http://outtacontext.com/life/ Farm Fresh Writing at a Fraction of the Cost! en-us jgates@outtacontext.com 2008-12-14T12:29:16-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000515.shtml From his vantage point: sewing Jean-Dominique Bauby's eye shut after his stroke. Still from the film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Today is my mother's birthday: more accurately, the 87th anniversary of her birth. She died in 1971... 515@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Past 2008-12-14T12:29:16-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000514.shtml Beauty has always been a product of the social attitudes of the time. During the Renaissance voluptuous Rafaelesque women were the standard aspiration while in the 1960s, and certainly today, thin --even an emaciated look-- is often what people... 514@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-12-06T13:58:24-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000513.shtml So cute. And just perfect for the First Family and the Gates family. While the rest of the country recovers from the election, Washington is swimming in a sea of Obamamania. It's not surprising considering that Barack, Michelle, Malia,... 513@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-11-23T12:23:41-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000512.shtml Orlando News Anchor Asks the "Fair and Impartial" Questions. I'm exhausted. Obsession can do that to you. During the primaries I was disconnected. I didn't read much about politics or watch the campaigns unfold on TV. But the moment... 512@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-10-30T17:51:26-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000507.shtml Hotlinking. I've written about this netiquette faux pas before. And as you can see I've found a number of ways to get even (here and here). If you're going to use my images don't even think of linking to them... 507@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Professional Auteurism 2008-10-19T07:45:23-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000511.shtml Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Newsweek's Cover (see larger version) To paraphrase M. Night Shyamalan's famous line from his film The Sixth Sense, "I see details." I am hyper vigilant when it comes to noticing the particulars of everyday... 511@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-09-28T10:00:24-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000510.shtml The political events of the last two weeks have ignited my creative juices. I wake up in the middle of the night with a strategy I quickly tweet to @BarackObama. I can't help myself. This morning in the shower I... 510@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-09-16T18:38:32-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000509.shtml Replica of Stonehenge and the Columbia Gorge, Maryhill, Washington (View larger.) As we stood on the bluffs overlooking the Columbia Gorge I wondered how I would convey this landscape to you. My eyes took it all in as I... 509@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-09-14T08:18:07-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000508.shtml Coming off of an unbelievable week in American politics, once again liberals have been blind-sided by the lengths McPalin will go to win an election. Many are culpable here. But I have reserved my greatest indignation for Karl Rove... 508@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-09-13T11:43:40-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000506.shtml Click photograph for larger image. [ Republican Party, GOP, John McCain, Sarah Palin ]... 506@http://outtacontext.com/life/ News Outta My Control 2008-09-03T19:32:34-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000505.shtml Children practice a dragon dance at Yangchun Family Reunion (Click here for larger photo). We belong to an interesting family. Our girls were both adopted from the Yangchun Social Welfare Institute in China. And it was time for our... 505@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-08-31T10:19:11-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000504.shtml Portland's Museum of Velvet Art: The Velveteria (click for larger image). There are two types of families: the Communist Party Central Committee variety --those that plan their family vacations and the Jack Kerouac variety --those that don't. Planning a... 504@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-08-23T16:51:23-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000503.shtml The Gates/Krasnican clan has just returned from another triumphant family road trip --this time to the Pacific Northwest. I'll be collating our collective memories in the next few weeks and reporting on how things went. But for now let... 503@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-08-17T13:56:40-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000502.shtml 502@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Professional Auteurism 2008-07-18T15:26:19-05:00 http://outtacontext.com/life/archive/000501.shtml 501@http://outtacontext.com/life/ Fairly Odd Parents-Present 2008-07-13T11:05:01-05:00