That was weird. Did anyone happen to see three short posts show up on this blog yesterday or in the RSS that looked French or something?
I have no idea how they got there. They have been deleted, but I’m really concerned that my blog posts (not comments) was spammed.
Any ideas? I’m running WordPress 2.2. I almost suspect the Twitter plug-in that creates short posts like that which would mean that Twitter was compromised. I have no idea.
Everyone’s talking about this little guy so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon.
Our youngest niece, Victoria Susan, turns two today. I call her “ViciSue” mostly because I gave her older sisters nicknames and this one for her is just too easy.
I love this photo. It’s not the best quality photo, but it’s the story behind it that explains it.
The family came to visit us about a month ago and we all went to Downtown Disney. She was a riot! Totally full of energy the moment we got there — running, playing, just having a great kid-time.
We first went to the Lego area where they have a little playground. Victoria and her oldest sister, Lera Martha, went straight for the slide. I walked over about 15 yards in front and over to the right of the slide to watch. I got down on one knee to take shots of the two of them playing.
After the third or fourth slide, Victoria landed and looked straight at me. She didn’t know I was there so when she saw me, she got the biggest smile and started running for me. When she got to me she gave me the biggest bear hug that any almost-two-year-old can give. No words. Just joy and love to see me.
This is the photo I snapped as she ran to me from the slide to me. It’s not cropped great. It’s not focused well. But I know the story, and now so do you. And this photo is now one of my favorites.
Happy Birthday, Victoria (ViciSue)!
Wow! I can’t believe it but winter is on the way!
Yup. We’re heading toward winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. Yesterday was the longest day of the year, also known as the Summer Solstice.
It’s all downhill from here.
I mean, doesn’t today seem just a little bit shorter than yesterday?
Raising my cup of Starbucks in honor of Blake because he’s the man! Thanks Blake! visit him at blakeschwendiman.com
I was watching the neighborhood gator (in a pond in front of our neighborhood) and this dragonfly just showed no respect for the gator!
BTW, this photo is much better viewed large and I also posted what I think is a nice tight crop of the gator’s head and reflection.
My Uncle Blog has a wife, Sally. I remember their wedding so I can speak authoritatively on the accuracy of that claim.
Sally has been playing with mud for years now — and she’s really good at making something out of nothing. My family can attest that her pottery has gone from heavy, utilitarian pottery to now professional-grade art.
Aunt Sally’s local paper in South Carolina decided that they should write about her potting skills also.
She started in pottery by taking piano lessons. 15 years later she was teaching classes of 50 people per semester! You’ll have to read the story to figure that one out!
Her advice is somewhat of a metaphor for success in any field:
The hardest part of teaching is getting students to slow down because they must master the basics first. Hayes said an open imagination is a plus because “anything you can imagine, you can make in clay.”
Mastering pottery is a repetitive process that includes plenty of practice. She said she tells new students they will at least have an ice cream bowl to show for their first semester.
“They laugh and usually call it a doggy bowl, because that’s what it’s usually used for,” she said. “Some people catch on right away, and for others it takes six months before they are really pleased with their work.”
Aunt Sally, one day I want to get over there and photograph your studio. I guess I’ll stick around and hear Uncle Bill preach too if I have to.
photo from scnow.com
Mostly you have four options:
Personally I don’t condone any of these methods of catching some shuteye on the man’s watch. I follow these:
Those are pretty much the rules I live by. They’ve worked so far.
Gloria Estefan was correct that the rhythm is gonna get you.
Barry Manilow does not write the songs that makes the whole world sing.
John Lennon is not the walrus.
MC Hammer apparently is not legit enough to quit.
We’re living in a land of confusion. Too many men, too many people causing too many problems.
If you are a fan of LOST, you’ll appreciate this video. It takes the stories from the first three seasons of LOST that tell about the Oceanic Flight 815 crash from different perspectives: inside the plane, what caused the crash, and the reaction of the Others. Then they mix those stories very well together to give us a mashed view of the event. (there is another video circulating on the internets but this one is much better)
YouTube - Oceanic Flight 815 Crash
I’d love to have the equipment to do this kind of thing.
When I’m not using my Treo for mobloging photos, I’m using it for daily personal management (tasks, email, calendar, etc) and sometimes going online. But one thing I’ve found is there aren’t a lot of great mobile-enabled websites. However, I thought I’d pass along a few I’ve found to be useful for a mobile web device.
And of course you can go to the mobile rob’s place : rob.orangejack.com!
What mobile sites do you like to visit?
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