GPWSchool commute together or aloneLeaving aside the collective cost to climate, habitats, and household budgets of this private car parade during the 180+ days in the school…4 min read·3 days ago----
GPWMusic that tastes goodMusic listening (and dancing with it) and music making activate many parts of the brain at the same time, according to science experiments…5 min read·May 2, 2024----
GPWDecisions, decisions, decisions and coffeeSipping a big mug of coffee on a fine April morning, this logically organized coffee station at the diner got me wondering about all the…3 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
GPWPleasures of trash picking, weeding, mowingNeg-entropy, as the spelling suggests, is the opposite of (or negative) entropy. The natural course of a lifecycle of something living or…3 min read·Apr 19, 2024--1--1
GPWThe First Time that Salt Met PepperConsidering that black pepper is native to just a couple of the Spice Islands of today’s Indonesia archipelago, while salt from the sea or…3 min read·Mar 27, 2024----
GPWRecording the world by lens, but why?Picture-taking biographical sketch. Over the years my picture taking has gone from my parent’s Kodak Instamatic (126 then 110 format) to…5 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
GPWPictures with camera or with appA familiar adage says “the best camera is the one you have in your hand.” Usually this is an answer to the question about “what is the best…9 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
GPWPicture in the style of [artist or movement] — BARD’s A.I.When the invitation came to try the image synthesis feature at the BARD A.I. from Google, the first iconic image that came to mind was a…4 min read·Feb 5, 2024----
GPWCold stones prompt warm wordsLate afternoon in the final days of January, this view to the north at Fair Plains Cemetery in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan shows the…4 min read·Jan 28, 2024----
GPWDrone Views for Visual AnthropologyDepending on the emphasis of the visual anthropology project, still photos or video or both may play a part in recording, scrutinizing, or…8 min read·Jan 5, 2024----