Here, There, Comings and Goings.... + EDIT

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Well, it appears at this moment that I'll be getting a D90 to put behind the new lens I'm getting! :w00t:
I may be getting some other much needed accessories along with the lens. This will cost me the two lenses that I had intended to put back in their boxes and hold them for spares, and of course I'll have to relinquish my D80. I don't think it's too bad of a trade off though. :no:


End of journal edit, the rest of this journal is the same as yesterday's! :nod:






Hi Everyone!
"Welcome to the fun filled world of Bob & Alice!" We had a little sign that used to reside on our wall phone that said just that, had a cute little drawing of Snoopy on it.

Since my last journal, I really haven't had much time here on DA. I've been trying desparately to get some work done, and it seems that everytime I try I'm needed by one family member or another. :no: I've been helping Alice engineer her sewing projects.... Then my father one morning goes down to the basement to get some soy milk out of the refrigerator, looks down and realizes he's standing in a pool of blood! He had a varicose vein blow out in his leg. Alice wakes me up after about 4 hours of sleep with "Your Mom's on the phone, they've taken your Dad to the hospital, and she needs you to drive her out there. " :no:

I got over to Mom & Dad's and there was blood everywhere he had walked! I cleaned up what I could while Mom was getting ready to go, which was pretty much all of it in the house proper. His shop area was a mess!

Anyways, they closed it and sewed Dad up..... He'll be fine if he learns to stay off his feet a little more. Then Mom & Dad are putting in a new oven and Dad about every 5 hours figures out some reason to call or want me to come over and look at something. :cries:

And of course, there's always the issue of Alice's folks, Gods bless 'em...

As you know from the last journal and if you've seen the very few shots I've put up recently, Alice got her new sewing machine and is finally getting to the end of her sewing projects. She has some business type work to complete then we'll start the baking. After that we have a bunch of boxes to send out. :nod:

I come on to DA to go accept an invitation to join a group, that I saw yesterday, and it was withdrawn! :no: Oh well.... I think that was because LadyAliceofOz decided to decline her invitation. :shrug:

btw... I'm not joining any groups unless I'm actually invited. I see no point in requesting to join a group, and putting someone in an awkward situation of having to decide if they want to accept me or not. I'm certainly not wanting to go where I'm not wanted as well.

I just can't seem to get into the shop and get any work done! :no: My deviations are getting behind.... again! I did go through some of them tonight. :nod:

So, to sum it all up, over the next week or so, I probably won't be here all that much. I'll be dashing in and out from the shop, from time to time to take little breaks.

I am considering a new lens:



Click on the image for the details...


It's a 16~85mm Nikkor f/3.5 / f/5.6 lens. I figure I an reduce the number of lenses I haul around by 2 by adding this lens to my bag. I have an 80~200mm f/2.8 lens, and a Tamron 70~300mm lens. This lens will make up for the 18~55mm VR kit lens and the 55~200mm VR kit lens.



This journal's features....

Again, this journal I'm skipping the "In Case You Missed It Feature". Instead I'm going to treat you with more of your works. Some are recently :+fav:ed works from my deviation watch and others are from folks who have mistakenly :+fav:ed some of my stuff!


And... As always!
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Feature!


Canary Wharf Station by andy-j-s

Mature Content

Ode to sun II BW by PeterLime
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Misty River Morning by Corvidae65 Panorama Of The Planetarium. by Firey-Sunset Winter's Icy Teeth by papatheo

:thumb151426607: Flooded Fields by ligicar Daydreamer by ScorpionEntity

watercolours by Dieffi Rainbow Oaktree wall by kayaksailor

Mature Content

Home by phydeau

Mature Content

High Sierra's Nude - 4 by MSlygh
Jasper Mountains 14 by KSPhotographic

Leaving us in darkness by Lentekriebel unknown ducks by SuicideBySafetyPin:thumb151331088:

Frozen in time by ScorpionEntity Midnight Stroll by AlphieKC Lunch On The Wing by andy-j-s

:thumb148556380: The Knight by davidsant California Sunset by 0149

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sun by esiak:thumb105548510: the park path by comeonhaze

bud light  guitar by Bluedragon85 Black Beard by kumiho17:thumb108190605:

Peace by Neo-Br past crossroad by knucka23

:thumb144231279::thumb117719715: Damage by mirmanerd101

Fort La latte Brittany... by Indian-Tribe Shadows of Winter by John77 where you go? by Sigfodr



Just For Laughs!


The woman had been away for two days visiting a sick friend in another city. When she returned, her little boy greeted her by saying, "Mommy, guess what! Yesterday I was playing in the closet in your bedroom and daddy came into the room with the lady next door and they got undressed and got into your bed and then daddy got on top of her..."

Sonny's mother held up her hand. "Not another word. Wait till your father comes home and then I want you to tell him exactly what you've just told me."

The father came home. As he walked into the house, his wife said, "I'm leaving you. I'm packing now and I'm leaving you." "But why--" asked the startled father. "Go ahead, Sonny. Tell daddy just what you told me."

"Well," Sonny said, "I was playing in your bedroom closet and daddy came upstairs with the lady next door and they got undressed and got into bed and daddy got on top of her and then they did just what you did with uncle John when daddy was away last summer."

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A Doctor recently had a patient "drop" in on him for an unscheduled appointment. "What can I do for you today?" the Doctor asked. The aged Gentleman replied: "Doctor, you must help me. Every time I make love to my wife, my eyes get all bleary, my legs go weak, I can hardly catch my breath.... Doctor, I'm scarred!"

The Doctor, looking at his 86 year old patient, said: "Mr. Smith, these sensations tend to happen over time, especially to a man of your advanced years, but tell me, when did you first notice these symptoms?" The old gent's response was: "Well... three times last night, and twice again this morning!"

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Three guys enter a disabled swimming contest. The first has no arms. The second no legs and the third has no body, just a head. They all line up, the whistle blows and "splash" they're all in the pool

The guy with no arms takes the lead instantly but the guy with no legs is closing fast. The head of course sank straight to the bottom.

Ten lengths later and the guy with no legs finishes first. He can still see bubbles coming from the bottom of the pool,so he decides he had better dive down to rescue him.

He picks up the head, swims back up to the surface and places the head at the side of the pool, where-upon the head starts coughing and spluttering.

Eventually the head catches his breath and shouts: "Three years I've spent learning to swim with my fucking ears, then two minutes before the whistle, some asshole puts a swimming cap on me!

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A crowded United Air Lines flight was cancelled. A single agent was assigned to rebook a long line of unhappy inconvenienced travelers. She was doing her best when suddenly an angry customer pushed his way to her desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and shouted: "I don't want to stand in line. I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS and RIGHT NOW!"

The young agent replied, "I'm sorry, sir, I'll try to help you but I've got to help these folks first. I'm sure we'll be able to work things out for you." The angry passenger was unimpressed and unrelenting. He asked loudly, so that all the passengers could hear, "I don't want to stand in line! Do you have any idea who I am?"

Without hesitation, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have you attention, please," her voice bellowed through the terminal. We have a passenger here WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him identify himself, please come to the gate." With the crowd laughing hysterically, he glared at her and swore "Fuck you!"

Without flinching, she smiled an said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to stand in line for that too!"

Note: Somehow I have a feeling this really happened!

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A woman goes into a restaurant in a small town out in the country. She orders the chicken and starts to eat. Eating too fast she starts to choke on a chicken bone. Well these two country boys in the next booth notice she is choking so they get up and go over to help her. The first country boy drops his coveralls and bends over and the second country boy starts licking his butt. The women watches these two go at it and is grossed out. She pukes all over the place, dislodging the chicken bone from her throat. The country boy pulls his overalls back up and says to the other, "You're right Leroy, that hind-lick maneuver works like a charm!"

Note: No, I didn't clear that one with LadyAliceofOz :giggle:

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A blind man was walking down the street with his dog. They stopped at the corner to wait for the passing traffic. The dog, at this point, started pissing on the mans leg. As the dog finished the man reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a doggie treat and started waving it at the dog. A passerby saw all the events happening and was shocked. He approached the blind man and asked how he could possibly reward the dog for such a nasty deed. The blind man replied "Oh I'm not rewarding him, I'm just trying to find his head so I can kick his ass!"



A Tiny Bit About Me...


Just in case anybody wants to know. I'm 53 years old. I have no illusions regarding photography as a career. I was a professional wedding and portrait shooter many many years ago. I was trained by a PPAA award winning Professional Photographer. I now shoot primarily for fun, and enjoy helping others as I can. To dispel any misunderstandings, I've never referred to myself as an "artist".
To me, that is a professional designation.
I am a shooter, that's what I am.

I am a professional craftsperson, and so is my wife. My wife and I have run our own business for the past 31 years, and we manage to keep our heads afloat. :nod: 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:iconladyaliceofoz:
My daughter is Wyrdhaven:iconwyrdhaven:
She's doing some kickass artisan craft work there, check it out!</i>
My son, (my daughter's husband) is FlipWardDragon :iconflipwarddragon:

Awards:
:iconmarineplz: Angel without Wings Award by Nameda

A Note TO All!



Anyone who has :+fav:ed my works...
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By the way, if I'm watching you, and you're watching me, I probably won't thank you for any :+fav:'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 :+fav:'s! :giggle:

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. :nod:
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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 :flagus:. If anyone chooses to berate any service, they will be blocked from my page.

There's nothing we can really do about those who hate. So don't spread it around here please! :D



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Handie's avatar
Thank you so much for including one of mine! I really appreciate it! I found a few new fav's here as well!