Fox News Bill O'Reilly & Gun Control (opens in a new window) This type of argument by Bill O'Reilly really misses the friggin point: yes, there will always be "maniacs" (not my word choice) out there and while it may be nearly impossible to prevent people like this from committing murder, we can prevent MASS murder by controlling the purchase of guns AND ammunition. A misguided person who … [Read more...]
Lunch with BFF Rick, and Chocolates
October 5, 2015 By
Was at MOA today with BFF Rick. Last time we were there I bought two pounds of assorted Lindor chocolate truffles. Told him today it was his responsibility to prevent me from doing that ever again. Not sure if he was successful or if he failed: this time I only got myself a one pound assortment (citrus, orange, raspberry, and white chocolate). Not sure if I should be thanking him or not. The goal … [Read more...]
Lailah News – going to the Apple Orchard
October 3, 2015 By
So. Lots and lots of my FB friends (all three of you) have been recently asking me: "Hey, what's up with Lailah these days?", "What's with the no recent stories about Lailah?", and my personal favorite, "Got any new excruciatingly long kitchen table painting videos of our favorite little girl?", as well as, "Man, we really miss hearing about Lailah" comments, etc. Therefore, I wanted to share … [Read more...]
Completely Mirrorless Camera Photog Now
October 3, 2015 By
FYI, fellow FB photographer friends: Over the summer and as of this past week, I've slowly gotten rid (via trade-in or selling) all of my DSLR camera equipment, and am now a bona fide "Mirrorless Camera ONLY" photographer (now having had my Mirrorless for the past 16 months). While I do not (yet) have the same quantity/style of lenses, I anticipate, over the next several years, the lens stable … [Read more...]
Gun Control Article and Statistics
October 3, 2015 By
Gun Control Article (opens in a new window) Great article, with statistic sources cited. Here is one thing that I wanted to copy and share: "...there isn't another country in the world with as many guns as the U.S. The U.S. comprises 5 percent of the world's population, but owns between 35 and 50 percent of the world's civilian firearms. The rate of about 97 guns per 100 people is tops in … [Read more...]
Jeb Bush
October 3, 2015 By
Wasn't there a West Wing episode where James Brolin (guest staring as the other party's presidential candidate) runs into President Bartlett in the basement of a NYC concert hall, and after learning an off duty secret service agent was just killed, says to President Bartlett in response, "gee, stuff happens." ==================================== [actually, his line was "Crime, boy, I don't … [Read more...]
Very short Lailah update
October 2, 2015 By
After playing all day starting at 8am, she has now fallen asleep around 3pm...tired little girl. … [Read more...]
New TV: “Transparent”
October 2, 2015 By
Well, I finished season one of (Amazon's tv series) "Transparent". I thought the first few episodes were visually choppy - camera was going off in all directions - maybe that was only in the first episode...but it was very distracting at first. The story seems a bit more complicated than needed - with them going into more about how messed up each of the three children's lives are (as adults) than … [Read more...]
Photography and Lailah – the Dilemma
September 20, 2015 By
You know, for the most part, I have a pretty good life... BUT it just SUCKS BIG TIME when I attend a little girl's soccer practice / game and I have this pretty nice camera, and a pretty good "long/zoom" lens, allowing me to take some really awesome pictures, and upon coming home, and downloading them to the PC, you find you've taken 300+ pictures of her in a bit less than an hour, and it is so … [Read more...]
Nightmares and Haircuts
September 19, 2015 By
Stories not to read before going to bed: hair stylist accidentally cuts a good portion of a little girl's hair off ("butchers it"), the day before "family photo session". Now, I'm afraid of going to sleep, thinking my hair stylist will be coming to get me in the middle of the night - I know I'm in need of a hair cut, but I don't want to wake up in the morning, bald! Just saying. Be careful out … [Read more...]
