The Hollow Men

We Are Augustines

This video from an up and coming Brooklyn band amuses me.

Thought Provoking Documentary

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This Belongs Here…

Check it out. The Hobbit Trailer.

Protected: Christmas 2012 with a capital “C”

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I have deadlines and really should be working.

But I keep wanting to press the button! http://www.devastatingexplosions.com/ A bonus video:

Thanksgiving

Nice to turn some thoughts away from the hospital for a moment to muse on you all and our Thanksgiving tradition. I trust you all have much to be thankful for, and that the holiday is great. We are doing well the last two days, and are now out of the ICU. Today, the last [...]

When a Quiet Moment Arises (The Song of Lunch)

I know Jeff is going through a tough time with Griffin right now, and I know many of us are preoccupied with parenthood and other things, but Sara and I watched this on PBS, and I think it’s well worth the fifty-odd minutes it takes to watch it, if you haven’t. Here’s the link.

Quotes are power…

News from Aspengren/Shotts Household

I have a bit of news that I need to share. Jen and I brought our seven-month-old Griffin in on Friday for a procedure to look into his throat. He has had croup and has suffered a lingering lack of breath the last few weeks. They discovered that he has congenital subglottic stenosis— essentially, he [...]

So, uh, what’s we doin’ tonight, boys?

Just dreaming out loud here for a moment. There has been far too much time between visits and get togethers over the past couple of years. Understandable, of course. I am wondering what holiday plans might look like and if we dare dream up a kid-a-palooza event for somewhere down the road. There are too [...]

I am a Novice at Living

“It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all…”

She was defiantly independent, unbelievably loyal, tender with our kids, and territorial. She was living proof that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks, as she got smarter and smarter the longer she lived, learning to communicate what she wanted more and more efficiently. She hated getting wet. She protected Eliot and Sara from [...]

Perhaps a Last Go Around with Potter

I managed to see the final installment of the Harry Potter films last night, and figured that nothing has lit up the blog in the past quite like debating Potter, the books, the films, the cultural relevance of the series. So, why not employ the Resurrection Stone and bring this conversation back. I’ll let this [...]

If a Tree Falls in the Woods…

I managed to draw J.E.’s attention to the post of a recent image created to mark the anniversary of the Deep Horizon oil spill in the gulf so I thought I’d post the others. I made more than this, but these were the ones I decided to go with. I called the series No Horizon [...]

No Horizon: Loggerheads

Here’s the first in a series dedicated to the BP spill. This image was created with ink, oil, and water (and Photoshop). The initial splotch was created, incidentally, in a sketchbook given to me by Toby.

Happy Father’s Day

Here we all are. Happy Father’s Day to all of you.

Input

This is a new image in the TINAW series, one of three digital works I am constructing. Before I took the trouble to post it to my website, I thought I’d get your input.

Recurring Themes

Last night I came home late. Sara informed me the kids were asleep. When I went to kiss them goodnight, Eliot was missing from his bed. I found him in our bed with the reading lamp on and this in his hands.

Splendid Isolation

This summer, after being awarded a residency, I am going to be spending 19 days on Isle Royale National Park, on lake Superior. It is the location of the longest running study of a predatory mammal and its prey in the U.S. I will be on foot with no technology and likely will not be [...]

Something to Look Forward To…

None of it feels better than seeing Ian McKellan appear in Gandalf’s seat again.

Poetry and Parenthood

As the sun was setting outside our hospital room and the four of us were sharing a moment of contentedness I had a moment to look up some relevant poetry on my Poetry.org app (which I highly recommend if your the app using type). I read them aloud but it was hard to get through [...]

For Ned…

Two passions combined:

If You Think What’s Going On in WI Doesn’t Matter…

watch this.

This Doesn’t Wear Well, but First Time Viewing is Fun…

Video here. Sara showed me this.

Protected: I Could Use Some Moral Support

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