Boomer Randomness

Went to a Lady Antebellum concert, hosted a party for nine friends, had dinner and did a Fireball shot with the GF’s sons, had dinner with another couple at a local Italian restaurant, bought new running shoes, drank wine and engaged in a conversation about my hometown with the owner of my local hangout who just returned from a trip there, had fun with friends at my other hangout, bought a fedora, had pizza and beer with my GF’s brother and other relatives, listened to jazz and oldies while talking and laughing and planning a trip, went to a ‘house concert’ to see our favorite local singer/songwriter perform his original music in a setting well-suited to listening, saw Mamma Mia at National Theatre in DC, wore a green hat to another local joint and toasted St. Patrick with a couple of Jamesons on the rocks, learned how to play Greensleeves and a few new chords on my guitar, weighed in at my trainer’s and learned I was down 6 pounds since starting there, washed the winter grime off...

Do you ever stumble on an example of something you love, something you consider a passion, and realize you haven’t engaged in that activity in a long time? I took my first photograph before I was ten years old and I have owned cameras ever since.   At various times I have been paid for photos, which means that on some level I am a professional photographer.   I love shooting pictures and consider it a passion.   I have often considered attempting to make a living at photography but I know that I would not be as successful at that as I am at what I actually do for a living. While checking this blog for a moment this morning, I decided to check my photo blog too.   I stumbled on a hundred or more photos I posted and realized two things: I am a pretty good photographer and I have not posted a picture in two years.   As I contemplated that, I realized that I haven’t had my previous Nikon in my hands in months, other than to move it from one room...