Gary GruberOct 104 min readMary Wants to Have My KittensIf you think (as a man) understanding women is difficult, try understanding women of a different species. In addition to my beloved and...
Gary GruberAug 22 min readVegetarians are Nazis -- Only Atheists Eat Fruits and VegetablesIs not an apple a living, breathing organism when attached to its tree? Does not a potato live vibrantly underground on its root,...
Gary GruberJan 257 min readI ain't got the Blues no more no more, I ain't got the Blues no moreNo! You can't pull the double negative trick on me -- I've known it since probably third grade. Depression is really serious shit,...
Gary GruberJan 237 min readTwo for FlinchingDoctors, are for the most part, unflappable. They are stoic icons of professionalism, the pinnacle of their vocation. They are as cool as...
Gary GruberDec 28, 20248 min readHey, Old Man!!There are two primary ways that a man is inducted into the club that we will hereto refer as “The Old Man's Club”. It is an ignominious...
Gary GruberDec 21, 20243 min readWHO DO YOU LOVE!“I walked forty-seven miles of barbed wire, I got a cobra snake for a necktie, a brand new house on the road side, made outta rattlesnake...
Gary GruberDec 10, 20244 min readIt’s OK to Change Your Socks Every DayI didn't start buying my own clothes until I was 19 years old. By then, I had my first job, I had a couple of bucks in my pocket, and I...
Gary GruberNov 28, 20246 min readI’ve Only Had Two New Cars in my LifetimeAs an itinerant tinkerer, I enjoyed working on used cars. Tune-ups, oil changes, brake jobs, and repairs made me feel at home. The...
Gary GruberNov 27, 20243 min readI Once Petted a Fly19 was a weird year for me. No..wait…let’s start over. My earliest memories are eating soap in the men’s room of a high school baseball...
Gary GruberOct 15, 20244 min readI Live in a Secret World, Full to the Brim with Joy, Beauty, and PainThere are several hummingbirds in the backyard that come to me when I call them. That is weird, and more than a bit unsettling. I’m not...
Gary GruberOct 1, 202410 min readThe Arrogance of Digital PhotographyTo be fair, I am quite grateful for the advances the digital world has made in the past 7-10 years. I certainly would not have been able...
Gary GruberAug 31, 20243 min readPublic Relations(stock Getty Image) I am quite familiar with the meaning of this oftentimes maligned skill set. Both my wife and our daughter chose this...
Gary GruberMay 14, 20244 min readThere are no Coincidences in LifeWhile I never envisioned this blog to be a reflection on my day to day, an incident earlier this morning bears closer examination. I seem...
Gary GruberMay 6, 202410 min readJobs That Only Lasted a Day (or Two…)It took me a long time to grow up, to become responsible, to recognize the difference between being a boy and being a man. I easily...
Gary GruberJan 10, 20246 min readNo one drinks alcohol because they are thirsty, not even an Irish priest…In high school there was a secret place near a river out in the woods where some of the bravest souls would gather on the weekend to...
Gary GruberNov 23, 20235 min readFalcon Flex(ing)I recently found the perfect metaphor for myself. Our glorious daughter Sasha, who lives and works on the east coast, likes to travel up...
Gary GruberNov 22, 20235 min read“A Little Nostalgia for the Old Folks”That’s an irreverent intro to a Frank Zappa song from the late 60’s. Zappa’s sly way of poking fun at his own generation – done sparingly...
Gary GruberNov 3, 20234 min readPigeonholed! Everyone wants to put me in a box. At 74 I will be in one permanently more sooner than later, however this is not good enough for the...
Gary GruberSep 30, 20232 min readThe Story Behind the Story (Part 13)In my early years as a photographer, it was disconcerting to me that I could not both participate and observe life as it unfolded in...
Gary GruberSep 17, 20234 min readCan You Hear Me Now?Once I got comfortable living in the desert in the mid 70’s, I decided it was time to enroll in some adult education classes at our local...