Halloween 2010

It's a haunted house. And it has ghosties in it. And monsters. And other scary things. Probably cockroaches.

You can see the entire album of Halloween photos here on my Facebook photos page. I spent three solid weeks getting things made and the decor set up, working from the time I got up until 1 or 2 in the morning every day. For that length of time, it should look better, but there Continue reading →

A-kon 21 Photos

Sephiroth wasn't the only character in attendance. . .

We spent the weekend of June 3-6 in Dallas at the downtown Sheraton hotel for A-kon 21. This is an anime/comic convention, now in its 21st year (obviously). There were literally scores of costumes — there were probably as many people in costume as there were out of it. I took over 100 photos, most Continue reading →

I Think He Saved Me

I always wondered whether he'd step up to save me, but I never expected this. . .

Yesterday, as I was on my way to my therapy appointment, I stopped at the corner store for a Pepsi. I pulled out of the parking lot and was sitting at the 4-way stop prior to entering the freeway, when I felt something sharp poking me in the ass. I paused at the stop sign Continue reading →

We Placed . . . Third

Odyssey #1 - This is an identical chair with a bit more damage to the seat back. We forgot to take a picture of the first chair before we cleaned it up and painted on it a bit.

Well, my hopes were dashed but everyone in our court agreed we should’ve placed at least second in the Road Kill Chairs competition. The term “Road Kill Chair” is meant to imply that the artist take a cast-off chair, such as one found in a garage sale, and turn it into art. I have photos Continue reading →

Painting Project Photos

My brother recruited me about a month ago to paint some furniture for him. He lucked into some furniture by some elite artist for his resale shop, and decided I’d be handy to paint some up for sale. I checked out the website, which I can’t find now. I can’t remember the url and an Continue reading →

Kitties Rule, Except For That Awful Smell

Hey folks, long time no anything! I thought you might like to see a couple of pictures of the new kittens, who are 8 weeks and 1 day old. We have four, all males, and they’ve officially entered the cute overload stage. They do little hopping attacks and leaps, graceful and clumsy all at once. Continue reading →

Moved! and New Year, and Photos

Moved! This site has been moved to a new hosting company and a new server. There was some down time last night because I got sucked into watching Leverage with my daughter. We watched 3 episodes on the DVR, and then I checked the site to find a database error. Fixed it right around midnight, Continue reading →

Errors on the Internet

Well, it seems that my information was in error. I found the star info on some website purporting to share celestial events, but it wasn’t an astronomy site. I wasn’t able to find squat online for “stars December 2008″ anywhere else on Google, which is just weird. Maybe it was buried on page 10. In Continue reading →

Stars Tonight Were Amazing

I’ve never tried to photograph the stars before, but tonight as we came home from dinner, I marveled at the brightness of one near the moon. I knew it had to be a planet, but still I’d never seen a display like this before. It was huge, much brighter than a plane that passed nearby Continue reading →

Successful Fundraiser

I’m thrilled to announce that the fundraiser has been a smashing success! You folks are so generous and compassionate, and I am very grateful to each of you. Thank you so much! My account is out of the red and into the black by enough to save me from panicking – plus you came through Continue reading →

Review: Spookers Terror Dome

Prepare to be scared

Spookers Terror Dome 16020 East Freeway (I-10) Channelview, TX 281.860.9800 In Houston, Texas, this year, there is a new haunted attraction that’s stolen the dripping, bloody hearts of the local critics. The Houston Chronicle has billed Spookers Terror Dome as the “Scariest Haunted House in Houston.” In its first year of operation, the Terror Dome Continue reading →

Tradition Demands It

I post this photo every Halloween. I’m working on Part 2 of my retrospective. Stay tuned.