Ten Cogent Factors About Aging (Part One)

1. I can never remember the name of Justin Bieber.  Wait a minute: Julian Bieber?  Justin Bieberman?

2. I forgot number two.  Can we go on to Number Three?

3.By carefully calibrating my array of bad habits, I can time my death so that I don't grow too old.

4.Sex isn't as important any more.  I don't spend my days behaving like a demented bloodhood who's caught the scent of an escaped convict.

5.  Everyone else is growing old at exactly the same speed as I am.

6.  I hear news of acquaintances' deaths more frequently.  Most of them were assholes.

7. I no longer live in fear of toothaches.  I have a modular portable set of teeth.

8. Things change so fast that I quit keeping up five years ago.  So as far as I'm concerned nothing has changed at all.

9. They say that age confers wisdom.  If that's true, there are an incredible number of dumb people out there.

10. What was this list about?

I'm a Dummy

I guess I still don't know all the nuts and bolts of blogging.  I assumed that you, my legion of faithful followers, all twelve of you, were getting emails every time I posted a new piece.  Alas, only one of you has

gotten regular emails. You may be overcome by feelings of tragic loss, but the posts are still there!   I'm sorry that you were left in the dark when I posted a scintillating new essay or experience, and you weren't notified.  I have done all I can to correct this oversight.  I still have problems, but you can now look forward to being notified via your email that a new post has appeared on The Blog Of Fascination. In the last few months my writing has been shorter and easier to absorb.  You're welcome to go back and read "The Secret Behind 'The Secret'" or "This Is An Emergency".  Read, make comments, be my good true friends.

Best to all of you,

Art

I'm Giving Away Prints!

I believe in my writing. I think there's something special about it, but every writer must believe that, or it would be impossible to go on writing.  Writing is both a brutal and wonderful calling.  The main problem is to attract readers, to persuade people that something really beautiful is going on here.  My poems have popped out in minutes, while my books have taken years, sometimes decades to write.  I feel an equal passion for both the short easy ones and the long works that have been like wrestling alligators.  I love the challenge of writing novels.

I don't wear a religion or spirituality on my sleeve.  I like to be more devioius, I like to be both sacred and profane. I am in what is loosely called the Spirit-Mind-Body culture.  I've put in many years of practice and study. My innate modesty prevents me from boasting of my sublime spiritual achievements.  I am adored by my partner and several dogs and cats.  Now I need fans of my writing.  I am irreverent. I have opinions about gurus, life-coaches, the whole "make your dream come true" philosophy.
We should all go for our dreams, but sometimes one can dream the wrong dream, and achieving it can be a disaster.

Here's the deal.  Sign up as a follower of this blog.  Leave a few comments, or show me that
you're sincere.  I will send you an 8X11 print of your choice from the galleries here or my website
at www.artsdigitalphoto.com. Get really involved and I'll make it a 12X18.  That's some serious print.

 I write on photography for Shutterbug Magazine and have two covers to my credit.. I've won a United Nations award for environmental photography.  I'm especially fond of night shots, of the beautiful sky.  I've been selling my prints for ten years  Now my writing is gaining momentum.  A few years ago I sold a science fiction story to Playboy, and it won an award.  Now my book, AVOIDING THE POTHOLES: ROAD STORIES OF A CHANGING AMERICA is being requested by agents.

Contact me at artsdigiphoto@gmail.com or through the blog and we'll talk about what print you want.

Leave comments.  Enjoy.

Art