Taken in the French Quarter during a lovely if too-brief lunchtime walk. o

I’m completely addicted to tweaking photos on an iPhone. I really want a larger-than-iPhone surface tablet device to tweak images. The interface possibilities have me all aflutter.

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Hello.

I’m testing a service called Fotomoto to sell and ship prints of more sizes than my custom prints I’ve been offering on Etsy. I love Etsy, but I thought I’d give this a try after seeing it on some other sites, most notably, topleftpixel. Big shout to Marshall for hipping me to this service.

I’m still ironing out the kinks, but the way it works is that you click “Buy Print” or “Buy Card” and choose your size. You’ll need JavaScript enabled to see how it works, but a lot of you have asked for different print sizes and for copies of prints that I haven’t offered in my Etsy shop and this is a great way for me to offer these with minimal impact on my daily schedule. For now, you can buy a print of any photo I’ve posted here. Happy holidays! p.s. Yes, I said ANY photo!

Note: I’ve cross-posted some of my flickr photos and I’m still working out how to offer those at smaller sizes only, as those photos are usually taken from my iPhone. o

It’s a greeting card as well!

Click here to purchase!

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1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Original owner.

I still miss the 1972 Buick LeSabre my dad bought in 1983. It had 20k miles on it and was in amazing shape. That car died in 1990 and I didn’t have the $$$ to save her. I still feel bad about that.

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1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Original owner.

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Honesty around medical costs in the coming months and years is going to be hard to come by. This report from 60 Minutes hit home, particularly given our recent loss (Granny Boone):

Granny specified how she wanted to go. She did not want heroic measures and she died on her terms; her family abiding her wishes. She passed quickly, beautifully and with dignity. Having a living trust, with everything spelled out and appointed powers of attorney saves you and your loved ones from the burden of making quick, wrenching decisions.

I love the tone of this piece. Too many people are not up to having the hard conversations about dying and death. It’s a fact and it’s expensive if you don’t specify how you want to die and what measures you want people to take. It’s expensive even if you do specify, but the question remains, would you want to die in an ICU or at home? Or a more home-like place? o

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Oh, Maytag…

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