Dreaming of Algonquin

June 29, 2002 D. H. McKee

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Been pretty busy this week, catching up on the work I missed while on vacation. I know it was only two days, but I was swamped with emails and critical issues while I was gone. I had about 60 emails in my inbox when I logged in on Wednesday. Pretty crazy, no?
I really miss Algonquin, even though I was only there for about 48 hours, and I was swarmed by every kind of flying insect local to central Ontario. I can’t wait to go back, and canoe into the interior. I even bought some trail maps and camp cookbooks, including this one terrific book that deals with dehydrating food for long trips. It’s “Trail Food” by Alan S. Kesselheim. The author spends years at a time in the wilderness, with only his stores of dried food and jerky. If you ask me, a year is far too long to be in the wilderness, but he got me thinking about it, nonetheless.
Really like to try some kayaking too, maybe sign up for a lesson at the portage store. I’m not really a stunt-kayaking kind of person, but who knows?

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.