Author Archives: Pinch

This print was made by my friend Dan Teker, a few years ago.  Dan creates these beautiful and personalized squadron prints and they are some of the best out there. Detailed, accurate and as I mentioned, personalized, he created this … Continue reading →

I’ve been in the new house, Casa de Pinch 2.0, for 4 nights now. This morning it’s slightly overcast but no rain. Quiet as can be with the exception of the usual bird songs and a woodpecker pecking the bejezzus … Continue reading →

Don’t get me going on how they pick these “Supermoon” names.  Worm. Blood.  Wolf.  Suffice it to say its a full moon and that provides a nice opportunity t get some classic moon-rise shots over the mountains of western North … Continue reading →

There’s a reason why they are called the Smokey Mountains.  This shot is from the front deck of the home of my parents for the past 25 years, near Cullowhee, North Carolina. One wakes up to this on many a … Continue reading →

Back in 2013 I made a trip up to Nova Scotia for my college Homecoming, it being 30 years since I graduated from Acadia University. I flew from DC up to Boston, rented a car and drove the rest of … Continue reading →

I have a sort-of ongoing theme that I call “Why We Fly.” We fly not always because we have to, but often because we love to.  I’ll try to post some more of these photos in the days ahead. In … Continue reading →

The view off Mama’s deck this morning. Hoping it’s a good sign the the house closing that I’m looking to have happen this week is the right thing to do. The butterflies are startin’ to flap around in the old … Continue reading →

This view (hopefully) will change in the next few days.  Hoping/planning on closing on the new house, Casa de Pinch V. 2.0, next Wednesday. I say hopefully in that I’m looking forward to having my own digs again, even though … Continue reading →

Day-early wishes for a super 2019! My first resolution will be to be more active on this blog! Hold me to it. That is all. 

The one-time conservative magazine Weekly Standard just went belly up. When a conservative mag like this goes full anti-Trump,  ye reap what you sow. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/weekly-standard-rip/