Sad But True

Seen at coffee stand in an office building. We don't have any kind of universal pension system in this country. Social Security covers a lot of people but doesn't come close to meeting normal living expenses. It may not cover you at all if you have been out of the labor market due to raising children, medical problems or lack of job skills.

Everybody in the US knows what a 410(k) plan is. It refers to a section of the tax law that allows us to invest money tax free for retirement. There is no money to fund one of these if you are a barista, home health care aide or self-employed artist. These people struggle to meet their daily needs. The sign on the tip jar is a bitter joke. That's life in America.

Over to Kansas City tonight, then on to Mrs. C's family farm for Thanksgiving.       

Coffee Pastries

That's all I got this year at the artists studios open house. Too late a start and too much time talking instead of shooting. So it's back to the archives until I can shoot some new material. This is the door of a coffee shop and bakery on Cherokee Street. Someone went to some trouble to design and install the faux etching on the glass. I didn't have the time to investigate how it was made.

Gotta get back out on the street but it will be hard to do before the weekend. There is a new photo toy to try out.  I discovered that someone makes a Holga-esque lens for Canon and Nikon cameras for the grand sum of $24 (check Amazon). Sounds like fun.