On Day 2 of my vacation, 1 of my major accomplishments was getting Willy and Derrick together and moving a tub. We borrowed my uncle Butch’s truck and picked up the tub from Toby’s backyard. The tub used to be a planter and since it was raining all day, the… Read More »Vacation Day 2 – The Tub
When me and my chums were in high school, we would spend a few choice nights of the Spring, Summer and Fall in my Mom’s backyard playing Homerun Derby with a big red bat and a plastic baseball. Homerun Derby was a double elimination tournament that consisted of a series… Read More »Home Run Derby: The Next Generation
“This is the end, Beautiful friend, This is the end, Of our elaborate plans, the end, Of everything that stands, the end, No safety or surprise, the end.” – The Doors (The End) Another college basketball season has come to an end. It is a sad, sad day. At least… Read More »3Peat
In the last couple of weeks I have been making huge organizational changes to my basement. However, other parts of the house have also seen wholesale changes. I recently changed out the white table my Aunt Linda gave me for a 10 foot long workbench to act as the entertainment… Read More »A Clockwork Couch
Many of you know Nader’s story. It is an amazing story, but the thing I always have the hardest problem believing is that while he was being held as a political prisoner in an Iranian prison he could be happy that Henry Fonda won an Oscar. I’m pretty sure that… Read More »L.A. Story
Last week’s theme was EXPLORE. Here are the submissions: IMAGE LOST Dawn Krause Christopher D. Bennett Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Dawn’s Weekly Poem Explore Ourselves An escape from complacency let’s explore our world unseen corners, hidden pulses, and wild streams un-purled Discover riches in ourselves let our impulse flow And… Read More »RWPE #10 – Explore
Those with good memories will remember a few months back when I wrote a series of blogs about groups that I am in that have matching shirts. The keenly observant will recall that I said there were 5 such groups, but I only posted blogs about 4 such groups. I… Read More »A Phenomenal Week
Last weeks Random Weekly Photo Experiment Theme was PEOPLE. Here are the submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Michael Vest Jesse Howard IMAGE LOST Becky Perkovich There were also a couple of different types of submissions. The first of the different types of submissions came from Shannon Bardole. Her submission breaks the… Read More »RWPE #3 – People
I’ve often heard that the saddest thing in the world is unrequited love. Unsolicited love on the other hand… I’ve never been a Christmas card person. My thoughts on cards is that when somebody sends you a card, what they are really saying (with apologies to Mitch Hedberg) is: “here,… Read More »Looking Back, Looking Ahead
This is entry number 750 in this online journal. I’d like to take a little bit of time to archive some data. It is one of my peculiar imbecilities that I love meaningless statistics. Therefore, consider these statistics: Every journal entry falls into at least one of sixteen categories. This… Read More »Number 750
Today is a major holiday! Today is the day that Iowa State plays Minnesota in the Insight Bowl! I thought I would celebrate this major holiday by sharing some of my favorite pictures from the season. It is one of the greatest days of the year. Today would be a… Read More »Happy Insight Bowl!
“You know, my dear, the moment I looked into your eyes I knew that you did not have the mind for the noble art of Divination. See? Right here. You may be young in years but the heart that beats beneath your bosom is as shriveled as an old maid’s,… Read More »Gridiron Prophets Year 4
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!
I’ve posted a few pictures from the Iowa State’s last two home games in the Snapshots Gallery. A few of my favorites from the Oklahoma State game… Warming Up James Smith and Banks This picture might be a statement on the one sided nature of this game, but while watching… Read More »Last 2 Home Games
The day before Halloween was a very special Friday Night Supper Club. It was special because I hosted it, The guest list was expanded, we had Casey’s taco pizza and Jay made the dessert. Why these special things occurred can be traced back to one thing. At that FNSC I… Read More »The Jupiter Chronicles
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m sure every Iowa State fan (even those in denial about their fanhood) has seen this video of Iowa State celebrating after their victory at Nebraska on Saturday. But I wanted to post it here, so I would always have… Read More »The Good Kind of Hurt
Rarely when I publish pictures do I explain the thought process, the technical information or the inspiration. If somebody is confused by a picture or intrigued by a picture I want them to come to their own conclusions. I feel by telling people too much about a picture, it cheapens… Read More »Coltrane’s 1st Wife’s Middle Name
I spent an interesting weekend in Kansas City last weekend. Jen, Derrick, Jesse, Baier and I left early Saturday morning to make it to Arrowhead Stadium in time for the Iowa State-Kansas State game. IMAGE LOST Baier took this picture of Jen, Derrick and I with my phone so that… Read More »The Favor
Admittedly, this is a series of very similar pictures, but I hope to convey the excitement and pageantry of the Des Moines Regatta. I went down there on Saturday to watch Jen compete with Derrick and sara. Some of these photos were taken by Sara who redeemed herself after last… Read More »Des Moines Regatta
I posted some pictures from the Army game in the SmugMug Gallery. Once again, it was a night game, so the pictures are limited, but a few are posted below. A few thousand kids formed the player’s entrance tunnel. 4 Black Hawk helicopters performed a fly-over before the game. Not… Read More »Army
I don’t know if there is much reason to dwell on the Iowa-Iowa State game. I think the only positives to come out of the game is that if you are going to lose, play your absolutely worst game that you can possibly imagine. Plus, Iowa is a quarterback away… Read More »The Iowa Hawkeyes