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Spit on the Frying Pan

Years ago I took an Ichthyology class from a guy named Al Ebeling. Last night I came across a paper about him and got to remembering those days. Richard N. Bray, Gregor M. Cailliet, and Daniel C. Reed “Alfred Wallace Ebeling (1931–2022),”Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2), 335-342, (14 July 2023) It occurred to me that I…

The Day Without Darkness

There was a time I worked the nightshift, 1800-0600. Cannon F1 camera, automatic-nothing, manual-everything.No digital, No AI. Thought, estimation, a little luck, and click.Investing in some good Kodachrome film increased the chances,But the film couldn’t be developed for another three months.Delayed gratification, if any. Sometimes there was no film in the camera.Click it and forget…

Signal to Noise

Caught the low tide at 11th St. today and was reminded of why I got into this stuff in the beginning. That place where yesterday and tomorrow melt away; leaving just sensory experience. A breeze on the cheek, rock under feet, the singing of the waves reaching shore, the smell of the ocean. Science has…

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