On Willy’s Birthday I got a couple of unique photos of some friends. Willy joined Jesse, Frank, Vest and I for lunch. In honor of Willy’s birthday Jesse donned the shirt that Jay made to honor Willy. Then he posed with Willy. IMAGE LOST Jesse donning Lone Wolf Gear with… Read More »Willy’s Birthday
I’ve been working on the Friends Album in the Snapshots Gallery lately. I’ve added close to 100 new photos of friends. If you would like to check those new photos out, just follow the link: LINK DELETED Also, I would remind you that if you “Register” to become a “User”… Read More »Something Beautiful
Saturday was the final home game for the Cyclones. I don’t have many pictures because low light and cold temperatures do not make for ideal photographic conditions. Faust and I were defeated 12-10. Jesse and his reversible hat. Faust and his beverage. Ames Party Bus Senior Day Joe Cheerleader ISUCFVMB… Read More »It Ends
Happy Birthday to Elainie! Of course today is also Election Day. I’m not the type that tells people how to think or vote politically. I think everybody knows who I’m supporting. However, I’ve never felt it necessary to try and convince people to think like me. I trust that everybody… Read More »Happy Birthday and or Election Day
On Thursday Jesse and I moved some furniture around. Later in the afternoon we went to check out the frisbee golf course in McHose. I had heard rumors about this course for quite some time. But I had only seen 1 or 2 holes. Jesse and I decided to find… Read More »McHose Park Mystery
My Aunt Linda is renting out her acreage. This has caused her to get rid of some of the things in the acreage. I benefited from this downsizing by getting a sweet new table. Aunt Linda So I got Steve and Jesse together and we drove over to the acreage… Read More »Dear, Beloved, Precious
Friday night was the big Jay home cooked meal extravaganza. Willy choose not to join his brothers for this meal. Even though a week earlier he begged me not to go to the Ames on the Half Shell Appreciation Party because he needed a home cooked meal. Although I was… Read More »Shafted
I don’t know why, but while I was thinking about writing this entry I couldn’t stop thinking about the movie Taxi Driver. Taxi Driver is undeniably one of the greatest movies ever made. I was thinking about that movie because there is a scene it that movie where the main… Read More »God’s Lonely Man
Last Thursday, the Cyclones began their long return from the abyss. Last year the Cyclones were embarrassed at The Jack in their opening game of the season. This year they took another step towards redemption by routing their opening opponent. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were not a match for… Read More »The Long Road Back (Part 1)
As Shawn and I were called to perform our secondary duty of ushering, I handed my camera to Kelly. She took the following pictures before the battery on the camera gave out. I was so completely drained from this wonderful day that I didn’t wake up until 1:30 on Sunday… Read More »The Wedding of the Year (Part 3)
I didn’t take many pictures from The Wedding of the Year because I was quite busy being a triple threat: Groomsman, Usher and Reader Guy. However, I did manage to snap off a few photos here and there. I take many a memory away from an absolutely incredible day, but… Read More »The Wedding of the Year (Part 1)
We took our seaworthy crafts out for their maiden voyages on Saturday. I took several pictures, but many of them are just too hot for the world wide web. Below are a few pictures that are a little less sexy. Jay preparing for the voyage. I bought these shoes so… Read More »Boone County Sea Dogs
As of yesterday, my dear friend Jay is no longer a “Corporate Sellout”. There is an old bit of knowledge that dates back to the dawn of man. I think it might be found in Leviticus. That bit of knowledge is “Bros before hoes.” Jay has long been a big… Read More »An Announcement
I had a rare busy Saturday. Although admittedly a lot of my Saturday was spent watching other people do stuff or sleeping on a wet lounger. Perhaps the highlight of my Saturday was trying the taco dip that spawned Monica’s world famous taco dip. I should have gotten a picture… Read More »Images from a Saturday
There are companies out there that archive the internet. I came across a website that has been attempting to archive the internet since 1996. Strangely enough, it had archived some of my old college website. I present to you parts of my old college website to give hope to other… Read More »The Social Commentary Page
Looks like I’ve fallen a might behind. I’m in the process of helping Jesse put together a slideshow of pictures from Honduras. He has told me many a tale from his mission trip, but my favorite will always be about how he earned the credentials to be a first ballot… Read More »Jesse Goes to Honduras
I managed to make it through this Sunday’s Sermon/Interview. I don’t think that I embarrassed myself too much and I think at least a few people were touched or were able to relate to my message. I don’t want to re-hash the experience, but I would like to thank Jesse,… Read More »Sunday
I understand that most people will be donating stuff to help out Iowans, but say you don’t like Iowans all that much, I have an alternative for you. That alternative starts with a geography lesson. This is Honduras These are Hondurans Jesse is going to Honduras to do some mission… Read More »Donations Requested
I got all of the old pictures off of my phone. There aren’t a terribly large amount of pictures on there because the old phone is about 4 years old and didn’t have much memory on it. It turns out almost every picture on that phone ranges from bad to… Read More »Bad Photos