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11-11-09

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11-10-09
"I am the eye in the sky,
Looking at you..."

Day 313

11-9-09
Commonly known as the Blue Screen Of Death or BSOD. Hate it.

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11-8-09

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11-7-09
Alley Closed

Day 309

11-5-09
Some foliage at my place of work. I saw it out the window one day and decided I needed a picture.

Day 308

11-4-09
William likes to have ribbon tied on this fingers.

Day 307

11-3-09
My in laws went to Yellowstone and all I got was this lousy cap. (J/K)

Day 306

11-2-09
Puts me in mind of the Martika song, 'Toy Soldiers' from the '80s.

"Step by step, heart to heart..."

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Day 304 10-31-09 I did the carving and Allen did the dirty work.

Day 305

11-1-09
The entire costume. It seems that somewhere along the way, many young kids forget how to smile naturally.

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Day 304 10-31-09 I did the carving and Allen did the dirty work.

Day 304

10-31-09
I did the carving and Allen did the dirty work.

Day 303

10-30-09
Good Witch Betty

Day 302

10-29-09
Taken at the Fall Festival at William's daycare.

Day 301

10-28-09
The finished product, sans hat.

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Day 300 10-27-09 Working on Allen's Halloween costume. Got the idea from Family Fun Magazine. It is good resource. I got last year's costume from there, also.

Day 300

10-27-09
Working on Allen's Halloween costume. Got the idea from Family Fun Magazine. It is good resource. I got last year's costume from there, also.

Day 299

10-26-09
Want to play?

This is the FC Twin. The company that manufactures this without somehow being sued by Nintendo. It plays both NES and Super NES games. Looks great on the new plasma. :)

Day 298

10-25-09
I wish this had turned out better, but I still like it.

Day 297

10-24-09
Allen and his classroom mascot visit me at work.

Day 296

10-23-09
Damnit, Jim...

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10-22-09

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10-19-09
Nikon!

Day 291

10-18-09
My boys.

Day 290

10-17-09
Allen having a contemplative moment?

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10-16-09

Day 288

10-15-09
These are my Mizuno running shoes. I had never heard of them until a couple weeks ago. Now I own a pair and they cost more than any shoes I've ever purchased. I guess if they help my feet they are worth it.

Day 287

10-14-09
I love this stuff!

Day 286

10-13-09
$40 concert t-shirt.

Day 285

10-12-09

Day 284

10-11-09
This kid was tired!

Day 283

10-10-09
HALT!

Day 282

10-09-09
A rose, is a rose, is a rose...

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Still my favorite space ship.

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10-07-09

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10-06-09
Oddly formed ice cube.

Day 278

10-05-09
I love Demotivators.
http://www.despair.com

Day 277

10-04-09
Ornamental pumpkins, I think. I might should have lightened this up a bit.

Day 276

10-03-09
When I was young, fresh, and had hair (and feathers).

Day 275

10-02-09
Color our kitchen will be after I use this paint.

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10-01-09

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9-30-09

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9-28-09
A little graffiti goes a long way.

Day 270

9-27-09
Turning my grill into a smoker.

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9-26-09

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9-23-09

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9-22-09
What a cutey!

Day 264

9-21-09
This is the first class I taught. It's third grade in 1999-2000. I can still remember all of their names.

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9-20-09

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9-15-09
I found these in my Uncle Russell's belongings.

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Day 257

9-14-09
Uncle Russell and Allen, 2002

Day 256

9-13-09

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9-12-09
My Uncle Russell died at the age of 51 the day before. He was legally blind. This was his cane.

Day 254

9-11-09
We visited the Lego Store for the first time. I so need the Lego Millennium Falcon. Only $500, I'm taking donations. :)

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Day 253

9-10-09
The Beatles Box of Vision. Pricey, but so cool.
http://www.boxofvision.com

Day 252

9-9-09
The Beatles' Remasters Box Set

Day 251

9-8-09
Just a fence post.

Day 250

9-7-09
I started painting the kitchen. What do you think of battleship gray?

Day 249

9-6-09
I used a plugin in Gimp to convert this to black and white. It made part of his face darker than it should be. I will try running it through again to see if I can get better results.
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Day 248

9-5-09
I predict that I will not get a tattoo.

Day 247

9-4-09
Yet another day I missed. This was a busy day and we were getting ready for a busy weekend.

Day 246

9-3-09
As a little boy in elementary school, my friends and I were always excited when we got to see the trash truck pick up the school's trash at lunch time.

Day 245

9-2-09
A survivor's luncheon at my place of work.

Day 244

9-1-09
Crack and Hard Crack

Day 243

8-31-09
up&up

Day 242

8-30-09
Dragonfly

Day 241

8-29-09
Billions and Billions Sold
(I was very tempted to alter this.)

Day 239

8-27-09
Power

Day 238

8-26-09

Day 237

8-25-09
I was trying to accomplish something specific here. It didn't happen.

Day 236

8-24-09
Allen's first day of 2nd grade.

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08-23-09

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8-22-09

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8-21-09
Allen, William, and my mother in-law.

Day 232

8-20-09
Allen and his 2nd grade teacher.

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8-19-09

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8-18-09

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8-17-09
One tired little boy.

Day 228

8-16-09
William and my father in law.

Day 227

8-15-09
ALAP

Day 226

8-14-09
ALAP

Day 225

8-13-09
I don't know what I was trying to accomplish here, but it's lame.

Day 224

8-12-09
Allen has new glasses.

Day 223

8-11-09
Coming soon. I have to get it off my phone.

Day 222

8-10-09
Happy Birthday, Susan!

Day 221

8-9-09
William drew on the monitor.

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8-8-09

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8-7-09

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8-6-09
Susan's new addiction.

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8-5-09

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8-4-09

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8-3-09
Bonus Pic!

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8-2-09

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7-31-09

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7-29-09
Neville

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7-28-09

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7-26-09
Dora

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7-25-09
Ragged glory?

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7-24-09

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7-15-09

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7-14-09

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7-13-09

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7-12-09
I love Happy Hour.

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7-11-09

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7-10-09

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7-9-09

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7-8-09
Good book. Lame picture.

Day 188

7-7-09
Scary? Different?

Day 187

7-6-09
Fun with sparklers.

Day 186

7-5-09
Fun time at the natatorium.

Day 185

7-4-09
After returning from my trip, it's time for some lame pictures. I've got find some inspiration for something less lame.

Day 184

7-3-09
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Day 183

7-2-09
Saw a few of these signs in eastern Colorado.

Day 182

7-1-09
Interior of the Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy.

Day 181

6-30-09
Taken from the summit of Pikes Peak. It's a long way down. I'm disappointed that the clouds are blown out a little.

Day 180

6-29-09
Allen and William at the North Pole Village in Colorado Springs. William is having fun, really.

Day 179

6-28-09
Pikes Peak and Playground.

Pikes Peak dominates the landscape in Colorado Springs.

Day 178

6-27-09
Wind farm near Dumas, Texas. Each blade is 160 feet in length, making for whopping 320+ foot diameter circle. (The center hub adds a little bit to the diameter.)

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6-26-09

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6-25-09

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6-24-09

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6-23-09
My Father's Day gift. I have the best wife ever!

Day 173

6-22-09
Jump! Jump! Jump!

Day 172

6-21-09
Matthew

Day 171

6-20-09
Two reasons I love being a dad.

Day 170

6-19-09

Day 169

6-18-09
Oreos. Five fun summer designs!

Day 168

6-17-09
Taken in our back yard, then converted to black and white in the Gimp, using the c2g GEGL plugin. Inspired by the cover of U2's War album.

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6-16-09

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6-15-09
Charlotte

Day 165

6-14-09
Which way?

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6-13-09

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6-11-09
The Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. It is across the street from the Alamo.

Day 161

6-10-09
Gentleman at the hotel in San Antonio.

Day 160

6-9-09
Remember the Alamo!

Day 159

6-8-09
Street on Alamo Plaza in San Antonio.

Day 158

6-7-09
Taken while looking out my hotel window in San Antonio, Texas.

Day 157

6-6-09
My grandmother, 91, feeds one of her great great grandchildren.

Day 156

6-5-09
VROOM! VROOM!

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6-4-09

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6-3-09
After the rain at my place of work.

Day 153

6-2-09
Allen is presented with a reading award by his teacher.

Day 152

6-1-09
Self-portrait. Obviously, I need to exfoliate.

Day 151

5-31-09
I forgot to take a picture today. But this is cute. Long live open source.

Day 150

5-30-09
I took Allen to this event at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. It was a reward for reading 7 hours. That's my boy!

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Isn't she precious?

Day 148

5-28-09
This is in Dallas. There is also a store named "Condoms To Go". Ah, Dallas...we are so proud.
Is it wrong that it makes me laugh when I see this sign?

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5-27-09

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5-26-09

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5-25-09
African penguin at the Dallas Zoo.

Day 144

5-24-09
Horsing around with photography.

Day 143

5-23-09
He may very well kill me for this one day in the future.

Day 142

5-22-09
Corn field in the morning. Nice green corn, nice blown out sky. Oh well...

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5-21-09

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5-20-09
At the Science Place in Dallas. I forgot what this globe thing is called, but I thought the picture looked neat.

Day 139

5-19-09
A little bit of experimentation here. Lighting provided by an incandescent lamp and an led flashlight. (Sure wish I had a macro lens.)

Day 138

5-18-09
WWII era gas rationing coupons.

Day 137

5-17-09
I taught some of these kids in third grade. Now they are graduating from high school.

Day 136

5-16-09
Town Lake fountain at night. Exposure time was 116 seconds.

Day 135

5-15-09
This little guy was outside the front door this morning.
He didn't really want to stay in my hand. I can't blame him.

Day 134

5-14-09
View out my office window on a rainy day.

Day 133

5-13-09
"THAT TICKLES!"

Day 132

5-12-09
This train is located in Frisco, Texas.

Day 131

5-11-09
This is dang hard today and it was dang hard when it came out in 1990.

Day 130

5-10-09
Crawdad boil!

Day 129

5-9-09
Old Denton County, Texas courthouse

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5-8-09

Day 127

5-7-09
Good lookin' fella.

Day 126

5-6-09
I forgot to take a picture today, so you get an image of what Homer Simpson would look like in the flesh. I do not have this kind of skill, but you can see more at pixeloo.blogspot.com.

Day 125

5-5-09
My one precaution for that flu thing...

Day 124

5-4-09
Spock has abs. Who knew?

Day 123

5-3-09
My parents and my boys.

Day 122

5-2-09
Life is a highway and I want to ride it all night long...

Day 121

5-1-09
Happy Birthday Allen!
(He just opened a large box of Legos.)

Day 120

4-30-09
New toys.

Day 119

4-29-09
Benny the Buzzard

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4-28-09

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4-27-09

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4-26-09

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4-25-09
My trinary

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4-23-09

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4-24-09
Yes, I paid an outrageous sum of money for two tickets.

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4-22-09

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4-21-09
Saw this take off from the local hospital. There were at least 5 ambulances waiting along with several police and medical staff watching. I hope that whoever was in the chopper is doing okay tonight.

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4-20-09

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4-19-09
There is no doubt you are in horse country when you see a bill board like this.

Day 108

4-18-09
I was playing with shutter speed and camera movement. This is a picture of the light fixture in my living room.

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4-17-09

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4-16-09
There you have it, another stunning masterpiece.

Day 105

4-15-09
Say hello to my Peeps!

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4-14-09

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4-13-09
Made a special trip out to the lake to photograph the sunset. Ended not being really impressed with anything I took. Oh well...

Day 102

4-12-09
Anyone know what kind of bird this is?

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4-11-09

Day 100 (w00t!)

4-10-09
Nice juxtaposition of the pagan and Christian, I think.

Day 99

4-9-09
Orange moon...you saw me standing alone...

Day 98

4-8-09
Wednesday night is trash night!

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4-7-09

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4-6-09
Obviously, I forgot to take a picture. But what a day it was...

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4-5-09

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4-4-09

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4-3-09
Starship Pegasus, Food, Games, Gifts
Looks like it has been closed for a while.

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4-2-09

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4-1-09
No Diving From Bridge

Day 90 (Wordless Wednesday)

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3-30-09
Sunset over Austin.

Day 88

3-29-09
Seven lights in Austin, Texas.

Day 87

3-28-09
Hmmm...

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3-27-09

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3-26-09
Happy 2nd Bday, William.

Day 84

3-25-09
Only picture I took this day.

Day 83

3-24-09
Yum!

Day 82

3-23-09
This blog is supposed to be a daily chronicle of sorts. So here you see an appliance that seems to have a major role in my life's story. :)

Day 81

3-22-09
My friend Charlie was in the hospital for a few days.

Day 80

3-21-09
Look like vintage World War II planes to me, but I don't know their designation.

Day 79

3-20-09
Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay. Thanks go to Mark for recommending that I read The Lions of Al-Rassan by the same author and to Simon for recommending that book to Mark. This guy is awesome.

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3-19-09

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3-18-09
Astounding Magazine, April 1956. One of the original SF pulps. Authors such as Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov got their start in magazines like this.

Day 76

3-17-09
BOO!

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3-16-09

Day 74

3-15-09
I heart New York.
I like this picture because of the sea of humanity in it and because it looks to me like the black guy in the foreground is about to walk out of the picture. But maybe it's just me. :)

Day 73

3-14-09
I love the look on Allen's face in the background. You just can't plan shots like this so I wish it had been better.

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3-13-09

Day 71

3-12-09
Abraham Lincoln Farts?
Oh, come on. You know you were thinking it.

Day 70

3-11-09
Another rainy day.

Day 69

3-10-09
Hopefully I'll get through the whole alphabet this year.

Day 68

3-09-09
Oops, I forgot again. I'll try not to make this a habit, but I'm not starting over. :)
Oh well, might as well put this space to good use.