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Here Be Dragons 24 Jul 2013 | 11:54 pm
I started this project a few weeks back as a way to use up some smaller leather scraps I had sitting around. I twisted them into dragon's teeth, tendrils, and horns and designed the dragon mask so the...
Kids at the Jeffries Projects, 1953 18 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
Several readers have sent me links to this great image taken forty years ago in a Detroit suburb. It reminded me of a picture from my personal collection of old press images (found at a local book sto...
Broken May 5 Jun 2013 | 02:01 am
When your kid breaks a bone, everyone wants to know how it happened. Like with divorce or some freak accident, there is a natural, selfish curiosity that surfaces when someone else breaks something: w...
The Honorable Samurai, Age Five 18 Apr 2013 | 11:54 pm
It turns out it's not so easy to explain the concept of honor to a five-year-old. This is one of the wonders of parenthood: knowledge that you have spent decades taking for granted suddenly requires d...
Down South: Seen 23 Mar 2013 | 11:58 pm
Just a few pictures from our trip down south (Lexington-Knoxville-Asheville-Columbia-Charleston).
Winter unraveling 14 Mar 2013 | 01:12 am
I'm sitting in shirtsleeves somewhere in Charleston, South Carolina and a few dozen voices on the phone screen are complaining about how cold it is back home. We came here, in part, to escape the weat...
Road Trip 5 Mar 2013 | 10:57 pm
So we're driving through Kentucky, and oh man, things are crazy down here. I mean, in Kentucky you can get breakfast at Arby's. These Carhartt-clad Kentucky hipsters take the bike lane thing to whole...
Thirteen thoughts running through my head while watching Downton Abbey for the first time after two years of listening to friends rave about it 12 Feb 2013 | 11:59 pm
1. Downton Abbey is a pretty classy joint, but it would be even classier if they installed one of those motorized stairway lifts for Professor Mcgonagall. 2. The formal dining experience for post-Edw...
Down in Dad's Shop 11 Jan 2013 | 09:36 pm
One thing that might help explain some things about me and the decisions I've made is that I grew up with a father who was always at home. Having now abandoned my professional career, it's not strange...
2012 Sweet Juniper Holiday Card 22 Dec 2012 | 02:36 am
Continuing our tradition of hiring an artist we admire to do our annual holiday card, this year we asked local Detroit artist Michael E. Burdick and he thankfully agreed (we're not nearly as cool as m...
