Sunset behind us.

Blasting out of Reno.

Interior shots of the Crystal Bay Club and Casino on the northern shore of Lake Tahoe. I’m not sure how legal it is to photograph the interior of a casino, so maybe don’t try this at home. Not shown: the smell of stale cigarettes, the sound of gambling machines.

The Eastern Sierras south of Carson City NV

Snapdragons! in October! at Lake Tahoe! I’m as surprised as you are.

textures around Lake Tahoe: water, wood, stone, pine cones on a bed of pine needles.

Reno International Airport

Is this thing working? Here’s a video of me on the Loops site. I’m introducing myself briefly in French. No English subtitles, just a short howdy from me.

https://loops.video/v/iIsMBedGgP

Sand Point, Lake Tahoe Nevada. Oct. 12, 2026.

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe.

Dramatic skies at our gate, PIT airport. (PIT>LAS>RNO)

more chillout music: Zero 7, In the Waiting Line.
Reminiscent of Sneaker Pimps’ Six Underground.
#chillout
#comedown

https://youtu.be/V1zrEGsj234?is=RnuCer5q0CoJ48k2

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@UilliamMacGiollaM/117407600325542605

The More You Know…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/117400871441202138

It’s just another investment, among many, for him.

Proof of life: A former student sent me a photo of us from her (college) graduation, back in the early 90s.
She was a “handful”, in mostly good ways, and I was full of piss & vinegar, ready to take on the world fresh out of grad school and wondering what in the world I’d gotten myself into.
Molti anni fa. Many years ago. We became good friends and still are.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117388951204405612

Great time for the CDC to implode. At least we can trust the Russians to be transparent and keep us informed!

It’s vaccine day for Gramps & Gramps. Flu + Covid. Now I wait. My track record is about 50% for getting sick from the vaccine. If it’s going to happen, it’ll happen about the time I’m getting ready for bed. Fever, chills, and in the worst cases my throat will start swelling and swallowing becomes difficult. It’s gone by morning.
I’ll keep you posted.

sunset tonight. two views.

Pittsburgh by night: Union Trust Building. Built in 1915-1916 by Henry Clay Frick. Frick was Andrew Carnegie’s instrument and as such ordered the violent repression of the Homestead Strike (1892). Along with Carnegie, Frick was one of the founding members of the gentlemen’s club whose negligence was responsible for the Johnstown Flood (1889).