Merriment

Before the floor was littered with hours of effort in finding the perfect gift (card).

Merry Putt Putt

The family on my dad's side has outgrown any size house for a gathering, so we stayed at some random hotel that had indoor putt putt among other things. This is Caleb shooting his brother Orion out of a cannon. Duh, what else ya gonna do with a cannon?

Chinese Food, Christmas 2008

faster, Dad, faster!

Christmas at Grandma's in Ohio and it's rainy, foggy, no snow, NO Wii -- a drag.

Day after Christmas at the park and it's 65º -- Merriment!

Odessa, first in line.

Kind of a hard one this week, with Christmas and everything.

opposite of merriment click here.

oh christmas tree

joe & i started traveling at xmas a few years ago. he got me this little tree, so i would always have one where ever we went.

here it is sparkling above the gulf of mexico!

Drop Lens

I tried to use the drop as a lens.  Hard to catch!

ffffrozen

 I couldn't get a good shot of anything from inside so, I ventured out fifteen feet onto my sidewalk. 

A cold touch.

"Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into

 the cold night, she can still survive"

W.C. Fields

Chestnuts roasting on an open rink

We are all keeping warm by the light that is disco.

I haven't had mail in a week

Or maybe nobody is sending me Christmas cheer.

"-2 degrees. Feels like -27" -weather.com

Mr Freeze

Proximity #003 release Party

It was a lovely turnout. Everyone go to The Post Family

Grab what food you can and go!

Cinnabon™ toast with a layer of crunchy peanut butter

topped off with a smashed banana and the engine of a Toyota Sienna.

Controlled Chaos

I finally rode the famed Christmas Train and it was nuts. Kids running around and free sugar for all. And then there was Santa freezing in the middle of it all.

Don't make me lick it !

I want presents !!

Black Hole Toilet Bowl

It was clean when I flushed it. I promise.

alone...in a hotel....without a camera

after several tries with photobooth and a lot of laughing at myself...

i feel this is my best shot

Twisted christmas tree..I mean lamp pole

Indian Trail Forest Preserve

Twisted for some........not so bad for others.

MBA - Photo Assistant Extraordinaire, sometimes.

this is what I do when the clients arent looking, a white guy on the cover of VIBE, now thats TWISTED

twisted (ˈtwis-təd): disturbed or abnormal state of mind

Found Object

I found the next Lance Armstrong in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade masses.

The dark side of balloons.

speaking of balloons....

Direct Office Furniture Warehouse 7232 N Western Ave

Found this on the hunt for some used metal file cabinets

Nessie!

I found her...  

...In West Virginia. We were taking a hike in Coonskin Park (no kidding). While walking along Possum Lake (or is it Loch?), there she was gliding along on the misty water.

Good thing I had my camera or else no one would believe me.

Found at the right time !

But only one wish.

Where snowmen go to die

While at a party in a forest preserve in Cleveland, I stumbled across this sad, sad old sorry snowman. A snowman graveyard. RIP Frosty!

Humongous Surprise

A humongous surprise for Andrée indeed. Job well done John!
A second caption would be: "OMG, my hand is totally on fire! Can I get another glass of chardonnay?"

who can tell me the name of this building first?

Trump This

Not the front of Trump's hotel in Alantic City, NJ, but the side facing our hotel.

in your face !

Leaf Print Mural

Behold, a huge sidewalk mural created by nature.  I can't help but photograph sidewalks whenever I see this.  I guess I'm a huge nerd?

The Big Payoff

A huge party with friends.

A humongous hangover the next day.

Come take in the fresh air in Pilsen!

A humongous power plant, burning a humongous amount of coal, so we can use a humongous amount of electricity -- but it's mostly "steam"!

Only a minor amount of mercury & sulphur dioxide and... ain't it pretty?

Hey Tiny, got a match?

Anna Mallard (animal lard)

...Artsy...

Ooooo it's just sooooo artsy.....

NO!!!! NEED SLEEP!!!!!

What is SNOOZE?

Who needs to snooze when you have already been sleeping.  You F-in woke me up to hit a button, so I can SNOOZE!!

Nothing good comes out of it.

Discharge:

1. to relieve of a charge or a load

2. to fire or shoot ( a firearm or missile)

3. to relieve oneself

Winter-ize

My least favorite word of the moment. While putting away bikes, tuning-up the snow blower, and various other "winterizing" I heard the distinctive sound of geese flying south and realized they have the right idea.

 Spend the summer swimming and eating to your hearts content and then when it starts getting cold, head for warmer climes.  

That's winterizing!

I hate ghosts

We started to create a saltwater tank this weekend. It was a birthday gift for Reese. We went to the fish store to get some "Live Rock" for our aquarium. Little did we know that the rock really was alive with GHOSTS!!!

bag sack balm salve

well...who doesn't cringe when they hear the word balm. put it with bag; and we've got a clear winner. i know this because balm is way to close to another least favorite...salve.  and bag is a second cousin to sack.