Butt Head rides again

OK, It is time to get back to the business of photo blogging. From here on in I will be updating round world photo with local, international travel , political, environmental and just plain for the hell of it photos from our "not so lonely planet". That's how we think of our little ball of rock at Gonomad.com. I remember Joking with Max about it at the NY Times travel show and using that line as we greeted people that came by our booth. " we don't think its lonely out there on the road" we think its full of wonderful people and we want you to meet all of them" Geez what a schmooze. In any case I have been going stir crazy stuck at home recovering but I am stronger every day and hope to be on the road again within two months. In the mean time I will have to live vicariously through the rest of the Gonomad staff of travelers. Max is just getting back from a trip to Colombia that I hated to miss and I cannot wait to here the stories.
Butt head is my self portrait of when I was a smoker. I just did a new studio shot of him to submit to a contest. His creation was an act of love and desperation. I gave plastic buckets to some of my favorite bars and had them collect cigarette butts for a week. Late at night I carefully glued them in place. If I could not find the right fit, I smoked them down to the perfect size. He sits on a shelf in my studio, stinking, casting a disapproving glance every time I think of breaking down and having another cigarette. Occasionally, I fear I will lose my free will and smoke him. But After the past month of hospitals I can honestly say I will never smoke again in my life. I feel so lucky that I never had a problem due to smoking. They checked out every inch of me while I was in there and I passed with flying colors, but I met a whole bunch of people who did not. Until the next time.............................