If everything goes well (and last year it didn’t) when this goes live on the website and hits the email inbox of the email subscribers, I will either be waiting to board a plane in Chicago OR sitting on a plane in Chicago waiting for it to take-off and return… Read More »WPC – WEEK 503 Theme Reveal
While this publishes I am sitting in Hilton Coliseum watching the Iowa State Women’s Basketball team play Chicago State. That means that I am not near a computer. That means I can’t name, upload, code and publish what I’m sure are the numerous tremendous submission for the Week 477 theme… Read More »WEEK 478 THEME REVEAL
You probably spent the last several minutes this morning eagerly, constantly refreshing your email inbox waiting to see what delightful images were submitted for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme LETTERS OR NUMBERS. Unfortunately for you, I am probably standing in a convention center in New Orleans right now,… Read More »WEEK 452 THEME REVEAL
You were probably eagerly, constantly refreshing your email inbox waiting to see what delightful images were submitting for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme PASSION. Unfortunately for you, I am probably standing in a field in Indiana right now staring up at the sky, trying not to go blind.… Read More »Week 448 Theme Reveal
I have to report the news that Naima passed away last night and for that reason I’m not necessarily in the mood right now to share this week’s FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS images. I will do that later tonight or more likely tomorrow. Instead, I’m going to share pictures of Naima:… Read More »Farewell Naima
If you are reading this message, I’m either in Minnesota or on my way back from Minnesota. Either way, I’m not in a position to correlate, upload, categorize, label, and code all the images and a “An Artist’s Notebook” post of last week’s submissions. I will put those together either… Read More »Week 407 Theme Reveal
Time for the second collection of images from Day 3 of my work trip to Chicago. The final day of any real photography… for the most part. The rest of the days were filled with work… boring work. When we left off, Lowell was feeding birds in a park street… Read More »THE WINDY CITY: DAY 3B
Day 3 of my work trip to Chicago was the last day I really got to take any pictures of consequence. Every day after this was mostly filled with boring work stuff. Including Day 4 which was like a 13 hour or so work day. So after we get through… Read More »The Windy City: Day 3A
This final collection of images from Day 2 in Chicago start as I was doing a walkabout of Wrigley Field. When I was a kid I really loved baseball, but as an adult that love has really waned. I hate to say it, but baseball is boring and it takes… Read More »The Windy City: Day 2C
If you are reading this, then I got too busy this morning to compile and code the submissions for last week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t get started on this week’s theme. Hopefully I will publish this week’s submissions later tonight. I’m guessing around 8:01… Read More »WEEK 403 – REVEAL
Today is Kalista’s birthday, so happy birthday Kalista! Hope your day is as amazing as you want it to be! +++++++ We begin where we left off last Friday. Kim, Lowell, Tony, and I were hanging out by The Bean after having supper at Giordano’s. The Bean is one of… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1C
I need to start out by thanking everyone that wished me a happy birthday. I believe this is a comprehensive list of everybody that wished me a happy birthday. + Kim and also thank you for buying me birthday Buffalo Chicken tots and the card. + Ron, Clevenger, Jordan, and… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1B
I’m going to cover my recent work trip to Chicago in a different format than I covered my work trip to Las Vegas. I’m going to mix the camera images with the cell phone pictures. I’m also going to try to tell the story mostly through the pictures. Rather than… Read More »The Windy City: Day 1A
Despite the constant rain storm, I hung out by the Bellagio Fountains waiting for the show. While I was soaked, oh well, it gave me a feeling of solitude that I didn’t get very much in Las Vegas. No matter where you go, there are people everywhere. Tony is a… Read More »Viva Las Vegas Day 5B
If things have worked out correctly, I’m currently in Chicago working for the Man, helping the Computer Mine sell its myriad of mining products at a convention aimed at our exact clientele. Which mean, I’m nowhere near a computer… Okay I’m probably surrounded by computers, but I still can’t stop… Read More »Week 398 – Reveal
Day 4 of my trip to Las Vegas was the 2nd Day of the CCM. It was a busy day and I barely touched my camera. I spent pretty much the entire day at the conference center. I got to leave for the day at a pretty normal time and… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 4 and Day 5A
After the party was over, Lowell and I waited around for what must have been hours for these people to leave so we could go back to the conference center to setup computers for the following day’s CMC. I think we finally got into the conference center, set up the… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 3C
Today is Good Friday. I wish those who celebrate, a good Good Friday. Matthew 27:32-56 32-34 Along the way they came on a man from Cyrene named Simon and made him carry Jesus’ cross. Arriving at Golgotha, the place they call “Skull Hill,” they offered him a mild painkiller (a… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 3B
Tonight, at approximately 8:30 Central, the Iowa women’s basketball team will play South Carolina in the Final Four for the chance to play Sunday night for the National Championship. I honestly don’t expect Iowa to win. South Carolina is an 11.5 point favorite. They are the defending National Champion. They… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 3A
Day 2 in Las Vegas for the CMC was a long one. I only had a chance to take pictures before I went to the Planet Hollywood conference rooms for what would end up being an almost 13 hour work day. I’m a little bit embarrassed to say that I… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 2
I might normally start today with a picture celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. But I don’t really celebrate. I’ll be working for the man with my nose to the grindstone, swinging my computer mine pick away. If I’m lucky, I might be able to get a Reuben. The West Street Deli… Read More »Viva Las Vegas: Day 1B