Cue Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

The new diggs of my favorite coffee shop… i understand we will be moving in before end of year.

Interior of a coffee shop space nearing completion. Blond wood strip flooring and cabinetry.

Selfie from this morning…

Selfie in a tv screen in a shop window.

From this morning…

Political banner for Kirsten Gillibrand on a chain link fence illuminated by a streetlight.

What inflation?…

Sunoco gas station price sign. Cash price for regular gas is $3.03 9/10. The shot looks up from base of sign with wide angle.

… there are stations in and around Beacon where the price of gas is below $3…

From this morning…

Arched doorway illuminated by entrance light which spills out onto sidewalk and street. The image has an Edward Hopper vibe.

Warning!

Street scene illuminated by streetlights. A sign on the left warns people not to park if they don’t live in the building. building corner to the right of the frame.

From this morning’s walk…

Yellow wire mesh table and chairs in window of a restaurant.

The interior of a local bar and restaurant in early morning… take n this am.

Interior of a restaurant decorated in a french bistro style. Early morning.

From this morning…

2 Halloween pumpkins illuminated by streetlights.

Parking lot, baled cardboard, fence, building and silhouetted mountains in the distance.

Ron English artwork on side of building. A muscular baby prepared for a fight floating in the clouds like a superhero.

From this morning’s walk…

Skeleton in a front yard illuminated by lights from left side.

Light from a doorway spills across a sidewalk from left to right.

A wrought iron fence casts a shadow on the sidewalk from left to right. The fence has clef curves and spear points.

… have a good day!

Headshot of a trans person wearing black headband, black top, thick green crystal frames and lipstick.

OF ALL THE chapters for this book, this one was the most difficult to write. When I talked with friends and acquaintances about self-love I was surprised to see how many of us feel troubled by the notion, as though the very idea implies too much narcissism or selfishness. We all need to rid ourselves of misguided notions about self-love. We need to stop fearfully equating it with self-centeredness and selfishness. (bell hooks, All About Love)

… self love has been a key component of my trans-feminine shift… i love my feminine self… not selfish or self-centered, but a coming home to myself…

From this morning’s walk…

Early morning sky above a house and utility pole.

Bench at the corner of a building illuminated by security light. Temporary traffic barrier to the left of bench also illuminated by security light.

Shirt with two big fishes on it. Left side fish swims up and right side fish swims down.

October 13, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

“He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions when I talked to you about his mental decline and so forth, but now I realize he’s a total fascist. He is now the most dangerous person to this country…a fascist to the core.”  (former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley)

… apart from those who understand and want fascism, and they are not an insignificant number, does anyone embracing Trump really understand what they will get if he is elected?…

From this morning’s walk…

tree branch and leaves, wires connecting to a building, some in silhouette, some illuminated by building security light.

utility pole and wires framed by tree on the right and building top corner on the left, pole illuminated by streetlight above mounted on the pole but not visible in photograph.

office chair tipped over on sidewalk and illuminated by building security light.

Big pro Trump flag set up at busy intersection of 9 and 9D. Very little honking in agreement. More signs of lackluster support for Trump in my neck of the woods. Sad part is that corner used to belong to Pete Seeger and his Sloop Club friends.

From this morning:

Tree and building windows illuminated by a security light.

Wide angle view of backhoe illuminated by streetlights.

Leaves and branches illuminated by streetlights.

… did the memo go out?…

October 11, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

And yet, in a New York Times/Siena Poll of likely voters released on October 8, 75% of respondents said the economy was fair or poor. Further, although a study by The Guardian showed that Harris’s specific economic policies were more popular than Trump’s in a blind test, 54% of respondents to a Gallup poll released on October 9, thought that Trump would manage the economy better than Harris would.

We drove north into a conservative rural county of New York State today and saw more Harris/Walz yard signs than Trump/Vance. I remember it was other way around 4 years ago. Anecdotal evidence, not scientific, but it was a good sign.

A few from last night and this morning…

Female head mannequin with blond wig on a glass shelf making it look like it is floating in air. Chairs and couch of shop interior beyond.

Back of a brick building illuminated by greenish security light. Picnic table in lower right corner, illuminated windows in a silhouetted building beyond.

Historic building from below, looking up. Scaffolding in front of building in lower right corner. Makes an interesting geometric composition.

Backhoe on street illuminated by street light. Orange traffic cones with yellow caution tape in front of it. Silhouetted building behind it.

Chalk painting of a happy ghost on the sidewalk.

It’s Dahlia season!

Vase of pink dahlias on a table.

A monthly newsletter I put out that includes info on two monthly salons I co-moderate, one of them virtual!

buttondown.com/StudioMBK…

Today’s look…

Trans person headshot. Dark blue thick frame glasses, red-orange lipstick, shoulder length hair, diamond studded headband.

My wife has decided to develop a Halloween movie advent calendar to match my Christmas movie advent calendar… do you have suggestions?

My wife contends that Meet Me in St Louis is a Halloween movie as well as a Christmas movie… what say you?