I am legally blind.
In real life I can't see people's faces,
or read headlines in a newspaper.
God bless point-and-shoot cameras!
On my computer, I have software that allows me to zoom in and read. I can see faces on my monitor, and I often leave my nose-print on the screen from squinting to make out the world.
My wife and I have five indoor cats.

We also feed squirrels and birds and an occasional raccoon on our back porch.
I have the greatest sister. She goes by "Cobalt123" herhe in Flickrville. See her photos here: flickr.com/photos/cobalt/ She brought me to Flckr, then gifted me with a PRO account, then she sent me a camera! So you see, this is all her fault :)
You might notice that I am a fan of San Francisco. I like their Left Coast politics, the diversity, the Giants baseball team, McCovey Cove, and even that big cheater Barry Bonds. Go Giants! My best friend Ralph lives out in Berkeley. Ralph does not like Barry even a little bit, so I guess it all evens out. He's an A's fan. We're both Cub fans, too. It's a good life.
I've had a few great cameras. One little Nikon took perfect shots every time for years and years before it finally broke. I had no camera for quite a while. My sister gifted me with an Olympus C960 Zoom for Thanksgiving 2006, which took great shots until it went airborne and landed on concrete. Now it rattles and is no longer fully functional. My amazing Flickr friend dbu2 sent me a Kodak EasyShare Z760, so I have moved up to 6 megapixels! dbu2 RULES!!!! I would write him a tesimonial, but he already has a whole flock of them. He's a Prince among Flickrdom!
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I'm Male and Taken.
Cyber-burrow of an Alft named guano (-_-) ...
Normal (yup, it's called Normal), Illinois, USA
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A bit more about guano...
| Hometown: |
Elgin, Illinois (Elgin watches used to be made there...) |
| Occupation: |
University Library peon |
| Interests: |
waterfalls,
Yosemite,
Starved Rock,
hiking,
butterflies and bugs,
family (4 daughters,
4 grandchildren),
Rainbow Gatherings,
keeping my own bullshit in check,
learning to live poor,
Rick Griffin,
Salvador Dali,
Jean Giraud,
Moebius,
Jan Toorop,
Amsterdam,
San Francisco,
the Diggers (1647),
the Diggers (1960's San Francisco),
Living Theatre,
Julian Beck,
Rainbow Family,
Hakim Bey,
Temporary Autonomous Zones,
TAZ,
wicked evil horror novels,
Tibetan throat singing,
hurdy gurdies,
Weissenborn slide guitars,
stereo cat purrs,
dank ganja,
cherry juice with spring water ice-cubes,
ginseng,
weirdness,
mirth,
mayhem,
joy,
massacres,
angels,
delight,
flaucinaucinihilipilification,
GOD,
God jokes,
punacity,
full moons,
syzygy,
laugh lines,
letting go,
breaking wind,
death rattle,
Siva,
Shiva,
baby drool,
cat breath
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| Favorite Books & Authors: |
Ginsberg,
(Plutonian Ode),
Whitman,
(Respondez),
Blake,
(Proverbs of Hell),
Brautigan,
(A Confederate General from Big Sur),
Alan Watts,
(Van Morrison wrote a blues for him),
Willie the Shake,
(he's still The Bard,
man)
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| Favorite Movies, Stars & Directors: |
Memento,
Angel Heart,
Dr. Strangelove,
Genghis Blues. Watching the 2005 Tour de France on OLN-TV,
all 21 stages,
now THAT'S entertainment!
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| Favorite Music & Artists: |
Ben Harper,
Michael Franti and Spearhead,
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Jimi Hendrix,
Leo Kottke,
any didgeridoo,
Frank Zappa,
Bob Dylan,
Beatles,
Holly Near,
Pete Seeger,
Fred Small,
Judy Small,
Tribal Voice,
John Trudeau,
Mark Braun,
Mr. B,
Albert Ammons,
Meade Lux Lewis,
Memphis Minnie,
Rory Bock,
Toshi Reagan,
Sweet Honey In The Rock,
Junior Brown,
Dave Lippman,
Satchmo,
Bach,
PDQ Bach,
Scarlatti,
Apollo the God of Music,
singing cats,
hissing cockroaches,
flutter of bat wings,
the music of the spheres,
heartbeat drumming,
Tibetan throat singing,
solo cello
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Testimonials
davida3 says:
"John is one of the people i have got to know since joining flickr. He is always generous with his comments, and he adds to the knowledge i have of where I have been by telling me interesting facts about the places. His own photostream is aways a joy to check- and I do so all the time- thanks John for your time and friendship."
cobalt123 says:
"After snickering at me for the first year I was on flickr, guano has come complete around and is not only active, but a Pro account member for the second year. And this is the year he's got his own digital camera to use, so there is great variety in his posts. If you want to spend some time with some photos here, with incredible information and links, just look at the comments and posts he's got. Woohoo, what fun!"
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