Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
This is the new must see movie of the year for me. It appeals to everything I love about movies. VIDEO DELETED I might try to re-assemble the old Rambo platoon for a viewing. I might need Baier to guilt trip Russell to get him there though.
2005-William McAlpine 2006-William McAlpine 2007-Tim Peterson Now the name Mark Wolfram will sit proudly next to theirs. The miracle comeback of Kansas made them champions. It also made Mark the third champion of The Roundball Oracles (An NCAA tournament pool). The Final Standings: Mark Wolfram (Taiwan Hoops) 136 points Lowell… Read More »The Roundball Oracles: Year 4
I’ve had some strange encounters with members of the Class of 1993. My home loan officer is from that legendary class. I ran into a member from the class at a nursing home. Then I met a member of the class during Fellowship at church. Interesting.
I got a new toy for the camera in the mail yesterday. I did some experimenting with it. I know some cynics out there are thinking: “Wow you bought a toy that takes blurry pictures, congratulations.” I would only respond with a smile and say, “Yes I did!”
It was a bit foggy on the way to work. Here are some pictures from my commute. Looking down South Benton The alley across the street Leaving town on Mamie This semi was so slow Dickcissel Park Road next to Dickcissel Park Entrance ramp US 30 It is probably rather… Read More »Foggy
I got home from a Jaycees meeting tonight. We were able to hammer out the details of the band contract. This was actually way more difficult than I figured it would be. It included some quite lively debate about whether or not we should follow the law or not. I… Read More »Acceptance
Last night I went to the Varsity with Nader to see Chicago 10. This is a fascinating documentary about the trial of the Chicago 7, 8 or 10 depending on what name you want to use. The film mixes animation with archival footage. I’m not fan of hippies, yippies, Democrats,… Read More »Chicago 10
I’ve started the process of creating new photo galleries. I’ve decided to finally update my photo galleries and have stumbled across a new way of doing the galleries. I just need to get Frank to install MySQL and PHP on his server. He doesn’t like installing new things, so between… Read More »Coppermine
I can’t lie. I was shocked that Jeff was actually signed up. He began to make the slow walk up to the stage. He was staggering and was having difficulty making it. In fact he was so slow getting up on stage that the David Lynch character wannabe in the… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 4)
I made a trip through Jester Park yesterday to see if the road to the bison was open yet. It was not open, but I did take a few pictures of some geese hanging out there.
This has been bothering me for awhile. There are these giant cutouts near the intersection of Highways 17 and 141. Does anybody know why these things exist and what it is that they are trying to promote? Somebody please tell me about these things.
I returned to my table. I enjoyed the company of the people at my table for a few moments. Up on stage at this time was two guys singing in AC/DC’s TNT. The were pretty dreadful, but they were entertaining. One guy sported a Danzig shirt. The other guy cracked… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 3)
I was kind of surprised when I woke up this morning and looked outside to see everything covered in a thick blanket of snow. It was an unpleasant surprise to find that nobody on the highway wanted to drive over 40 while I was on my way to work. I… Read More »This Morning
Shannon started her new gig with United Way of Story County. Her new job is worthy of a press release and she needed a head shot for this press release and their website. I got the pleasure to take this picture and below are some of the results. The Winner,… Read More »A New Gig
I walked towards the lonely gentleman. I’m a nice guy, but I wasn’t sure I wanted him to join our table. I decided to join him at his table. “So are you going to go up there?” I asked him. “I’m a lead singer. This is what I do. This… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 2)
I’ve been an usher at church the last two weeks. I usher again this coming Sunday. At first I was a little bit leery about being an usher. The main problem is that our traditional worship service begins at 8:55. That means to begin fulfilling the many usher duties (handing… Read More »Usher Observations
I feel like posting some pictures from Easter. Alexis Carla & Mom Watching Egg Hunt Egg Hunt Neighbor’s Dog that Doesn’t Shut Up Mom Alexis Sorting Eggs Teresa Displaying the Maturity of her Years Brandon Johnathan Jason, Carla & Brandon Elainie Logan Teresa Crocheting Vacation Pictures I also had supper… Read More »My Happy Easter
I spent my Thursday night engaged in Jaycee activities. It started at 6 PM with a new member orientation ran by Shannon and Charby. The highlight of this meeting was getting a new pen. My New Pen I have a reputation for being an elitist because I think Dan Brown… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 1)
I was sitting at work today minding my own business when an e-mail fluttered across cyberspace and into my inbox. Technically it was two e-mails. I now share with you what was contained in those e-mails, namely pictures from Jen’s camera of the Oscar Party. Jen in her Fur Coat… Read More »Oscar Pictures from Jen
Lowell and I discussed putting together a Relay for Life team for 2008 shortly after the 2007 Relay for Life event ended. Then we did nothing. A couple of Sundays ago they announced in church the need for members for our 2 Relay for Life teams. Lowell quickly signed us… Read More »Relay for Life
During the week I engage in random intellectual discussions with Andree, Russell, and Jason Baier. The topics covered range from music to movies to politics to sports to religion to fine dining. Yesterday Russell wanted to know what we considered to be the best romantic movies ever made. I thought… Read More »Random Romantic Thoughts