Tuesday has traditionally been the day I share images from Rodan139, but frankly I’m currently out of Rodan139 photos to share. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to take some more. My schedule this week with both work and getting free 3-D sculpted Iowa State artwork and hopefully trying… Read More »Des Moines & Louisa County Aux. – Vol. 1
Recently I was given a gift of a Ooni Pizza Oven. Jesse felt some kind of obligation to give me something for letting him crash at my place for a few months last year. Completely unnecessary, but I won’t turn down the pizza oven. One night Jay (who is a… Read More »Like A Big Pizza Pie: Homework
Today is Naima’s birthday! But you already know that because it is on the physical Photography 139 Calendar and because I have no doubt that many of you have shown up today to shower her with gifts. Happy birthday Naima! I hope it was a great birthday! I hope we… Read More »I Scream: Polk City Field Work
A pox upon me for a clumsy lout. Yesterday I forgot to wish Jen a happy birthday in this forum. (Don’t worry I still wished her a happy birthday in another forum. It is called text messaging. Kids, ask your parents what that is.) So happy birthday Jen! Happy birthday!… Read More »Tenderloin Trail 2.0 – Graettinger Field Work
Back in mid-May I loaded Jesse and Nader up and hit the road for my annual birthday road trip. This time, the main thing I wanted to see was the Orange City Tulip Festival. I’ve been to the Pella Tulip Festival a few times, so I wanted to see how… Read More »Flapjackin’: Orange City Field Work
Maybe you haven’t heard, but there is a new bar in Boone called Bottled Bliss. It is a wine and crafter beer bar. It was started by a friend of mine (really Nate’s friend, but I’ve borrowed her as my friend) named Kelli. I’m sure many of you are wondering… Read More »Bottled Bliss
Today is Bethany’s birthday, so happy birthday Bethany! I hope your birthday has all the happiness you can handle! +++++++ About a month back, Kim and I met Elizabeth in downtown Ames for a “Food Truck Showdown” after a hard day of swinging the pick at the Computer Mine. Then… Read More »Food Truckin’: Ames Food Truck Showdown Field Work
A couple Fridays back I actually got to leave work early on a Friday. Due to our staffing levels, that has been a pretty rare phenomenon. Frequently if I take off early when working from home, I will celebrate by driving over to Jefferson and hitting A&W. I enjoy the… Read More »Food Truckin’: North Grand Mall Field Work
Today is Jorge’s birthday! So happy birthday Jorge! I mean, anybody willing to pose for a picture like this deserves to have an amazing birthday! +++++++ A few weeks back Carla, Teresa, and I drove to What Cheer, Iowa to hit up their flea market. The original plan was just… Read More »I Scream: Monroe Field Work
Today is Colleen’s birthday, so happy birthday Colleen! I hope it is as magical as you want it to be! +++++++ On the health spectrum, this post is about a food item that couldn’t be more on the opposite end of the “healthy eating” spectrum than a tenderloin if it… Read More »Salad Shooting: Ames Field Work
A couple Saturdays back after Logan and I did some photography for Sleeping Angels, we need to get a meal. We were going to eat burgers and dogs with the motorcyclists (if time permitted) but the map mishap cost us that chance. So after we concluded taking pictures by the… Read More »Burgertime: Grimes Field Work
I’ve decided to lump all of my Chicago food adventures into one massive post. I was in Chicago for parts of 7 days and ate meals there on 6 of those days. Some of them great. Some of the good. Some of them bad. All of them photographed. I started… Read More »Chicago Food Adventures
A few weeks back Brandon and I tried to go to Flight in Huxley after church. However, when we got there it was closed for a private event. (Flight did just win Best Burger in Iowa, in case you didn’t see.) So we ended up going to Claxon’s Smokehouse &… Read More »Tenderloining: Altoona Field Work
Back in February, after church, Teresa and I met Sheri down in Ankeny at Naughtea for lunch. Naughtea specializes in serving a variety of bubble teas and Korean hot dogs. I had no clue what a Korean hot dog was, but I was more than game to find out. You… Read More »Hot Dog! – Ankeny Field Work
Between church and watching a community theater play a few weeks back Carla, Teresa, and Humble Narrator went to the only other Iowa Best Burger Finalist that is in my natural grazing area. We went to Ben’s Burgers in Ankeny. To be honest, I don’t really consider Ankeny to be… Read More »BurgerTime: Ankeny Field Work
I’m hoping somebody out there is enjoying these Sunday food adventure posts as much as I enjoyed eating this food. Still finding my footing a little bit on the format, but that is okay. Today’s post is about a tenderloin I knocked down in Oskaloosa back in December on a… Read More »Tenderloining: Oskaloosa Field Work
Today is Easter, so happy Easter! Happy Easter! Rather than trying to write something about Easter, I thought I would just borrow a devotional written by the Bishop of the Iowa Methodist churches about fish. In Death, Shedding Life By Bishop Kennetha Bigham-Tsai Episcopal Leader, Iowa Annual Conference of the… Read More »The Infamous Tenderloin Tripleheader
Almost all of my food posts are about tenderloins. But I confess that I haven’t been tenderloining much lately. Would you believe I haven’t had a fried tenderloin this entire year? I’ve had two grilled tenderloins. One from Nite Hawk Bar & Grill in Slater and one from the Colorado… Read More »BurgerTime: Huxley Field Work
It has been 6,052 days since August 9, 2006. 16 years. 6 months. 24 days. Since I first posted something in this little experiment known as “An Artist’s Notebook”. 145,2485 hours. 8,714,800 minutes. 522,892,800 seconds. Which is to say, it has been a minute. There are some very important people… Read More »An Artist’s Notebook Post #4757
I would be remiss if I didn’t begin by noting that the Iowa Pork Producers Association announced the 2022 winner for Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. Here is the press release: A car dealership-turned-restaurant is where you’ll find Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin for 2022. Lid’s Bar & Grill in… Read More »Keokuk County Aux
Another month down and another month of THE SELFIE PROEJCT in the books. I think I had a pretty active August. At least in spurts. With Pufferbilly Days and the State Fair and some much needed vacation all in August, I did some things man. I don’t anticipate September being… Read More »Selfie Project – August 2022