This is my telling of my experience on the Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group’s Mission Trip to Houston (Vidor). There were 18 people on the mission trip and all of them experienced the mission trip in a completely different way than I did. Therefore, you should pull your… Read More »Houston (Vidor) Mission Trip – Day 2
It is time to select my photos for the Boone County Fair Photo Contest and you get to help select the pictures that go. I have placed 50 images in a SmugMug Photo Gallery. I would like you to go to that Photo Gallery and vote for up to 5… Read More »Boone County Fair Photo Contest Entry Selection Process
The pictures in the folder were from the folder 05-19-08. They were taken on my birthday, as the artwork by Alexis might reveal. I don’t recall everything I did on my birthday that day, but I know for sure I went to Jester Park. Jester Park is one of my… Read More »05-19-08
This is the final collection of photos from my trip to Mount Rushmore with my Mom. Here are a few final facts about Mount Rushmore from the Wikipedia: The Sculptor’s Studio – a display of unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting – was built in 1939 under… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 3
Time to check in on more pictures from my trip to Mount Rushmore with my Mom. One of the debate topics that occasionally rises is who is the next President to go on Mount Rushmore. Say that Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were the 4 greatest Presidents… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 2
I need to start this post with yet another apology. On Monday, when I posted the submissions for RELIGION and THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE I did not post a second picture submitted by Andy. This was not an error of carelessness like in some past weeks. I legitimately didn’t know… Read More »You Still Wonder Why I Existed, I Exist in a World That’s Real Different!
It is time to crack into the final spot I hit in South Dakota with my Mom last year. Mount Rushmore. People (particularly bored sports talk show hosts) are always trying to make comparisons in the sports world to Mount Rushmore. Who would be on the Mount Rushmore of Iowa… Read More »The Mount Rushmore of Presidents Vol. 1
The pictures in today’s collection come from the folder 05-10-08. These pictures came from a road trip to Fort Dodge I went on with Jason Baier. A road trip that ended with us coming face to face with a gypsum penis. What is more, that was the ultimate goal of… Read More »05-10-08 – A Tale of Gypsum Junk
While it is true that Photography 139 doesn’t take holidays, it is also true that Photography 139, okay me, can try to rush stuff together and throw it all together because while they will still post on say Memorial Day, they don’t have all that much time. This lead me… Read More »I’m Feeling It; You Don’t Like It Then Deal with It; And if God Ain’t Real; Real Isn’t
The photos from today’s blog come from the folder 05-09-08. These pictures were taken during what historians have called THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP. It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since THE BIG JESUS ROAD TRIP, but they have. Jesse and I embarked on THE BIG… Read More »05-09-08: The Big Jesus Road Trip
The world wasn’t ready for these MUSIC photos on Monday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: The majority of the pictures were taken at Rieman Music in Ames. If you have any music needs, this is definitely the place… Read More »And I Wonder How the World Gon’ Take This; They Might Hate It, But You Don’t Know Anything About Me!
So here is the first journal entry. I felt like having as pretentious sounding name as possible for my journal. I have a few goals about this journal. My main goal is just to actually write in it. My second goal is to be as truthful as possible towards my… Read More »Mr. 3000
A friendly reminder that this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is MUSIC: MUSIC A MUSIC photo is any photo that is related to MUSIC. From live MUSIC to recorded MUSIC to sheet MUSIC to toy MUSIC to MUSICal instruments. Anything that relates to the creation and/or playing of MUSIC. Good… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE REMINDER – MUSIC
The world wasn’t ready for these ARCHITECTURE pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer… I took all of these photos while I was out looking for town signs. They range from Roland to Cambridge. You’re welcome… Read More »I Wreck these Stages, Real Talk, Better Give Me Space ‘Cause I Am Chasing
Time to hit up the back log. These pictures are from Russell, Jesse, and I’s trip to Memphis to watch Iowa State stomp the Memphis Tigers in the Liberty Bowl. I am a fan of Elvis. I get that from my Mom. From her I grew up listening to Elvis… Read More »Graceland
The world wasn’t ready for these SIGNS pictures on Monday. I’m not sure the world can handle them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: Beaver, Iowa – The jewel of Boone County. Grand Junction, Iowa – The jewel of Greene County Jefferson, Iowa – They have an… Read More »I’m a Doctor with No Job. Me, I Don’t Have No Patients. I Keep Pacing Back and Forth, I Keep Racing.
A couple Sundays back I met Suzie at the Des Moines Art Center to take in one of Des Moines’ most underappreciated attractions. The Des Moines Art Center is actually one of my favorite art museums that I have ever visited. It’s collection is surprisingly impressive and to top that… Read More »An Afternoon with O’Keeffe, Hopper, Basquiat, and Suzie
The world wasn’t ready for these ROAD TRIP photos on Monday. The world still wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. I’m not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: After Jewell, I tooled through Ellsworth. From Ellsworth I moved onto Radcliffe.… Read More »I Get So Frustrated, Take A Look at What I Created, Time is Wasting and I Ain’t Waiting!
The world was not ready for these ROAD TRIP pictures on Monday. It is highly doubtful that the world is ready for these ROAD TRIP pictures now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. This is not an endorsement of Rick Young for Hardin County Supervisor, although he has… Read More »I’m Not Complaining, I’m Just Being Honest, I Promise That I Will Not Beg for Respect, No!
The world wasn’t ready for these BLACK & WHITE pictures on Monday. Wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. Wasn’t ready for them on Wednesday. Not sure the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer: All of these pictures were taken in downtown Des… Read More »I Wonder What Life Would Be Like If I Didn’t Stick Out My Neck
Here are some BLACK & WHITE photos that the world wasn’t ready for on Monday. Heck, the world wasn’t ready for them on Tuesday. Heck, I don’t know if the world is ready for them now, but I can’t hold them back any longer. All of the pictures were taken… Read More »They Like “Chris, What’s It Like to Be Famous?” Um… I’ll Let You Know if I Make It!
