Tell them I’m a mermaid
I stumbled upon Filmstripman’s great collection of vintage 1970′s and 1980′s 16mm educational films tonight. Wow, what a resource! This particular film, Tell them I’m a Mermaid, is particularly interesting. In it, seven women – all physically disabled in one way or another – share their stories via song and spoken word. Originally begun as [...]
Jeff Bridges, bridging the gap between actor and photographer
I didn’t know Jeff Bridges is a shutterbug. What’s more, he’s good! I learned about this from Phil Coomes’ BBC The Viewfinder blog. Bridges shoots with a Widelux camera, interesting in itself; the camera does extreme wide-angle, panoramic shots. I wonder if that’s the kind of camera the photographer used who did the group picture [...]
Courthouse Christmas lighting in Newark, Ohio
We went to the annual courthouse lighting ceremony last night. This year we had quite a crowd of our own, including Howie’s mom, brother and sister-in-law, niece, four great-nieces and one great-nephew. Add to that our best friends and their three kids. Our friend Mark came by, too. We’ve been going ten or eleven years [...]
Drivers ed and my first car
Reading about Andrew’s recent acquisition of a learner’s permit reminded me of my own driver training. It’s been twenty years (OMG!), but some parts of it stand out clearly in my mind. I turned 16 in the summer of 1983, but didn’t take driver’s ed until after I’d graduated from high school. I’m not sure [...]
