Outtakes

Day 31 of a 30 Days Photograph challenge. Day 31? Of 30? Well I didn't organize it. I am participating in the 30 day photo challenge as sponsored by Ziva and Mike. Today's theme is outtakes. I can't say I had too many outtakes. Or that I spent much time on this project. 

Cityscape and sunset.

Hallway in Hoboken, NJ, before Sandy

An hour north of Montreal

In memory of a lost cat

Hydrangeas in Chatham, MA

There is no remedy for love but to love more...

Boom Boom Out Go The Lights

I am participating in the 30 day photo challenge as sponsored by Ziva and Mike. Today is Day 30. Today's theme by coincidence is blackout. With hurricane Sandy hitting everyone on the eastern seaboard of North America, and several hundred miles inland, with millions of people without power... strange coincidence that this theme would fall today.

With the power out, and only by the light of the moon did I capture my sleeping girlfriend snuggled up to her pillow.

Blackout

What Do I call My In-Laws?

Dear Old Dad

What do you call your in-laws? Let's say I already have a Ma and a Pa, or a Mom and a Dad, and I am not all too comfortable calling anyone else by the same moniker. Let's say the in-laws are the old fashioned types. Let's say they are not all that comfortable with my using their first name and think it too cold if I call them Mister and Missus. What is the alternative?

For example, Mother Ohara is too old fashioned. Father John? Too religious sounding. And not very Jewish. What about padre? Eema? Père? Auntie? Sire? Duchess? Capo? Colonel? оте́ц?

Should they be insulted if I don't call them Mum and Dad?

"Surely son," my future father-in-law may say, "You must feel close enough to us by now?"

Mama

And I might reply, "Yes. Yes, I do. And don't call me Shirley."

While pondering through this dilemma of titles, I started wondering why only the military, doctors, and members of the clergy are regularly referred to by their proper titles. You can include royalty in the above list but since I do not know too many blue bloods, I will move on for now.

A title is an honorific. But what about other professions? Why not Postman Jones? Television Repairman Davidson?

"Hi my name is Collection Agent Jorge."

"Very nice to meet you, I am Ballerina Tom."