After Russell and Andree and I left the College Basketball Experience we headed to Strouds for chicken. Which was the actual impetus for the trip. After the meal I took a few pictures from around the place and couple at a rest area on the way home. Here are those… Read More »Kansas City Road Trip: Strouds
Back in July Russell, Andree, and your truly loaded into a Cadillac and headed south to Kansas City for some fried chicken. But we couldn’t just go for fried chicken and turnaround. So we went to the College Basketball Experience next to Hilton South as we are all major basketball… Read More »Kansas City Road Trip: CBE
It undeniably sucks when Michigan wins anything. But it is even worse when the college basketball season ends in such a manner. Now everything is super sad. This is how I try to describe being a sports fan like this to people that aren’t a sports fan: Watching your favorite… Read More »#WAFFLELIFE – Tree Waffles
You might have been expecting my last collection of BLACK & WHITE alternates to be published today. But I’m going to hold off on that collection for a week or so for completely superstitious reasons. Therefore today I’m going to release a collection of images from the brief trip I… Read More »DM Arts Festival 2025
It is time once again for the greatest sporting event of year. It is that time known as March Madness. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Once again, I will be sponsoring a NCAA Tournament Pool. There is no cost to enter the pool, except for pride. And if pride is… Read More »Cue: Ankeny Field Work
Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
Time to reveal the May image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. MAY – 2026 Technical Details The subject of the May image is a spider sculpture in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines. This is one of those pictures that when I distributed the calendars I learned that… Read More »Selfie Project – December 2025
Back in March Russell and Andree and I supped at The Big Steer in Altoona. I took a few pictures of their amazing sign. Here are those pictures: It is a fantastic restaurant and if you ever have a chance to try it, I recommend you do it!
It is Week 4 of Advent and I would once again like to light a virtual candle and use the script for it from the book we are using for our Advent Season at Boone First United Methodist Church this year. The book is “The Redemption of Scrooge” by Matt… Read More »Cluck! Cluck! Kansas City Field Work
The first day of November No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from October. Once again, my travel was pretty minimal. I think the farthest I made it from my front step was Des Moines. Gross. But I promise that I will do better in November! Here are… Read More »Selfie Project – October 2025
The 2nd day of August! No better day to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from July. In July, I actually managed to leave the state of Iowa! Twice! I am planning to leave the country in August, so I am doing some travelling these days. I think July was… Read More »Selfie Project – July 2025
SILHOUETTE! What a great theme! But did enough people lurk in the shadows to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 21, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Adam Gordon – 2 weeks2-Mary Green – 2 weeks3-Sara Lockner – 3 weeks4-Jesse Howard –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – SILHOUETTE
A couple months back Russell and Andree took me out to the culinary treat knowns as Korean Barbecue for my birthday. I didn’t know that such a thing even existed, let alone in Iowa. I mean I knew Korean barbecue existed because of DaeHee, but not in this kind of… Read More »Cue: West Des Moines Field Work
It’s a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from May. It was a decently busy month. But I never left the state. I mean why would you leave Iowa? We’re second to last in economic growth. 48th in personal income growth. Our education system, which used to… Read More »Selfie Project – May 2025
We are done with the food adventures in Austin, but we aren’t returning to an exactly normal food adventure. It is a food adventure from around here, but the restaurant is the family restaurant of the lady friend of a good friend of mine. So, while it was fantastic, I’m… Read More »Steak-umm: Altoona Field Work
It undeniably sucks when an SEC team wins anything. But it is even worse when college basketball season ends in such a manner. Now everything is super sad. I try to describe being a sports fan like this to people that aren’t a sports fan: Watching your favorite team is… Read More »Roundball Oracles Year 20 Final Standings
Today is Andree’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Dre!! If you don’t know, Andree is the one in the picture that isn’t Russell! I hope your birthday is filled with the finest culinary offerings Chicago has to offer! Time to start sharing pictures… Read More »ISF: 08/08/2024 – 1st Stops
It is the first day of April… which means that I should share all the March selfies for THE SELFIE PROJECT. I didn’t travel very much in March. I’d hoped to travel more, but both of Iowa State’s basketball teams had disappointing ends to their seasons. So I mostly just… Read More »Selfie Project – March 2025
It has been a couple of years since I’ve done the Selfie Project, so I thought it was time to bring it back. Why? In addition to being a fan favorite, it helps me at the end of the year when I’m filling out my Ledger and when I’m thinking… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2025
Today is Ander’s birthday so I need to wish him a happy birthday. Happy birthday Anders! I hope your birthday is filled with all the robots and all the monsters and all the robot monsters you can handle! +++++++ This Sunday’s food adventure involves the burger that won Best Burger… Read More »Burgertime: Ankeny Field Work
Time to reveal the April image for the 2025 Photography 139 Calendar: APRIL TECHNICAL DETAILS CAMERA: Sony 7M4 LENS: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro FOCAL LENGTH: 105mm APERTURE: f/8 EXPSOURE: 1/125 ISO: 640 DATE: April 13, 2024 I took this picture a couple of weeks before the Pella Tulip… Read More »Cue: Kansas City Field Work