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Personal Photo Project #176


Mad with Joy - 2013
Mad with Joy – 2013

It is a well documented fact that I don’t like the iris. If there was ever a flower that needed punched in the face, it is the iris. I don’t know if that is the reason, or what the reason actually would be, but for reasons I can’t fathom, I just couldn’t seem to find time to photograph the iris this year. Even though I seemed to find several decent examples of the species within my sphere of influence.

Therefore, the iris series is painfully short this year. Sorry Jen!

The rest of the Mad with Joy – 2013 Series:


Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Mad with Joy - 2013

Not sure what direction next week’s Personal Photo Project will go, but if I were betting man, I’d bet on purple and flower.

Instagram Dump – March/April

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen all these images.
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve seen all these images.
If you are my Friend on Foursquare, you’ve seen most of these images.
If you are my “Friend” on Facebook, you’ve seen some of these images.
If you are my Contact on Flickr, you’ve seen some of these images.
If you follow me on Tumblr, you’ve seen a few of these images.

These are Instagram images from March and April:



This picture legitimately freaks me out.


A Brave New World

I can’t wait to see what I did in May and June!

Roundball Oracles – Year 9

March Madness is upon us once again. Which means it is that time of year when I call upon all would-be-basketball-prognosticators to compete in an NCAA tourney bracket pool for the chance at everlasting glory, immortality, and a trophy.

As always, the Roundball Oracles is open to all interested parties, and yes to even uninterested parties as well. Regardless of basketball knowledge or basketball ignorance. Heck, I might even let my dog enter this year. After all, there is a tremendous amount of luck involved in this competition, so there is no reason for you to be intimidated by how well versed I am in the motion offense. You should only be intimidated by me on an actual basketball court. Even though I’ve admittedly lost a step, but I’m spending the offseason getting that step back, but that is an entirely different story…

As always, there is no entrance fee, but pride and my research indicates that pride is a low calorie snack, so swallow it and get in the game.

The champion will be given a trophy. I would normally at this time insert a picture of last year’s champion hoisting last year’s trophy, but I admittedly, still owe him a trophy.

Last year we had a record 29 prognosticators (as of this writing, 9 people have already signed up). I don’t think it would be too crazy to hope to break that record this year.

2012 Final Standings

1. Lowell Davis
2. Corey Faust
3. Jason Baier
4. Angie DeWaard
5. Robert Henning
6. William McAlpine
7. Mark Wolfram
8. Jason Stensland
9. Dawn Krause
10. Jesse Howard
11. Jon DeWaard
12. Derrick Gorshe
13. Nader Parsaei
14. Jackson Faust
15. Bill Wentworth
16. Tim Peterson
17. Mike Donner
18. Jen Ensley-Gorshe
19. Michael Augustin
20. Carrie Baier
21. Shawn Lockner
22. Russell Kennerly
23. Shaun Kirsch
24. Teresa Kahler
25. Your Humble Narrator
26. Toby Sebring
27. Brandon Kahler
28. Jordan Toot
29. Becky Perkovich

Lowell was able to chisel his place amongst the other basketball immortals that have managed to hoist the Roundball Oracles Trophy.*

Past Roundball Oracles Champions

2012 – Lowell Davis
2011 – Carrie Baier
2010 – Mark Wolfram
2009 – Mark Wolfram
2008 – Mark Wolfram
2007 – Tim Peterson
2006 – William McAlpine
2005 – William McAlpine

So the metaphorical ball is now in your court. There are no guidelines for participation. This contest is open to all competitors: men, women, small children and the elderly.

If you are interested and I need the information, you know how to contact me!

Oh… the deadline for filling out your bracket is tip-off of the first game on Thursday morning.

*Technically he has yet to hoist the trophy.

Instagram Checkup

Now might be a good time to check in to my Instagram feed.

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen these all before.
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve seen these all before.
If you follow me on Flickr, you’ve seen many of these before.
If you follow me on Foursquare, you seen a few of these.
If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve see a few of these as well.


Not sure where next week’s Wednesday randomness will take us.