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Summer 2012 - 'Folklife Dancers' (treated photograph)
I've long forgotten which country these dancers were from. I snapped this pic on my 2010 summer solstice walkabout.
Health Heroes Reunion
The Washingtonian Well+Being blog caught up with the 2011 Health Heroes (including me) to get tips and goals for the new year. Read the article here.
Zen Garden Coffee Table
The Zen Garden Coffee Table is the first piece of furniture I’ve built in my adult life. The idea came to me fifteen years ago when I realized I would be on an endless search for the perfect coffee table for my apartment. Over time, my tastes changed, but the table remained just a thing of fantasy. A friend suggested I hire someone to make it for me, but I knew my limited knowledge of woodworking would only result in a dream half-fulfilled. I had to make it myself.
Open Letter To An Illiterate Young Man
I’d love to say it’s my hope to see you again, I really would. But what would I say to you? We’re miles apart in age and perception. And somehow, since you seem to frequent the same neighborhood where I work, I’m sure our paths will again cross, but I’ll be too single-minded in my commute to notice you, and you’ll probably be too busy with your friends to see me at all. So let me say that my greatest hope is that one day someone will read this letter to you.
Even better: one day, someone will teach you to read so you can read this yourself and write me back.
I'm a Health Hero
The Washingtonian Well+Being Blog is running my weight-loss story as part of their Health Heroes series. Here’s the link.
Coming soon, an all-new shallow.com
Coming soon, an all-new shallow.com. Maybe I can bring this thing into this century, right? Also, summer updates.
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“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
― Ken Robinson, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Wrote a Novel
Right. So I’m technically not slacking. I just finished the first draft of my novel that I started under NaNoWriMo 2009. I’ll post an excerpt after draft three.
Retrospective Show @ Cafe Nema - Photos
Here are the photos from my spring art show at Cafe Nema. Read the full story
My Paintings are on Exhibit at Cafe Nema
My recent works are currently up at Cafe Nema (1334 U St NW, Washington, DC) until the end of March. I’ll post some photos soon.
Vince Farquharson