“Careful, coach,” Hailey warned me, then came past me to grab a bundle of wooden slats. She unrolled it between the combs so it would provide a solid footing for me. “And this is the brace,” she said as she picked up a metal pole that I hadn’t seen. “Help me push this comb a …
Author Archives: davidstong
BASD “B”
On May 31, there was a post from the Bellefonte School District on facebook.The district wanted to be able to trademark their “B” logo and requested the submission of a more ‘trademarkable’ letterform. They used a googledoc to convey the particulars for creating and submitting, and there’s also a link on the District homepage: Opportunity …
Thirty seven
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My Café Buzz
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first birthday picture
I’ve done over 30 birthday cards for my daughter. I recently found this- the first picture I did for her birthday when, I think, she was three. It wasn’t a card, though; it was a framed pastel. The actual card had only one lizard on it and a poem/riddle that spelled out her name. The …
for anne
My intent was to run this every June, but with other things going on I forget. I make a drawing of my daughter at her current age every year on her birthday card. This is Anne Frank in a birthday remembrance that I did a few years ago showing Anne at roughly the age she’ll …
D Building
The photo is of an empty and deteriorating D Building at the deserted Pennhurst State School and Hospital. I worked there from 1970—when I was about to turn 18—through 1972. During that time, we moved from D-4 (second floor, upper right) to D-1 (first floor, lower left), then up on the hill to C-2. C-2 …
summer rain, 1972
This is an older post from a November 2009 blog: Barry was a runner. He stood in the half light by the back door of the ward, his eyes almost closed. He rocked gently as he shifted his weight from left foot to right foot and back. He was tall and thin; so thin that …
arcade fourth floor
After a torrential rain I cleaned some broken glass and got out the ladder so contractors could access the roof from inside. I took the opportunity to go up into the space under the roof to look for damage. I remembered my ipad, and took a few photos for folks who may never get the …