Genesis

Well, here it is: 02:08 Pacific Time (Standard or Savings I never know: Arizonans ignore such craziness whenever possible) . . . and long over due I suppose, this constitutes my belated entry into the Modern Age of blogging . . .

Wow. It wasn't so bad, except that after an hour or more of poking around I remain unable to figure out how to remove my private email address from the Title section. Any hints for me?

It is far too late after an especially long day to offer up much here, beyond noting that I must give a nod to my good friend Jerry for (unwittingly and as yet unawares) providing the inspiration to delve into this journey. Yet another distraction for which I have no legitimate time.

Still. Here I am. All thanks to Jerry's own blog, which has come along rather nicely, his effort to maintain a connection as he endures (and hopefully increasingly enjoys) his first trip overseas -- a lengthy visit to South Korea.

So, who knows what I'll do here. Perhaps a short story. Or random rants. Or some emphasis on photography. (There's that time factor again: I played around far too long trying to get the saguaro just so, for my logo. I'm sure I am the only one on Planet Earth who really cares about the nuances of abstraction in this little image. The original was a photo I took last December near The Rock, a beloved place of private renown nestled in the alluvial plane on the sunset slopes of Gates Pass. Taking as much time as I did on this trivial little project leaves me little hope of having enough allocated years left to make this blog a private homage to my art. But we shall see.)

The apparently new neighbors are doing their best to simulate the inane and extremely irritating behavior of oh-too-juvenile intoxicated twenty-somethings, banging around doing God-knows-what on the other side of my condo's too-thin-for-such-nonsense walls. Great. After 11 years of nicely quiet wall-mates it appears payback for my own college years' activities has landed next door.

On that note I think it is time I finally get to bed.