Now that I am officially caught back up with my blogging, I’d like to do a little bit of general house cleaning and look at some completely meaningless statistics. First of all and most importantly, the Gallery/Store has experienced a complete redesign. It could still be classified as a work… Read More »Post No. 1718
“When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye, I turned to look but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now, The child is grown, The dream is gone, I… have become comfortably numb” -Pink Floyd It is… Read More »Sadness Ensues…
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,… Read More »Roundball Oracles – Year 9
This week’s Personal Photo Project is a blatant attempt at commerce. Good old fashioned in-your-face-capitalism. I’ve been talking to Barb Henning of Everlastings about selling high quality Photography 139 products in her store for several years now, but I have always been unable to pull the trigger. However, I’ve turned… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #144
The Audacity of Hope My Personal Photo Project of the Week this week was to photograph the historical event of a sitting President of the United States visiting Boone. It hasn’t happened since Eisenhower. It was a surprise bonus that I would be able to photograph my Mom in the… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #131
Now that I am caught back up, I’d like to step back and take stock of where this journal has went since its inception on August 9, 2006. Since the last time I looked at these statistics, I have completed changed galleries. I can no longer show you what are… Read More »Blog No. 1447
It is the time of year that is filled with sadness. Another college basketball season has come to an end. But despite the gloom that will set upon the land for many more months, it is a time of joy as well. We get to crown a new King of… Read More »Sadness Ensues
This is a tradition that I have gotten away from for awhile, but I do wish to start it up again. This photo tribute is my way of saying Happy birthday to Shannon. I believe Jen Gorshe is up next for the birthday photo tribute.
It is the end of Year 1 for the Random Weekly Photo Experiment. The final theme was EYE. Here are the submissions: Becky Perkovich B Christopher D. Bennett Shannon Bardole Mike Vest Becky Perkovich A Dawn Krause Scott Krause The themes for this year have been slightly modified, but it… Read More »RWPE #52 – Eye
Becky Perkovich correctly gave 1 of the 4 possible correct answers to the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite movie? A: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Proust Quote “Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.” Confessions Question Your idea of… Read More »Proust No. Seven
The rest of the I Recommend Pleasant pictures. I think if you look closely at these pictures, you can see the exact moment where Foster is no long amused. Something else I am reminded of when I look at these pictures is that I need to invest in another backdrop.… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #46 Beta
I think that at the aggregate level, this is the best batch of submissions to date. Here are the submissions for SHADOWS: Shannon Bardole Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Dawn Krause Michael Vest Julie Johnson Dawn’s Poetry Submission Shadows Something lurks beneath the bright… Read More »RWPE #42 – Shadows
There were many more contributors this week. Looks like RWPE is back on track. Here are this week’s submissions for LIGHT PLACEMENT: Dawn Krause B of Impassioned Versifier Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Dawn Krause A of The Randomness in My… Read More »RWPE #36 – Light Placement
I had a submission for last week’s theme from Becky Perkovich, but during some computer swapping it has been temporarily lost, but I’ll post it as soon as I am able to locate it. Here are the other submissions for FOOD: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Julie Johnson… Read More »RWPE #34 – Food
The submissions for last week’s theme SILENCE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Carla Stensland C Carla Stensland D Becky Perkovich Mike Vest Dawn’s Poetry Submission: A Thought on Silence Not every moment needs to be filledSolid connection we quietly build No words need expressedNothing… Read More »RWPE #33 – Silence
SILHOUETTE must not have tripped the trigger of many people. Only two submissions: Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Hopefully more people will find inspiration from what the Random Generator spit out this week: SILENCE As always I look forward to seeing the submissions.
The submissions for last week’s theme PATHS: Dawn Krause Becky Perkovich Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Julie Johnson Dawn has taken quill in hand again and this is the result: Paths Two paths we could go loveTwo roads we could followOne leads us to warmth loveWhere hearts don’t feel hallow… Read More »RWPE #31 – Paths
There were numerous submissions for last week’s theme REFLECTIONS. I know that more than a few of these weren’t actually taken last week, but I will let it slide this time… So without further adieu, REFLECTIONS: Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the JourneyI consider Friday to be a… Read More »RWPE #30 – Reflections
“DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE! DOWN GOES NATURE!” -The voice of Howard Cosell inside my head At exactly 10 PM on July 29. 2010, I popped the top on two bottles of Virgil’s Micro-brewed Root Beer and Dawn and I celebrated the end of Hedgegeddon. We had just dumped… Read More »Megiddo
The submissions for last week’s theme DEPTH OF FIELD: Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Dawn Krause Julie Johnson Mike Vest Remember that the theme for this week is: REFLECTIONS I will repeat that I think that this might be my favorite theme of the 52 programmed into the Random Theme… Read More »RWPE #29 – Depth of Field
The submissions for last week’s theme – STILL LIFE: Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest Becky Perkovich A Becky Perkovich B Dawn’s Weekly Poem: Still Life In this still lifeNo one to understandIn this still lifeNo one to hold your hand In this still lifeWe walk the road aloneIn… Read More »RWPE #25 – Still Life