Never Better, Thanks

Reader, Gardener, Thinker, Beekeeper, Sailor, Aviator, Dog Lover, Traveller, Photographer

Washington, DC

“Here we labor under heat and damp exhalations, with half-built streets and insufficient lodging… The promise of a grand capital is for the future, though many despair at the present discomforts.”

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Thought For the Day

Rick's Reads

“If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren’t broad enough to sustain you,” ― Jim Mattis

Podcasts

My Podcasts

“Listening to podcasts is like having a mentor in your ear, guiding you towards success.”

Photographer

* Great photography is created by the mind that perceives the image, the eye that composes the picture, and the experience working the exposure triangle—not the rig. * It’s taken me a dozen cameras and several thousand dollars of gear to lead me back to my roots. * My first cameras

Weight Loss

Oz-My Story

"Oz works, or Oz works not. There is no try."

Photographer

Gallery

I worship in the temple of the darkened viewfinder. My interests are travel & adventure photography, but sometimes I get lucky with something "arty."

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Travelling

Pompeii

“To stand in Pompeii is to stare directly into antiquity’s eyes—unblinking and hauntingly familiar.” -- Aldous Huxley

Travelling

Positano

“Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.” - John Steinbeck

Travelling

Amalfi

“I well remember a day, half a lifetime ago, when landing at Amalfi I found it to be beyond imagination. The luminous air, the delicate peaks overhead, the storied memories that seemed to cling to the old convent walls—the place was a revelation.” -- Henry James

Travelling