Last time we left off from my last trip to the Iowa State Fair, we were hanging out with the big pigs. This trip will involve more big animals and various types of art. From the performing to the kind made out of rice to the kind that is made… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025 – Various Art
THE STARDUST BALLROOM. NIGHT CAMERA PANS the crowd, picking up Marty and Clara dancing cheek-to-cheek on the crowded, darkened dance floor. The MUSIC rides over the top of the scene. MARTY You come up here often? CLARA I was up here twice before. Once with a friend of mine and… Read More »We Ain’t Such Dogs
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Austin’s fall photo shoot. Have a look: I’ll be very excited to see what the future holds for young Austin! I have a feeling it is very bright!
It is the 12th day of May. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from April. I travelled a bit in April. For work. But not to any place cool. But at least it was some travel. Here are the April Selfies: April 1 April… Read More »Selfie Project – April 2026
WARNING: Next Monday is Stephanie Kim’s birthday. I always take time to celebrate Stephanie’s birthday. So there is a good chance that I will be out celebrating and if that is the case, I will be too busy to send any form of reminders. You will have to be your own… Read More »WPC – WEEK 556 – AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
I’m going to skip a food adventure today, even though I know you are all dying to know if I spent my entire per diem in America’s arm pit Orlando, Florida. But that will probably wait until next week. Or a couple of weeks. I’m still trying to pretend I… Read More »Mother’s Day
Time to share another collection of images from the No Kings pro democracy rally I attended at the Iowa State Capitol with Jesse back in October. Have a looksie: Still more pictures from this rally left to share.
Today I begin sharing the images from my final trip to the Iowa State Fair with Teresa and Valerie. I’m already starting to look forward to this year’s Fair. I should probably start thinking about what pictures I will enter in the Photography Salon. Here is the first collection of… Read More »ISF: 08/17/2025 – Last Trip Begins
INT. STAIRCASE AND SECOND FLOOR LANDING – NIGHT Fran mounts the stairs eagerly. As she reaches the landing and heads for Bud’s apartment, there is a loud, sharp report from inside. Fran freezes momentarily, then rushes to the door. FRAN Mr. Baxter! (pounding on door) Mr. Baxter! Mr. Baxter! The… Read More »I’m Going to Send Him a Fruit Cake
This year I did senior pictures for two different pillars of our future. Thought today I would share a few images from Austin’s summer photo shoot. Have a look: There was also a fall photo shoot, but I’ll share some of those images later.
ART! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, April 27, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Suzie Brannen – 1 week2-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Becky Parmelee –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 555 – ART
After Russell and Andree and I left the College Basketball Experience we headed to Strouds for chicken. Which was the actual impetus for the trip. After the meal I took a few pictures from around the place and couple at a rest area on the way home. Here are those… Read More »Kansas City Road Trip: Strouds
When this post publishes I will be somewhere in the sky between Atlanta, Georgia and Des Moines, Iowa. While I will have a computer sitting at my feet, I will have spent the morning running around airports and haven’t had anything that resembles the time to put together a post… Read More »Week 556 Theme Reveal
This is a different sort of a food adventure. Rather than a new place that I was trying, this is the last time I had a well loved tenderloin. By the time this publishes, the proprietor of the best tenderloin in Boone will have shuttered their doors and gone the… Read More »Requiem for a Tenderloin
Time to share another collection of images from the No Kings pro democracy rally I attended at the Iowa State Capital back in October. I hope by now the pointless Iran war is over at we are only dealing with the effects of it on crippling the global economy. But… Read More »Courage is Contagious
Before we get into the final collection of images from my day at the Iowa State Fair with Tall & Meaty, I need to acknowledge that today is International Workers Day. I normally might do a bigger write up on it and share a picture that I thought captured some… Read More »ISF: 08/12/2025 – Pioneer Hall
FRAN Some people take, some people get took — and they know they’re getting took — and there’s nothing they can do about it. BUD I wouldn’t say that -(trying to change the subject) What would you like to have for diner? There’s onion soup and canned asparagus- FRAN I… Read More »She Sends Me a Fruit Cake
Back in July Carla, Teresa, and I loaded up in a car after work and went to the Berry Patch Farm near Nevada so my sisters could pick berries. I also picked a few berries, but mostly I picked images. Gaze up on my wondrous harvest! It was a good… Read More »Berry Patch
Back in July Russell, Andree, and your truly loaded into a Cadillac and headed south to Kansas City for some fried chicken. But we couldn’t just go for fried chicken and turnaround. So we went to the College Basketball Experience next to Hilton South as we are all major basketball… Read More »Kansas City Road Trip: CBE
WARNING: Next Monday I’ll be in a few airports or flying through the friendly skies (or whatever Delta’s slogan is) so don’t expect to anything resembling a reminder on Monday. You are going to have to be your own man or woman or person. As of 12:01 PM on Monday,… Read More »WPC – WEEK 554 – FLOWER
Last Sunday I wrote about the bakery in Denison known as The Bake Shop. But while I had my breakfast there, I also had my lunch there. It had been a while since I had a tenderloin and I also hadn’t had lunch that day, I also ate lunch there.… Read More »Tenderloining: Denison Field Work
