Definitely NOT your typical website

With my head all too often in the clouds, and Albert originally from well beyond the clouds, the Internet seemed the perfect waypoint for sharing our mutual hobbies - photography, writing, and cooking - with family and friends. For those of you whom we have not yet made the acquaintance, we are glad you stopped by as well.

Neither Albert nor I will ever request your personal information. Likewise we refuse to include, or provide links to annoying advertisements or sales pitches on this websites. Not being critical of those bloggers who do - well, maybe just a little - but that is just not our thing. And we absolutely cannot stand anonymous antagonists, cowardly commenters, hurtful haters, and sadistic shamers; hence you’ll not find a peanut gallery or a comment section anywhere on this website.

If we (and our website) are not for you, that's okay. We have watched the World Wide Web grow for a really, really long time and it is getting exponentially bigger each and every day. Most of the time in very good ways, occasionally, not so much. Nonetheless, Albert and I are sure that you will find a website or two somewhere that will make your socks go up and down and put a charge in your blaster.

Photography

Much like music, photography has a wide range of genres. In fact, the Adobe website provides an overview of twenty-eight different photography styles. Such as nature, landscape, portrait, fashion, wedding, food, still life, and the list goes on. While my personal collection probably contains images from most of those twenty-eight genres, I enjoy showcasing a subject from a slightly different perspective than the typical. As such, my favorite photography genres are close-up and macro, as well as tabletop and astrophotography.

Writing

Over the past twenty years or so, perhaps a bit longer, I have been a novice writer. Most assuredly, Stephen King, Agatha Christie, and John Grisham were not moved by the tiny ripple created when I dipped my toes into the shallow end of the writer's pool. Given my short attention span, my stories are typically no more than a page or two in length. While I don't presently write as much as I did, prior to uploading the stories contained herein, I found myself wondering – did I really write this stuff? Yes, yes I did – no doubt AI would have been far more eloquent – maybe.

Cooking

Like most households, a collection of must-have cookbooks sits quietly, collecting dust, on a bookshelf or two in our house. These days, more often than not, the Internet is typically the first answer when the question is: "How do I make...?" Of course the downside of the Internet is we are routinely overwhelmed with way too many choices. As such, a couple get bookmarked, one or two get slightly tweaked, and the "winner" for each recipe gets added to this collection so that we have a one-stop-site for all our favorite dishes.