The latest addition to my park-bench photograph collection. This seat is in Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, in Shoreline, WA. See the full, growing collection (and request prints) at http://peaceandpracticality.com/view.php?article=10
An ode to the park bench
I just started an expanding collection, currently 4 images, of benches with a beautiful view. http://peaceandpracticality.com/view.php?article=10
What is Fair Trade all about?
An interview with the founder of a local Fair Trade store- Leo is committed to ending the oppression of the world’s 30 million slaves, many of whom are slave-laborers.
Smoking in the Dark
$75 for a 16 x 20 print on archival paper, including shipping to a continental U.S. address.
Smoke
16 x 20 inch prints on archival paper, $75 per photo, including shipping to a continental U.S. address. Watermark overlay will not be present on the higher-resolution prints. When ordering, please specify the number of the shot you wish to purchase (above the photo).
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More Coffee!
Just $40 for an 8 x 10 print on photo paper, including shipping to a U.S. address!
Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police
Old country music and burgers
Growing up with an Oklahoman grandfather who loved classic country music, I was introduced to artists like Patsy Cline and Roger Miller at an early age. I occasionally have a “hankerin'” for some Roger Miller, and I listen to his tracks for a few days consecutively, until I tire of them again. One day, I was listening to his eclectic song, “My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died” (don’t ask, I don’t know). I noticed that some of the lyrics to the song are “hamburger, cup of coffee, lettuce and tomato.” I thought to myself, “what a peculiar mix- coffee and a burger.”
A few weeks later, I was at IHOP, and I ordered a black coffee, thinking I would get some pancakes and eggs to go along with it. Upon looking through the menu, the breakfast hamburger (which includes an over-easy egg) sounded much better. I almost changed out my drink order for soda- but remembering the song lyrics, I decided to go out on a limb and try it, so I stuck with my coffee and ordered the burger. It was amazing, and since then, I’ve ordered many burgers (with and without eggs) alongside a plain, black coffee.
It’s a strange but delicious combo that has outlasted my beef-eating days. Today, I happen to be enjoying a burger made with Trader Joe’s “beefless ground beef…” with, of course, a cup of locally-roasted coffee. That concludes the story of how my grandfather’s music influenced my diet some 20 years later.
National Night Out
National Night Out will happen for the 31st time on Tuesday, August 5th. Over 16,000 communities nationwide participate in this program, which seeks to raise awareness of crime, and encourage people to observe and report crime. In many cities, including my own, there will be events that enable citizens to meet and connect with their neighbors. If my schedule works in my favor, I look forward to meeting some fellow Everett-ites.
Coffee bar triptych
I just finished this triptych painting and found the perfect home for it!
John Steven Olmstead 