I assume everybody else does the same thing when they can not sleep at night. There are times when I look at flowers that I am reminded of the following quote: God loved the flowers and invented soil. Man loved the flowers and invented vases. -Variation of a saying by… Read More »Night Visions
It was a busy 4th of July. I started the day at about 9 AM by moving mortars into place. Then at 10:30 I went over to Half Shell to help set up and serve beer until about 3 PM. Check out some pictures from Half Shell. Shannon and Matthew… Read More »Independence Day
Saturday was my annual lunch with Mark at The Machine Shed. It seems that it is also becoming a tradition that we get an out of focus picture of us taken together. However, I think it is becoming a trend. Take a look at other pictures I’ve had taken with… Read More »Obfuscate
Somebody posted a video on YouTube of the Grand Finale of the Ames Jaycees Fireworks Show. I thought I would throw it up over here in case you missed the Grand Finale because your boyfriend was distracting you by proposing to you. Of course I have to give the disclaimer.… Read More »Grand Finale
Last year I went to the Des Moines Arts Festival downtown. I can’t say there was a single thing that impressed me. Only things that left an impression on me. The biggest impression that I left with was the thought, “Wow, no need to go to this thing again.” What… Read More »The Other Art Festival
So I went on a small cruise around Boone County with Becky on Monday night. Here are a few images from that experience. What I learned about Becky from this trip is that there is a strange inconsistency in a person that claims that Halloween is their favorite holiday, but… Read More »Enigmatic
I did some 2nd shooter action at a wedding for Todd and Peggy on Sunday. I shot this in RAW and it has taken me quite some time to bother getting this converted to JPG. So this post is much less ambitious than I hoped. I still haven’t converted much.… Read More »2nd Shooter
“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.” -E.R. Beadle
Ames on the Half Shell was rain shortened on Friday night. At least we got in about half of the concert. I only had to go on stage to make a brief speech about our sponsors when it started to rain. I didn’t get a chance to announce last call… Read More »Box Brothers
I believe an important part of being an Iowan is having an opinion on what is the “right color tractor”. I don’t wish to get into this debate. I bring this point up because on Tuesday morning Lowell and I served breakfast with the Meth Men (as Lowell and I… Read More »The Right Color Tractor
Monday night, Scottie D. and I hit the open road on our first foray out into the backwaters of Iowa to find the best tenderloin in the state. We had a little pre-season hiccup out to the Lake Shore Cafe, but now it was time to get serious. Last year… Read More »Tenderloin Quest: The Beginning
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
Friday was another successful night at Ames on the Half Shell. Well over 400 people came out to see Vivace. I worked admissions and checked IDs, so I didn’t take as many photos as normal. Below is a sampling: Little White Lye Soap Promotional Cup (changes colors) Of course there… Read More »Vivace
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
On Tuesday Night, Elainie’s Little League team won their league championship. Below are a few photos. The game was at night, so there is some digital noise and blurring caused by slow shutter speeds, but you’ll get the general idea. Elainie made the All-Star Team, so I might have to… Read More »Royals Win!
If you subscribe to this blog via RSS Feed or e-mail, you will actually have to go to the website to see the video embedded below: This video is a rough cut from Ames on a Half Shell from last Friday. My friend Mike Vest came down and shot some… Read More »Video from Friday
My church, the First United Methodist Church of Boone, is doing a series of sermons this summer where the Pastors interview a member of the congregation. This Sunday is the second sermon of this kind. The lucky person being interviewed is me. I’m not really sure how or why I… Read More »Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
Last Friday was another hugely successful night for Ames on the Half Shell. The band was Burnin’ Sensations and they were phenomenal. Here are a few pictures from the evening. Abi and Melissa Dennis Sara Birthday Girl Scott Derrick Burnin’ Sensations Chad Andy and Charby Working the Picnic Table Possibly… Read More »Burnin’ Sensations
I went up to Boxholm to have lunch with Shorty and Doris on Saturday. As a bonus to the fantastic food, I saw my first snake of the year. No more False Snake Hype! I saw a real snake. only wish I would have had a photo assistant with me… Read More »Flowerbed Buddy
Relay for Life So Relay for Life is coming up pretty darn quick. As it turns out I forgot to start raising money. I have raised some money, but that money consisted of me sitting on my rump when somebody came up to me and threw some cash into my… Read More »3 Things