New pictures, new amends, just another day...

I rarely stick my foot in my mouth like I did last night. During a business meeting one of the younger, more energetic members was disruptive and someone else called him on it. He ignored them, so I opened my big mouth:

"Hey, dipshit!"

That got his attention and he became childish and said, "Well you guys just have your meeting!", and ran from the room (did I see tears?). It's actually pretty funny when I think about it...

So I made my amends to him about ten minutes later and told him that I shouldn't have said it, and I was wrong. He barely shook my hand, couldn't look me in the eye, and mumbled something about letting bygones-be-bygones. Oh well...In this case I'll settle for progress because I was less than perfect.

On better news, I just finished my first paper for this semester. It's a discussion on the role of youth culture in the rise of early fascism in Italy and Germany. It came in at just over 11 pages, and it reads very well. So that's finished.

Above are two new b/w pictures I have manipulated with Digital Image Pro. I am trying to adjust the contrasts to simulate the tonal qualities of platinum gelatin prints. I think I captured some of the richness. There'll be more to come!

Johnnyboy