My friend James has compiled a book of his poetry. You can check it out or buy a copy if you follow this link: James Book of Poetry This is one of his poems. Shadows Scattered shards of broken glassI feel as if I�m a shadow of my past Paint… Read More »Some Poetry
You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty’s too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them… Read More »Exercise Your Enfranchisement
It is time to answer the most common questions I have received about my trip to Kentucky: What in Heaven would ever possess somebody to go to Kentucky, even for a visit? Teresa’s significant other Ernie lives in Kuttawa, Kentucky. He is a good guy and I wanted to visit… Read More »Kentucky FAQ
Although you might not believe me, on occasion on inspire people to greatness. My recent trip to Kentucky inspired Jay to make this tribute to my Southern Adventure. I think Jay is crying out for his own trip down South.
After desecrating the Lincoln statue, I had to make amends by visiting the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Lincoln’s Tomb. This we did on our return trip to civilization. Traditional Road Trip Photo Ernie Waffle House Turtle Springfield The Lincoln Family Booth Lincoln Portrait Generals Douglass White House “War is… Read More »Back to Civilization
Sunday of the Kentucky trip consisted of going to a Southern Baptist church service and visiting Ernie’s pond. What 1500 bucks buys in Kentucky. President Lincoln Church Sign Church Bus Sculpture Sculpture Teresa and Ernie Home of some great fudge. Kentucky Dam Crane Lunch Ernie Desecration Unofficial Southerner Citizen of… Read More »Kentucky – Day 3
On Saturday we visited a tobacco farm, went to Newson’s (home of the famous hot dog sauce), visited Paducah and then ate at Lambert’s. The impetus for this trip was the PostSecret display at the Paducah Art Gallery. The display was certainly worth the trip. Teresa and Ernie Tobacco Barn… Read More »Down South – Day 2
Friday was day 1 of my odyssey to the South. I took a few pictures. Here are some of them. Lunch Superman II Astronaut Costume Superman Museum Teresa Classic Family Portrait Metropolis, Illinois Superman Statue Superman Statue and Teresa Superman Statue Superman Reflection Metropolis I like big statues. Small Baptist… Read More »The South – Day 1
Today is the birthday of J.K. Rowling, therefore it seemed like a good time to post some Harry Potter stuff. From today’s Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of children’s fantasy writer J.K. Rowling, (books by this author) born Joanne Rowling in Yate, England, in 1965. She has written seven novels… Read More »That Potter Kid
As of yesterday, my dear friend Jay is no longer a “Corporate Sellout”. There is an old bit of knowledge that dates back to the dawn of man. I think it might be found in Leviticus. That bit of knowledge is “Bros before hoes.” Jay has long been a big… Read More »An Announcement
I don’t know if I should be telling you about this, but there is going to be a bonus Half Shell this Friday. Now you won’t find it on the poster or the magnet, but you have to take my word on this one. The band is going to be… Read More »Shhh…
June and Dean are going to be moving from their farm in the near future. I went out there with Jim on Saturday to take a few pictures of the farm before they move. I’ll have to head out there again in couple of weeks and take some more pictures.
Shawn recently released his newest Cyclone wallpaper. Go ahead and download it. It will make you feel good. 2008 Cyclone Football Wallpaper I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Shawn is a badass graphic designer.
On the second day of the trip we headed to a house that hadn’t been touched or mucked. I can’t even describe how this house smelled. Once you opened opened the front door, you could stand across the street and still smell the house, with your mask on. The strange… Read More »Cedar Rapids Trip Day 2
I went over to Cedar Rapids with a group from my church to do a little flood relief. All I can really say is that it was 100 times worse than I imagined. 5,038 houses were effected by the flooding in Cedar Rapids. It will take 4 years of continuous… Read More »Cedar Rapids Trip Day 1
These are the pictures I entered in the Boone County Fair. Campanile Self-Portrait VEISHEA Crane
A couple of pictures of hanging out with Jeff and Yin on RAGBRAI Tuesday in Ames. You don’t “really know” a person until you’ve seen them in spandex.
If you like pictures like this… Then it is time for you to go over to the Ames on the Half Shell – 2008 Gallery: Ames on the Half Shell – 2008
I drove to Albia on Sunday to watch Elainie play softball in the Little League State Tournament. I was honestly expecting to only watch one game because they were playing Grand View. I can never recall a Boone team beating a Grand View team. But it happened. Boone beat Grand… Read More »Albia, Iowa
I had a rare busy Saturday. Although admittedly a lot of my Saturday was spent watching other people do stuff or sleeping on a wet lounger. Perhaps the highlight of my Saturday was trying the taco dip that spawned Monica’s world famous taco dip. I should have gotten a picture… Read More »Images from a Saturday
Friday night was another successful Ames on the Half Shell. The band was Kountertop and they were phenomenal. I even had a chance to catchup with an old chum named Todd Sawyer who is a Kountertop roadie. That was pretty sweet. I haven’t loaded any images into the Snapshots Gallery… Read More »Friday with Kountertop