Image for 1-25-2011

Got out for a walk tonight and finished on the beach. I hit 59 miles for the month so far. I need to average 58 miles per month to hit my goal for this year of 700 miles. A good day it was.

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Image for January 24, 2011

On the commute home, I found myself behind this fantastically painted car. Only managed one quick picture before I lost him in the traffic. Have never seen this car before, but hope I come across it again sometime so I can get a better shot of it. I love car art, especially home-made car art. This looks professionally done, but you never know. Looks like they spent all their dough on the paint job and had nothing left to fix the ragtop.

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Image for January 23, 2011

The Packers beat Da Bears, and they're going on to the SuperBowl! A total team effort and the perfect subject for my photo of the day!

Go Pack Go!

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Image for 1-22-2011

I love the cold weather. Got out and hiked seven miles. One of the things I love about cold weather is getting a good fire going. Now if we could have a little snow please...

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Image for January 21, 2011 - Flat Tire

Flat tire.

Drag.

Driving home from work tonight, I heard and felt that awful thump, thump, thump of a flat. I was heading to the grocery store and was nearly there when I had to pull over. I've changed a few flats in my time, so quickly set out to mount the spare and continue on with my weekend. The first nut came off with no problem, the second, not so co-operative. It was reluctant, then stubborn, then... SNAP! The damn bolt snapped off! Happy Friday. I pushed on trying to finish the job and get the spare put on, but one of the nuts would not go on, so I had to call road assistance. Frustrated, I waited in the cold wondering when I could get my weekend back on-track and then saw an ambulance speed by. I then realized, "I have no real problem.".

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Image for January 20, 2011

Had dinner in downtown Norfolk at a restaurant called 219. Here's a shot of one of their groovy overhead lights.

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Image for 1-19-2011

This is what I saw while walking out to my car at the end of the work day. A massive tear in the clouds.

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Image for 1-18-2011

Today's picture is of my good friend Casey enjoying a well deserved after work pint at Sarah's Irish pub in Phoebus. I nearly didn't recognize him as he's sporting some new Christmas glasses that make him look like a German science teacher. It's not a bad look for him.

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Image for 1-17-2011

Worked today, even though it was a holiday. Saving up some extra leave time for some fun trips coming up this spring. Here was one of the few "people" I saw at work today.

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Image for January 16, 2011

I wore my Packers sweat shirt today to represent my team and celebrate their fabulous and crushing victory over the Atlanta Falcons last night. Go Pack Go!

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Image for January 15, 2011

Today is a little video instead of a picture. (My castle, my rules). Here I'm stalking a Burrfish at the Marine Science Museum in Virginia Beach.

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Here's a bonus image:

Image for January 14, 2011

Today's photo is of a small sculpture I did way back in 1985. It was inspired by the ground-breaking make-up work that Dick Smith did for "Altered States" This little guy (he's about an inch and a half high) was done in Sculpey and painted with acrylics.

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January 13, 2011 photo

Inspired by Gary's blog, I decided to give it a try.

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Let's do this 2011 thing...

I'm was ready for 2010 to be done. Another year of struggle. Some good things happened too. I still got a job. Still married and happy with my gal. Had a few adventures and good times with friends. But 2010 had the stink of doom and desperation to it. Too many big shoes out there ready to drop anytime. The general mood lifted a bit as December came on and things brightened as the ball dropped and 2011 began. It didn't take too long for one very large evil shoe to drop in Arizona all thanks' to one misguided moron with a glock, lots of sadness and fear now dominates everything. Despite that tragedy, I still feel optimistic about what I can do this year to inject something positive in this world. And I think that overall the clouds will start to clear and we'll all breath a little easier about the future. But then again, that might just be me trying to sell the dream to myself so I can breath a little easier. Whatever works.

One place where I can find a little joy now everyday, is my friend Gary Garbett's new blog, "a passing glimpse". Gary's posting a new photo, taken on that day, everyday as a grand art experiment/experience. I've had a similar notion to try such a thing, but always seem to conveniently forgot the idea, only to remember around January 12th. Gary is really doing it and I believe he will stay true to the cause. I'm looking forward to seeing the next 353 photos he posts.

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