sea level to 5050 feet. The drive went by fast, thanks to me taking photos (while driving) pretty much the whole way. It makes the time fly by, but it ends up exhausting me because my attention level is pretty high up there. I continuously scan the horizon and from my 9 o'clock to my 3 o'clock for "interesting-ness" to steal a term from flickr.
Many times I'm not quick enough on the draw - I have to roll down one or both windows (auto/power windows), grab the camera, aim and shoot in a matter of seconds. I have the lens set on manual focus and pegged to infinity to make things simpler. The camera doesn't have time to focus automatically. Zip, and the photo op is 200 yards behind. I don't like to shoot behind myself, because then I have to hold the camera out of the window. Plus, I have to watch out for oncoming traffic if it's a two-lane road. I'm typically driving about 70-75mph - I don't slow down - I don't stop. That's part of the challenge/game.
This is going to sound really stupid, but there is something about putting myself at some level of risk to capture a shot. The Barthe's Punctum is better, richer, somehow - for me anyway - if I understand his theory correctly.
Anyway, here's the best shot of the day. The windmill was pretty far away, so I was zoomed to 200mm, both hands on the camera, driving with my left knee, watching traffic out of my peripheral vision. Oh, this is just north of Vega, Texas, near the Canadian River.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Shining Mountains
To the shining mountains, to fetch my cache. Up the Colorado, across the flats to the Canadien, along the Santa Fe trail for a stretch, a jog north and up the Purgatoire, north across the San Luis Valley, along the off side of the saquaquachi-pa, up and over the divide at Independence, down into the hole on the Roaring Fork, in the shadow of Sopris, a might south of the Crystal. Although, if the pass is snowed in, I'll take the long way 'round, and look up some of my favorite dancin' girls in Denver.
To fetch my cache, and bring it home.
Don't worry 'bout me, I'll be watchin' my top-knot.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Long Road Trip
work ... Blogging along the way ...I'm torn between going through
Denver to dance a little tango... or a lonely scenic detour up the
San Luis Valley ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Adios!
I've moved, literally and virtually. You can find me over at Wordpress now. Here's the link :: http://tangofuego.wordpress.com/
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