Observation I have wanted to visit the Cordova Observation Tower ever since I’ve known that it existed. Recently I finally got the chance, but because I wasn’t expecting to go there, I didn’t bring the lens I wanted to use to photograph it. I made do. The rest of the… Read More »Personal Photo Project #168
I was going to publish pictures that were related to Story County Philanthropy Day, but I think a more time relevant set of pictures would be a few images from Jesse and I’s trip to Lawrence, Kansas to watch the Cyclones shellac the Jayhawks. It should be noted that all… Read More »Bowl Eligible
Several weeks ago I went up to Minnesota with Tim, Barb, Marcia, and Donnie to visit Nate, Bethany, Becca, and DaeHee. The focus of the trip was an interleague baseball matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. The Cubs won 8-2. Here are some pictures from the trip: Boonedocks… Read More »Twins vs. Cubs vs. Hamm’s Tall Boys
I don’t want to rehash the painful memories of being denied a trip to the Rusty Duck. It is sufficient to say that I was invited to a dinner to the Rusty Duck and then disinvited to the Rusty Duck by Sara. I hold no grudges against Sara or Shawn… Read More »Rusty Duck
Remnants I spotted this dilapidated old building on the way to the Rusty Duck. I knew on the way home that I would have to stop and photograph it. This is both the joy and danger of riding in a car with me. The rest of the Remnants Series: If… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #118
Welcome to Melbourne, Iowa On my way between State Center and Methodist I was told to meander. So I meandered to Melbourne, Iowa. It is mostly a nondescript town with the exception of an old school that is being torn down and this fascinating viaduct under the old right of… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #111
The image below comes from the following folder: Backup/My Pictures/Misc/Roads Next week’s folder will be: Backup/My Pictures/New Folder
Jesse and I went on a road trip a ways back. Here are some images from that trip, provided with the occasional commentary. I love the fact that “Loafing” was prohibited. I had to have this picture taken as 1 of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies… Read More »Iowa Gothic
Back in the middle of June I made a trip to Minnesota with Jim. There were several great moments on the trip, but I will just cover two of the events in this entry. The first is a tale of when I went to see Super 8 with Jill. Since… Read More »Minnesota
The rest of the pictures from Becca and I’s trip to the Sculpture Garden. > Hard to believe that when I was in Minneapolis this Saturday, all of those flowers would have been long gone and covered in snow.
Here are a few pictures from trip to the Twin Cities a few weeks ago. These are almost all from a trip to the Sculpture Garden with Becca. More pictures to come…
Here are some pictures from my vacation. In particular, they day I spent with Mom. More pictures to come…
Here is a copy of the journal I kept while I was on vacation last week. It covers parts of 10 days and over 1300 miles. While I doubt anybody reads this whole thing, it was an important exercise for me. There are no pictures, but I will post some… Read More »Vacation Journal
“This song is about a man that tells the truth about things that didn’t happen. It seems to be a male thing.” -Glen Hansard – Introducing “Lies” at First Avenue – July 25, 2010 Most of this comes from an email that I wrote about my weekend in Minnesota. Sara… Read More »In This Old Purple Town
For reasons that are slightly inexplicable to me, I ended up in Beaver, Iowa yesterday morning. I’ve always felt that Beaver is a town that looks like it “walked” out of a horror movie. For this reason I once (years and years ago) took a series of pictures called “The… Read More »Welcome to Beaver, Iowa
When I originally was planning my vacation I had set aside this day to make a road trip. I didn’t know where I wanted to go for sure, but I knew that a trip to Wilton and their old timey ice cream parlor was definitely on the list. I had… Read More »Vacation Day 7 – Couch Time
March 11 was the birthday of Baier. Happy Birthday Baier! Baier with The Red Barn Tenderloin Baier and a sweet balloon hat! Where all Kansas City Chief fans belong! (On a museum tour of Fort Dodge.) Carrie Baier and Baier The Baiers Baier and the Boys Fatherhood. It isn’t easy… Read More »2(Happy+Birthday)
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Jesse Lee (Lex) Howard. Here is but a poor sampling of pictures of the times we have shared in recent years. After beating that net! In Clinton, Iowa on The Road Trip – 2006 With the World’s Largest Cheeto Jesse’s Picture on… Read More »Happy Birthday Jesse!
On Sunday I descended into the depths of Missouri and Kansas on Sunday to watch Alexis compete in competitive cheerleading. I had spoken with our Associate Pastor Andrea about good barbecue joints in Kansas City and she recommended Jack Stack for ribs and Oklahoma Joe’s for sandwiches. I looked into… Read More »Be Aggressive!
On Sunday Scott, Melissa, Austin and I loaded up into their truck and headed for Prairie City to visit Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe. The winner of the Iowa Pork Producers Best Tenderloin in the State of Iowa for 2009. This could very well be blog 5 of the 5 groups… Read More »Tenderloining It! 2009
I don’t really believe in the Greatest Hits album concept. So it will seem somewhat hypocritical for me to reach back into the archives and re-post what I consider to be a classic of my past. But there is a reason for it, other than that I love the sound… Read More »Why Would He Post This?