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The weeks that follow

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Following three catastrophes in three days, life is slowly returning to normal.  The world isn’t quite the same, but I suppose life goes on.

So soon, posting will resume.

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Three in three

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Been a rough week already. From Friday to Sunday, over the course of three days, three people in our lives died.

Died. No longer with us. Never to be seen, visited, or spoken with again.

The first we didn’t know too well. Friend of a friend. Possibly a couple more “of a friend”‘s in there.

The second was a recently retired professional acquaintance. Respected, but not too well known.

The third, and least expected, was a close friend, and the father to my daughter’s best friend. A pretty rough shock.

It’ll be a bit before things are fully back to normal, such as it is. For now, just accept: not much activity for the next week or so.

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Bill Jay’s End Note

Friday, May 15th, 2009

I just heard that Bill Jay passed away.  If you’re a casual enthusiast of photography, you may not know who he is.  Most of the pros know him and think quite fondly of him.

I had only recently heard of him, after my wife gave me a gift subscription to LensWork last year (link currently has a memorial to him).  He wrote a column called “End Notes” that I found fantastic – often the most interesting part of the magazine.  Most months, I would start with his column and work my way back.

Embracing writing style, wonderful observations.  It was like a family reunion, at dinner.

Now I will never have a chance to meet him in person.  I think I’ll be spending some time downloading all of his articles and reading them.

Much better writings than this:

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