Last Friday we left off Andy and I’s trip to Ireland in the middle of the ISUCFVMB playing at the Iowa State Pep Rally in Merrion Square Park in Dublin. This post will feature more of the same. So much pep rally to enjoy. If I remember correctly they estimated… Read More »Ireland Day 3: Pep Rally
Well, there’s a big difference between tapping a screen and showing up, isn’t there? -Barbara When I first heard this line, I was stopped in my tracks. I don’t know I’d ever heard a line that perfectly encapsulates the addicted to our screens world better. But Thursdays are for flowers.… Read More »Showing Up
Yesterday I share the losers that didn’t make the cut for the BLACK & WHITE theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that I took on Day 1 of that week. Today is a collection of losers from Day 2 of the Black & White Week. Most of these were taken… Read More »Just Relax, Take It Easy
As many of you know, black and white is my first love in photography. For this reason, BLACK & WHITE is my favorite theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. It isn’t a Sophie’s Choice situation for me. They tell me to pick one. I pick BLACK & WHITE and don’t… Read More »It’s Not Time to Make a Change
REMINDER: TODAY IS THE DAY. ONE OF TWO DAY. IT IS YOUR CHANCE TO SUGGEST THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE WAY AND ONE WAY ONLY. BY LEAVING YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS WEEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST. DON’T SEND… Read More »WPC – WEEK 580 – BLACK & WHITE
I’m interrupting my normal food adventure timeline for an emergency food adventure. Back on October 15, the Iowa Pork Producers Association announced this year’s winner for Iowa’s best breaded pork tenderloin. The great news is that the winner is less than 1 hour away from my front door! Earlier this… Read More »Tenderloining: Carroll Field Work
This is it. We are really down to the end of the 2025 pictures I have left to share. Almost. There still are plenty of Ireland pictures left to share and I haven’t shared any pictures from Becca’s wedding and I haven’t shared pictures from the 2025 Howard Family Photo… Read More »The Iowan Running for Governor in Iowa
We left Belfast in time to get back to Dublin for the Iowa State pep rally. I had told Andy it didn’t really matter to me if we made it back for the pep rally. I’ve attended many a Cyclone Pep Rally in my day. Including some for bowl games… Read More »Ireland Day 3: ISUCFVMB
TED Hey, Coach, you know how to barbecue? ALICE No. TED It’s great. Yeah, I don’t mean just tossing a burger on a grill. I mean real barbecue, you know? Low and slow, lots of smoke. Kind of cooking that makes your neighbor poke his head over the fence. [chuckles]… Read More »You’re Gonna Be Proud Of
While I’m getting close to having shared almost all the images from 2025 that aren’t from Ireland I looked back to make sure I had shared all of the 2024 photos. I knew I hadn’t shared the images from the 2024 Howard Family Photo Shoot. I’ve just been putting that… Read More »Puffer Float Prep – 2024
Back on January 25 I attended a vigil remembering the victims murdered by government agents in the streets of Minneapolis. It was a freezing cold day, but the vigil was still well attended at Bandshell Park in Ames. Here are some pictures of the event: That was 9 months ago… Read More »Vigil
REMINDER: NOT YET, BUT SOON IT WILL BE YOUR CHANCE TO SUGGEST THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE WAY AND ONE WAY ONLY. BY LEAVING YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE LAST THE WEEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST THAT PUBLISHES IN… Read More »WPC – WEEK 579 – COMPETITION
This Sunday’s food adventure involves the one and only one barbecue competition this year. Part of that was because of the business of their schedules and part of it was because one of them got a job. Part of it might have been because the Pufferbilly Days barbecue contest didn’t… Read More »Tall & Meaty Goes to the Fair
Here is the second collection of pictures from Art in the Park and is also the final collection of images from my limited Pufferbilly Days experience this year. This collection will have plenty of pictures of the second musical act at Art in the Park. Her name was Day Ashworth.… Read More »Art in the Park II
This collection of pictures mostly consists of the last of the Belfast Peace Wall pictures. But it also includes pictures I took at a gas station on our way back to Dublin. We wanted to get back to Dublin for the Iowa State pep rally that was going on that… Read More »Ireland Day 3: Back to Dublin
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature. -Rachel Carson Thursdays are for flowers. This flowertography session took place on my birthday. My birthday was on a Monday this year, so I took it off to have a 3 day weekend. I didn’t have any grand plans.… Read More »The Repeated Refrains of Nature
On the same day I took those WET pictures I published yesterday I headed down to Ankeny for Elawyn’s 1st birthday party. I know what you are thinking. I can smell it on your breath. You are thinking, “Isn’t Elawyn 2? Hasn’t she already had her 2nd birthday party?” The… Read More »Happy 1st Birthday Elawyn!
One of the 3 debates that bores me the most. Is water wet? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie? I actually almost dozed off just typing the words. However, I hope these pictures that were alternates for the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme WET… Read More »Is Water Wet?
REMINDER: NOT YET, BUT SOON IT WILL BE YOUR CHANCE TO SUGGEST THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE WAY AND ONE WAY ONLY. BY LEAVING YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE LAST THE WEEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE POST THAT PUBLISHES IN… Read More »WPC – WEEK 578 – COLORFUL
Recently the Iowa Pork Producers Association released their 5 Finalists for Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin. Here are the Finalists: Unfortunately none of them are super close to me and thanks to the warmongering imbeciles running our country and Iowa, it will cost a pretty penny to even get to… Read More »ISF 2026 Food: Trip 3
I had a very limited Pufferbilly Days experience this year. It was 95% tied to the Photo Contest. The other 5% was meeting Willy and Jesse downtown on Friday night for FNSC. I did next to nothing for Pufferbilly Days on Saturday. Iowa State had an 11 AM home game,… Read More »Art in the Park I
