Yesterday, Baby Got Rack competed at the State Fair barbecue contest. After we got the pork and the chicken on the smoker, we had a couple of hours to kill. We smoke the chicken and pork for close to two hours and then we allow the meat to rest another… Read More »Discoverbee
This week’s theme seemed to really inspire lots of people. Including first time contributor and conspiracy theory enthusiast Joe Lynch. Who wanted it known that those aren’t clouds in his picture. They are chem trails. Dropped by “them” on the “masses” to dumb us down or make us easier to… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 39 – SKY/CLOUDS
These archive images are from the folder 03-28-07. It includes a couple pictures of Carla and Teresa putting in the tile in Mom’s back entry way. Next Saturday’s folder will include one of my all-time favorite images. THE CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT TRIVIA QUIZ QUESTION 6 I rose to a certain… Read More »03-28-07
I have tabulated the results for the Christopher D. Bennett Quiz and we have a winner! The WINNER with a score of 61 out of 120 points was Teresa Kahler. Some day soon a semi-fabulous prize will arrive in her mailbox. I’ve been told the quiz was too tough. I… Read More »Christopher D. Bennett Quiz Results!
I’ve thanked all these people in person, but I’d like to publicly thank everybody that helped out in some either small or big way with my birthday party on Saturday. Big shout out to Scott for making tons of delicious mouth watering chicken and jalapeno cream corn. I only wish… Read More »The Birthday Party of Fate (Roundup)
This last weekend I made a trip up with Nate and Laura to visit Bethany, Dae Hee, Nora, and Colleen. On Saturday night we made our way to Long Lake to eat at Primo. Dae Hee and I left early so we could swing by Paisley Park to see the… Read More »Paisley Park
On the Saturday before Easter I was sitting in a darkened in theater in Ankeny experiencing the “tortures of the damned” that is watching BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN, my phone buzzed. Since the movie picture had lost my interest moments into it, I felt no guilt in checking my text message.… Read More »Jesus Eggs!
Quick post today: Lots of submissions for PET! Here they are: CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT ANGIE DEWAARD CARLA STENSLAND DUSTIN JACKSON 1 DUSTIN JACKSON 2 DUSTIN JACKSON 3 KIM BARKER 1 KIM BARKER 2 SARAH KARBER TERESA KAHLER SHANNON BARDOLE MICHELLE HAUPT Great submissions! Keep the momentum rolling with this week’s… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 26 – PET
The improved weather and the theme of TECHNOLOGY must have gotten the creative juices flowing for many. We had the highest participation rate in weeks! That includes first time submitter Bill Wentworth! Here are the submissions for TECHNOLOGY: Bill Wentworth Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Dustin Jackson Kim Barker Angie… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 23 – TECHNOLOGY
So the walk down memory lane now concludes. With a look at the images that were in the calendar that early this morning will be taken down from kitchen walls (most common place I’ve seen the calendar hung up), office walls, cubicle walls, and placed gently in the trash with… Read More »2015
All the Bennetts were actually here for Thanksgiving this year, so we had to get a picture! It might be the last chance to get a picture like this for a bit. With Alexis leaving for the Navy. Elainie already in the Navy. Logan getting ready to graduate from Iowa… Read More »Thanksgiving
A pretty fair amount of submissions this week. I hope the momentum continues next week with a subject matter many people are less familiar with than FOOD. There is also, not one, but TWO first time contributors in this week’s submissions! Hopefully they feel inspired to keep submitting, even though… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 9 – FOOD
My nephew Brandon recently add a new life into his life and therefore into my family’s life. He drove halfway across the state and picked up Ezra. Last Sunday he brought Ezra over to meet Naima. It was late and it was dark and so normally I wouldn’t post a… Read More »New Friends
Here are a few pictures I like that come from New Toy, but don’t fit into any particular narrative. Went to Hilton Madness with Willy and Derrick. Fizer and Frese mixing it up with the young pups. Youth Room Mike, John, and Tim at the Event Formerly Known as the… Read More »Incidental
We recently held an auction at the Computer Mine. The one thing in the auction that I really coveted was a blue Canon A4000 IS. I’m not a Canon guy at all. However, I’ve been sans point and shoot for a couple years now and there are times (like mission… Read More »New Toy
Actually, not coming soon. They are already there. Recently my sister Teresa came across a collection of theater seats at the Funky Rooster. She was able to negotiate a sweet deal and after borrowing a truck from the Petersons and getting Derrick to help load them and Willy to help… Read More »Coming Soon…
While I prefer the kind of party where a bunch of people show up at my house and do a bunch of work to my house, other people prefer parties where cake is served and people have polite conversation. Back in August we had such a party for my Grandma’s… Read More »Party of Another Kind
Here are more painting pictures. YEAH!!! These are from my other sister Carla: Jesse, trying to break my window. Jeff watches on. Anders, painting away! Anders and Ian painting away! Melissa and Scottie D. painting the east side of the house. Anna painting! Teresa cutting some plastic as Willy and… Read More »Painting Vol. III
What lies below are a few pictures my sister Teresa took of the painting. Yep. That is Jesse trying to break my front window. More Jesse trying to break my window. Another angle of Jesse trying to break my window. There may be more action packed painting pictures coming your… Read More »Painting Vol. II
The great national nightmare, or maybe it was just my nightmare, is finally, virtually over. The 2 day house painting party this weekend is over and my house is painted! Just a couple splashes of paint here and there, and hanging a few things up and it is over. So… Read More »Painting!
