Today’s food adventure covers the travel day Andy and I had that began in Fort Dodge, Iowa and ended in Dublin, Ireland. I was going to do a thing where I calculated how much money I spent on food on this trip, but I didn’t do a very good job… Read More »Ireland – Travel Day
This is the final collection of images I took while walking around Austin with Lowell on a work trip there. When we concluded last Friday we were just getting ready to leave the Museum of the Weird. We will begin there and then take a walk down Austin’s famous Sixth… Read More »Austin Day 1: Sixth Street
In late October last year I made a trip over to Deal’s Orchard near Jefferson. I snapped a few photos. Have a looksie: The last few pictures were a picture of the stained glass flower that Jen made me for being in her wedding.
Last time we left off with Day 1 of my Austin trip we were in the Museum of the Weird. This second collection will also take place entirely in the Museum of the Weird as well. A museum I visited with Lowell. Here is the second collection of images: There… Read More »Austin Day 1: More Weirdo
This is kind of a 2 for 1 food adventure. Back in June I went on kind of a boredom road trip with no real destination in mind. In fact, I don’t know that I really went anywhere. My initial thought was maybe to go to Denison and the Donna… Read More »Big Pizza Pie: Humboldt Field Work
Back in late February I took a trip to Austin, Texas for the Computer Mine for our bi-annual meeting where we invite a bunch of our customers to congregate and listen to how great we are. Of the work trips I take, this is usually the least “fun”. There isn’t… Read More »Austin Day 1: Weirdo
Time to share the second and final collection of images to the pro-democracy and pro basic human rights rally I attended with Jen. Here is the collection: There are future political rally pictures in our future. Just not from this rally.
Time to clean up some backlog. This is a collection of images that I like to one degree or another, but never really fit into previous post. All of these pictures were taken in October. Have a looksie: It always feels good to clean out a little bit of the… Read More »You’re So Effing Special
A couple months back Teresa and I went to Pleasantville to try the new reigning Best Burger in Iowa. Halftime Bar & Grill. Here is some information from the Iowa Beef website: On the square in Pleasantville, Iowa, family, community, and Iowa’s best burger intersect at Halftime Bar & Grill.… Read More »Burgertime: Pleasantville Field Work
Back on International Worker’s Day I went to a pro-democracy and basic human rights rally with Jen. I also ran into Angie there. I also ran into Dan from the old Patio Pros bowling team. I snapped a few pictures. Have a look: There is still one more collection of… Read More »International Worker’s Day Rally – I
One of my favorite places to visit at the Iowa State Fair is Pioneer Hall. I freely confess that part of this is nostalgia based on the fact that in my youth we spent much time in Pioneer Hall with my parents. This reminds me that if you are going… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Pioneer Hall Adjacent
Back in October I took not one, but two road trips to try some tenderloins. First I went to Manning to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2023. Then I went to Dunlap to try the Best Tenderloin in Iowa for 2024. But I also poked around each town… Read More »Tenderloining Auxiliary Images
Wow! I never thought I would see the day where the Republicans would close down Congress to prevent the Epstein Files from being released since Donald Trump is a pedophile and his name will be on the list. The sad days for America keep getting sadder and sadder. This is… Read More »Hands Off VII
Last time we left off on my trip to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the Fair with Nader, we were wandering the Agriculture Building. This collection will continue there with pictures of some of the amazingly bizarre art and food competitions in there! It will end… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Art
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Adam Gordon – 1 week2-Mary Green – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks4-Jesse Howard… Read More »WPC – WEEK 515 – WORDS
I keep forgetting to share how I did in this year’s Iowa State Photography Salon. I got the yellow card in my mail box over 2 weeks ago and I don’t know if I’ve really shared what it said with too many people. Mostly just a few other photographers, my… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Big Animals
How I miss the people we used to beAnd all those things that you brought out in meWe’re both different now and times have changedEven the best of friends can become estrangedWell I am well aware that we can not go back, but I will not stand by and watch… Read More »The People We Used to Be
Time to clean out the backlog a bit. These pictures are from August of last year and never really fit into any previous posts. Some are from Jefferson. The rest are of the South Marion Methodist Church. A friend of mine is the Pastor there and I didn’t even know… Read More »When I’m Not Around
FLOWER! What a great theme! But did enough people get their green thumb going to make it a popular theme? As of 12:01 PM on Monday, June 30, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sara Lockner – 1 week2-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks3-Monica Jennings – 3 weeks4-Brandon Kahler… Read More »WPC – WEEK 513 – FLOWER
Time to share another collection of images from the Hands Off Rally. Seems apropos since the Republicans voted to strip nearly 3 billion dollars in cancer research funding. An over 37% cut to cancer research funding. Good times. Good times. Here is the collection of images: Still plenty more images… Read More »Hands Off V
Time for another collection of images from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair last year with Nader. We ended the last collection enjoying the musical stylings of Bandolini. This collection will begin there, but then have a collection of images of people competing in the finals of the… Read More »ISF 08/18/2024: Talent