I've been on Flickr for nearly 20 years. As I approach 60 and look through my photos for the first time in many years, I realize how fortunate I've been in many ways - but also how ignorant. I would like to have been the person then that I am now. As Socrates is quoted as saying, "the unexamined life is not worth living."

Cocky. Introverted. Narcissistic. Insecure. I have been all of these things. Now as my face sags and my body slowly recovers from traumatic injury, I am finding contentment. Mindfulness. Self-awareness. Gratitude. My iPhone holds years of photographs that I have yet to upload. Cardboard boxes hold decades of physical photos of family and friends I'd like to triage, scan, and post. Hopefully I will have the opportunity. Stay tuned.

Rob, May 2025

P.S. An AI "auto tag" feature would be nice. Who has time to tag thousands of photos?