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• Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
  on Sep 28, 2012 in Media Photography astronomy Moon Photograph Solar System Solitary weekly photo challenge
    Follow this blog for a while, and you will find me talking about something about our terrestrial neighborhood.  This picture really stands out to me as the purest example of the word Solitary.  The moon just might be one of the most photogra...
• Work Humor: 9/26/2012
  on Sep 26, 2012 in Humor Insanity stress Work Humor
    HOW TO KEEP A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY IN THE WORKPLACE Page yourself over the intercom. (Don’t disguise your voice.) Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does. (This...
• Yeah Another Monday Rises
  on Sep 24, 2012 in Humor Random Thoughts Alarm clock Come Monday Discipline mental-health Motivation
  I know I could use a nudge this morning…saw these phrases on my digital “walk” around the web this morning and they really rang true.     Motivation: Doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done when we WANT to do...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday Life
  on Sep 21, 2012 in Media Photography baseball mascot outdoors Photograph weekly photo challenge
    I loved this shot of summer time around here.  Many enjoy taking in a game at the local ball park.  This candid shot of the mascot trying his best to fire up the crowd is offset by the clear boredom of the home team that has probably seen th...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far
  on Sep 14, 2012 in Media Photography lake landscape near and far weekly photo challenge
  Camera in hand, following the leader, my youngest daughter is trooping forward on an adventure of her own.  This picture was taken at a nearby lake this past summer.  The dam frames the shot perfectly. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Near...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit
  on Sep 7, 2012 in Media Photography animals Canada Goose free spirit nature outdoors Photograph weekly photo challenge
    For me the concept of the free spirit always draws me to nature.  On a recent camping trip this summer we were fishing on the bank as a family of Canadian geese slid by without a care in the world.  They were oblivious to all of us humans ar...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Urban
  on Sep 2, 2012 in Media Photography Metro Areas New York City Urban area vacation weekly photo challenge
    Sorry I’m a little late to the party with my weekly post folks… I had to really dig deep this week.  I had to go back into my photo archive to 2008 to find something I would consider right for this subject.  This is a photo from...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge
  on Aug 24, 2012 in Media Photography fair pig races pigs racing state fair weekly photo challenge
  That morning commute is a killer.  All that jockeying for position.  That merge to the left is a real pain, everyone trying to hog their spot. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge (onthegypsystrail.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: M...
• Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
  on Aug 17, 2012 in Photography growing up Metaphor morning Photograph School walking weekly photo challenge wrong
  You look at the picture, and then you look back at the challenge for this week.  Perhaps you are muttering to yourself; “Wrong? What’s wrong with this cute picture?”.  I had to dig deep into the metaphorical for my choice this wee...
• You Can’t Keep Him Down
  on Aug 16, 2012 in Humor Media Movies Hooker Kirk Priceline.com T. J. Hooker Television Video William Shatner
    That’s right he’s back.  Did anyone really think that he would die falling off a cliff?  This is Captain Kirk, TJ Hooker, Denny Crane for goodness sakes.  My only wish is to look as good as William Shatner does when I am 81 year...

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