Hi Everyone!
Well I put up a deviation today... finally!

My Deviations and Message center is totally filled up and tomorrow I'll be putting up a new journal. If you want to know what's gone on so far check out =
LadyAliceofOz's journal here:
[link]The only thing she didn't bother to mention is the laptop playing silly little games on her, but I think I have that issue under control by changing a few of the mysterious hidden little settings in Vista.

Someday soon I hope to be able to mount a full blown desktop computer in the motorhome just for photoediting purposes.

That way I'll get to use a comp more often when we're on the road.
That's all for this evening....

I'll be putting up a new journal sometime tomorrow.
Hi Everyone!
I really don't know how you folks on laptops do it!

Since we're on the road I'm having to post this journal on Alice's lappy. I guess blind old guys like me get babied to their desktop computers.

Well, we've been on the road for a bit more than a week now, and haven't had a lot of time for the internet. Our show is doing well despite being rained out about every other day, here in Shreveport, LA. We're on the internet via a "community hotspot" which is free but not the fastest... not the slowest either though.
I really couldn't help it, today I bought a Didjeridoo. I'm one of those musically inept people, but I just loved the art in the creation of it. These folks were set up behind us, be sure to read the artists comments.
The Green one sorta in the middle to the right is ours now!
Other goings onAs is usual, it seemed everything was going wrong before we left home and one of the biggest things was me not getting enough work done. So, when we get done here tomorrow night, we will be driving back to K.C. and be home 2 days to get more product completed, then we'll head out on Wednesday, for a show in Niceville, FL. I'm mentioning this, because =
LadyAliceofOz and I will be missing in action for another week or so. After that comes a blessed vacation!

This evening =
LadyAliceofOz found out we have been nominated for the "Mr. & Mrs Deviant award"!

You can find out more about this here.
[link] Nominations are anonymous, so we don't know who did this, but thanks so much!

According to what the page reads the same person can be nominated several times. Anyways, we're both really honored that someone thought of us!
This journal's featureThis journal's feature is a bit abbreviated, it's a bit difficult to do features on slower Wi-Fi access, but I wanted to do one anyway. Please go check out these folks! If you would, mention that you saw their art here, as I don't have the time to let them know.
Finally....I have over 2000 images of yours in my

, please be patient, I'll get to them but there may be 3000+ before I do!

As I can, I'll be answering notes first. So if you have any questions, or anything else you need an answer on right away, I'll get to it quicker if you send it in a note.
OH I ALMOST FORGOT!
I actually placed second in a contest! $
ewm ran this contest for a Bug Report testing image so for fun I thought I'd enter it! I actually won second place!

Congratulations to the first place winner,

and third place winner!

This was my entry...

Enjoy the features!
A farmer was driving along the road with a load of fertilizer. A little boy, playing in front of his house, saw him and called, "What've you got in your truck?"
"Fertilizer," the farmer replied. "What are you going to do with it?" asked the little boy.
"Put it on strawberries," answered the farmer. "You ought to live here," the little boy advised him. "We put sugar and cream on ours."
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A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there. "But how will I let you know the baby is born?" she asked. He replied, "Just send me a postcard and write 'spaghetti' on the back. I'll take care of expenses." Not knowing what else to do, the nurse took the money and flew to Italy.
Six months went by and then one day the doctor's wife called him at the office and explained, "Dear, you received a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe, and I don't understand what it means." The doctor said, "Just wait until I get home and I will explain it to you."
Later that evening, the doctor came home, read the postcard, fell to the floor with a heart
attack. Paramedics rushed him to the ER. The lead medic stayed back to comfort the wife.
He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest. So the wife picked up the card and read, "'Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti - Two with sausage and meatballs, two without.'"
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A precious little girl walks into a pet shop and asks in the sweetest little lisp, "Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep widdle wabbits?" As the shopkeeper's heart melts, he gets down on his knees, so that he's on her level, and asks, "Do you want a widdle white wabby or a thoft and fuwwy bwack wabby or maybe one like that cute widdle bwown wabby over there?" She, in turn blushes, rocks on her heels, puts her hands on her knees, leans forward and says in a quiet voice, "I don't fink my pet python weally gives a thit.
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A young couple were on their way to Vegas to get married. Before getting there, the girl said to the guy that she had a confession to make. The reason that they have not been too intimate is because she is very flat chested.
"If you want to cancel the wedding, then I'll understand," she said. The guy remarked, "I don't mind that you're flat, and sex is not the most important thing in a marriage anyway."
Several miles down the road, the guy turned to the girl and said that he also had a confession to make. The reason that they have not been too intimate is because he is just like a baby below the waist. The girl remarked, "I don't mind that like a baby below the
waist, and sex is not the most important thing in a marriage anyway."
And so, the happy couple went on to Vegas and got married. On their wedding night, the girl took off her clothes. True to her word, she is as flat as a washboard. Then, the guy took
off his clothes. After one glance at his naked body, the girl fainted and fell to the floor.
When she regained consciousness, the guy said, "I told you before we got married, so why were you so surprised?"
"You told me it was just like a baby." The guy replied, "It is! 8 pounds and 21 inches long!"
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"Honey," said this husband to his wife, "I invited a friend home for supper." "What? Are you crazy? The house is a mess, I haven't been shopping, all the dishes are dirty, and I don't feel like cooking a fancy meal!" "I know all that." "Then why did you invite a friend for supper?" "Because the poor fool's thinking about getting married."
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 53 years old. I have no illusions regarding photography as a career. I was a professional wedding and portrait shooter many many years ago. I was trained by a PPAA award winning Professional Photographer. I now shoot primarily for fun, and enjoy helping others as I can. To dispel any misunderstandings, I've never referred to myself as an "artist".
To me, that is a professional designation.
I am a shooter, that's what I am.
I
am a professional craftsperson, and so is my wife. My wife and I have run our own business for the past 31 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat.

I also do not discuss what I do for a living on DA, as this is my pleasure, and I prefer not to mix my profession with my pleasure.
My wife is: =
LadyAliceofOz
My daughter is *
DreamingDragonDesign
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!My son, (my daughter's husband) is ~
FlipWardDragon 
Awards:

Anyone who has
ed my works...



By the way, if I'm watching you, and you're watching me, I probably won't thank you for any
's. I'll spend more time going through your gallery, or viewing your deviations, and talking with you via comments because I'm not spending time thanking for
's! 
I also do not participate in the "Link System". I have no opposition to others participating. I just personally don't have the time to do so. 
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Also, this is a Politics, Religion, and Hate free zone. I have friends from all walks of life, all religious denominations, sects, you name it. In my journal features you're likely to find a Jew's deviation next to an Arabs, Black next to White and any combination in between.
One other note. I am a former Marine. It was an honor to serve my country.
I am proud of all service people around the world, who choose to serve their countries, past and present.
I have close friends who were Army Pathfinders, My Brother was Special Forces in Viet-Nam. My Mother was a WAVE (Navy WWII). My son, (*DreamingDragonDesign's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force.
I entered the service in 1974 when the Navy & Marines no longer accepted would be young felons,and trouble makers and the Army no longer accepted losers and conscripts. Since that time in military history the services have learned that we're all pulling on the same rope. There's no room on my page for badmouthing any branch of the service. I refuse to engage in berating any branch of the United States Armed forces. We all served under the same flag
. If anyone chooses to berate any service, they will be blocked from my page.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please! 
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