I’m so sick of hearing about your damn no-gluten diet

Generally, I’m a really easy going guy, with an amazing patience for cultural, spiritual, and personal relativity. I grew up in a multicultural family and internalized the belief that different peoples, and even different people in the same family, can live happily with different beliefs. Despite this, I’m just about fucking fed up with this whole “gluten-free” bullshit. I mean, don’t...

Dear Mother-in-law, I Have a Job!

Dear Mother-in-law, I have a job! I know that you’ve been worried about my state of employment for the past few years. Well, let me correct that, I know that you’ve been worried about my state of employment for the entire time I’ve been with your daughter. The constant stream of suggestions about my lack of ability to find gainful employment has ever been a source of encouragement for me to strive...

Notre Dame

This entry is part 18 of 19 in the series April in Paris We tried like hell to get a good picture of this beauty, and failed just about every time. I think the main problem is that our small stock lens just didn’t have enough of what it takes. The whole trip in Paris, I wanted a big telephoto lens. I learned a lot about perspective in camera lenses on this trip, including why so many people use a telephoto...

Allée 29

This entry is part 19 of 19 in the series April in Paris Another attempt to bring some small detail into focus while still showing the surroundings to which it relates. This was in le Jardin des Plantes and all of their rows were numbered with nice signs. This is another failed attempt because you can’t really get a sense of what Allée 29 is. Strangely, I still like the...

Flowers

This entry is part 16 of 19 in the series April in ParisThis is a picture Jessica took in le Jardin des Plantes, actually. It almost looks like a painting!