Category Archives: Photographs

Ypsilanti welcomes and encourages you…

By Mark | June 1, 2013

Somehow graffiti doesn’t bother me as much when it’s optimistic, empowering and correctly spelled… And this struck me as particularly nice this morning, as Arlo and I were walking through Riverside Park, discussing his first day at nursery school… Lots of potential indeed.

Also posted in Other, Ypsilanti | Tagged Arlo, encouragement, graffiti, potential, Riverside Park, self-help | 4 Comments

No Kissing, No Knives

By Mark | May 20, 2013

A friend who teaches first and second grade sent me the following today. She says that she found it waiting for her when she entered her classroom this morning.

Also posted in Other | Tagged cool kids and the cool shit that they do, first grade, kids and violence, kids today, kissing, knives, littering, rules, second grade | 8 Comments

Krampus recap

By Mark | December 16, 2012

Two years ago, at our big Krampus party, I was momentarily knocked unconscious by a disco ball which had been hurled at my head. With that as my point of reference, last night’s event went exceptionally well. What follow are a few of the photos that I was able to snap between beers. I don’t [...]

Also posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged Krampus, Krampus Ball, Krampusdeep, No Experience Allowed Marching Band | 11 Comments

Happy first birthday Arlo Lao Maynard

By Mark | December 4, 2012

A year ago yesterday, Linette and I we welcomed our son Arlo into the world. Like his sister, once he made up his mind that he wanted to join us, he came shooting down the birth canal like a rocket. I think I must have mentioned it here before, but, eight years ago, when Linette [...]

Also posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Arlo, Arlo Gutherie, baby names, birthdays, Charles Maynard, circumcision, Clementine, Curtis Florian, Friday Night Lights, home birth, Linette, Mark's penis, midwifery, miscarriage, natural childbirth, penises, Photobooth, tintype, water birth | 17 Comments

Tintype tourism in San Francisco

By Mark | August 24, 2012

Earlier this week, the family and I were in San Francisco, visiting with Ypsilanti expatriates and reconnecting with seldom seen family members. I hope to tell you more about our experiences in the days to come, but, for the time being, I wanted to share these very cool tintype photos that we had taken at [...]