Rick Armstrong

By Rick Armstrong — Why Government?   I’m one of the lucky few.   The COVID-19 vaccine found its way into my arm.  However my pandemic protection feels like random win (we need to vaccinate 331 million citizens).  Too many qualifying friends and neighbors are still hunting appointments.  Vaccine demand and supply are at odds, but crisis management is underway.   Who is...

By Rick Armstrong — January 20, 2021-  Washington DC End of an Era   A petulant child clung desperately to the idea.  “I want it.   I want it!  It’ all mine, mine!”   Donald had to do it.   Trump had to gin up a plate of anger and confusion as a parting gift to the nation.  He left the palce a white hot mess with everyone furious. One final...

By Rick Armstrong — Trip to the Smokeys: My friend John’s 57 Chevy had been sitting in parking storage for way too long. It needed some exercise.  Both of us photographers, we decided to gas up the Chevy, pack our cameras, and get our butts on the road.  We headed in the general direction of John’s friend in West Virginia, eleven hundred miles away.    After a full day of...