Kalona (Part 1)
Some pictures from the trip to Kalona. The beginning of the trip was a little bit sad. It turns out that one of my favorite restaurants, The Kalona Cupboard, has went out of business. We tried out The Parlor Cafe, but it was not anywhere near as good as The… Read More »Kalona (Part 1)
Euphonious
Friday was an interesting day. Of course there was the high of it being Free Gyro Day, but the rest of the work day went rather uneventful. It was near 5:30, the time I was going to run out of hours and check out for the week, when my phone… Read More »Euphonious
Restoration
Becky is starting up her own business. I’m in the process of creating a website for this new business. You should check out that website: WEBSITE DELETED I have a collection of photos from the Party Bus restoration process. So if you have a large party, you should hit up… Read More »Restoration
Taiwan Times – September Issue
Here is Mark’s September newsletter. Hi everybody! I know this is not my formal newsletter, but I did want to take a little time to give you a quick update about how things are going. I’ll write something a little more formal in October. I hope and pray all is… Read More »Taiwan Times – September Issue
Stupid John Greenleaf Whittier
I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to move my website to a different server. That is going to be a goal of mine in the next couple of weeks. Until then, I’m going to have to post all of the Kansas game pictures in the journal. I’m going… Read More »Stupid John Greenleaf Whittier
Volt-face
Last Sunday I had some unexpected free time when I got fired from a friend’s photo project. That is right I got: A career change opportunity Discharged The Pink Slip Dehired Canned Downsized Let Go Outsourced Made Redundant Skill-mix Adjustment Released Walking Papers Shown the Door The Ax Terminated Sacked… Read More »Volt-face
Susan G. Komen Fundraiser
I got some information from Monica yesterday that I think is vitally important that I pass along. If your curly locks are getting a little bit long and you are looking for a way to get both your hair chopped and donate money to a worthy cause, then I have… Read More »Susan G. Komen Fundraiser
Happy Birthday Sara!
Today is Sara’s birthday. Rather than post a bunch of pictures of Sara for Sara’s birthday, I’m going to take a slightly different tact. Yesterday I wrote about Sara auditioning to become a Photography 139 Photo Assistant. She got high marks for having a big purse. One of her few… Read More »Happy Birthday Sara!
My Saturday (Volume 2)
More pictures from Saturday. Some of these pictures were taken by Sara as she was auditioning to become a Photography 139 Photo Assistant. Relaxing On dry land Done Done Oar duty Guns Oar Duty Me Celebration Celebrating with some juice. Jen and Derrick Sara Banner The Past Back in the… Read More »My Saturday (Volume 2)
St. Elmo’s Fire
There was an article about Willy and his running ways in the Boone News Republican on Friday. Because of the weird way that they printed the article, I couldn’t scan the whole thing in one scan. For reasons I can’t quite figure out, the Boone News Republican (maybe they are… Read More »St. Elmo’s Fire
My Saturday (Volume 1)
My big plan for Saturday was to journey down to Des Moines to watch Jen compete in the Des Moines Regatta. I have never been to such an event, so it was going to be a new experience. I started my day by going to Ames to drop off a… Read More »My Saturday (Volume 1)
New Sales Record
On Sunday I went down to Hy-Vee Hall to help man the Little White Lye Soap booth at The Women’s Life Expo.
Dear, Beloved, Precious
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
Shafted
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
Something Special
I had a free night foisted upon me. So now I can get caught up with entries. So some of this might seem dated. On Tuesday, September 16, the movie Young @ Heart came out on DVD. This would easily be my favorite move I’ve seen this year. The only… Read More »Something Special
Worst in Ames
My website has moved servers yet again. I know anything related to PHP doesn’t work at all and I’m not really sure when it will work again, but I’m told FTP works again, so I’m testing that theory with this entry. Jay is rather uneducated in the nuances of the… Read More »Worst in Ames
God’s Lonely Man
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
Little White Lye Soap Radio Interview
Yesterday Shannon was interviewed on the Preston Daniels Show about Little White Lye Soap on 99.1. In case you missed this show, you can download the interview and listen to it by clicking on the link below: Shannon’s Interview Don’t forget to visit littlewhitelyesoap.com and order yourself up a few… Read More »Little White Lye Soap Radio Interview
Retribution (Part 1)
On Saturday the Cyclones were able to avenge one of their losses from last year. Once again it was a night game, so there are few images, but I’ll share a few. Although Iowa State did right a wrong, their performance was hardly impressive. Well, it was impressive at times… Read More »Retribution (Part 1)
Unhappy in Its Own Way or Happy Alike?
As many of you know, there are many times that I like to fancy myself a wordsmith. However, it is a rare day when I actually practice this skill that I like to believe that I possess. I often hear the advice that you should write what you know. I… Read More »Unhappy in Its Own Way or Happy Alike?