Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Football - The Bears STILL suck.

All I'm going to say about the Packers is that the Bears did not impress me! I believe a very unlucky bounce and 17 penalties were the kicker on a loss last night! Along with zero running game and poor special teams and a handful of interceptions that were nullified by said penalties.

We basically HANDED them the game and they STILL had problems winning.

With that said I have an "A" pick for all of you gamblers out there. At one point in my life I was a tout and one little system, over the years" has kept on ticking like a little pink bunny. It's record now is 51-15 Against The Spread. I only get 4 or 5 picks a year but they are gold. This week I have my first "A" game. Play the NY Giants over the Bears and you are even giving the Bears 4 points.

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Watched two movie's in the past week. "Shutter Island" and "The Book of Eli". Both were very very good and the endings leave you wishing there was more.

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Ken Burns has his Baseball special on tonight on PBS - The Tenth Inning. This continues the BIG baseball documentary (which you can not get on Netflix)and covers the last 20ish years, the strike, steroids and so forth.

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Has anyone ever been to the Baraboo "Faire on the Square" in the Spring? I'm now looking into shows for NEXT year and X-ing out all fairs with the word CRAFT in them. Also - looking at what sold this year it seems people really like city scenes so once I start zoning in on the Fairs for next year I have to get to the towns and take artsy photos!

Tooting my own horn alert.

If there is one thing I have taken away from this summer of fairs is that all the compliments seem to have the same general language.  In fact this email encapsulates most of the compliments I recieve.  It's sort of creepy actually.

In my opinion most paintings bore me. Most photography displays bore me too - but your work method is like a whole new “type” of art. 

The color tricks me into thinking it’s a painting and then suddenly I’m struck with the truth that it’s a photo. Then once I recognize the subject location, I get a kind of nostalgic impression that, most likely, everybody interprets differently. Some may go back in time while others may see it as now or possibly in the future.  Or I just experience a different mood to a common place I see every day. 

Your stuff is really exciting to see.  


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Blake hurt himself. He was running around all excited and as he came around the corner YELP!! and he tumbles.  He can't put any weight on his front left paw.  I think we will have to take him to the vet tonight after work.  Poor guy, deaf and now limping.  Being a 14 year old is tough!  He is in pretty good shape for being an old dog though, still runs around and is very happy. Sleeps a lot because of no noise stimulation.
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Look who sits up on her own.  A little camera shy and loves to smile AFTER the flash!! 


Caydence is an accomplished roller and rolls all over the place now!  She has become mobile and a whole knew stress for Jenny has reared it's head.  No longer content on just laying around. Caydence is Roller Girl.
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On the way home from Green Lake I saw some farm equipment in operation and stopped. The sun was in the wrong place and my camera was on the worst setting possible but I did not realize it.  So I was snapping away and didn't get much.

About 10 miles farther I saw the perfect shots with great light . . .but as I got closer I saw it was a manure spreader with crap flying EVERYWHERE.  I thought about stopping but then felt that was there really anyone who would buy fine art of poop flying through the air. . . . .hmmmm maybe there IS!!

Anyway - this is an image from my first non-poopy shot! 


BTW - getting some comments on that photo - I'll put a poll up in a few minutes - I just never know if something is worth exploring further. 


Nuff said

Have a To Too Tuesday!
Rod

3 comments:

  1. Did u put lipstick on Caydee bird? Her lips look awful red!

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  2. I have been to the Art Faire on the Square in Baraboo many times. It is a lot of arts and crafts. Last year there were a lot of jewelers. There are some photographers, not sure how well they do.

    They have food, games, music, etc on the square so there is a lot going on. Hope that helps a little.

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  3. Yea - we dress her up and put lipstick on her but wipe it off before you get there. We hoping to put her in some talent contests while you are not looking.

    I think it was just the flash or something.

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