Scary People

by | Jan 23, 2017 | Music, Psychology

Even though it’s been quite a while since I’ve written any new songs, I still keep a folder on my computer for inspiration, little bits of text, ideas, news stories, memories, things I hear people say etc…. Several years ago I had put this news story...

Jane Eyre

by | Jan 23, 2017 | Film, History

I watched the 1944 version of Jane Eyre a few years ago and wrote about it on a blog I was keeping at the time, I’m reposting some of that blog here. I think it was the first time that I’d seen Jane Eyre since I was a child. It really brought back memories...

Protest Signs

by | Jan 20, 2017 | Design, Health, Politics

I just made these 4 free protest signs to take to local version of the Women’s March. I know it’s a bit late since the march is tomorrow morning, but I thought I would share the printable pdf of the 4 signs, if you don’t use them for the Jan. 21st...

cool music and dance

by | Feb 25, 2016 | Art, Music

This is the only bio (scroll down for bio in English) I could find on the dancer, Forsythe. His YouTube Channel shows the evolution of his developing dance and video style. Share...

Funny Graffiti

by | Feb 23, 2016 | Art

I’m currently living in Ojai, CA again, Mira Monte to be exact. I lived in Ojai near downtown last month though. I stumbled upon this graffiti near the bike path this morning while walking my dog. For those of you who may be having a hard time reading the...

Marilyn Alff Montague 1923-2015

by | Feb 22, 2016 | Family

My mother was born Marilyn Marie Alff in Texas in 1923 to Rudolph E.G. Alff (a sergeant in the Army during World War I) when he was a professor at the Medical College of Baylor University, Dallas, Texas and to Meta Lisette Radtke Alff, a former music teacher. By 1926...

I love you, Mom. See you later.

by | Dec 9, 2015 | Family

I’m not feeling very eloquent at the moment and I certainly have had no idea what the right things were to say to my mother as she suffered with Alzheimer’s Disease for the last approximately 15 years. I started feeling a little nauseous after picking up...

Beach Still Lifes

by | Jan 5, 2014 | Art, Beach, Design, Photography

I’ve been going to the beach in Goleta, CA where there’s more than an average amount of seaweed, with more varieties than I’ve noticed on other beaches that I’ve frequented. It makes for startlingly beautiful still lifes when the seaweed...

A Databending Christmas

by | Dec 27, 2013 | Art, Design, Holidays, Photography

I learned a new word on Christmas: databending. For the last 5 or 6 years I’ve gotten into the habit of sending out holiday emails with digital images that I make from scratch just for the occasion. It’s funny because I was NEVER one to send out Christmas...