In the morning the coffee gets made, a task that has become a pleasure to do. A brief photo journey through my process follows the story of how I got hooked.

If money was no problem for you, what would you buy for your child? Would it be a new car? Would it be the latest gaming system? Would it be full tuition at a university?

Surviving police patrol and making it to the pension line.

Some of us still remember Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and National Geographic bringing the wildlife into our living rooms. I remember Jim always got the dirty job, as  Marlon cheered him on. Jim was as tough as they come.

Most voices fall silent within the room they are spoken.

Then there are voices that echo through the halls of eternity.

The best surveillance camera footage that I had ever seen came from a do-it-yourself system. The system was put together by a apartment building manager. The system was a VHS, yes I said VHS, recorder , one single camera input , all bought from Walmart for under $200.00.

I did not learn these survival principles from Jeff Cooper and Jeff Cooper did not invent them. These principles have been around since the beginning of mankind. Jeff Cooper was nice enough to remind us that they work.

Turner Classic Movies remembers 2022.

On May 24, 2022, we all watched a tragedy unfold in real-time. It was in the city of Uvalde, Texas at the Robb Elementary School. 21 people would die that day, 19 children and two adults.

Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to the performers and filmmakers who left us in 2021