The title of this blog, “Becoming is Superior to Being,” is a Paul Klee quote and best captures my philosophy of life, which is captured in photos, poetry, social/political commentary designed to inspire creative growth.
I have blogged since November 2005. I began the current blog, April 20, 2008.
I am not a “bluesman,” but I have always thought of myself as one. May I be blessed with love and music; poetry and books; family and friends; great ideas cultivated in the beauty of nature. — kenne
“The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.” — Arthur Schopenhauer
Since I was born in 1941, it’s the next 32+ years!
Deer by Sabino Canyon dam. — Images by kenne
“I felt a resentment against God or man for having imposed an incredible stupidity upon the world. And the world had accepted it…” — Margaret Anderson The Little Review
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all.” — Thomas Jefferson
My hometown had been The Woodlands, Texas, from September 1983 till my wife, Joy, and I moved to Tucson, Arizona, in June of 2010.
I spend a lot of time outdoors, photographing, hiking, leading hikes, working with children as a Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist, writing, and blogging.
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Hi Kenne and Joy,
I hope you have weathered the storm and that the worst is over. Sure looked awful. Hope you didn’t get much damage…can’t believe all those people that stayed behind in Galveston… too scary!! Sincerely, Patty
Hi Kenne and Joy and Jill, I happened on this blog through Facebook. You haven’t changed at all Kenne. I worked for you and with Jill at Montgomery College and you were then and still are the best boss I have ever had. I get asked that question at interviews or from co-workers (I work HR/AP at the City of Oak Ridge North now) and I try really hard to describe you and how you related to us. I learned about different kinds of music from you but the most important thing was how I wanted to be treated in the workplace. You set the bar. It’s been great to see all of you on the videos. I’ve wondered about Jill on and off through the years. Thanks for the blog. I’ll keep checking in and keep on learning. Dale
Dale,
So great to hear from you — long time now, but I’m still trying to relate to people in activities of my own choice. The difference is what I do is labor, not work. I still have on our bookshelve the Nathaniel Hawthorne book “Our Old Home,” that you gave me. The book was the only non-fiction book he wrote, which was published a year before he die in 1864. Hawthorne, who served as American Consul in Liverpool from 1853 to 1858, writes about his English experiences in this book, which is widely considered to be one of the best books on the English by an American. So, the book serves of a reminder of you when I see it on the shelve. We need to get together sometime.
Testing, one… two….. Am I in?
. . . you are in! Welcome!
I don’t know a thing about blogging, but I’d like to learn!
I “stumbled upon” your site. I have enjoyed browsing your blog. Lovely photos. Great quotes, too!
Thanks for the comments. We have been in Tucson since last June, still most of our Internet connections are in other places.
I enjoy your blog observations on Tucson. I will add you to my links.
Hi Kenne,
Nice site!!! Great pictures of the hike. Great hike too, as always. We’ll be back for the one on the 30th.
Hi Kenne, Thank you for your news, beautiful photos.
Big hug for Joy and you in your new citi Tucson, Arizona.
miguel sabat from Matão, SP, Brazil
Hi Kenne There is so many interesting place and subject in your photography here, i enjoy it 🙂
Thanks. I love your image creativity.
Hi Kenne. I enjoy hiking and talking with you yesterday at Seven Falls. Look forward in seeing your pictures on your blog after the hikes. Jeff