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Milo’s manifesto

mullaney — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:21:48 +0000

Milo Delaney’s (age 6) manifesto about art:

All About Art

1. Respect everybody’s pictures.

2. There’s no mistakes in art.

3. Art is special.

4. Art is something everybody can do if they choose to.

5. Art is good for your brain.

Take a look at the rest of Milo’s art.

Tango

mullaney — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:23:26 +0000

One day back in 2003 I was walking around the meatpacking district in Manhattan and we wandered into the Chelsea Market. At the back, there was loud Tango music playing and dozens of couples were dancing. I snapped this with my old 35mm camera.

Tango in New York

I think this photo right here sums up why I’d like to learn how to Tango.

Shots of mom

mullaney — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:12:36 +0000

I think I’m going to try to take a picture of mom every day that I’m with her from this point forward. I doubt I’ll put them all up here, but I want to take them. These are the pictures for the last couple of days:

Mom with her Christmas Snuggie

with Kevin, the monkey

The monkey is from one of our last day trips out. Last July 4th, I took mom to the zoo. When we were in the gift shop, she seemed to like the orange monkey, so I got it for her. Recently the monkey has made a bit of a come back and has been sharing her chair in the TV room.

When we got the monkey, the home care aide who was with us said that mom should name the monkey. I jokingly said, “Name it anything but Kevin.”

The aide asked mom what she wanted to name it, she said, “Kevin.” Then she giggled. Thanks, mom.

Mom’s house by moonlight

mullaney — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:38:15 +0000

As I pulled up to my mom’s house tonight, I noticed the full moon in the background. It seemed like a good photo opportunity so I took a few shots.

Auto exposure

The best shots I got were using the automatic settings, but the exposure was quite long. It makes the shot a little blurry since it was hand held. I wish I had a tripod handy, but maybe I’ll try again next month.

Winter morning

mullaney — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:32:36 +0000

Sunrise just outside my front door

Half way there.

I’m really starting to despise winter

mullaney — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:56:49 +0000

All week it's been freezing rain

If you enjoy living in the northern part of the country where winters are long and cold, I do not suggest spending a winter in Arizona like I did. After a year in Arizona, I’ve been ruined for winter. This will be my second winter back in Illinois and I really hate it.

Part of me thinks it would be nice to live in Chicago again. It has a great theatre scene, but I’m not sure how I could stand the winters. Perhaps I need to be a snowbird, spending my winters in Arizona or Southern California and the rest of the year in a city like Chicago or New York.

Mondays are hair days

mullaney — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:44:53 +0000

Nearly every Monday, we go to the hairdresser. Mom has been going to Cindy for her hair for something like 15 years.

Mom and Cindy watch the soaps as the rollers come out

It used to be that Sundays were the day. She would go see Cindy, then have lunch at her favorite restaurant, Panache, which is in the same mall. Last fall it became Fridays, since my sister had that day off and could take her. Then sometime after I moved home, it became Mondays. Mondays are a particularly quiet day at Cindy’s, so it’s a good day to go. We often have the place to ourselves.

Being beautiful is tough work

Mom, like a lot of older ladies has a pretty high maintenance hairdo. It’s permed and colored and must be curled and set at least once a week to keep looking good. It’s a multi-step process each week which begins with a shampoo. Then the hair is conditioned and rolled. She sits under the dryer for 20 minutes or so. Finally her hair is brushed and teased and sprayed into place.

The last final touches