Between Light and Darkness To: Ray Bradbury __________________________ Border Town John Fraim The town everyone is talkig about tthese days on the border of the state line of California and Nevada. The town overlaps the borders of these two most extreme political states in America. The most far left view of reality in California and […]
Ohio Countryside in the Winter – Still Beautiful / Photo by Richard Yost / Editing by John Fraim DeepFake 60 Minutes Sunflower _____________________ Deepfake videos (like the DeepFake 60 Minutes link above) are becoming increasingly common. Some are scary good (and getting better all the time) and many are outright cruel giving hope to many […]
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.” Sung by Cliff Edwards (1940) / Official song of the Disney Company ______________________ While visiting Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters Diane and Sharon and watching them ride the merry-go-round, Walt Disney came up with the idea of a place where […]
(If video doesn’t load, click this link https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/97iu4nr5uxg7w82ut8kv2/large.m4v?rlkey=29lc7ivelu85u6l2djrs1p90e&dl=0) There’s not a lot going in the small desert town of Borrego Springs, California, but once a year a major event hits and we just happened to catch it. It’s the Peg Leg Liar’s Contest and it’s basically a bunch of people spinning tall tales about lost gold […]
The song Footprints / A beautiful tribute to the genius of Wayne Shorter ____________________ Notes (THE ANSWER BELOW FROM From DeepSeek AI After asking for Lyrics to this gorgeous song of Wayne Shorter. Never any official lyrics to it. A beautiful interpretation of it above by Andria Antoniou https://www.andriaantoniou.com. One of the great vocalists of […]
Old Electrical Plant in Crawfordsville, IndianaTaken on the bridge over Sugar Creek – 4/29/2026 at 4:01 pm Photo by Richard Yost / Edited by John Fraim River Man _____________________ The title for the photo features two old tall smokestacks in the shut-down electrical plant. A symbol to the old American power and ingenuity. Now, shut […]
OURHZTB Drone Night Flight Light for DJI NEO 2 Need for Speed / Amin Bhatia (Velocity 2008) _______________________ John Fraim An increasing event today and in the future will be questioning an AI agent about a prodcuct. This afternoon, I’m involved in a long chat with Amazon’s AI product agent Rufus. Any one online with […]
“Storm in the Rocky Mountains” (1866, oil on canvas) – Albert Bierstadt The Backward Step __________________ Above, is one of my favorite paintings by one of my favorite artists: Albert Bierstadt. The setting is Mt. Rosalie, just west of Denver. What can one say about this painting. An image someone captured in oil paint over […]
In a Silent Way / Miles Davis ____________________ Got my first DJI drone out today and took the below photos with it. Some of the best HDR photography at 48 pixels via AEB. One of the first drones of DJI. A classic camera on it. Three photos from it processes in Photomatix Pro 6. Above, […]
