The wind may still be cold but it’s great to see new, red buds popping up everywhere.

Blue sky with tree in foreground with red leaf buds emerging from its bare branches

I think I had somebody else’s dreams last night. Places I didn’t recognize, events with no personal meaning, nobody I knew. It’s made for a strange morning.


I think I’ll grab some more coffee. (It was bright and sunny just a few minutes ago.)


My wife surprised me with an amazing concert of one of my favorite bands, Djangophonique (Link), at the Detroit Institute of Art.

four jazz musicians and a singer from the band Djangophonique performing on stage

In a confusing turn in an unseasonably warm winter, snow has returned.

Snow dusted rooftop with rusty heating pipe sticking up on right

You can keep your flying cars, I have soft close drawers and cabinets.


The sun’s morning reminder that no matter the cloud cover, or how bad last nights storm was, it’s still here.

Warm Sunrise behind cold storm clouds with leafless trees silhouetted in front

Blue clouds with orange linings as the sun sets in the low distance of leafless trees

How can people not know what beauty this is?
I’ve taken it for granted my whole life
Since the day I was born

  • Neko Case

I’m up here swirling, ass-over-tea-kettle, through a season where words fail to express what I feel or think.


A quick lunchtime hike through beautiful new snow makes the cold worth it.

Snow covered fur and pine trees

I finally have a wide angle lens.🙌🏻 Looking forward to being able to have more choices when capturing views.

Camera lens Fujinon 15-45mm

Can’t help but share sunrises when they are this good looking.

Sunrise of pink, orange, and yellow clouds with leafless trees in foreground

The firebird must have been released from its cage this morning as cotton candy colors intensely saturated the clouds. Its passing was short but I was glad to witnesss and enjoy it.

bright pink clouds over an early morning blue sky with rooftop chimneys in front

Jedi Large Language Models

While listening to a podcast discussing Star Wars: Attack of The Clones, arguably the worst of all the films, one host points out a hidden gem amongst the mess. One of the main characters, Obi-wan, visits the Jedi archives (a sci-fi private library) …


I think I’ll join the cat under there where it’s warm and dark.

Cat head peeking out from under furniture with a multi-colored carpet underneath
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