Photographer. Tenderloin enthusiast. Road trip maker. Iowan. Cyclone.
My niece Elainie wrote this poem and it won a prize: MASK She was just there. Not knowing what was going on. She walked into the room and everyone was smiling. Or so it looked like it. Everyone looked like they were having a good time. The smiles, laughter,… Read More »Niece
I wish to begin with a quote by Henry Ward Beecher: The overweening self respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at all. Perhaps you don’t understand why now, but you will understand soon enough. You see my first endorsement is of myself. Well not… Read More »A First Endorsement
Thank you for meeting me here. I will make this brief. Some of you may know that I work for a company that is one of the industry leaders in “practice management software”. You may also know that the “mission statement” of our company is to create “solutions for success”,… Read More »Security
Some times it pays to show up for work. Usually whatever your hourly wage happens to be, unless you are on salary then you are consistently being robbed. There are times when it REALLY pays to show up for work. I’m talking about when you have a high quality converstaion… Read More »Score!
So I thought quite some time about beginning a new segment on this blog. I was going to do some endorsements. You know, endorsing products, ideas, people. I was all set to endorse my first product: Heartland Creamery Milk. In fact, I even went so far as to have the… Read More »Failed Beginning
I hope to really start working on some substantial writing in the near future. This is just a quick note to let you know that there is a new short story in the fan club. Not a member? Request becoming a member. It is as easy as sending me an… Read More »A Short Story
So most of the 2007 Calendars have been printed, laminated and bound. There are just a few left that need to be distributed. If you still want a calendar and didn’t get your order in, better let me know. Because 2007 begins in 13 hours and every day that a… Read More »2007 Calendar
So I’ve been going through some old files lately and I stumbled upon a short story that I never finished. I don’t know if I hate it or love it, but I am tempted to complete it. Here it is: Ercamus the Warrior King Turns 30 Ercamus had traveled long… Read More »An Old Story
I’ve been thinking about a place to put some of my more private images. There is good news. I have officially broken ground on a new section of the website. It will be called “The Fan Club”, but I have zero delusions that there are any actual fans out there.… Read More »Breaking Some Earth
Well the new galleries looks are finally finalized. I’m pretty sure that this is the way they are going to look going forward. The music might change. I am currently waiting for final approval on some of the music. These galleries are alot more dynamic and are alot easier to… Read More »The New Galleries
A note to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about the Artist’s Notebook. In fact I have so many things to write about that I don’t know where to begin. There was the trip to Minnesota to see the Foo Fighters, there was Rebecca’s senior picture shoot, and Halloween… Read More »Other Projects
This will be just a brief little thing. I just wanted to take time to mention that yesterday at work I finally got a picture of one of the ground hogs that lives out behind my place of employment. I have wanted this picture ever since I first saw one… Read More »A Good Day at Work
By popular request, a page of snapshots from the UNI game has been added to the website. I made the pictures even bigger because I think some times it is difficult to know what is going on in the picture. Snapshots from the UNI Game
Much has transpired since the last time that I took keyboard in hand and banged down a few thoughts for the World Wide Web. I won’t discuss many of those matters at this time. I’m only going to bang out some thoughts about the UNI-ISU football game on last Saturday.… Read More »A Cyclone Victory
Lowell and Leah welcomed a new person into this world this past week, so if you see them wandering the streets, tell them congratulations. The important statistical information is as follows: Holden Ryne Davis Born September 27, 2006 7:17 p.m. 8 lbs 7 oz. 20.5 inches long The new picture… Read More »Potential New Cub for 2026
I failed in my quest to get “Building 429” properly framed for display last night. I also learned that my attempts to get “Blue Steel” placed prominently in Salon 908 will not result in anything tangible. However, “Earth’s Laughter Series – #04” might get a spot on their walls. Jesse… Read More »Blue Steel Plans Halted
This weekend was the annual “Howard Family Christmas Card Photo Shoot”. I think it went well this year. Hopefully they find a picture or two that they like enough to use for their Christmas card. As a result of that photo shoot I found out one more little tidbit about… Read More »Kelly’s Christmas Present
Originally Posted —9/14/2006 9:10:39 PM After looking at the UNLV pictures I decided to put together a page with some of the snapshots. There aren’t many there, but the ones that are there can be found at the following link: Iowa State versus UNLV There is now less than 2… Read More »A Little Pro Bono
Pufferbilly Days has now passed. At some point in the future I will go up to the Chamber of Commerce and retrieve my pictures, trophies, and ribbons. That is correct, instead of giving our ribbons for Win, Place, and Show; they give out trophies. I’m not complaining. This will be… Read More »Weekend Reflections
Well times are a changing. Every complaint I ever had about the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest has been corrected. I can bellyache no longer. The pictures were actually up early this year. As opposed to years past when they were sometimes 48 hours late. The pictures actually had the title… Read More »Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest
I had the pleasure of attending the opening game of Iowa State’s football season on Thursday night. Going to Iowa State home games is a family tradition. I have had season tickets since 1983. That means I have seen lots and lots of Iowa State history. I have a friend… Read More »Iowa State versus Toledo