Good Bye Bachelor- Hello Father

January 30, 2009, 9:14 am

Taylor turned 12 today- a pre-teen. (crap-eola)

And tomorrow she’s coming to live with her Dad, starting a new school, a new dance program, a theater program and still wanted to go to New York on Sunday to shoot a pilot…kids got juevos, I dig that!

One the Eve of what will surely be a life changing day for us both. I am resolutely calm and although still have many unknown variables, I am keenly aware I am at no less an advantage than any parent at anytime.

The trap of complacency can catch anyone without warning- Have a great weekend!

I thought this was so funny- check out the girl behind the lift smoking to get a sense of how far off the ground this repair man was.

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Solo Violinist at the National Cathedral

January 29, 2009, 8:57 am

Walking through the National Cathedral mid-day, mid-week after a lunch appointment a few weeks ago the hope and history were heavy in the air. I remembered Ronald Reagan’s Funeral then Theodore Roosevelt, President when building started and H.W Bush who was President when it finished.

As I walked around trying to soak in everything I could from the experience, I heard beautiful music coming from down a set of stairs and around a corner, I followed it and immediately recognized that I was indeed blessed to be there in that place and that moment.

I shot a couple pictures but didn’t have the lens to shoot it in the light available, but I thought I would share an average photo attached to a beautiful moment in time shared between two people.

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Caution: Load Bearing Beliefs from a Radical Centrist

January 28, 2009, 7:54 am

If your beliefs are so fragile that someone asking about them, challenging them or questioning their validity offends you, perhaps you should re-evaluate what you believe.

You wouldn’t build a house on a wall that wasn’t load bearing, why build your life on beliefs that succumb to scrutiny?

There is no growth without resistance, physically, mentally, spiritually.

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Road Art: My Fatalist Optimism

January 27, 2009, 10:33 am

This morning I’ve spent time considering whether my eternal optimism in fact is a passive fatalist view of the world.

Tell me your problem, I can think of someone who has it worse.

When I hear complaining, I take an assessment of what I am hearing and who I am hearing it from and then give my perception of the situation.

Always glass half full

But I’ve been considering the fact that eternal optimism may in fact lack empathy.

In final conclusion, maybe I should just shut my gullet and listen more than I speak.

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Almost Hit by A Train: The photos

January 26, 2009, 9:12 am

When photographing train tracks turn off your music.

In my mind, I’m a Native American tracker.

Hunting only the finest photographs wherever my feet lead me.

Why turn off my music? If a train is going to come, I will feel the ground tremble…see the leaf shake, feel the wind on my face etc etc

The failure in my thought process:

1. A train does not have to be moving fast enough to tremble the ground to kill you!
2. When hunting, it’s easy to get “target fixation” and block out the 100’s of tons of speeding metal.

I didn’t get the front of the train because I was busy moving out of the way… lol

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The common adage is that we are "struck with inspiration"…

January 25, 2009, 3:42 pm

The common adage is that we are “struck with inspiration”. However in its absence, I prefer to go hunt it down and strike it rather than sit and wait around for it to find me.

Have a Great Week.

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crushin'

January 24, 2009, 10:32 am

It’s funny to think about having a crush at 31- but I do.

I think about her whenever I have a free moment and in my eyes there is no one more beautiful inside and out.

The oddest part of this new crush is the fact I’ve known her for years~

So here I am crushin’-butterflies in my stomach waiting to get on a train this evening to go spend a couple days with her.

Kids at Play

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Its eloquence was in its simplicity

January 22, 2009, 2:41 pm

The enormity of the job that is being bestowed upon me at the end of this month has started to sink in, and the realizations of the task at hand has a holy fear brewing in my heart.

When I told my Dad I was getting my 11 year old daughter (Taylor) full time, he simply stated: “You’re up to bat Mike”. Its eloquence was in its simplicity.

When you step up to the plate you don’t get to dictate the situation your stepping into.

You maybe the winning run and team hero- or the louse who ruined a season of hard work by so many.

Much like life- many times we don’t control the situation were placed in, we only control how we conduct ourselves when the moment arrives to step up to the plate.

This was one block from my house on MLK Day

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The Inauguration Station

January 17, 2009, 11:01 am

I hate crowds- but utilizing my new YES MAN attitude I thought I would let the inconvenience of 4 million meandering tourist and the 1500 porta-potties go, and enjoy the spirit of the day.

I decided it would be a shame not to hit the streets to capture the spirit of the day with my best friend “Camera”.

Since I live one block from the House Office Buildings and two blocks from the swearing in ceremony, I thought it would be nice to open up my apartment to anyone I know for warmth, coffee and companionship.

If you’re in the area please come by to warm up, say hello, watch tv or hang out all day- I will be in and out all day.

From Canines

I really want a dog- (sad face)

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A Pretty Thought for the Weekend

January 16, 2009, 3:59 pm

YES!, YES!, YES!,- we all know that things could be better. But why complain about it?

Everywhere I go I hear about hard times and albeit annoying I’m sure; every time someones decide they should vent to me, I always go “it could be a lot worse”, I am glad we are being forced back into an era of enjoying the experiences of life instead of the price tag which our gross over consumerism has been calling a good time.

There are much worse things than being tight on cash, having a few late bills or having to eat PB and J for lunch instead of going to Georgia Browns (my favorite, I went today but brought my lunch…jk).

The last decade has seen the world try and buy what we used to get for free- beautiful experiences with the ones we love.

Next time you want to complain about something use that energy to think about the situation unemotionally and find a creative way to overcome your problem, and celebrate every victory, even the small ones.

Have a great weekend!

If you read this blog and like the images I post then qui pro quo (why don’t you let me some of your images, whether your a pro of 100 years or you picked up a disposable camera at the store its never to late, to early or two hectic to start taking pictures- you can do it whereever you are no matter what your doing-

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