2025 X 70 X 20

  Photos: © Stan B.

What's with the cryptic numerology? Well, 2025 marks a coupla personal milestones, if ya will (and hopefully- the beginning of the end for the felonious/pedophile/fascist named Donald J. Trump). 

Hard to believe I've done seven decades this lifetime, and looking back, there are things: I'm relatively pleased about, things I look upon with shame and regret, and most of all- a whole lotta time letting life play itself out, most of it just day to day existence, interspersed with those fleeting moments that: teach, resound, challenge or reinforce. It's almost as if we're different people at different times, in different situations with the various people we encounter along the way. Each person gets a different peek, depending on age, mood, amount of sleep, on that particular day of that particular year.

In two weeks, I retire; been running on fumes of late, and am literally counting the days- all the while knowing full well, it will be anticlimactic at best, as are most things in life. I will live frugally, as I always have, and hopefully manage to stretch my modest savings for my remaining years without necessitating a return to the work force. But as we all know, life can be cruel. In the next year and a half, I will rest, regroup, reorganize and plan what and where to do my remaining years- here in San Francisco, the Southwest, East Coast... abroad?

Been blogging a good twenty years now on various platforms, plan to continue and continue photographing- the latter of which I've been doing since a teen. Unfortunately, most of my previous B&W work was destroyed to one extent or the other, and I will be restoring, filing and organizing what I can. But as I've mentioned before, it wasn't until I was sixty and abandoned my beloved analog B&W and picked up digital color that I (quite ironically) began to feel as if starting to actually know what I was doing. At least that's what I tell myself- and also have the results to prove. Hopefully, I can muster some small amount of exposure for it. 

I'm betting on a productive dozen years ahead as my (dare I say it) journey continues... Looking forward to some travel, photos, time with friends, some volunteer work and whatever good times remain- the rest will unfold and be revealed as destined... Thanks for tuning in.

Mermaid Parade- NYC, 6/25