June 20, 2026 NV# 203
“Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.” -Victor Hugo
FINAL CUT #8
OFF BALANCE OR JUST "OFF"
DISCOMBOBULATED: This week I’ve really been sort of discombobulated. Things just seem unwieldly, awkward – out of sync. My work computer is getting old and gives me trouble. I have way too much “stuff” on it. No matter that I have an external drive and use that thing called the “cloud”. Things still aren’t working as I’d like.
To add to it, there’s just a whole lot going on around town. And that annoys me. It’s Festival of the Fish weekend. And though we seldom get (m)any visitors at the museum on festival weekends (Wooly Bear weekends included) the area is flush with people – walking, running, driving cars, golf carts, riding electric bikes, scooters, motorcycles, coming and going – “whooping and a hollering”. It’s unsettling; reminds me of Saigon back in the 60s. It’s not exactly chaotic. It’s just annoyingly busy.
Thus, am I off-balance. ‘Tis, I suppose, just compensation for being chronically arrogant.
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20 YEARS
UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENT: I didn’t realize until I was about to publish this that my face was on everyone. I apologize for that. It is unintentional. I was thinking about something else – mainly two decades of work. The technology is so enamoring it’s been very hard to stop experimenting with different things – constantly. But I really want people to see these things. So ignore my face.
I have been experimenting (again) with a “Go-Fund-Me” thing. Ergo, I came across this old video.
I think it encapsulates much of my work over a 20 years period.
Below is a sample of the “fund me” appeal that I made. I’ve placed this on Facebook. .It feels like bragging and I find bragging unbecoming.
But…
WELLS'S FOLLY
This is A VERY SPECIAL NOTE
NEW: I’ve added a “special section” to the “Past 20 Years” part of the page. You will find there nearly (but not all) every video and audio production I’ve published over the last few years. They’re not arranged as nicely as I want them to be. But SOME are there – and I’ll add to them as time passes.
"THE BEST'A BOYZ IN TOWN"
OLD UNUSUAL PHOTO
VERMILION HISTORY THEATRE: Due to all the distractions surrounding me lately I neglected to keep the link to the History Audio/ Video Theatre. So – click on the name above and visit.