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All text and original images in this blog © 1990-2010 by William P. Coleman. Some rights reserved. You may reuse only as specified in the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License or by written permission.About me
If you'd like to know more about me, please see the About page. My qualifications for the scientific entries are in my CV.
I see no reason to segregate scientific and technical posts from humanistic ones. In my life, scientific concerns mix with ethical ones, and they shade into a philosophical interest in the nature of cognition and the nature of people. Doing science is as creative as writing fiction, and I get inspiration for both from the same gods.
You will find little here on current politics. I'm an activist, but not in symptoms. Experience in martial arts shows me that the sure way to lose is reactivity; but if you stay cool and remember your training and what you're there for then you achieve goals and, when conflict is unavoidable, you fight and win. The idea of the liberal arts I was brought up in is that broad understanding of cultures and ideas gives you deeper, better goals -- making success more likely and more satisfying. Negatively, the hysteria since 9/11 shows how a country frightened and reactive can destroy itself more than an enemy can. I'm trying to contribute by changing the terms of discourse. . . . As Allen Ginsberg wrote, "America, I'm putting my queer shoulder to the wheel."
One fact shouldn't require special mention, but it sometimes does: namely that I'm gay. This blog is not primarily about being gay, but the topic sometimes comes up. I'm proud of being gay and do not hide. Muse
Category Archives: Photography
John Ruskin, Giotto, and William Henry Fox Talbot
This post continues my Story Structure series. Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10. Entry into Jerusalem (1304-6) by Giotto (Click pictures to enlarge) For those readers who are puzzled why I’ve posted so many entries about old art but … Continue reading
Buffalo — Nighttime snow
View the other photos in this gallery: Buffalo — Nighttime snow. “Snow at night — phantasmagoria.” It’s part of a series on Buffalo, NY. My photos are at Smugmug.
Buffalo — snow on Delaware Avenue
“What,” you exclaim, “still more photos of snow in Buffalo?” “Well,” I reply, “that’s reality.” The fact is that I love it here and returned after 20 years of what I regarded as exile in a place that didn’t have … Continue reading
Buffalo — snow on Anderson Place
View the other photos in this gallery: Buffalo — snow on Anderson Place. ” Deep, quiet snow, late one night, on Anderson Place in Buffalo, NY.” It is part of a series on Buffalo, NY. My photos are at Smugmug.
Blue-green winter evening
View the other photos in this gallery: Blue-green winter evening. “Pictures taken, one blue-green winter evening, of a boy and his dog in the snow. Pure west side: Buffalo, NY.” It is part of a series on Buffalo, NY. My … Continue reading
Shelter — pictures by Lucky Michaels of homeless LGBTQ youth at home
Untitled, 2007, Courtesy of Lucky Michaels (click picture to enlarge) The picture above was taken by Lucky Michaels, a photographer and also a counselor at Sylvia’s Place, located within the Metropolitan Community Church of New York. The shelter (named after … Continue reading
Snow in the Bronx and Manhattan
View the gallery containing this photo: Snow in the Bronx and Manhattan. “The walk when these pictures were taken started, after a winter snow storm, near the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx. I walked down Jerome Avenue to the … Continue reading
Peace Bridge
View the gallery containing this photo: Peace Bridge. “The Peace Bridge spans the Niagara River, just at its source in Lake Erie and about 15 miles above the falls. It connects my home, Buffalo, NY, with Fort Erie in Ontario, … Continue reading
This is just to say
I meant by William P. Coleman I photographed the pears you left in the blue bowl on the table and were probably planning to do in black and white Forgive me they were delicious so brown and so green (a … Continue reading
A winter solstice greeting
photo by Joan M. Coleman This is a holiday scene we saw in a shop window (click to enlarge). This year, 2007, the winter solstice will be at 1:08 AM (Eastern Standard Time) on the morning of Saturday, 22 December. … Continue reading
