I spent most of my Memorial Day enjoying my day off. Watching old war movies and grilling with the family. But the highlight of my day was seeing Nora for the first time in WAY TOO LONG! Which is completely my fault, but an error in my judgment that I… Read More »Memorial Day – 2017
Announcing and inviting you to a new Club. The Union Street Theater Movie Club! What is the Union Street Theater Movie Club? Great question! Take a look at this picture: That doesn’t answer the question? 1 Sunday a month a few of us have been gathering in the Union Street… Read More »Union Street Theater Movie Club
A few weeks back Micky and I hopped in his wife car and traveled to exotic North Ankeny to visit Michelle, Craig, Lily, and the newest addition to their family… Levi. I didn’t actually getting any pictures of Levi, but here are some pictures of Lily: I have to give… Read More »Li’l JT Sr.
These are the pictures that didn’t have what it takes for the FACELESS PORTRAIT theme for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: Sad. If only these images would believe in themselves.
FACELESS PORTRAIT is challenging, but still, a handful of hearty photographers gave it a whirl. But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about heart. You came to see the submissions: Mike Vest Suzanne Brannen Michelle Haupt Stephanie Kim Kim Barker Christopher D. Bennett Angie DeWaard… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 81 – FACELESS PORTRAIT
A few weeks back, the Methodist Men had a Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast Fundraiser. Here are a few cruddy cell phone pictures from the event: It was quite the success! In fact, might have been too big of a success. We actually ran out of gravy. An error that will… Read More »Biscuits and Gravy
Here are the MUSIC photos that didn’t have what it takes to be included in this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers!
These are the images that didn’t make this week’s cut for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – HAPPY: Thanks for taking the time to help me mock this pathetic collection of losers.
Not a ton of submissions for HAPPY this week. This makes me sad, how little happiness was out there this week. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot about happiness. You want to see the submissions for HAPPY! Suzie Brannen Kim Barker Stephanie Kim Angie DeWaard… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 71 – HAPPY
Last night at Youth Group, as we were finishing up our re-writing of the Ten Commandments we had a special guest. Teresa brought her new pooch Mocha for the kids to play with and to illustrate a point about coveting. Here are a few pictures from last night: Most of… Read More »Special Guest
There weren’t many, but here are the images that didn’t make the cut for LOVE when it was the theme for the WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: Thanks for taking the time to mock this pathetic collection of losers!
I was able to snap a few photos of my church’s (Boone First United Methodist) Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Here are a few of my favorites: I believe they served close to 400 people this year.
A few weeks back I took Nader down to Des Moines for his birthday. We bummed around the downtown area and then met Jeff, Yin, and a couple of Baiers for lunch at Mad Meatball. Here are a few pictures from the bumming around phase of the day: We also… Read More »Nader Day
There wasn’t as much LOVE in the world this week as one would have hoped. I’ll just hope that when we get to HATE, it isn’t a more popular option. But it is the world that we live in. But you don’t want to listen to me talk all tommyrot… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 63 – LOVE
Mediacom. That is all I’m going to say for now. So these pictures actually started out with me just wanting to document a little bit of the Mural Project progress, but then a bunch of kids wanted to take pictures. Which made me nervous, but I let Jaxson, Wyatt, and… Read More »Old Salvation Army Building Wall Phase #2 Beta
Last Wednesday before Youth Group, a hearty clan of painters painted the south wall of the old Salvation Army Building. This phase is just to make it less of an eyesore. Phase 2 will involve painting murals where the boarded up windows are. Well, it is one of the phases.… Read More »Old Salvation Army Building Wall Phase #1
Last night was the annual Hayrack Ride for the Youth Group. Unfortunately, I brought the wrong lens and the wrong flash, but here are a few pictures from the evening. Although, I probably wouldn’t have taken many pictures any way. A flash in the dark isn’t the most popular thing… Read More »I Stood in the Disenchanted Field
I had a bunch of losers this week for ART and THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here they are: Thanks for joining me here to mock this collection of pathetic losers!
The remainder of my Mission Trip photos. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures of much of the remaining week. Jay painting the floor corner. Elizabeth and Megan painting the floor. On Tuesday, The Family House seemed to peter out of jobs for us to do. Late in the afternoon they brought… Read More »Milwaukee Mission Trip Vol. 2
I thought I was going to write a really long breakdown of my trip to Milwaukee with my church’s youth group for Mission Work. Instead, I think I’ll settle for a description with each photo. Maybe I’ll be more ambitious with Volume 2. Halfway between Madison and Milwaukee, we found… Read More »Milwaukee Mission Trip Vol. 1
Bethany and Dae Hee recently brought forth new life into this world. Nate, Laura, Jim and rolled up I-35 (or 35 Interstate in Kansan) and visited little Nora Olivia Yoon. I don’t normally post pictures of people in the hospital, but I’ll make an exception, this one time. Here is… Read More »Nora