Getting-Old "Spice"

"Look at your country. Now back to me. Now back to your country. Now back to me. I promised 'hope and change.' But look at your hand. It's empty. Now back to mine. See all that money you earned slipping through my fingers as the federal deficit is nearly 10% of gross domestic product, and unemployment has held steady at nearly 10%. You wish Bush was the man you could be with. But it's all about me. I'm on Air Force One ... criss-crossing the country at your expense to raise money for Democratic candidates who are in trouble for passing legislation you didn't want and spending your great-grandchildren's inheritance. Then I'm off to Martha's Vineyard for my sixth hard-earned vacation of the year. 'Yes I can!'
"I'm on a high horse."

Today's treat

Today's treat
Originally uploaded by gwilmore

I have finally taken the long-anticipated plunge and upgraded my camera. The new one is a Nikon D90, which I ordered from B&H earlier this week and had in my hands on Thursday. While experimenting with its monochrome features -- something I wish my D50 had included -- I came up with this portrait, taken this morning with ambient lighting.

Dance like an Egyptian

Dance like an Egyptian
Originally uploaded by gwilmore

The second of the two new dance photos I am posting here today. I thought of an alternate title for it: "Joshua Smith stars in his role of a lifetime -- 'The Rudolph Valentino Story!'"

Shall we dance?

Shall we dance?
Originally uploaded by gwilmore

One of two dance photos taken yesterday and being posted to my blog today. It was taken at a charity showcase sponsored by the Phoenix-area Fred Astaire studios. As I mentioned in the description accompanying the image, this is perhaps one of my simpler and less dramatic dance shots, but I really like it.