We are in the middle of a snowstorm here in Cincinnati, Ohio. It has snowed most of the day and is supposed to continue through the night and into Saturday. Total accumulation predicted to be 15 inches. You can see a few of the shots I took of the snow today here http://flickr.com/photos/artisticlight/sets/72157 [...]

I don’t even know where to begin. The world around me is full of contrasts. The gap between rich and poor continues to increase. There is beauty everywhere and plenty of ugliness if you wish to look.  I always thought that Heaven and Hell had the same address, it was a matter of what you wanted to see. So far my [...]

I just got back from an amazing presentation held at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The presentation was given by Gregory Crewdson a photographer best known for his elaborately choreographed photographs that frame mystery in everyday life.

 It was inspirational. His work is fantastic. That said, it is not the type o [...]

Okay… It has been awhile, but I’m ready to pick my journal back up.

I also just setup a flickr account and I’m testing writing this entry from flickr and linking it to this photo. I took it at the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert a couple days after Christmas 2007. Their concerts are just amazing and I recommend [...]

I had never been to Mexico, and Oaxaca (wa’haka), Mexico is a place I did not know. If you had shown me the name in writing I would not have properly pronounced it. A series of events resulted in good fortune and my trip to this land.

One of my friends is Martha. She is the head of Anthropology at the University [...]

Death is such a hard thing. It forces us to look at our own mortality and take measure of our life. These feelings have filled me today since attending a Memorial Mass for a close friend this morning. I say ’close’ though I had not seen her for almost 20 years, yet she and her whole family are an intrinsic part [...]