Granola Shotgun has moved to a new host platform. If I did this correctly (BIG if…) it can now be found via SquareSpace. The domain name remains the same. granolashotgun.com. This may take a week or two to fully kick in so hang in there with me. I’d like to think of this move as … Continue reading New Granola Shotgun Location
I haven’t posted new content in a while and several of my regular readers have reached out wondering why. I’ve decided to end Granola Shotgun for the moment, although it may return in a different form at some point. WordPress has been my host for the last five years and I’ve been very happy with … Continue reading They Moved My Cheese
A nurse friend was recently describing a system at her hospital that summed up what I call the complexity trap. She works with seriously ill patients that need to be monitored 24/7. Humans used to do this continuous testing and assessment, but over the decades a collection of machines was gradually introduced to save labor … Continue reading The Machine That Goes Ping
I took these photos at midday as I went about my usual chores. The forest fires that have been burning across California sent ash over San Francisco turning the sky a freakish shade of orange. Birds sat on the ground looking confused. The streetlights remained on since their sensors indicated it was still night at … Continue reading Blade Runner Meets Old Testament
I’ve been having two distinct conversations with opposite camps for years. One camp prefers a suburban life of quiet domesticity and private space. The other craves interaction in a vibrant public realm. The two camps don’t like each other. The suburban folks feel under assault as economic pressure and political shenanigans plot to destroy their … Continue reading The Acropalypse
There’s a lot of talk on the interwebs these days about the mass exodus from big cities. The riots. The looting. The arson. The migration of frightened people seeking safety in the hinterland… Roll the video loops of terrified white ladies clutching their pearls. The financial district is dead. The towers are empty. You can … Continue reading The Diagonal Slice
The Interwebs are abuzz over the mass exodus from cities triggered by the Coronavirus. Cue up the images of Moses parting the sea for a caravan of U-Hauls destined for the verdant cul-de-sacs of the Promised Land. This outward population migration is quantifiable and real. You’ll get no arguments at all from me. But the … Continue reading The Great Reshuffling
Last week a friend asked me for help in his back garden. This is the first time he’s owned a proper home rather than a condo and he’s not sure how to manage the yard. We’re in a part of the world where it doesn’t rain for most of the year and hand watering gets … Continue reading Lazaretto Dining
In August of 2015 I was exploring the suburban edge of some farmland in Sonoma County about 50 miles north of San Francisco. A chunk of territory was in the middle of being transformed by new construction. Big box stores, strip malls, drive-thru restaurants, gas stations, a hotel, and most strikingly an “Indian” resort and … Continue reading The Casino Resort Hotel Favela
In my youth back in the days of 35 millimeter chemical film I traveled across America with a Swedish friend who made an observation. Whenever I stopped to take photos from the Grand Canyon to Niagara Falls or any particularly impressive bit of architecture in between I took pains to frame the images just so. … Continue reading Not For Camera View
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