Small people talk about other people. Average people talk about things. Great people talk about ideas. When I first began my sentence with the Boone Outpost of the Evil Clown Empire, there was a ludicrous sign posted in the crew room that had this observation written on it. I’m not… Read More »The Dumbest Thing Shannon Bardole has Ever Done
Every 100 or so posts, I like to make a list of the most popular pictures on this blog. Here is the list of the 10 most popular photos in the Artistic Gallery. 1. Outburst of the Soul 2. Self-Portrait 3. Jen Relaxing Between Sets 4. Grizzly McAlpine 5. Rebecca… Read More »Post No. 850
Not Sent for Slumber I took the Not Sent for Slumber photos on a very beautiful Spring night after eating at Jeff’s Pizza with Shannon. It was also the same night Teresa and I found out the lineup for Stephens’ 2010-11 season. The lineup ended up being mostly disappointing, with… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 22
Today is Shannon’s birthday, so it must be time to wish her a Happy Birthday with a few pictures of the young lass! So to summarize, Happy Birthday Shannon!
Every once in awhile somebody introduces me to something fascinating that exists in the world that I did not know about. Sara did this with PostSecret. Shannon did this with Six-Word Memoirs. Last week, Dawn introduced me to Day Zero. For lack of a better term, it is a Motivational… Read More »Day Zero
I had my, what could theoretically become, annual Birthday Barbecue on Saturday. I would like to thank all of the people that attended and made the evening special: Bardole, Shannon Bennett, Charlotte Cousin, Amy Daniel, Jeffrey Degeneffe, Austin Degeneffe, Melissa Degeneffe, Scott Dill, Colby Dill, Dan Dill, DJ Gorshe, Derrick… Read More »A Small, Intimate Gathering
Here are the submissions for last week’s theme – WILD: Dawn Krause A Dawn Krause B Michael Vest of Waxen Media Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey There were a couple of late submissions for FEET. They can be seen on the… Read More »RWPE #18 – Wild
I don’t recall if I woke up in my own bed or on my own couch on Thursday morning, but I definitely slept good and solid after getting home close to midnight the previous night. I think that I was able to fall asleep rather quickly after the 3.5 hour… Read More »Vacation Day 6 – Campus
I was set on going back to the Cyclone State on Tuesday night after visiting Faust on his day off, but Bethany and Becca requested that I stay one more night. I had no plans for Wednesday (Sara’s attempt to convince me to go to Iowa City failed since she… Read More »Vacation Day 4 – Cotton Candy
“I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You’ll be mad, but it will be too late.” -Mitch Hedberg Amplification A couple alternate versions of Amplification. I should point out that the opening joke isn’t to imply… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 14
The submissions for this week include the youngest contributor to date. I’m not sure of Scott’s exact age, but I know it is south of double digits. I should really know his age, considering I helped plan the guest list for his birthday party. Dawn Krause Michael Vest Scott Krause… Read More »RWPE #15 – Long Exposure
I did the publicity stills for the latest community theater production by ACTORS. This is what they look like: Shannon Bardole – Props Troy Rutter – Director Odie John Lofton – Light Tech Jane Johnson – “Dolly” Jennifer Nieland – “Nedra” John VanWaes – “Steve” Janette Woodard – Costumes Melissa… Read More »ACTORS
The submissions for last week were a little bit slim, but I think there are some good submissions in there: Dawn Krause Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn’s Poem Signs Follow the signs of your heartThey tell me that way’s betterTissues falling to the floorIt seems the way that’s wetter… Read More »RWPE #12 – Signs
This has been a week where I have unexpectedly walked down family history lane. That continued this morning when I went over to assist in the installation of my Mom’s new fridge. She showed me a newspaper clipping from the February 6 edition of the Boone News Republican. The clipping… Read More »Family History Week
Many of you know Nader’s story. It is an amazing story, but the thing I always have the hardest problem believing is that while he was being held as a political prisoner in an Iranian prison he could be happy that Henry Fonda won an Oscar. I’m pretty sure that… Read More »L.A. Story
I had decided to shave all the way down to a dirty naked face last weekend. It had been over 3 years since my chin had tasted air and felt the rays of sunlight. My chin was dreadfully dry and desperately in the need of some moisturizing. Lots and lots… Read More »Punch Myself in the Face
I haven’t been as active blogging lately. There are several reasons for this absence. I have been spending most of my free time organizing the basement. When I completed this project I moved on to the upstairs. I am on the verge of being quite downsized. Hopefully this project will… Read More »Regression
This week’s submissions for WET: Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Shannon Bardole’s Artistic Appreciation Pick of the Week: IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause’s Poem of the Week: Springtime Haiku Melting snow forms poolsWarmer days cause happy thoughtGreen grass from wet ground The theme for this week is EXPLORE. Seems… Read More »RWPE #9 – Wet
Basic housekeeping: This page will be moving at the end of February. Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ Astute and technically savvy subscriber Angie did remind me that Blogger Dashboard is just an RSS Feed reader and anybody that follows An… Read More »RWPE #5 – Framing
Those with good memories will remember a few months back when I wrote a series of blogs about groups that I am in that have matching shirts. The keenly observant will recall that I said there were 5 such groups, but I only posted blogs about 4 such groups. I… Read More »A Phenomenal Week
Last week’s Random Weekly Photo Experiment Theme was PLANTS. It is exciting to have Julie Johnson as a first time contributor! Here are the submissions: IMAGE LOST JULIE JOHNSON Dawn Krause IMAGE LOSTJesse Howard Mike Vest Mike Vest Christopher D. Bennett Shannon Bardole’s Artistic Appreciation Selection of the Week: Dawn… Read More »RWPE #4 – Plants