It is easy, with a handful of years behind us, to say that on September 11, 2001, everything changed. It is easy to look back and see ourselves shifted into shadow and grief as though in that one horrible moment, something black crossed in front of the sun. And for some it is true, it was an instant between fine and not fine, between blissfully complacent and angry with fear, between the world being a boundless universe of wonder and the world collapsing into the space between our bodies and our television sets.… continued…
One of my favorite humans finally made his inaugural visit — accompanied by his excellent companion — to Seattle last weekend. We roamed the city, ate really good food, and looked at things. I took a few pictures.… continued…
While there are many adventures in the near future, for the present, in the now, it’s all house guests all the time. The extended euro-family sent a delegate and old art school friends seem to be resurfacing in my living room, of all places. I get the pleasure of dragging them around my city, telling them where to go and how to get there and, if it’s at all possible, tagging along to my favorite places.… continued…
