I was at the beach recently for a wedding engagement photo session and noticed this sign. I really wasn’t aware that we have a problem like this. We don’t need to have our troops in far away lands, seems like they need to be deployed to the beach, not the desert!
I ran across these by accident but they are awesome video testimonials from couples who have been married for 50+ years. I always make it a point to ask brides who contact me, “Where did you and your fiance meet?”. More than a few have said that they met when they were in grade school or the groom-to-be visited his grandparents who lived across the street every summer. Really wonderful stories. These little videos hit home because they are the same kinds of stories. I feel so fortunate that Jeff Mason Photography can be there to photograph each of our new couples as they start their lives together. Video by Gillian Laub
Macon and Jim – Married 51 years
Betty and Lou – Married 60 years
Imogene and Elmer – Married 55 years
Aren’t these wonderful!
Saturday was my last wedding for 2008 and it was a good one to end with. Kimberly and David were married and had their reception at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa and rockin’ they did! They hired Bella Pictures to handle the photography. I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I am a Bella photographer when I have open dates. I’m glad that Nov. 22 was open because Kimberly, David, the bridal party, and both families were wonderful to work with.
I shot a handful of weddings in 2008 for Bella and so far it has been a good experience. I would much rather have my own weddings fill 2-3 weekends every month but when I don’t it gives me an opportunity to stay behind the camera and to meet wonderful people. Their wedding was no different.
Kimberly and David, I wish a happy and healthy life together. Enjoy Aruba and then the cruise with your family. Stay in touch. Here is a video and pictures of some of my favorite images.
[gallery=29]This weekend my wife Nancy and I went to a birthday party for the son of one of her Chi Omega sorority sister’s. Garrett turned 13 and had a really fun party at the Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in Deerfield Beach. Garrett’s mom and dad, Stacy and Ron, have had several of his past parties at the yacht club but this was to be the last big bday/halloween bash. I’m not sure who had more fun, the kids or parents. Nancy has stayed close to Stacy and several of her other sisters that live near each other. It’s always a fun time getting together with Stacy, Kristin, Lisa and their husbands and families. They went to school together at Mercer University in Macon, GA.
Garrett’s dad dressed as Beetlejuice and put on a real show dancing to the “Shake, Shake, Shake, Senora” song. It was a great party and we look forward to seeing all of them again. Happy Birthday, Garrett. Here are a few pictures from the night.
[gallery=28]I saw this posted on a Photographer friend’s blog. Thanks, Tennille, this is too good not to share.
Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places. Improv Everywhere has executed over 70 missions involving thousands of undercover agents. The group is based in New York City. My friend Kristeen from Memories and Keepsakes sent me this YouTube video that I thought was really cool. Having spent 5 years in Manhattan and wandering Grand Central on more than a few occasions I can just imagine the spectacle this must have caused. Check out Improv Everywhere’s site there are alot more videos there.
As a wedding photographer I see a lot of 1st dances, toasts by the Best Man and Maid of Honor, bouquet and garter tosses. All of them are memorable in one way or another but some just have that very special pizzaz that you never forget. Here is a 1st dance that I wish I saw in person.
I love Pixar’s short films. This one is kinda old but it still makes me laugh.
The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid term.
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today.
Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, ‘It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,’ and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct…… leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting ‘Oh, my God.’
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+.
