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A jar of applesauce that still taunts me from time to time

September 20, 2026September 20, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I shook the applesauce in the plastic jar

A bottled Jeannie - er - Genie

September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Genie and the Bottle

One of the many helicopters that spends hours buzzing Altadena these days

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Buzzing Helicopters Swarming

Bob Mackie in 2019 sharing some of his famous concept sketches

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Bob Mackie

Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon in Arizona

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Grand Canyon

Too hot to survive much longer

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Global Warming is a Hoax

A 2004 photo from NASA's Hubble Telescope shows the rings of Saturn in natural light

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Jupiter and Saturn

Our family Columbia Console Record Player

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Record Stores

A single marble from a larger collection in a vintage Laura Scudders peanut butter jar

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 Gary C Sterling

That Tree’s Gotta Go!

EU and US flags interleaved in a row

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The American tourist tries to make his case

Brit Marling - as The OA - encounters Old Night - an ancient sentient octopus

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I looked into the eyes of an octopus

Homeless woman sleeping on street

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Overqualified

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