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All About The Name Change
16 min read
Hi Everyone!
Well, it appears that DA has bestowed upon us the ability to change our username at will!
So I thought for a moment, (as long as my attention span runs...)
and thought I might change mine to *JustBob then I thought about Fred....
A cop stops a Harley for traveling faster than the posted speed limit, so he asks the biker his name.
"Fred," he replies.
"Fred what?" the officer asks.
"Just Fred," the man responds.
The officer is in a good mood and thinks he might just give the biker a break, and write him out a warning instead of a ticket.
The officer then presses him for the last name.
The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it.
The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it. "Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?"
The biker replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me. I was born Fred Johnson. I studied hard and got good grades. When I got older, I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Johnson, MD.
"After a while I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through School, got my degree, so then I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS.
"Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD, so now I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS, with VD.
"Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. Then I was Fred Johnson, MD, with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Johnson with VD. Then the VD took away my 'Johnson', so now, I'm, Just Fred."
The officer walked away in tears, laughing.....
So, I decided that won't work. I suppose I could change it to *SomeoneNamedBob but I really think that's too long. I could change it to what my wife calls me, then it reminded me of this:
So the kids Dad was really proud of himself, for the first time in his life he had gone hunting and killed a deer, and tonight his lovely wife cooked some venison for dinner. Since the kids had never eaten venison before, Dad decided not to tell them what it was until they had tried it.
About halfway through the meal, Willie asks, "Mom, this is really good, what is it?"
"Take a guess," Mom replied.
The kids think for a minute before Susie asks, "can you please give us a hint?"
To which Mom replies, "sure, it is the same word that I sometimes call your Father."
Susie gasps in horror and screams, "SPIT IT OUT WILLIE, IT'S ASSHOLE!"
Then someone on here referred to me as "Mr. Alice". That's okay, it was meant lovingly...... I think...
But that did give me a path in which to think. Now, my wife is LadyAliceofOz Believe it or not, I came up with that name for her. It started out as LadyAliceOfWeirdsville, but that was too long. So I suggested the Oz theme from The Wizard Of Oz. So, a "Lady" is a title used by women of the British peerage, and French aristocracy. With a tiny bit of research I came up with this new name! You see, a "Lady" really should have an "Earl" or "Marquess" for a husband... Problem is the name MarquisofOz was taken, so the TThealer56 wsa the next
Now to avoid confusion with the Aussies, I made it MarquisDeAhhs to play off the old Kansas Tourisms "Kansas Land of Ahhs!" which has since been stolen by Arizona... The original "Land of Ahhs" was a play on words from The Wizard Of Oz, in which Dorothy's home was in Kansas.
I had come up with a couple other names, like the "ScarecrowOfOz" but then there's the line... "If I only had a brain!"
So some of you might wonder about why the name change, and what the hell the old name meant anyway. Well, at the time I came on to DA, I was studying and practicing Therapeutic Touch therapy. medical-dictionary.thefreedict… <<< this link explains the history of it. Normally, I would give you a Wiki link, but the Wikipedia article is very biased towards the practice. Anyways... I digress... When I was setting up my DA account, and was on the phone with my daughter, she said "Dad, you have to come up with a name!" So that was the only thing I could think of at the time. About two months later Alice wanted to join DA.
By that time I knew the ropes a little better. I told her she would need a name, and I suggested LadyAliceOfWierdsville.... Problem was, the name was too long. So I suggested LadyAliceofOz and it stuck! One other note, we had no idea that the Brits referred to Austrailia as "Oz". L.Frank Baum who was an American author wrote The Wizard Of Oz from his experiences of living in South Dakota, and placed Dorothy in Kansas. So, if you are familiar with the movie, you realize at the end, that Dorothy never really left her home, and experienced the fantasy as a dream. So technically she never left Kansas. The only reason I have found for Australia being called "The Land Of Oz" has to do with phonetics, of the shortening of "Aussie" by the Brits to Auzzie to "Ozzy" to simply "Oz". 
OH! By the way, it's still just "Bob"
It's been a while since I did a feature, so I've decided to feature some folks who have used my stock images...
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:thumb299940591:
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!
Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough!
At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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Modified by: TThealer
Well, it appears that DA has bestowed upon us the ability to change our username at will!
So I thought for a moment, (as long as my attention span runs...)
and thought I might change mine to *JustBob then I thought about Fred....A cop stops a Harley for traveling faster than the posted speed limit, so he asks the biker his name.
"Fred," he replies.
"Fred what?" the officer asks.
"Just Fred," the man responds.
The officer is in a good mood and thinks he might just give the biker a break, and write him out a warning instead of a ticket.
The officer then presses him for the last name.
The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it.
The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it. "Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?"
The biker replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me. I was born Fred Johnson. I studied hard and got good grades. When I got older, I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Johnson, MD.
"After a while I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through School, got my degree, so then I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS.
"Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD, so now I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS, with VD.
"Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. Then I was Fred Johnson, MD, with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Johnson with VD. Then the VD took away my 'Johnson', so now, I'm, Just Fred."
The officer walked away in tears, laughing.....
So, I decided that won't work. I suppose I could change it to *SomeoneNamedBob but I really think that's too long. I could change it to what my wife calls me, then it reminded me of this:
So the kids Dad was really proud of himself, for the first time in his life he had gone hunting and killed a deer, and tonight his lovely wife cooked some venison for dinner. Since the kids had never eaten venison before, Dad decided not to tell them what it was until they had tried it.
About halfway through the meal, Willie asks, "Mom, this is really good, what is it?"
"Take a guess," Mom replied.
The kids think for a minute before Susie asks, "can you please give us a hint?"
To which Mom replies, "sure, it is the same word that I sometimes call your Father."
Susie gasps in horror and screams, "SPIT IT OUT WILLIE, IT'S ASSHOLE!"
Then someone on here referred to me as "Mr. Alice". That's okay, it was meant lovingly...... I think...
But that did give me a path in which to think. Now, my wife is LadyAliceofOz Believe it or not, I came up with that name for her. It started out as LadyAliceOfWeirdsville, but that was too long. So I suggested the Oz theme from The Wizard Of Oz. So, a "Lady" is a title used by women of the British peerage, and French aristocracy. With a tiny bit of research I came up with this new name! You see, a "Lady" really should have an "Earl" or "Marquess" for a husband... Problem is the name MarquisofOz was taken, so the TThealer56 wsa the next
Now to avoid confusion with the Aussies, I made it MarquisDeAhhs to play off the old Kansas Tourisms "Kansas Land of Ahhs!" which has since been stolen by Arizona... The original "Land of Ahhs" was a play on words from The Wizard Of Oz, in which Dorothy's home was in Kansas.
I had come up with a couple other names, like the "ScarecrowOfOz" but then there's the line... "If I only had a brain!"
So some of you might wonder about why the name change, and what the hell the old name meant anyway. Well, at the time I came on to DA, I was studying and practicing Therapeutic Touch therapy. medical-dictionary.thefreedict… <<< this link explains the history of it. Normally, I would give you a Wiki link, but the Wikipedia article is very biased towards the practice. Anyways... I digress...
When I was setting up my DA account, and was on the phone with my daughter, she said "Dad, you have to come up with a name!" So that was the only thing I could think of at the time. About two months later Alice wanted to join DA. By that time I knew the ropes a little better. I told her she would need a name, and I suggested LadyAliceOfWierdsville....
Problem was, the name was too long. So I suggested LadyAliceofOz and it stuck! One other note, we had no idea that the Brits referred to Austrailia as "Oz". L.Frank Baum who was an American author wrote The Wizard Of Oz from his experiences of living in South Dakota, and placed Dorothy in Kansas. So, if you are familiar with the movie, you realize at the end, that Dorothy never really left her home, and experienced the fantasy as a dream. So technically she never left Kansas. The only reason I have found for Australia being called "The Land Of Oz" has to do with phonetics, of the shortening of "Aussie" by the Brits to Auzzie to "Ozzy" to simply "Oz". OH! By the way, it's still just "Bob"
Feature!
It's been a while since I did a feature, so I've decided to feature some folks who have used my stock images...
:thumb303043210::thumb303183280::thumb299940591:
A Tiny Bit About Me...
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 56 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 34 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. (most of the time) 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
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 34 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. (most of the time)
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
A Note TO All!
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! Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough! At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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It's been a long time.....
7 min read
Hi Everyone!
Well, it's been a very long time since I put up a journal... So, first of all I"d like to say "Thank You!" for all the birthday greetings that I've received. I'm so bad about remembering birthdays, so I probably don't deserve it!
I did take a little time out to design a T-Shirt for the T-Shirt contest going on, and like a lot of weird things I do, it sorta worked it's way into a life of it's own... So I would appreciate it if you would visit the contest and vote for Artee.
In fact he has his own DA page where he's been putting up pictures of his Dust Bunny Monster friends. He's promised me a desktop background one of these days.... Just click on the T-shirt below to go vote for Artee!
Want to know more about my little Dust Bunny Monster buddy?
Anyways, part of the winnings of this little contest is 20 of the shirts, so if you'll promote Artee in your journal, and send my loverly wife a note and let her know, we'll put your name in a drawing to win one of the T-shirts, and we'll foot the bill for shipping anywhere in the world! Provided Artee wins of course...
Anyone who hased 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!
Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough!
At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
CSS designed by Modified by: TThealer
Well, it's been a very long time since I put up a journal... So, first of all I"d like to say "Thank You!" for all the birthday greetings that I've received. I'm so bad about remembering birthdays, so I probably don't deserve it!
I did take a little time out to design a T-Shirt for the T-Shirt contest going on, and like a lot of weird things I do, it sorta worked it's way into a life of it's own... So I would appreciate it if you would visit the contest and vote for Artee.
In fact he has his own DA page where he's been putting up pictures of his Dust Bunny Monster friends. He's promised me a desktop background one of these days.... Just click on the T-shirt below to go vote for Artee!Want to know more about my little Dust Bunny Monster buddy?
Anyways, part of the winnings of this little contest is 20 of the shirts, so if you'll promote Artee in your journal, and send my loverly wife
a note and let her know, we'll put your name in a drawing to win one of the T-shirts, and we'll foot the bill for shipping anywhere in the world! Provided Artee wins of course... A Tiny Bit About Me...
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 56 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 34 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. (most of the time) 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
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 34 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. (most of the time)
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
A Note TO All!
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! Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough! At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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Modified by: TThealerJoin the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
The Environment and Recession
13 min read
Hi Everyone!
This is just a quickie journal. I've been VERY busy as of late. As I've mentioned to some of my friends here on DA, when the economy is not good, you work harder to just keep your head above the waterline.
You know, I have this little "rule" that I don't discuss politics or religion with folks. The primary reason for this is the same for both. Most folks have a belief system. Religion and politics take advantage of this. It has nothing to do with hard indisputable fact. Depending on the particular religious belief, or political belief, folks tend to believe what they wish to believe.
As an example, those who voted for our current president believed he would bring all the troops home, as well as radically change the country for the better.... In fact, he has not. He has had to do what he has had to do....
Now, if we add into the equation the almighty dollar, then greed and power come to play. In many religions, and in virtually ALL politics, the $$$ is the important factor.
Unfortunately, I may have to add "Ecology" to the list. You see, I'm an optimistic person. I like to give credit where credit is due. I like to point out technological advances that have actually helped to start cleaning up the environment. I particularly like wind and solar energy. I like to discuss positive ideas, and possibilities, not just whine about the problems.
Although they are not popular in many areas of the country because of big oil, and the claim of distribution, E-85 as an alternative fuel is a good idea. With today's farming techniques this country can produce more grains than what the world can possibly eat if all the current farmland was actually being planted. It's also economically feasible to create an automobile or truck to burn E-85 and get sufficient horsepower to actually do real work. For those of you not familiar, E-85 is gasoline with 85% ethanol. There's a lot of good info here about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85
Anyways, back to the point... there seems to be some folks who don't like a positive attitude towards the environment. Oh, I'm not saying that we don't need new technologies. Quite the opposite! I am saying, we've come a long long way from the days that the paper mills were dumping dioxins into the streams of the Smoky Mountains. The water ren a sickly green. Although too many folks still throw trash out the window as they drive down the road, the adopt-a-highway program is a good thing! I am seeing many more cleaner highways than I saw in the 70's and 80's.
As I said though, there are folks who really don't appreciate an optimistic view on things. They choose to believe that there's some big "Anti-Environment conspiracy" going on. You see, I'm using that word believe again... I just returned from a show in lower Louisiana, where I talked with a gentleman that works for Shell Oil. He had some interesting comments regarding the BP spill in the Gulf. He wasn't very happy with BP himself. According to him, there were multiple mistakes and accidents that happened on that rig, and the real problem was ineptitude on the part of the people on the rig and poor oversight by the company. Unfortunately, it cost the lives of like 11 people, and injured 17 others. He also added, that any one or two of the errors by the people on the rig weren't that big a deal, it was when multiple errors happened at once, you ended up with the disaster that it was. The point is, there was no "Anti-Environment" agenda involved... but many people prefer to believe it so. As costly as that spill was for BP, I'm sure that they learned by their mistakes, and that debacle won't happen again! (of course, it shouldn't have happened in the first place!) There's still criminal investigations going on and I'm sure they won't try "drilling on the cheap" again! Here the point is, BP was trying to save money, not intentionally destroy the environment. Was it stupid? Sure! Was it criminal? I think so!
Personally, I'm proud of what this country has done so far to reduce pollution over the last 35 years or so. I'm proud of the folks that like to go hunting and camping and they pick up after themselves and others. I'm proud of the folks that rescued oil soaked marine wildlife, and cleaned them up!
I'm proud of my local power company and what they are doing: www.kcpl.com/environment/envir…
There's more to do, sure enough. I'm confident that future engineers and scientists will develop better ways to produce electricity. Maybe someone will come up with a way to efficiently burn trash and turn it into energy taking care of two problems at once, and it will be cheaper to build than coal fired plants (which in fact are cleaner than they were 35 years ago). Hopefully, someday, we'll have alternative vehicle fuels and engines that will cleanly and effectively burn those fuels, at reasonable prices so that everyone can afford them. It's not going to be perfect in my lifetime, I know this. Although it takes 5 minutes to clean a toilet, and 4 days for it to get filthy, this planet is not as simple as that. It took 200 years to dirty up the U.S. it's going to take longer than 35 to clean it up! It's going to take time and new technologies for it to happen. As far as I'm concerned, the best thing I can do is recycle, grow my plants, use less energy as I can, Keep my vehicles tuned up, and not litter..................and try to keep a positive attitude!
I'm not running a feature this time. As some of you have noticed, I haven't been around much lately and time is still short for me. I sincerely apologize for that. I also haven't been shooting much lately, at least I haven't been filling up your deviation watch!
The recession has hit everybody really hard... Here's 17 signs that the recession is having an effect!
1. My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
2. Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can't afford batteries.
3. CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
4. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
5. A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced.
6. I saw a Mormon with only one wife.
7. If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
8. McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
9. Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
10. Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
11. My cousin had an exorcism but couldn't afford to pay for it, and they re-possessed her!
12. A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .
13. A picture is now only worth 200 words.
14. When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
15. The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
16. Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!
And, finally...
17. I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck!
Anyone who hased 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!
Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough!
At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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This is just a quickie journal. I've been VERY busy as of late. As I've mentioned to some of my friends here on DA, when the economy is not good, you work harder to just keep your head above the waterline.
You know, I have this little "rule" that I don't discuss politics or religion with folks. The primary reason for this is the same for both. Most folks have a belief system. Religion and politics take advantage of this. It has nothing to do with hard indisputable fact. Depending on the particular religious belief, or political belief, folks tend to believe what they wish to believe.
As an example, those who voted for our current president believed he would bring all the troops home, as well as radically change the country for the better.... In fact, he has not. He has had to do what he has had to do....
Now, if we add into the equation the almighty dollar, then greed and power come to play. In many religions, and in virtually ALL politics, the $$$ is the important factor.
Unfortunately, I may have to add "Ecology" to the list. You see, I'm an optimistic person. I like to give credit where credit is due. I like to point out technological advances that have actually helped to start cleaning up the environment. I particularly like wind and solar energy. I like to discuss positive ideas, and possibilities, not just whine about the problems.
Although they are not popular in many areas of the country because of big oil, and the claim of distribution, E-85 as an alternative fuel is a good idea. With today's farming techniques this country can produce more grains than what the world can possibly eat if all the current farmland was actually being planted. It's also economically feasible to create an automobile or truck to burn E-85 and get sufficient horsepower to actually do real work. For those of you not familiar, E-85 is gasoline with 85% ethanol. There's a lot of good info here about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85
Anyways, back to the point... there seems to be some folks who don't like a positive attitude towards the environment. Oh, I'm not saying that we don't need new technologies. Quite the opposite! I am saying, we've come a long long way from the days that the paper mills were dumping dioxins into the streams of the Smoky Mountains. The water ren a sickly green. Although too many folks still throw trash out the window as they drive down the road, the adopt-a-highway program is a good thing! I am seeing many more cleaner highways than I saw in the 70's and 80's.
As I said though, there are folks who really don't appreciate an optimistic view on things. They choose to believe that there's some big "Anti-Environment conspiracy" going on. You see, I'm using that word believe again... I just returned from a show in lower Louisiana, where I talked with a gentleman that works for Shell Oil. He had some interesting comments regarding the BP spill in the Gulf. He wasn't very happy with BP himself. According to him, there were multiple mistakes and accidents that happened on that rig, and the real problem was ineptitude on the part of the people on the rig and poor oversight by the company. Unfortunately, it cost the lives of like 11 people, and injured 17 others. He also added, that any one or two of the errors by the people on the rig weren't that big a deal, it was when multiple errors happened at once, you ended up with the disaster that it was. The point is, there was no "Anti-Environment" agenda involved... but many people prefer to believe it so. As costly as that spill was for BP, I'm sure that they learned by their mistakes, and that debacle won't happen again! (of course, it shouldn't have happened in the first place!) There's still criminal investigations going on and I'm sure they won't try "drilling on the cheap" again! Here the point is, BP was trying to save money, not intentionally destroy the environment. Was it stupid? Sure! Was it criminal? I think so!
Personally, I'm proud of what this country has done so far to reduce pollution over the last 35 years or so. I'm proud of the folks that like to go hunting and camping and they pick up after themselves and others. I'm proud of the folks that rescued oil soaked marine wildlife, and cleaned them up!
I'm proud of my local power company and what they are doing: www.kcpl.com/environment/envir…
There's more to do, sure enough. I'm confident that future engineers and scientists will develop better ways to produce electricity. Maybe someone will come up with a way to efficiently burn trash and turn it into energy taking care of two problems at once, and it will be cheaper to build than coal fired plants (which in fact are cleaner than they were 35 years ago). Hopefully, someday, we'll have alternative vehicle fuels and engines that will cleanly and effectively burn those fuels, at reasonable prices so that everyone can afford them. It's not going to be perfect in my lifetime, I know this. Although it takes 5 minutes to clean a toilet, and 4 days for it to get filthy, this planet is not as simple as that. It took 200 years to dirty up the U.S. it's going to take longer than 35 to clean it up! It's going to take time and new technologies for it to happen. As far as I'm concerned, the best thing I can do is recycle, grow my plants, use less energy as I can, Keep my vehicles tuned up, and not litter..................and try to keep a positive attitude!
I'm not running a feature this time. As some of you have noticed, I haven't been around much lately and time is still short for me. I sincerely apologize for that. I also haven't been shooting much lately, at least I haven't been filling up your deviation watch!
The recession has hit everybody really hard... Here's 17 signs that the recession is having an effect!
1. My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
2. Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can't afford batteries.
3. CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
4. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
5. A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced.
6. I saw a Mormon with only one wife.
7. If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
8. McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
9. Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
10. Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
11. My cousin had an exorcism but couldn't afford to pay for it, and they re-possessed her!
12. A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .
13. A picture is now only worth 200 words.
14. When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
15. The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
16. Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!
And, finally...
17. I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck!
A Tiny Bit About Me...
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 54 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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
A Note TO All!
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! Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough! At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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Thanks! and Happy Birthdays
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Hi Everyone!
Thanks so much to everyone who left me "well wishes" on my birthday, and before, and those of you who will come on to DA the day after and say "Oh shit! I forgot!" Which I do quite a bit. I really do suck at remembering birthdays, and I haven't been around here very much recently to really keep up with peoples birthdays. Honestly, my wife LadyAliceofOz is much better at it than I am!
So, to all my brothers and sisters on here, Manny, John, Malcolm, Bia, Jen, Candie,Kerry, to name but a few, who have birthdays this month, Happy Birthday! If I forgot someone, please give me a break.
Speaking of John,
I received a phone call from him and his lovely wife Audra today with news that was a wonderful birthday gift to me. I haven't seen him announce anything in his journal yet, so I'm not going to say anything more here about it. I just want to say that it's really really wonderful and I'm very happy for Audra, and John. 
I also received a wonderful and VERY appropriate e-card from the lovely Violet-Kleinert
Thanks so much Violet! 
was also kind enough to include my work in a news article news.deviantart.com/article/14… with some other folks who are actually very talented! 
Thanks!
This Journals features
This time around, I want to feature some of the wonderful dedications I received for my birthday... These folks have been around watching me, I think forever.
<img src="fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
By the way... If anyone else has dedicated an image to me, and you didn't send me a note, then I haven't found it yet because I'm so crazy behind in checking my devaitions, I just haven't found it yet!
A man asked his wife, "What would you most like for your birthday?" She said, "I'd love to be ten again." On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and they went to a theme park. He put her on every ride in the park - the Death Slide, The Screaming Loop, the Wall of Fear. She had a go on every ride there was. She staggered out of the theme park five hours later, her head reeling and her stomach turning. Then the were off to a movie theater where they ate popcorn and sweets and drank Cola. At last she staggered home with her husband and collapsed into bed.
Her husband leaned over and asked, "Well, dear, what was it like being ten again?" One eye opened and she groaned, "Actually, honey, I meant dress size!"
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Birthday Quotes
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. - Lucille Ball
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. - Jennifer Yane
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. - Robert Frost
You were born an original. Don't die a copy. - John Mason
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. - Bob Hope
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And finally, one that has nothing to do with "birthdays".....
A man comes to his doctor and tells him that his wife hasn't had sex with him for 6 months.
The doctor tells the man to bring his wife in so he can talk to her.
So the wife comes into the doctors office and the doc asks her what's wrong, and why doesn't she want to have sex with her husband anymore.
The wife tells him, "For the past 6 months, every morning I take a cab to work.
I don't have any money so the cab driver asks me, 'So are you going to pay today or what?' so I take a 'or what'.
When I get to work I'm late so the boss asks me,
'So are we going to write this down in the book or what?' so I take a 'or what'.
Back home again I take the cab and again I don't have any money so the cab driver asks me again,
'So are you going to pay this time or what?' so again I take a 'or what'.
So you see doc when I get home I'm all tired out, and I don't want it any more."
The doctor thinks for a second and then turns to the wife and says, "So are we going to tell your husband or what?"
Anyone who hased 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!
Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough!
At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
CSS designed by Modified by: TThealer
Thanks so much to everyone who left me "well wishes" on my birthday, and before, and those of you who will come on to DA the day after and say "Oh shit! I forgot!"
Which I do quite a bit. I really do suck at remembering birthdays, and I haven't been around here very much recently to really keep up with peoples birthdays. Honestly, my wife LadyAliceofOz is much better at it than I am! So, to all my brothers and sisters on here, Manny, John, Malcolm, Bia, Jen, Candie,Kerry, to name but a few, who have birthdays this month, Happy Birthday! If I forgot someone, please give me a break.
Speaking of John,
I received a phone call from him and his lovely wife Audra today with news that was a wonderful birthday gift to me. I haven't seen him announce anything in his journal yet, so I'm not going to say anything more here about it. I just want to say that it's really really wonderful and I'm very happy for Audra, and John. I also received a wonderful and VERY appropriate e-card from the lovely Violet-Kleinert
Thanks so much Violet! was also kind enough to include my work in a news article news.deviantart.com/article/14… with some other folks who are actually very talented! Thanks!This Journals features
This time around, I want to feature some of the wonderful dedications I received for my birthday... These folks have been around watching me, I think forever.
And... As always!
Featured Dedications!
<img src="fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
<img src="fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/201…" width= "350" alt="" />
By the way... If anyone else has dedicated an image to me, and you didn't send me a note, then I haven't found it yet because I'm so crazy behind in checking my devaitions, I just haven't found it yet!
Just for laughs!
A man asked his wife, "What would you most like for your birthday?" She said, "I'd love to be ten again." On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and they went to a theme park. He put her on every ride in the park - the Death Slide, The Screaming Loop, the Wall of Fear. She had a go on every ride there was. She staggered out of the theme park five hours later, her head reeling and her stomach turning. Then the were off to a movie theater where they ate popcorn and sweets and drank Cola. At last she staggered home with her husband and collapsed into bed.
Her husband leaned over and asked, "Well, dear, what was it like being ten again?" One eye opened and she groaned, "Actually, honey, I meant dress size!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Birthday Quotes
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. - Lucille Ball
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. - Jennifer Yane
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. - Robert Frost
You were born an original. Don't die a copy. - John Mason
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. - Bob Hope
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And finally, one that has nothing to do with "birthdays".....
A man comes to his doctor and tells him that his wife hasn't had sex with him for 6 months.
The doctor tells the man to bring his wife in so he can talk to her.
So the wife comes into the doctors office and the doc asks her what's wrong, and why doesn't she want to have sex with her husband anymore.
The wife tells him, "For the past 6 months, every morning I take a cab to work.
I don't have any money so the cab driver asks me, 'So are you going to pay today or what?' so I take a 'or what'.
When I get to work I'm late so the boss asks me,
'So are we going to write this down in the book or what?' so I take a 'or what'.
Back home again I take the cab and again I don't have any money so the cab driver asks me again,
'So are you going to pay this time or what?' so again I take a 'or what'.
So you see doc when I get home I'm all tired out, and I don't want it any more."
The doctor thinks for a second and then turns to the wife and says, "So are we going to tell your husband or what?"
A Tiny Bit About Me...
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 54 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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
A Note TO All!
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! Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough! At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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Reflections
Hi Everyone!
I'm coming up on another time of year when I tend to reflect on things. My birthday. Honestly, I don't care much for my birthday. Okay, I made it another year.
I think it's because when I was a kid I'd always have these expectations, and they never quite panned out. Oh well, in this same vein, I've been thinking about something, and a discussion with someone here on DA brought this up to me again. It's the importance of "Hopes & Dreams". It had ocured to me that you read on the web about these celebrities that do stupid stuff and get into trouble with dope, or the law in some way or another. Is it because they have everything, you know, the fame and the money, and they feel like they have attained their goals and there's nothing left? I really wonder. LadyAliceofOz and I have always had goals and dreams. First a house, then a business, then a child.... now, it's improving on the house, or just repairing the things that break. Of course I've added the photography back into my life.
But I wonder if that's not where we go wrong sometimes. I see people here on DA that seem to have hit a dead end on their hopes and dreams. Maybe their dream didn't pan out, and they were so devoted to it that they have forgotten just where they were when they started. I don't know.
LadyAliceofOz and I had to re-invent ourselves. Transition from the "Parent Roll" to something else. I guess we're getting closer to 1980 when we bought this house by re-doing the bath again. In that first incarnation at least Gertrude Ederle could quit swimming the English Channel! This house had some ghastly wallpaper in the bathroom that was reprints of historic newspapers. The first thing that caught your eye as you sat on the 
was GERTRUDE EDERLE SWIMS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL! Then of course the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was in the shower. 
It was just aweful! That wallpaper was the first thing to go!
But I digress... As I said before, I just wonder if our "Hopes & Dreams" are not what really keep us going. Or maybe, it's the lack of "Hopes & Dreams" that can become our ruinatiion. For those of you who have read my previous journals, you know I've had a few things to work on around here, maybe, just maybe, the reason is that I need to look at these problems as reasons to maintian my "Hopes & Dreams".
Just a thought....
So, what do you want out of life? And Pleeese! Don't give me that Whirled Peas crap. Don't give me the "no more poverty" line either. Neither of those things will happen. As long as there are jerkwads on the planet those two things will exist. I'm talking realistic individual things. Have you looked at your hopes and dreams recently? Just curious...
This journal's features....
If you've managed to stay awake this long.... here's some of the scavenging I've done going through the galleries of those who have ed my stuff.
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Construction worker on the 5th floor of a building needed a handsaw. So he spots another worker on the ground floor and yells down to him, but he can't hear him. So the worker on the 5th floor tries sign language.
He pointed to his eye meaning "I", pointed to his knee meaning "need", then moved his hand back and forth in a hand saw motion. The man on the ground floor nods his head, pulls down his pants, whips it out and starts working it.
The worker on 5th floor gets so pissed off he runs down to the ground floor and says, "What the fuck is your problem!!! I said I needed a hand saw!".
The other guy says, "I knew that! I was just trying to tell you - I'm coming!"
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One day an "at home wife" is alone and the doorbell rings.
She opens it to a guy, "Hi, is Tony home?"
The wife replies, "No, he went to the store, but you can wait here if you want."
So they sit down and after a while of silence the friend says "You know Sara, you have the greatest breasts I have ever seen. I'd give you a hundred bucks just to see one."
Sara thinks about it for a second and figures, what the hell - a hundred bucks! She opens her robe and shows one to him for a few seconds. He promptly thanks her and throws a hundred bucks on the table. They sit there a while longer and guy then says "That was so amazing I've got to see both of them. I'll give you another 100 dollars if I could just see the both of them together."
Sara amazed by the offer sits and thinks a bit about it and thinks, heck, why not? So she opens her robe and gives Chris a nice long chance to cop a look. After this Chris looks at his watch and explains he has an appointment that he hs to go to, and leaves.
A while later Tony arrives back home from the store. The wife goes up to him, "You know, your friend Chris came over."
Tony thinks about it for a second and says, "Well did he drop off the 200 bucks he owes me?"
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A little boy and his grandfather are raking leaves in the yard. The little boy sees an earthworm trying to get back into its hole. He says, "Grandpa, I bet I can put that worm back in that hole." The grandfather replies, "I'll bet you five dollars you can't. It's too wiggly and limp to put back in that little hole."
The little boy runs into the house and comes back out with a can of hair spray. He sprays the worm until it is straight and stiff as a board. The boy then proceeds to put the worm back into the hole. The grandfather hands the little boy five dollars, grabs the hair spray and runs into the house.
Thirty minutes later the grandfather comes back out and hands the boy another five dollars. The little boy says, "Grandpa, you already gave me five dollars." The grandfather replies, "I know. That's from your Grandma."
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A guy is driving out in the middle of nowhere, very lost. Finally he spots 2 houses so he goes up to the first house and looks in the door way. He sees an old lady yanking on her boobs and an old man jerking off. He is so freaked out that he goes to the next house and says "What's up with your neighbors?" and the owner of the house says "Oh that's the Robinson's, they're both deaf. She's telling him to go milk the cow and he's telling her to go fuck herself!"
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As a painless way to save money, a young couple arranged that every time they have sex the husband puts his pocket change into a china piggy bank on the bedside table. One night while being unusually athletic, he accidentally knocked the piggy bank onto the floor where it smashes.
To his surprise, among the masses of coins, there are handfuls of five and ten dollar bills. He asks his wife "What's up with all the notes?", to his wife which replies, "Well, not everyone is as cheap as you are."
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Here's one for my friends in Louisana...
Quibodeaux, Thibodeaux and Boudreaux were sitting in a boat on a very cloudy day fishing. They had been fishing a good while when the sky suddenly opened up just above them and a ray of light shined down directly on the front of the boat. It spooked them and they started to get nervous. All of a sudden, they heard a voice from up above. "This is the Lord." They all looked at one another and begin saying, "I didn't do nothing, I didn't do nothing, I didn't do nothing." The Lord said, "Don't get nervous. I'm not here to pass judgment on you, I only want to grant each of you one healing wish." They all calmed down and Quibodeaux stood up in the boat. "As you already know Lord, I've been having this crick in the back of my neck for the past ten years and if you were to grant me a healing wish, that would be it." The Lord waved his hand and Quibodeaux started moving his neck freely. "Mais, that feels good. Thank you Lord, thank you," and he sat down. Thibodeaux stood up next. "You know Lord, that bum leg I've been having for the past fifteen years, you know how bad I limp, if you were to grant me one wish, that would be it." The Lord waved his hand and Thibodeaux immediately felt the limp leave his leg. "Oh thank you Lord, oh thank you, thank you." Before Thibodeaux could sit down, there was a big splash behind the boat. Both Quibodeaux and Thibodeaux looked behind themselves and see Boudreaux swimming away from the boat as fast as he could. Thibodeaux shouted, "Boudreaux, where you going? The Lord is not here to pass judgment on you, he's here to grant you a healing wish. You know that bad back of yours, he can heal it for you right here and now." Boudreaux hollered back, not missing a swim stride, "No, no, I don't want the Lord to heal me, I'll lose my disability check.
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One time there was a British army camp in India that just received a new commander. During the new commanders first inspection everything checked out except one thing. There was a camel tied to a tree on the edge of the camp. The commander asked what it was for, one of the soldiers who had been stationed there for a while explained to him that the men sometimes get lonely since there where no woman there so they have the camel. The commander just let that go, but after a few weeks he was feeling very lonely so he ordered the men to bring the camel into his tent. The men did, and he went to work on it. After about an hour the commander came out zipped up his pants and said, "So is that how the other men do it?" One of the men responded, "No we usually just use the camel to ride into town."
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A deep-sea diver is twenty feet below sea level when he sees another guy with no scuba gear. He goes down another thirty feet, and the guy with no equipment stays with him. He takes out a waterproof chalkboard and writes, "How the hell can you stay down this deep without equipment?" The guy takes the chalkboard and writes, "You asshole, I'm drowning."
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One Fall day, Bill was out raking leaves when he noticed a hearse slowly drive by. Following the first hearse, was a second hearse which was followed by a man walking solemnly along, followed by a dog, and then about 200 men walking in single file. Intrigued, Bill went up to the man following the second hearse and asked him who was in the first hearse. "My wife," the man replied. "I'm sorry," said Bill. "What happened to her?" "My dog bit her and she died." Bill then asked the man who was in the second hearse. The man replied, "My mother-in-law. My dog bit her and she died as well." Bill thought about this for a while. He finally asked the man, "Can I borrow your dog?" To which the man replied, "Get in line."
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A 54 year old accountant leaves a letter for his wife one Friday evening that reads...
Dear Wife,
I am 54 and by the time you receive this letter I will be at the Grand
Hotel with my beautiful and sexy 18 year old secretary."
When he arrived at the hotel there was a letter waiting for him that read as follows...
Dear Husband,
I too am 54 and by the time you receive this letter I will be at the
Breakwater Hotel with my handsome and virile 18 year old boy toy. AND,
you, being an accountant, will appreciate that 18 goes into 54 many more times than 54 goes into 18."
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There was a guy riding through the desert on his camel. He had been traveling so long that he felt the need to have sex. Obviously there were no women in the desert so the man turned to his camel. He tried to position himself to have sex with his camel but the camel ran away. The man ran to catch up to the camel and got back on and started to ride again. Soon he was feeling the urge to have sex again so once again he turned to his camel. The camel refused by running away. So he caught up to it again and go at it again. Finally after riding the camel through the whole desert the man came to a road. There was a broken down car with three big chested beautiful blondes sitting in it. He went up to them and asked the women if they needed any help. The hottest girl said ,"If you fix our car we will do anything you want." The man luckily knew a thing or two about cars and fixed it in a flash. When he finished all three girls asked,"How could we ever repay you Mr." After thinking for a short while he replied,"Could you hold my camel?"
Anyone who hased 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!
Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
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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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough!
At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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Hi Everyone!
I'm coming up on another time of year when I tend to reflect on things. My birthday. Honestly, I don't care much for my birthday. Okay, I made it another year.
I think it's because when I was a kid I'd always have these expectations, and they never quite panned out.
Oh well, in this same vein, I've been thinking about something, and a discussion with someone here on DA brought this up to me again. It's the importance of "Hopes & Dreams". It had ocured to me that you read on the web about these celebrities that do stupid stuff and get into trouble with dope, or the law in some way or another. Is it because they have everything, you know, the fame and the money, and they feel like they have attained their goals and there's nothing left? I really wonder. LadyAliceofOz and I have always had goals and dreams. First a house, then a business, then a child.... now, it's improving on the house, or just repairing the things that break. Of course I've added the photography back into my life. But I wonder if that's not where we go wrong sometimes. I see people here on DA that seem to have hit a dead end on their hopes and dreams. Maybe their dream didn't pan out, and they were so devoted to it that they have forgotten just where they were when they started. I don't know.
LadyAliceofOz and I had to re-invent ourselves. Transition from the "Parent Roll" to something else. I guess we're getting closer to 1980 when we bought this house by re-doing the bath again.
In that first incarnation at least Gertrude Ederle could quit swimming the English Channel! This house had some ghastly wallpaper in the bathroom that was reprints of historic newspapers. The first thing that caught your eye as you sat on the was GERTRUDE EDERLE SWIMS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL! Then of course the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was in the shower. It was just aweful! That wallpaper was the first thing to go!But I digress... As I said before, I just wonder if our "Hopes & Dreams" are not what really keep us going. Or maybe, it's the lack of "Hopes & Dreams" that can become our ruinatiion.
For those of you who have read my previous journals, you know I've had a few things to work on around here, maybe, just maybe, the reason is that I need to look at these problems as reasons to maintian my "Hopes & Dreams". Just a thought....
So, what do you want out of life? And Pleeese! Don't give me that Whirled Peas crap. Don't give me the "no more poverty" line either. Neither of those things will happen. As long as there are jerkwads on the planet those two things will exist. I'm talking realistic individual things. Have you looked at your hopes and dreams recently? Just curious...
This journal's features....
If you've managed to stay awake this long.... here's some of the scavenging I've done going through the galleries of those who have ed my stuff. And... As always!
Featured Art!
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Just For Laughs!
Construction worker on the 5th floor of a building needed a handsaw. So he spots another worker on the ground floor and yells down to him, but he can't hear him. So the worker on the 5th floor tries sign language.
He pointed to his eye meaning "I", pointed to his knee meaning "need", then moved his hand back and forth in a hand saw motion. The man on the ground floor nods his head, pulls down his pants, whips it out and starts working it.
The worker on 5th floor gets so pissed off he runs down to the ground floor and says, "What the fuck is your problem!!! I said I needed a hand saw!".
The other guy says, "I knew that! I was just trying to tell you - I'm coming!"
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One day an "at home wife" is alone and the doorbell rings.
She opens it to a guy, "Hi, is Tony home?"
The wife replies, "No, he went to the store, but you can wait here if you want."
So they sit down and after a while of silence the friend says "You know Sara, you have the greatest breasts I have ever seen. I'd give you a hundred bucks just to see one."
Sara thinks about it for a second and figures, what the hell - a hundred bucks! She opens her robe and shows one to him for a few seconds. He promptly thanks her and throws a hundred bucks on the table. They sit there a while longer and guy then says "That was so amazing I've got to see both of them. I'll give you another 100 dollars if I could just see the both of them together."
Sara amazed by the offer sits and thinks a bit about it and thinks, heck, why not? So she opens her robe and gives Chris a nice long chance to cop a look. After this Chris looks at his watch and explains he has an appointment that he hs to go to, and leaves.
A while later Tony arrives back home from the store. The wife goes up to him, "You know, your friend Chris came over."
Tony thinks about it for a second and says, "Well did he drop off the 200 bucks he owes me?"
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A little boy and his grandfather are raking leaves in the yard. The little boy sees an earthworm trying to get back into its hole. He says, "Grandpa, I bet I can put that worm back in that hole." The grandfather replies, "I'll bet you five dollars you can't. It's too wiggly and limp to put back in that little hole."
The little boy runs into the house and comes back out with a can of hair spray. He sprays the worm until it is straight and stiff as a board. The boy then proceeds to put the worm back into the hole. The grandfather hands the little boy five dollars, grabs the hair spray and runs into the house.
Thirty minutes later the grandfather comes back out and hands the boy another five dollars. The little boy says, "Grandpa, you already gave me five dollars." The grandfather replies, "I know. That's from your Grandma."
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A guy is driving out in the middle of nowhere, very lost. Finally he spots 2 houses so he goes up to the first house and looks in the door way. He sees an old lady yanking on her boobs and an old man jerking off. He is so freaked out that he goes to the next house and says "What's up with your neighbors?" and the owner of the house says "Oh that's the Robinson's, they're both deaf. She's telling him to go milk the cow and he's telling her to go fuck herself!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As a painless way to save money, a young couple arranged that every time they have sex the husband puts his pocket change into a china piggy bank on the bedside table. One night while being unusually athletic, he accidentally knocked the piggy bank onto the floor where it smashes.
To his surprise, among the masses of coins, there are handfuls of five and ten dollar bills. He asks his wife "What's up with all the notes?", to his wife which replies, "Well, not everyone is as cheap as you are."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here's one for my friends in Louisana...
Quibodeaux, Thibodeaux and Boudreaux were sitting in a boat on a very cloudy day fishing. They had been fishing a good while when the sky suddenly opened up just above them and a ray of light shined down directly on the front of the boat. It spooked them and they started to get nervous. All of a sudden, they heard a voice from up above. "This is the Lord." They all looked at one another and begin saying, "I didn't do nothing, I didn't do nothing, I didn't do nothing." The Lord said, "Don't get nervous. I'm not here to pass judgment on you, I only want to grant each of you one healing wish." They all calmed down and Quibodeaux stood up in the boat. "As you already know Lord, I've been having this crick in the back of my neck for the past ten years and if you were to grant me a healing wish, that would be it." The Lord waved his hand and Quibodeaux started moving his neck freely. "Mais, that feels good. Thank you Lord, thank you," and he sat down. Thibodeaux stood up next. "You know Lord, that bum leg I've been having for the past fifteen years, you know how bad I limp, if you were to grant me one wish, that would be it." The Lord waved his hand and Thibodeaux immediately felt the limp leave his leg. "Oh thank you Lord, oh thank you, thank you." Before Thibodeaux could sit down, there was a big splash behind the boat. Both Quibodeaux and Thibodeaux looked behind themselves and see Boudreaux swimming away from the boat as fast as he could. Thibodeaux shouted, "Boudreaux, where you going? The Lord is not here to pass judgment on you, he's here to grant you a healing wish. You know that bad back of yours, he can heal it for you right here and now." Boudreaux hollered back, not missing a swim stride, "No, no, I don't want the Lord to heal me, I'll lose my disability check.
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One time there was a British army camp in India that just received a new commander. During the new commanders first inspection everything checked out except one thing. There was a camel tied to a tree on the edge of the camp. The commander asked what it was for, one of the soldiers who had been stationed there for a while explained to him that the men sometimes get lonely since there where no woman there so they have the camel. The commander just let that go, but after a few weeks he was feeling very lonely so he ordered the men to bring the camel into his tent. The men did, and he went to work on it. After about an hour the commander came out zipped up his pants and said, "So is that how the other men do it?" One of the men responded, "No we usually just use the camel to ride into town."
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A deep-sea diver is twenty feet below sea level when he sees another guy with no scuba gear. He goes down another thirty feet, and the guy with no equipment stays with him. He takes out a waterproof chalkboard and writes, "How the hell can you stay down this deep without equipment?" The guy takes the chalkboard and writes, "You asshole, I'm drowning."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One Fall day, Bill was out raking leaves when he noticed a hearse slowly drive by. Following the first hearse, was a second hearse which was followed by a man walking solemnly along, followed by a dog, and then about 200 men walking in single file. Intrigued, Bill went up to the man following the second hearse and asked him who was in the first hearse. "My wife," the man replied. "I'm sorry," said Bill. "What happened to her?" "My dog bit her and she died." Bill then asked the man who was in the second hearse. The man replied, "My mother-in-law. My dog bit her and she died as well." Bill thought about this for a while. He finally asked the man, "Can I borrow your dog?" To which the man replied, "Get in line."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A 54 year old accountant leaves a letter for his wife one Friday evening that reads...
Dear Wife,
I am 54 and by the time you receive this letter I will be at the Grand
Hotel with my beautiful and sexy 18 year old secretary."
When he arrived at the hotel there was a letter waiting for him that read as follows...
Dear Husband,
I too am 54 and by the time you receive this letter I will be at the
Breakwater Hotel with my handsome and virile 18 year old boy toy. AND,
you, being an accountant, will appreciate that 18 goes into 54 many more times than 54 goes into 18."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was a guy riding through the desert on his camel. He had been traveling so long that he felt the need to have sex. Obviously there were no women in the desert so the man turned to his camel. He tried to position himself to have sex with his camel but the camel ran away. The man ran to catch up to the camel and got back on and started to ride again. Soon he was feeling the urge to have sex again so once again he turned to his camel. The camel refused by running away. So he caught up to it again and go at it again. Finally after riding the camel through the whole desert the man came to a road. There was a broken down car with three big chested beautiful blondes sitting in it. He went up to them and asked the women if they needed any help. The hottest girl said ,"If you fix our car we will do anything you want." The man luckily knew a thing or two about cars and fixed it in a flash. When he finished all three girls asked,"How could we ever repay you Mr." After thinking for a short while he replied,"Could you hold my camel?"
A Tiny Bit About Me...
Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 54 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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
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 32 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 Wyrdhaven
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon
A Note TO All!
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! Also, I don't accept "tags".... If you want to know something about me, ask, if you need to know it I will tell you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Father was also a Marine during WWII.
My son, (Wyrdhaven's husband) was Army Airborne during Desert Storm.
A particular deviant here that I watch is former Air Force, another is in the Navy. A close young friend of mine just joined the Coast Guard.
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. If you don't like what the U.S. Government does all the time.... tough! At one point in history or another The United States and it's people have come to the aid in one fashion or another of your government, or peoples, don't bitch about mine, as I don't bitch about yours.
There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please!
Be sure to visit our other page!....
Ever wonder if it's your connection speed, or DA, being slow?
Find out here!
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All About The Name Change
Hi Everyone!
Well, it appears that DA has bestowed upon us the ability to change our username at will! :woohoo:
So I thought for a moment, (as long as my attention span runs...) :giggle: and thought I might change mine to *JustBob then I thought about Fred....
A cop stops a Harley for traveling faster than the posted speed limit, so he asks the biker his name.
"Fred," he replies.
"Fred what?" the officer asks.
"Just Fred," the man responds.
The officer is in a good mood and thinks he might just give the biker a break, and write him out a warning instead of a ticket.
The officer then presses him for the last name.
The man tells him
It's been a long time..... by TThealer56, journal
It's been a long time.....
Hi Everyone!
Well, it's been a very long time since I put up a journal... So, first of all I"d like to say "Thank You!" for all the birthday greetings that I've received. I'm so bad about remembering birthdays, so I probably don't deserve it! :no:
I did take a little time out to design a T-Shirt for the T-Shirt contest going on, and like a lot of weird things I do, it sorta worked it's way into a life of it's own... So I would appreciate it if you would visit the contest and vote for Artee. ~Artee-plz (https://www.deviantart.com/artee-plz) In fact he has his own DA page where he's been putting up pictures of his Dust Bunny Monster friends. He's promised me a desktop
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The Environment and Recession
Hi Everyone!
This is just a quickie journal. I've been VERY busy as of late. As I've mentioned to some of my friends here on DA, when the economy is not good, you work harder to just keep your head above the waterline. :rofl:
You know, I have this little "rule" that I don't discuss politics or religion with folks. The primary reason for this is the same for both. Most folks have a belief system. Religion and politics take advantage of this. It has nothing to do with hard indisputable fact. Depending on the particular religious belief, or political belief, folks tend to believe what they wish to believe.
As an example, those who voted for
Thanks! and Happy Birthdays by TThealer56, journal
Thanks! and Happy Birthdays
Hi Everyone!
Thanks so much to everyone who left me "well wishes" on my birthday, and before, and those of you who will come on to DA the day after and say "Oh shit! I forgot!" :rofl: Which I do quite a bit. I really do suck at remembering birthdays, and I haven't been around here very much recently to really keep up with peoples birthdays. Honestly, my wife LadyAliceofOz (https://www.deviantart.com/ladyaliceofoz) is much better at it than I am! :rofl:
So, to all my brothers and sisters on here, Manny, John, Malcolm, Bia, Jen, Candie,Kerry, to name but a few, who have birthdays this month, Happy Birthday! If I forgot someone, please give me a break. ;-)
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Reflections on Hopes and Dreams.... + Laughs!
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Just For Laughs!
Construction worker on the 5th floor of a building needed a handsaw. So he spots another worker on the ground floor and yells down to him, but he can't hear him. So the worker on the 5th floor tries sign language.
He pointed to his eye meaning "I", pointed to his kne