Archive for May, 2008

Iowa Tornadoes - Too Close to Home

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend was interrupted around here by some very scary storms. Here is a brief look at only a small part of the damage as we tried to fathom how close these came to us and received reports from neighbors and friends in the area. We were at a friend’s in North Cedar when […]

Polaroid Lament

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

If you haven’t heard the news yet, Polaroid is shutting down in 2009. What was once the essential tool for every commercial and fine art photographer will now be completely obsolete.
What are we to do with our Polaroid backs? Add them to the pile of odd-sized lens caps and filters I guess. How is […]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! - Rediscover Tequila

Monday, May 5th, 2008

I hear this all the time in conversations… “Tequila? I can’t drink that anymore.” Usually the story involves a night (or more) of overindulging on tequila shots during younger, more naive days of the person’s life. And, when I probe more I find that 9 out of 10 times it involves some value tequila […]