visual hangover

Mongkok, (Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR) is a lot like a hang over if seen during the early-morning hours. The trash and debris of the night before litter the streets. It’s ugly and disappointing, much like the one-night-stands the causes of the trash and debris discover as they wake after a big night out. Dedicated cleaners…

rushing dawn

I went for a little walk this morning instead of shooting sunrise photos off my balcony. Stay tuned for a more complete photo essay later this week. (click to see larger image) for the data lovers: [lameda_exif id=930 info=”camera,focal_length,iso,aperture,shutter_speed”] spacer

a slight break in the rain

There was a short break in the never-ending rain this week (above). Like all good things, it didn’t last. Last Friday the storm set a record, dumping more rain in one day than any in the last 50 years. The road outside my school flooded, denying access to the buses that ferry the students home…

shake, rattle and roll

I was inspired by OmbudsBen’s great post, Woof Woof and pulled some shots I took a couple of weeks back at a local park. I love dogs. It was a joy to see, a) a dog that weighed more than one pound, and b) one playing in happily in Fairy Lake. I miss my big,…

irony

I am drinking water and effervescent Aspirin out of the same glass I drank the Scotch from last night that inflicted this illness.

no golden showers for moi

An internet amigo wrote some months ago about wanting a golden shower. No, it’s not what you’re thinking. His golden shower was in fact a shower stall made of gold, not the practice some may be familiar with. I’m a simple man, materialistically and intellect-wise. While a shower made of gold would be pretty I…