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This is one of the very first pictures I took with a dSLR. May 9, 2006, I had a shiny new Canon 5D that I picked up in anticipation of some traveling– first San Diego for a couple days, then on to Hawaii. There’s just something classic about gorillas. Love how he’s just got his…

Monday evening I was digging through an box looking for a CD when I came across this from the old days in Provo (winter 2002). I don’t recall what I thought of it at the time, but 8 years later I think it’s pretty amusing. One of my first thoughts was “blog-worthy”. Considering the “Holiday”…

… that is, until I got to work. Then I KNEW there wasn’t going to be one just yet, hahaha. This is what greeted me when I arrived at my desk at work this morning! Yes, this is none other than a cake made by the infamous Kathy. Remember the last time I tantalized you…

I’ve been reflecting a bit today on serving others lately, (perhaps a bit more so today due to a conversation with Kate this morning). I do wish I had organized my time a bit better this month, there were opportunities missed due to that disorganization. But the truth is, there are opportunities to serve and…

Last Thursday was Muti’s birthday, and as many of the family that could gathered at the Garden Cafe at the Grand America Hotel for lunch to celebrate. Mar dressed Addie in her new Christmas dress, and so we tried to get some pictures. Well, Addie is VERY busy these days, so she wasn’t exactly going…

Just a quick look back 2 years ago. This weekend it will have been 2 years since Shawn returned from his mission in Estonia (a week after Kate returned from hers in Jersey)… wow. Where does the time go? I’m sure you guys both miss it… but we like having you home. 🙂 Yes, I’m…

Since my cousin Cassi blogged her anniversary I wanted to play with her photo a little and while I’m at it congratulate she and Matt on 10 years together. Cassi is one of the few people people that I heard from periodically on my mission. We’re close to the same age and, Cassi having moved…

I heard the analogy once that failing to forgive is like drinking a bottle of poison and waiting for the other person to die. So the story behind this image was brought back tonight as some sloanies sat around talking about the rivalry game, Max Hall’s generally poor sportsmanship and lack of charity and humility,…

I couple more oldies that were lacking some punch. Taken on a flight to Vegas in July 2003, taken with the ol’ Powershot S40, my first digital camera, the one that got me started taking pictures 🙂 My mind is otherwise a bit sluggish right now, I’m a bit tired. I just finished watching Charlie…

Taken August 9, 2008 with one of my older cameras, the trusty old Canon Powershot SD10. Been digging through some old photos lately, fun to see what a little processing can do to photos I never thought twice about. This image, somehow, feels appropriate for a day with snowfall… like it’s merely a shadow of…

I headed downtown today to revisit that vintage car collection in order to get some pictures for a project for school. I was thwarted– they were closed and no one answered the number they left. So, I headed over to part two of my plan, which was to grab lunch at Este Pizzeria. Oh man……

That’s a “joke” a co-worker used to love… when you ask “what”, he’d reply “Nothin’s funnier than kickin’ a midget!” and then he’d start laughing, haha. Totally random. When I was a missionary in Korea, I remember one day the two other elders that shared the house with me and my companion came home with…

How appropriate of a blog title as I fudge and pretend like I live in California (as Emily can attest). I just thought I’d share an idea / principle that I picked up in church today. It was paraphrased, I think, but I’ll share the original quote. Mr. Conrad N. Hilton of the Hilton Hotel…

HAMLET: Then is doomsday near: but your news is not true. Let me question more in particular: what have you, my good friends, deserved at the hands of fortune, that she sends you to prison hither? GUILDENSTERN: Prison, my lord! HAMLET: Denmark’s a prison. ROSENCRANTZ: Then is the world one. HAMLET: A goodly one; in…

So cousin-in-law Emily tells me November is blogging month (never heard of it, but hey– who needs an excuse to be more diligent at blogging, right?) So, I’ve already slacked a few days since I learned this. But hey… maybe I could make it through 2/3 of the month with *some* semblance of a post…