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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #1,637

yeah I know you did not ask!

You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an adage in multiple languages implying that a single picture could simplify what might be very complex and lengthy to put across in words.

To update for our times this adage might need to read, “A PhotoShopped or AI generated picture is worth a thousand lies.”

All to often, with increasing frequency, it is hard to tell what is true or what is someone pushing a particular vision… or something worst, far worst.

The times we live in.

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So When May I?

I just finished watching a documentary, Bill Cunningham: New York. Bill was a fashion photographer for the New York Times. While he shot photos at runways in New York and Paris, he was most famous for his street photos of fashion on the New York streets, especially around Manhattan.  He did this for decades and was a fixture in the New York fashion industry and at the New York Times.

His photography was of some interest to me, but what engaged me most in this short film was the photographer and his exceedingly quirky personality.  He had one function in life, Continue reading “So When May I?”