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      • Sunset haiku from along Highway 1806
        05/31/08

        Power lines stand fast
        Or are those telephone wires?
        Sun comes wand'ring past

      • I highly recommend picking one up...or picking up with one
        05/29/08

        The call came early Tuesday morning. Five semi loads of steel beams had arrived! Our church's new building project is about to take a huge leap forward. But someone has to unload and inventory this stuff, and they needed another guy.

        Two of us got to run that shiny new turbo

      • How about a lift?
        05/28/08

        I happened to be south of Mandan a couple nights ago and caught the silhouette of one of the ski lifts at Huff Hills against the sunset sky. I don't know if they run these during the summer, but I would guess that they don't.

        I used to work for mountain operations at Big

      • Memorial Day 2008 in pictures
        05/26/08
        I was able to attend the ceremony at the Veteran's Cemetery out near Fort Lincoln today and brought back some photos for those who were unable to make it. I had wool socks and long johns on, because it was cold enough to see my breath when I first got there and started swapping lenses. I'

      • Some gave all
        05/24/08

        You can find a copy of this poster on the North Dakota National Guard website by clicking here. This weekend, as we honor the sacrifices of all soldiers who died defending our freedom and our nation. the loss of several North Dakota soldiers in the modern war on terrorism is particularly fres

      • No homeschoolers allowed. Too bad, a homeschooler should have proofread the contest rules
        05/24/08

        This is a Subway contest that you can find online by clicking here. The contest involves writing a story using one of four starting points provided by Subway. There's only one caveat:


        No home school kids are allowed! No reason is given. Judging from the first thing th

      • The Grant Marsh situation
        05/21/08

        With all the talk about the need to replace the ailing Memorial Bridge, I hadn't heard a peep about the good ol' Grant Marsh lately. That's why I was surprised to see this nastiness above one of the support columns, near the boat landing. That doesn't look very healthy, d

      • There's always the sun
        05/20/08

        Not only did I drop the title of a Stranglers song into the title of this post, but I also get to show you what happens when the power plant (is it Milton Young Station? I'm not sure) gets silhouetted by the setting sun! I got out to Double Ditch just in time to capture the sun dipping b

      • Windmill at midnight
        05/18/08

        I was out running around with a friend last night and, after a brief stop at Applebee's, we found ourself out by an old familiar waypoint in my GPS: this windmill. It was dark except for the (in this case) inconvenient light of a full moon, so I took a long exposure. You can tell by the

      • I hope they never fix my street like this
        05/17/08

        19th Street north of Century Avenue was closed for a while because of poor road conditions. The street is open now, and I see that they've succeeded in actually making it worse! Hopefully this is just an intermediate stage; they've simply carved up the bad sections and replaced the

      • Thursday night moon
        05/15/08

        I was loading the boys into the evil gas-hogging SUV tonight when I noticed an incredibly bright moon up in the blue evening sky. I couldn't resist dashing home and grabbing the camera. While trying to find a clear shot between all those pesky trees on our property, I found a rather int

      • Snow sticks to artificial turf
        05/15/08

        I was really excited at the potential of a photograph of the snowy lawn at the state capitol last Saturday. Sadly it was not to be so; the snow wasn't sticking to the grass as it was some other surfaces, so the white coat wasn't quite what I had hoped for. While looking for a nice

      • How it's spelled
        05/13/08

        I took today off from work because I've got some guys here working on my house. I happened to get sucked into the Discovery Channel program How It's Made for a little bit. I'm a curious sort, so this program tends to draw me in quite handily. I hit the program guide on my sat

      • Where Eagles Fly
        05/12/08

        I couldn't get the Sammy Hagar tune out of my head Saturday as a friend and I hiked our way up to an eagle's nest...thus the title of this post. It was COLD, too! We stood nearby as a pair of eagles nervously checked us out. We kept our distance in an effort to minimize our disrup

      • Rocket, Baby. Yeah.
        05/08/08

        I couldn't resist dropping a Def Leppard lyric into the title of this post! I had some time on my hands Monday, so I geeked out and perused the National Atomic Museum, also known as the National Museum of Nuclear Science and Technology. What can I say...I'm a nerd! While there wer

      • Home Depot closure leaves dozens homeless
        05/07/08

        Upon hearing the announcement of Home Depot's impending closure, my thoughts immediately jumped to two things: first, where do I get my Cable Cuffs? That one was easy: here! Second, what happens to the birds?


        These little birdies make their nests in the bottom of the

      • Best. Movie. Ever. (with ties to Bismarck-Mandan, even)
        05/03/08

        Some coworkers and I took the afternoon off today and went to the opening matinee of Iron Man at the luxurious Grand Theater in north Bismarck. Wow.

        First off, this movie was so amazing and so...well, COOL that I was ready to pre-order the DVD before I walked out of the theater. I

      • Here's where to see some spring flowers
        05/02/08

        Okay...so Spring seems to be stubborn this year! Not to worry, I've dug up a photo of some nice spring flowers overlooking the state capitol building. This photo was taken one evening at Hillside Park and is one of my early favorites. Hopefully we'll get some nice weather soon and

      • Throwing copper
        05/01/08

        I couldn't resist throwing the title of a Live album in for this post's title. Technically we were throwing lead, too...at high velocity! This isn't my ammo, I was shooting something a bit more beefy.

        I don't hunt other than with my camera; I'm strictly in

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