Parallax Views

The neighborhood sidewalk artists have been out again. (The gnats and mosquitos seem to be abating, so that may have something to do with it...

Another vehicular special edition today—not vanity plates, but the bumper stickers. All I’ve got to say is: they are correct.   ©2026 ...

Special edition of vanity plates today. Saw this one Saturday, on my way to pick up my CSA in the K-Mart shopping center. (Yes, the K-mart...

Today being Labor Day, I’m expressing my gratitude for the benefits that organized labor has brought to the workplace. Yes, I’m talking labo...

  The music world lost another great this year. Jazz singer-songwriter Cassandra Wilson died at age 70. I’m not big on jazz—unless you’re ...

Do you need some clips of bees in late-August action? Well, I do, so here we go.   ©2026 Bas Bleu  

We had kind of a wet beginning to August. So there were crops of mushrooms around the ‘hood. I followed the lifecycle of one of them.   ...

It’s occurred to me that Dolly Parton and JD Vance represent the spectrum of what comes from Appalachia. So—a couple of thoughts. I mean—i...

Yes, of course—my gratitude for today (and the year) is for the life of Dolly Parton. The singer-songwriter-actress-philanthropist-entrepren...

Back in the late 80s, my life pretty much imploded. No need to go into details, but at the time a friend gave me some advice. “[Bas Bleu], y...