January 13, 2008 written by Steven Barrymore photographs by Steven Barrymore FROM THE FILM COLLECTION Taking some time off. The Being of Life articles will return next month. Below are some favorite images from a collection of slides, photographed circa 1980′s in San Francisco. These scenes were photographed with Leica equipment (Reflex and rangefinder). Image [...]

45th Anniversary John F. Kennedy (JFK) Nov. 22, 1963 – 2008 November 22, 2008 will mark the 45th year since the loss of our thirty-fifth President – John F. Kennedy – a war hero, civil rights advocate, a leader in the commitment to the space program. November 22, 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in [...]

February 20, 2008 A Story Into The Night written by Steven Barrymore Enjoying the Lunar Eclipse on this clear night. What an amazing sight it is. My friend, Dave, contacts me with an emergency situation. The neighbor is hysterical. Dave said that a car hit her cat. I ask which cat since the neighbor has [...]

September 27, 2008 Brother Can You Spare $700 Billion? written by Steven Barrymore My friend and I were discussing America’s economic issues while watching the first 2008 presidential debate between Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama, and he asked me if I thought that America is still a world power. I thought for a moment and [...]

May 23, 2010 Would Tesla Be Proud? written by Steven Barrymore Society is turning green and not with envy — with environmental conservation devices and systems shrinking in size, offering a bigger bang for the buck. Solar Aero, a New Hampshire based alternative-energy organization has developed a wind turbine generator. And this is not a [...]

article originally published in The Daily Green Why California Recycled 80% of Glass and the Rest of the U.S. 30% Evidence that Nickle and Dime Deposits Work By Dan Shapley California is on pace to recycle nearly 80% of the glass introduced into commerce in 2008, according to the latest statistics — up from 71% [...]