Family Night
Last Friday was Family Night for Ames on the Half Shell. By all measurable criteria the event was a smashing success. More than twice the amount of children made it to Family Night this year than last. Plus I got to see many of my friends and their children. Take… Read More »Family Night
Heaven and Hell
With all due respect to Dante and his circles of Hell, the only definition of Hell that I have ever been able to get behind is “separation from God”. Now that I have that figured out, I should work on a better definition for Heaven. While it is certainly true… Read More »Heaven and Hell
Redzband
Friday was the first Ames on the Half Shell event of the season. I have to say I was surprised by the large turnout considering that Ames was flooded. Below are a handful of pictures from the event. Of course there are a few more pictures in the Ames Jaycees… Read More »Redzband
Too Hot for Photobucket
I’ve been thinking on a topic lately and I’ve come to the conclusion that I just need to write about it and then be done with it. I’ve been thinking about junk in art. Not refuse or garbage, but the male productive organ or the penis. I will refer to… Read More »Too Hot for Photobucket
The Most Fun You Can Have with Caustics
On Monday night I aided in the production of the newest batch of Little White Lye Soap. I thought I would share an inside look at the Little White Lye Soap factory floor. The Mixing Stick (Formerly Ergonomic) Becky Stirring A Self Proclaimed Master Stirrer Finishing Up Preparing to Pour… Read More »The Most Fun You Can Have with Caustics
LWL Products Page
A week back when I was publishing my endorsement of Little White Lye Soap the product pictures on the Little White Lye Soap were less than satisfactory. They have since been replaced and updated with way more acceptable pictures like this one: I urge you to follow the link below… Read More »LWL Products Page
Just Another Computer Guy
It has been over a week since The Great Insult. I have yet to fully recover. To recap The Great Insult. It was during a break in the fast paced action of the Ames Jaycees Sandbox Fill. I was sitting in the backseat with Jamie. We had been getting along… Read More »Just Another Computer Guy
Olivia’s Stitching Time
I went to the church on Wednesday to take a group photo of the stitching group that Teresa started in Olivia’s name. Here is the result. This picture is going to go in the church bulletin, so in the end it will end up looking something like this: I took… Read More »Olivia’s Stitching Time
Ames Jaycees Sandbox Fill
Saturday was the big annual Ames Jaycees Sandbox Fill. I’m going to try to combine a couple of different things together to describe the event and I’m not sure it is going to come together exactly right. So like I was saying, Saturday was the big annual Ames Jaycees Sandbox… Read More »Ames Jaycees Sandbox Fill
Little White Lye Bonus
What you are about to experience is bits of a national advertising campaign that I would suggest that Little White Lye Soap launch immediately. However, I don’t have much pull in that department. So we’ll have to see what happens. These pictures are of the actual models that I would… Read More »Little White Lye Bonus
Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 4
Little White Lye Soap We have established the economic benefits of switching to Little White Lye Soap. We have established the universal appeal of Little White Lye Soap. We have shown the wide range of products available from Little White Lye Soap. We have displayed the practical uses of a… Read More »Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 4
Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 3
Little White Lye Soap We have established the economic benefits of using Little White Lye Soap. We have established that Little White Lye Soap is for men and women. We have established that Little White Lye Soap offers a wide ranging assortment of products and there are more to come.… Read More »Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 3
Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 2
Little White Lye Soap Now that you have a solid understanding of the economic benefits of making your soap of choice Little White Lye Soap, you might be wondering: “Who is soap for?” 3. This is a man’s soap. Finally, there is a soap for men. For years and years… Read More »Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 2
Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 1
Little White Lye Soap I am writing here today to endorse the product Little White Lye Soap. It is a great product and I think you should run out and try a bar or two or three. Perhaps you want a little bit more information. Then you should visit their… Read More »Little White Lye Product Endorsement Part 1
LWL Photo Shoot
I’ve been working on some commercial photography for Shannon’s company Little White Lye Soap. This Sunday was the most recent photo shoot. I can’t reveal any of those images yet, but I can show a couple pictures of Shannon taking pictures of her soap. Some soap pictures should be posted… Read More »LWL Photo Shoot
Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 3)
I returned to my table. I enjoyed the company of the people at my table for a few moments. Up on stage at this time was two guys singing in AC/DC’s TNT. The were pretty dreadful, but they were entertaining. One guy sported a Danzig shirt. The other guy cracked… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 3)
A New Gig
Shannon started her new gig with United Way of Story County. Her new job is worthy of a press release and she needed a head shot for this press release and their website. I got the pleasure to take this picture and below are some of the results. The Winner,… Read More »A New Gig
Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 2)
I walked towards the lonely gentleman. I’m a nice guy, but I wasn’t sure I wanted him to join our table. I decided to join him at his table. “So are you going to go up there?” I asked him. “I’m a lead singer. This is what I do. This… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 2)
Usher Observations
I’ve been an usher at church the last two weeks. I usher again this coming Sunday. At first I was a little bit leery about being an usher. The main problem is that our traditional worship service begins at 8:55. That means to begin fulfilling the many usher duties (handing… Read More »Usher Observations
Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 1)
I spent my Thursday night engaged in Jaycee activities. It started at 6 PM with a new member orientation ran by Shannon and Charby. The highlight of this meeting was getting a new pen. My New Pen I have a reputation for being an elitist because I think Dan Brown… Read More »Thursday Night with Kountertop (Pt. 1)


