Anticipating the Presidential debate and Social Security 101

| October 3, 2012

Most of America is waiting to hear from President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney tonight for the  first Presidential Debate. The president must defend his 4 years of  leadership and stop offering excuses or pointing at Republicans; he needs to either convince the majority that his policies are working or that the changes that […]

SILVER & LIGHT on Vimeo

| October 3, 2012

Large-scale wet plate photography video (below). SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter / Alchemist on Vimeo.

The return of Datsun … well somewhere, but not the U.S.

| October 3, 2012

  When I was a teenager and others guys were dreaming of a Camaro, Firebird, Mustang or Barracuda, I ogled the Datsun Lil’ Hustler. I dreamt about crisscrossing he country with a sleeping bag in the bed while it’s 4-cylinder engine sipped 50 cent gasoline (Whoa … 25 mpg!). I suppose I should have been […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
My Desultory Blog