Thanks for the feedback and encouragement Scott. I appreciate it.

Network TV — I’ve not had cable or a television set since the 1990s, and then only briefly. Whenever I traveled for work and was in a hotel it was shocking to turn on the set — so much noise and chaos with all the commercials. I just had to turn it off. I get most of my news in print or on a few media websites. And then mostly text.

One positive thing about the videos is the fact that they have captured my imagination. I find myself thinking about what I might do in a way that doesn’t happen for the usual text and photo posts. I suspect I’ll probably take your advice and produce ten more!

Thanks Mike!

Stressful days… so many of them in my past. Far fewer now in retirement which has done a good job preparing me for pandemic life.

I think this video was the shortest, mostly because I ran out of time to create some better sort of summation. Regardless, I’m glad it helped alleviate the stress.

Thank you for the encouragement. It takes some energy to get past the noise between my ears.

I’ll have to take a hard look in the mirror and see if I qualify to join The Sons of Lee Marvin. Perhaps some of the energy from Tom Waits, Jim Jarmusch, Nick Cave and others would rub off on me!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on my videos David. Your description of the few hours of toying in the editing process is spot on.

Right now the only thing I see standing in the way of continuing to produce videos is my own internal censor who continually harasses me in a way that doesn’t happen with conventional blog posts. I’m certain it must be related to the more vulnerable position I’m in with video.

Hopefully, I’ll sustain the effort long enough to see if I like the video persona that develops.

Your video was a desperately needed and soothing end to a very stressful day for me. I loved the scenery, your voice, your narrative, and the music.

I only wish it was longer in duration.

Thank you.

“Ruby’s Arms” is a killer song. Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, David Bromberg – all singers with lousy voices, incredible talent, and plenty of soul. Someone with your talent will always have an idea – and a clue 🙂

I really enjoy your videos. It’s the whole thing I like. Your voice, the music, the script, and video sequences.

In the end each video is a complex work of art, much more than the sum of its parts.

I am sure that as you edit you feel like for a fleeting few hours you are toying with the powers of the universe. The overlays, transparencies, slowed clips, the edits matching and conveying the mood and the message.

I hope you keep it up. It’s a new dimension that complements the artistry of the other journal components, the prose, the photography…

Once you have made more than a certain number of videos (more than 10, that’s for sure), you will begin to find a place where you are more and more at ease with your video persona.

Like I said on another occasion, you make’em, I’ll watch’em.