A few weeks back I woke up and saw on Twitter that the Gigglin’ Goat was on fire.
So I threw on some clothes and went down and took a few photos.
Unfortunately I got there after the most interesting photo opportunities had passed.
Next week’s Random Wednesday will be a few portraits I took for Jamie before she left Boone for rodeoville.
Today’s images come from the following folder:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Family/Millers/Dean Miller
Next week’s folder will be:
Backup/My Pictures/People/Family/Millers/Multiple Millers
A few weeks back I went to the Republican Straw Poll with Russell, even though I will be voting for Obama in 2012. Here are a few pictures:
McCotter’s way creepy van.
Members of the “Lamestream Media”, no doubt.
The line to get in to Hilton was substantial.
Ron Paul’s Inflatable Uncle Sam.
Some chick from FoxNews that made a terrible joke about Barney Frank being there.
Although I endorse Rick Santorum’s homemade peach jelly, I do not endorse Rick Santorum presidential candidate.
My 2nd favorite people at the Straw Poll. My favorite people were a young couple wearing homemade t-shirts. On the front it said: “Moderate Conservatives” and on the back it said: “Please Don’t Hate Us”.
McCotter’s Creepy Van
A McCotter supporter handing out bomb pops.
Although it looks like I’m enjoying this bomb pop, I am not. At least it was marginally better than the sno-cones the wind energy people were handing out.
Pictures with the an Abraham Lincoln look-a-like. At least I assume it wasn’t the real Abraham Lincoln because he wasn’t wandering around muttering: “How did my party go from the abolition of slavery to tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% as its core value?”
McCotter! Despite his creepy van, McCotter was my favorite candidate there!
Even though this is clearly the Iowa State Center, I heard more than one speaker try to goose the crowd with a “Go Hawks!” thrown into their speech. Yea! Screw those guys!
I took a picture of this thing to remind me how inclusive the Republican Party has become. Room for people at diverging opinions at the table. Oh there isn’t?
Russell signing the turbine blade. Not the only minority there, but if you take out Herman Cain…
The Bachmann camp did play hardball with their petting zoo. You had to vote for her to get in to it.
Ron Paul’s classy dunk tank with a guy wearing a Bernanke mask.
It was an interesting event and I can’t wait to go again in four more years.
Next week’s Random Wednesday involves pictures from my trips to the State Fair.
This is the end of the random NYC images. Please shed no tears.
Some of the pictures are from the Brooklyn Bridge:
Lovers put a lock on the Brooklyn Bridge to seal their love and then throw the key over the side.
Steph and I
Steph and I
Sarah, Tim and I
Sarah and Jesse
Sarah and I
Manhattan Bridge
Jesse and I
Jesse and I
Some were taken at Grand Central Station…
The rest are from the exotic Roosevelt Island Tram…
Next week’s random Wednesday will be pictures from Iowa State’s Spring Game.
Most of these pictures are from our adventures in the subway.
More random New York City images next Wednesday.
Here are some more random images from Day 3 and Liberty Island:
Sarah at Benny’s Burritos
We didn’t eat here, but this restaurant is famous for being in When Harry Met Sally.
The Staten Island Ferry
The girl who took this picture was overly impressed with my camera.
Next Wednesday will feature even more random New York City images.
Here are some random New York City images from the Second Day of the trip. These were taken at and around Ground Zero and at St. Paul’s Chapel, which is across the street from Ground Zero.
Regrettably, some of these pictures were taken through a window, leading to a regrettable reflection.
More random New York City images will be coming your way next Wednesday.
Even though I only recently started the tradition of posting movie reviews on Wednesdays, I’m already walking away from that tradition. I want to keep this website about photography as much as possible, so I’m going to start posting my movie reviews on my collective blog:
If you were to follow that link, you would not find any movie reviews. You will find an explanation of why I do my movie reviews the way I do. You will also find a posting the 10 Things I Learned in NYC. In the near future, I should have a review of Cedar Rapids up.
Wednesdays now will be more of a random photography day. This way I get more photography on the photography website and more writing on the writing website.
Here are some random pictures from my trip to New York City:
The Melo – That is what I am talking about!
Maybe the best cheesecake of my life.
Central Park
Central Park
Central Park Horse
Manhattan Skyline from Central Park
Broadway
David Letterman does not amuse me, but this was still kind of cool.
“Don’t want to be an American Idiot. Don’t want a nation under the new media. And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind (fudge) America….”
Want to know what 72 dollars worth of alcohol looks like in NYC? Sarah and Tim are showing it off.
Steph and I after American Idiot
Jesse and I after American Idiot
Amy’s Bread’s Red Velvet Cake. Tim said this would be the best red velvet cake of my life. Shhh…. My Mom’s is better!
Sarah and I outside of Amy’s Bread
More random New York City images will be coming your way next Wednesday and don’t forget to check out the other website for my list of 10 things I learned in NYC.
“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.”
Pablo Picasso
Some more pictures from my walk around a half block of downtown Boone.
I might have to spend some more time in the seedy back alleys of Boone, Iowa in the future.
A random selection of pictures from my trip to the State Fair with my Mom, Jay and Teresa.
My new favorite hat.
My favorite State Fair Food. (I firmly believe that “food on a stick” is for tourists.)
Pioneer Hall
My favorite State Fair dessert.
You get to put on your own syrup! As much as you want!
Super Bull
2nd Largest Boar
Goat
Cow nose.
Mom in Family Center
Mom in the Family Center
This is a cake.
Also a cake.
Family Photo
Bridge
Elvis Impersonator
I didn’t take as many pictures as usual, but I did take more flower pictures than normal.
