BLUE MOON Consideration

A personal consideration once in a BLUE MOON as the years blend

" I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference."

-- Robert Frost --

Imagyst Online Photo Galleries at: http://www.pbase.com/imagyst

9TH ANNUAL - Year in Ideas

The Times Magazine looks back on the past year from our favored perch: ideas. Like a magpie building its nest, they hunted eclectically, though not without discrimination, for noteworthy notions of 2009 — the twigs and sticks and shiny paper scraps of human ingenuity, which, when collected and ...woven together, form a sort of cognitive shelter, in which the curious mind can incubate, hatch and feather. They present, from A to Z, the most clever, important, silly and just plain weird innovations from all corners of the thinking world.

Complete Idea List: http://http//www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/?th&emc=th#a

Got Calendar? Got 2010 Calendar?

COMING SOON ......... CBS 5 – ARIZONA WEATHER CALENDAR

The Arizona Weather Calendar and CBS 5 have teamed up with the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance this year to bring awareness of the increasing need to help people who are living with hunger.
In this spirit, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the calendars will be donated to the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance.
http://www.weather-calendar.com/Arizona_weather_calendar.html

Dances with Bikes

from the Playa

Why Photography Still Matters

VII Photo Panel: Why Photography Still Matters
Long, long ago, when picture magazines arrived in millions of homes once a week, and people still read newspapers, a news photo could have an immediate impact on public opinion.
Images of fire hoses turned on men and women wanting to exercise their right to vote mobilized thousands of voter registration volunteers. An image of a naked girl running down a road to flee a napalm bombing curdled public opinion about an already unpopular war.
But in today’s fractured media, with so few publications showing serious photography, can a photo really make a difference?
The answer, according to participants in the panel discussion held last night at the VII Photo agency office, is yes. Each panelist—a Congressional aide, a human rights activist and a photojournalist—gave examples of the surprising and sometimes unexpected ways that photos of human rights issues have moved individuals to take action.
Source: PDN Pulse, by Holly Hughes, Oct 14, 2009
Full Story: http://www.pdnpulse.com/2009/10/vii-photo-panel-why-photography-still-matters.html

Pride and Prejudice

A selection of '70s ads depicting African-Americans. "Unbranded" is a series of images taken from magazine advertisements targeting a black audience or featuring black subjects, which Hank Willis Thomas digitally manipulated and appropriated.
Source: Mother Jones, by Hank Willis Thomas , Sept/Oct 2009
Photo Essay at: http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2009/08/pride-and-prejudice

Special Issues a Bright Spot

In this dreary advertising climate, when ESPN The Magazine wanted to draw some attention to itself, it chose a tactic favored by the Lindsay Lohans of the world: flash a little skin.
ESPN created its Body Issue, on newsstands now, not only to make waves.

The topic meant ESPN could call it a special issue, which got advertisers’ attention and money.
Print advertising is in miserable straits right now, but special issues seem to be the one thing attracting ad dollars. At ESPN, for instance, ad pages were down about 24 percent in the first six months of this year from the same period a year earlier, according to Publishers Information Bureau. But the Body Issue is the biggest October issue, in terms of revenue, that ESPN has ever had.

Source: The New York Times, By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD, Oct 11, 2009

Full Story: http://http//www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12adco.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Capturing a Nation’s Thirst for Energy

Photographer Mitch Epstein, thin and professorial with gray hair and glasses, does not exactly cut a menacing figure.

When he ducks beneath the dark cloth of his 8-by-10 view camera, the words that come most readily to mind are late Victorian, not potentially violent. But one afternoon several years ago in the tiny Ohio River Valley town of Poca, W. Va., he found himself and his assistant surrounded by police cruisers, watching as sheriffs searched their rental car and came up with a stack of Polaroids of power plants much like the coal-fired one that towered across the river.

Photo by: Chang W. Lee/

The New York Times

This discovery led to the summoning of an F.B.I. agent, who concluded after much deliberation that Mr. Epstein had broken no laws by taking pictures near the plant, but told him, as he later recalled, “If you were Muslim, you’d be cuffed and taken in for questioning.”

Source: New York Times. ART & DESIGN, By RANDY KENNEDY, Oct 9, 2009

Full Story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/arts/design/10epstein.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

How to Avoid a Dirty DSLR Image Sensor

If you’ve got a DSLR you’ve probably had the experience of uploading your photos onto your computer after a long day of photography - only to find that there are dark ’spots’ and ‘blotches’ on your pictures.
These spots and blotches appear on all your shots in exactly the same position. They might be less noticeable on backgrounds with lots of detail (and more noticeable on plain backgrounds (like blue skies - especially when you have a small aperture) - but they’re there in all your shots (the picture to the left is one of the worst examples I’ve seen - and was the result of poor image sensor cleaning technique).
The reason for these marks is that you’ve almost certainly got dust on your camera’s image sensor.
Source: Digital Photography School, by Darren Rowse
Full Story: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-avoid-a-dirty-dslr-image-sensor

Does social class determine online social network?

Like a lot of people, Anna Owens began using MySpace more than four years ago to keep in touch with friends who weren't in college.
Our real-world friendships are often a reflection of who... we connect with online, experts say. But soon she felt too old for the social-networking site, and the customizable pages with music that were fun at first began to annoy her.
By the time she graduated from the University of Puget Sound, Owens' classmates weren't on MySpace -- they were on Facebook.
Throughout graduate school and beyond, as her network began to expand, Owens ceased using MySpace altogether. Facebook had come to represent the whole of her social and professional universe.
Source: CNN.com, By Breeanna Hare, Oct 14, 2009
Full Story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/10/13/social.networking.class/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

oh, if only ...

Oh, if we were all color blind ... just a little when things really matter

DIRTY SELF-PORTRAIT

I invite you to a dirty self-portrait, as well as many other new perceptions and observations at my online photography gallery … IMAGYST: Playa Experience 2009

Gallery at: http://www.pbase.com/imagyst/burning

I invite you to view America though the eyes and exceptional talent of my dear friend David Blake, as he and his wife Carmen document their journey from Phoenix, up the Pacific Coast, then across the nation on U.S. Rte 50, then along the Eastern seaboard from Maryland to Maine and then down to the Smokey Mountains and South Carolina as they explore this Great Country and the people that make it possible..

ENJOY at: http://www.pbase.com/twolanetommy/coasttocoast2009

U.S. RELAXES GRIP ON INTERNET

The US government has relaxed its control over how the internet is run. It has signed a four-page "affirmation of commitments" with the net regulator Icann, giving the body autonomy for the first time. Previous agreements gave the US close oversight of Icann - drawing criticism from other countries and groups. The new agreement comes into effect on 1 October, exactly 40 years since the first two computers were connected on the prototype of the net.
Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8283310.stm

PICTURE THIS -- Blog Action Day 2009 -- CLIMATE CHANGE

Bloggers UNITE!

BLOG ACTION DAY 2009 has just been announced and the issue overwhlemingly requested with be CLIMATE CHANGE!
You can now register to participate wiht BLOG ACTION DAY 09 at: www.blogactionday.org to be a part of this year's event and commit to writing one post, in your own voice, on October 15, on the topic of CLIMATE CHANGE.
I encourage you to not only make a comment , but to INCLUDE A PHOTO demonstrating some relevant impact Climate Change has and/or may cause in your area when/if ignored

The event's success and impact depends directly on you and bloggers everywhere, of all types and sizes, involved in discussing the wide-ranging way in which climate change affects us all.
Register now: www.blogactionday.org
You can learn more about the issue of climate change and see sample topics you might write about -- like the connections between climate and clean energy, food choices, green products, health, transportation, and the broader economy -- at www.blogactionday.org.
Together, we can help make Blog Action Day 2009 the biggest social change event ever on the web. One issue, one day, thousands of voices. Let's do it!

Check out THE CHEAPSKATE

The Cheapskate Blog: Money-saving deals and simple advice for saving money.
Worth a trip and then many more.
Save time & money at: http://cheapskate.blogs.time.com/

H1N1 Contagious Longer than Thought

Swine flu spreads week or more after symptoms
New studies show that many people spread swine flu for a week or more after symptoms first appear, and doctors say coughing may be a better sign than ...fever for telling who is contagious.
Health officials have been telling people to avoid contact with others for a day after their fever goes away.
The new research suggests they may need to be careful for longer, especially at home where the risk of spreading the germ is highest.
Source: Associated Press, MSNBC, Sept 14, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32845926/ns/health-swine_flu

On the way to Barbies

"Tread on me"

HOT TIME IN THE CITY

I invite you to visit my online photo gallery with a this particular gallery presenting mere nano-glimpses into Burning Man 2009... EVOLUTION. Once a year, tens of thousands of creative, adventurous and outside-the-box souls gather at Black Rock... City, Nevada to celebrate community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. We departed one week later, leaving no trace. The gallery images are my real, surreal and percieved visions of that week's experience in 2009.

Please pause, view and leave comments with the images that may impact you.

Gallery: http://http://www.pbase.com/imagyst/burning

HELLO "Friend"

Reporting semi-live and a tad tardy from Burning Man Center Camp.

I know, you're asking, "Where can I get a hat like his?"

Remember, Envy is a not a proactive positive life enhancing emotional space.

For more images of the visaul journey of a Lifetime, visit my online photo gallery at:http://www.blogger.com/www.pbase.com/imagyst

Run For Cover ... EVERYONE!

In the era of Twitter, Facebook and Deadspin.com, being the big man on campus no longer means being the life of the party. For all the images of marching bands, cheerleaders and raucous student fans associated with co...llege football, the romantic notion of a quaint campus life for star quarterbacks like Tebow, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Texas’ Colt McCoy has all but disappeared, killed off by a combination of cloying fans and new technology.
Athletic departments now monitor social networking Web sites, and cellphones are collected at the door of college parties to try to keep embarrassing or illegal moments off the Internet.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Ted Kennedy: A Photo Memorial

A look back on Kennedy's life and legacy. When Ted Kennedy died, he left a legacy. Mother Jones revisits his life.
Source: Mother Jones, Aug 28, 2009
Photo Essay: http://http//www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2009/08/ted-kennedy-photo-memorium

Google's FASTFLIP

Google, is making a bold attempt to be seen as a friend with a new service it hopes will make it easier for readers to read newspaper and magazine articles.
On Monday, the company introduced an experimental news hub called Fast Flip that allows users to view news articles from dozens of major publishers and flip through them as quickly as they would the pages of a magazine.
Fast Flip, which is based on Google News, tries to address what Google considers a major problem with news sites: they often are slow to load, and so they turn off many readers. Google, the leader in Web search services and advertising, argues that if reading news online was closer to the experience of scanning through physical newspapers or magazines, people would read more.
Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/technology/internet/15google.html?th&emc=th
FASTFLIP Hoomepage: http://fastflip.googlelabs.com

Google Analytics for Photographers

Free Report: Google Analytics for Photographers -- Photographers who market themselves online can take advantage of a bunch of free tools to learn how people use their Web sites. To that end, PhotoShelter, an online services company for photographers, has just released a free PDF report about how photographers can make the most of Google Analytics.

Details & Download at: http://www.photoshelter.com/mkt/google-analytics-for-photographers?utm_campaign=lead%20gen&utm_medium=pressrel&utm_source=GA

"9/11"

2,993 souls passed from this life due to the darkness of Man. May Peace be with them.

COAST TO COAST THROUGH DAVE & CARMEN's EYES

A couple of great friends (Dave & Carmen) are traveling across the whole of America; coast to coast on the "Two-Lanes", NOW. And they're posting images of Americana regularly. BTW , Dave is an exceptional photographer with a true sense of what AMERICA has been and is.
I invite you to visit his online galleries that share the simple and classic visions of our nation
Photo by: Dave Blake
http://http//www.pbase.com/twolanetommy/coasttocoast2009

Heeeeeeeeee's Back!

Nothing Much Happened.
The EXPERIENCE didn't really affect us much.

Answer THE CALL ...

I invite you to visit SHADES of IMAGYST & ELVIS at my newest online photography gallery at: http://http//www.pbase.com/imagyst/shades_of_elvis

Stunning Exposures

Long Exposure Photography: 15 Stunning Examples -- Long Exposure Photography is something that can take your breath away when you get it right. Here are some shots to get you inspired (plus some tips below the pics on these techniques).
Source: Digital Photgraphy School by Darren Rowse
Images & Tips: http://digital-photography-school.com/long-exposure-photography

“God is great, beer is good and People Are Crazy”
-- Bobby Braddock --

Large Or Small?

One Large Memory Card Or Multiple Small Cards? A recent poll, DPS asked What Is Your Favorite Memory Card Brand. As readers tallied their votes and left comments a trend appeared. Some readers would note the size of the cards they used and others would in return ask why they used such large cards. Peter Carey of DPS offers some thoughts on both approaches to digital photography.
Source: Digital Photography School (DPS), Peter Carey,
Full article: http://digital-photography-school.com/one-large-memory-card-or-multiple-small-cards

The Playa

Burning Man, Black Rock City on The Playa 2008 --- SATELITE IMAGE

May Ramadan bring peace and prosperity to all people in the world as we seek to be generous and kind to one another; rather than live with ignorant fear and violence.

INTERNET ART: An Overview

The "Histories of Internet Art: Fictions and Factions" web site is an online-only exhibition of the early (and continuous) history of Internet art. Produced by students in the Digital Art area located in the University of Colorado's Art and Art History Department, and in conjunction with the Alt-X Online Network, ATLAS and blurr, this ongoing exhibition showcases a student-designed web interface that takes readers to online art work created by both internationally celebrated and emerging Internet artists.
The site also provides much-needed original content to help contextualize the sudden rise of Internet art into the mainstream art world.
Source: University of Colorado-Boulder, Mark Amerika
http://art.colorado.edu/hiaff/home.htm

College Football Media Policy Draws Protest

News organizations are upset over new photography and online coverage restrictions for Southeastern Conference (SEC) college football games.The SEC's 2009 media credential policy, which was issued Friday, has drawn a letter of protest signed by the leaders of the Associated Press Sports Editors, Associated Press Managing Editors and the American Society of News Editors.
Source: By Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher and PDN staff
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/photojournalism/e3i8db76f379a25018ad062641fbcb87c80

YOU TOO, Can VIRTUALLY Be There!

Burning Man International Radio (BMIR) BROADCASTING FROM THE PLAYA TO ... THE WOOOOORLD! -

Pining for the Playa & Black Rock City... but can't trek it to the desert this year?

Tune in and touch base with all the highly evolved hijinks of Black Rock City via BMIR 94.5... FM, streaming over the Interwebs at:http://www.bmir.org and http://www.shoutingfire.com

TRANSPARENT

I'm a "still guy", but love quality " moving pictures", especially B&W film. Let me introduce you to a young talented filmmaker, Lucas Balser from the NY Film Academy.
My Thanks to Karen Balser Ainbinder for sharing her nephew's work with me.
Good Stuff!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT6a4VMnCKA

Elders Past

In the SHADOWS ...

I invite you to visit a quality photography online photo gallery of SHADOWS. These images are diverse interpretations captured and created by members of the DESERT LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP based a a monthly theme assignment of "Shadows" .
Enjoy a talented visual experience from Arizona photographers and great friends
Here's a sample of the talented shadow catchers by Dave Blake and many more images from very talented photographer friends at: http://http//www.pbase.com/desertlightphoto/august_2009__shadows

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Messengers Rest

Travellers All

Cool Photgraphy Links

* Introduction to LED Lighting -
* Shooting by Moonlight
* Complete Digital Photography
* How to Get the Most Out of Your Camera Battery
* 3 Tricks to Turn a Spring Clamp Into Your Best Photo Accessory
* DIY Steadycam
* Waterproof Camera Group Test
* Make your own Remote Shutter Trigger
* Roundup: Ring Flashes
* Backing Up Flickr
* Improvisational Light
* Live Music Photography 101

Earthly Heaven

Thy Rod and Thy Staff ...

Everything Must Go

Dark times and dead malls.

Photographer Brian Ulrich has been documenting the retail carnage across the nation as part of his larger project, Copia

Source: Mother Jones, by Brian Ulrich, July/August 2009

Photo Essay at: http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2009/07/everything-must-go

Its BACK!

In the past, OnRequest Images offered a custom photo stock approach which allowed clients to post assignment specs & prices they would pay for images. Photographers would then shoot the requested images with no guarantee a client would select and buy their work.
The idea failed!.
Now, CustomAdArt.com has revived the custom stock model providing a place for clients to post assignment briefs that photographers can then shoot on spec. This site is intended to turn the stock photo industry around everyone involved. I doubt the idea will work any better as deja vu because clients require consistent quality and certainty of delivery that this model will have trouble providing. But, that just one shooter's perspective. At least, it may help the custom stock model in these challenging times?
More info at: www.customadart.com

"2nd Tour, Hope I Don't Die"

Photo Essay: The chaos, brutality, and humanity of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If I found any truth in war, I found that in the end everyone has their own truth.
-- Peter van Agtmael --

Source: Mother Jones, Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos, August 6, 2009

Essay & Story at: http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2009/08/2nd-tour-hope-i-dont-die

Milton; Early Mentor & Dear Dedicated PhotographerVoices Silenced, Faces Preserved

Voices Silenced, Faces Preserved by Milton Rogovin. Milton was one of those people who I met when I first started taking Images (way before I could Make Images). He and his wife Anne were part of the "street" of the Lower West Side of Buffalo (Allentown section) that I lived in. A gentle man with a warmly smiling wife always at his side, they captured the essence and dignity of the poeple. I learned much about "seeing" and "feeling images" from this quiet steadfast gentleman.To my great pleasure, afew days ago, I saw an article about my old friend in the New York Times Art & Design section today. I share it with you and hope you then look for Milton's other works you will be visually rewarded by the man.

Source: New York Times, by Randy Kennedy, August 9,2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/arts/design/09kenn.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

The MAN burns in 29 Days!

Desert Geckos (Alamander, LIZ, Shooter, Bo & Busta) gather to prepare Reptile Dysfunction.

Photo Documentation at: http://www.pbase.com/imagyst/burning

Military computers off-limits to Tweeting GIs

Some Arizona military families are losing a fast, convenient connection to loved ones serving overseas now that the Marine Corps is banning soldiers from using its computer network to go to social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The Marines issued a memo this week saying the sites pose security risks. At the same time, the Department of Defense has launched an analysis of the issue and expects to come up with a comprehensive policy by the end of September.

Source: The Arizona Republic, by Glen Creno, Aug. 7, 2009http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/08/07/20090807facebookban0807.html

Facebook & Twitter ATTACKED!

What happened Thursday, in 140 characters: Twitter went down. Facebook went down. People panicked, unused to not oversharing minutiae of life. Twitter back up. Facebook back up. Phew.

Source: Washington Post, by Monica Hesse - Aug. 7, 2009

More: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/08/07/20090807Twitter0807.html

Adobe kills lower-end Photoshop

ADOBE URGES USERS ONLINE -- Adobe Systems is discontinuing Photoshop Album Starter Edition, the lowest rung of its image-editing software products, as it pushes users toward the online Photoshop.com site.
Source: PDN Pulse, by Stephen Shankland, August 6, 2009
Full story at: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10304713-39.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Underexposed

Hiroshima Souls

On this day (Aug. 6, 1945), the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.
You may view my visual interpretation commemorating that event at:
www.pbase.com/imagyst

THE MAN BURNS in 30 DAYS

Burning Man --- Not a Spectator Sport

For thoise who want a sense of the creativity and especially the SIZE, CONCEPTUAL VISION and TEAMWORK involved witht creative synergy that is an essentail element of the Burning Man Experience. Check out the TOP Projects funded for 2009.

Top 2009 Projects on the Playa: http://http//www.burningman.com/installations/09_art_honor.html#raygun

Every Wall drawing #146

A virtual Net Art machine that produces randomized versions of LeWitt's Wall Drawing #146. An exercise in pure decisionless conceptual art adhering strictly to LeWitt's concept, as described in Paragraphs on Conceptual Art.

Source: Rhizome at the New Museun, by Ben Bruneau

http://http://rhizome.org/object.php?48636

Pax 557

Buddy Nap 542

Out of Mind

Inside the psychiatric hospitals the world forgot. Working closely with Mental Disability Rights International, noted photojournalist Eugene Richards spent years documenting conditions in pyschiatric hospitals around the world. This photo essay is an excerpt of his book, A Procession of Them (University of Texas Press, 2008)
Source: Mother Jones, Photo Essay by Eugene Richards, March/April 2009

Full Story & Photo Essay: http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2009/03/out-mind

We are always looking for reasons for not taking good pictures.
-- Cartier-Bresson --

Desoto 66

Trolling for Strangers to Befriend

ALEC SOTH has created a photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers. On his frequent road trips through America, he’s drawn to loners and dreamers he spots from his car; sometimes he will do several pass-bys before striking up a conversation. Often that will lead to a portrait session with his large-format 8-by-10 view camera.

Source: New York Times, Art & Design, By HILARIE M. SHEETS, Published: July 31, 2009

Full Story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/arts/design/02shee.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

It’s Not Just About Birds

The Jean Luc Mylayne exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum represents something classically American, not just in its subject matter — the landscape of the Southwest — but in its embrace of an idea that is both unpretentious and extremely ambitious: that through hard work and perseverance, one can capture the truth of nature. What is especially interesting is that the artist is French.

Source: New York Time, Art Reviews, By BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO, Published: July 31, 2009

Full Story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/nyregion/02artsli.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

Willing but Weak

There was this haunted house on the outskirts of the town which was avoided by all the townfolk - the ghost which `lived' there was feared by all. However, an enterprising journalist decided to get the scoop of the day by photographing the fearsome phantom.
When he entered the house, armed with only his camera, the ghost descended upon him, clanking chains et al.
He told the ghost "I mean no harm - I just want your photograph". The ghost was quite happy at this chance to make the headlines - he posed for a number of ghostly shots.
The happy journalist rushed back to his dark room, and began developing the photos. Unfortunately, they turned out to be black and underexposed.
So what's the moral of the story? The spirit was willing but the flash was weak.
--- The Unknown --

The MAN burns is 36 Days!

or 3,163,533 seconds until the Man burns! Not that I'm counting.

More Burning Info at: www.burningman.com

The Dying Newsroom

In 2008, the San Jose Mercury News, like many of its beleaguered competitors in the newspaper industry, has lost more than a quarter of its newsroom staff since the dotcom champagne bubble burst. "This place feels like a morgue," writes San Jose Mercury News designer Martin Gee of his 47-photo Flickr collection documenting the loss.
Source: San Jose Mercury News, Photo Essay by Martin Gee, Produced by Laura McClure, Gary Moskowitz, and Mark Murrmann, April 30, 2008
Full story: http:/http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2008/04/dying-newsroom/

Last Suppers

What they ate before they were executed.
Since 1976, 879 people have been executed in the United States, 82 percent in the South, 399 in Texas and Virginia alone. Prisoners are generally allowed to choose a last meal.
See for yourself.
Source: Mother Jones Photo Essay by Celia A. Shapiro, Text by Clara Jeffery and Emilie Raguso , January 2004
For story: http://http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays/2004/01/last-suppers

Proof.... They do EXIST!

Stimulas Central

Legend Passes, Legacy Passed

Been MASHED?

If you haven’t already been to MASHABLE: The Social Media Guide, (http://mashable.com) it’s worth the time. And, its worth going back regularly as a source of the most current info related to the full range of social media and ways to use it for personal & professional communications .

Still waiting for Godot

An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine.
-- Andres Serrano --

Beware of Dog