I just now got project X in the mail, and I fell in love with it at first sight., Thank you so much Paula! I am definitely sure that she will appreciate it years from now. I will be sending you a thank you card in the mail at least.
Meatloaf, and mac and cheese is what we are having for dinner, I can share if anyone wants any
Great pictures, Chad!
Hmm... I wonder where Datafever has been over the last few days?
Today is a warm and muggy day. They've got AC at school, but they must not wish to run it yet since it is hotter than blazes in this place.
My bedroom is finally getting painted - 3 months after we moved. I've had to put up with girly looking yellow for the past three months! This a much nicer green that goes with my tropical themed bedding.
The school newspaper came out today and the article on my website was in it. Naturally, there had to be a problem. They have this whole lovely article on the website, but do they give the web address anywhere? No. So in other words, despite the article, my site won't see any increase in visitors since the web address was left out. Sometimes I wonder...
Anyway, I hope everyone has a good week. We have a late start tomorrow and Friday off, so that should make sure that this week isn't too bad.
Willy
Didn't want to get on today since I had stuff to do around the house. Didn't get it done anyhow...
Hearing some bumps and rumbles - first T-Storms of the season. A couple of cells passed to the north (they stayed Canadian) earlier, but there's a small line working its way off the lake now, so we might get a little action. Nothing serious, though.
As long as the pup doesn't get too worried - she doesn't care for that stuff.
Meeting tonight, so better snag some early chow.
Back to projects, too.
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Evening
had a good visit with G +G kohnen back in my old hometown. RJ corman even made its presence felt with a train rolling through Celina.I make this a peanut butter pie dessert night because if we didnt order the dessert we would have missed the train.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Joe, before we have any of the peanut butter pie, how about some meat loaf, mashed taters & gravy and mac and cheese? There's also steak strips with sauteed mushrooms & onion, and there's also some shelly beans w/potatoes & onion cooked in with the beans.
It's good to know that you had a good visit with Grandma & Grandpa Kohnen, along with seeing some trains! That's always a very good thing!!
Duff, I'm glad to hear that Project X made it!! I'm very happy to hear that you like it so much. That was my intention, after all!! If you ever want a larger version, even in a different color, just let me know.
Message From:The Cook
Well, looks like no one came in last night for supper. I had to throw out everything I had fixed for last night's supper, and cleaned up the warmer bar, and washed all the dishes.
Coffee is made, fresh juice is made, and we have hot tea and cider available this morning.
On the warmer bar, you will find: fresh baked muffins: blueberry, cherry, strawberry, oatmeal, and corn muffins. There's also bear claws and bagels (beagels for Mookie). Also, you will find: turkey bacon, oatmeal, toast, and sausage & biscuits.
I'll be back when I finish with Tuesday Produce.
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Thanks for all the compliments on the pix gang, and I do miss being in here but these days I 've got priorities and a lot of great things going on in my life both at work and personally. It does cut way down on my forum time but it's ALL GOOD !!!
Anybody know where Chris is these days? I think these are the first pictures I have posted that were taken with his old camera (I bought his old Canon body back in December) and he might like to see them.
Anyway I'm off to bed, I just got home from doing a late night ampifier changeout.
Everyone have a great and blessed day.
And Mookie, seeing BC got me thinking, Is it too early to start planning another Lincoln gathering for this Fall ???
good morning
today is going to be catchup on chores day.also mother nature is might rain on us today.glad we had a couple days to dry out.going to make sure matt is ready. a fall meeting in cornhusker country??? hmmmmm
Joe
Dan
If you are wondering about the furry creature with jangleing ear rings that just made a mad dash to a dark hiding spot in the back of the store room... Check out recent posts on the Eric and Mike photo contest thread.
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
Well, I'm finally back from Produce! The truck was over an hour late; started out with 58 people, ended up with 55, after others got tired and/or had to leave before truck showed up. Got chocolate milk, lettuce, parsley, carrots, cauliflower, apples and potatoes.
Think I'll bake an apple pie or apple crisp for dessert tonight. On the warmer bar, you will find: roast, taters, carrots, garden (tossed) salad, corn, cornbread, and rolls. For dessert, there is: chocolate cake, yellow cake w/caramel icing, and banana pudding.
Everyone have a great afternoon, and take care. Joe, we're supposed to get rain sometime later on this afternoon.
After taking a quick look at the Trackside thread, it appears that Bergie is a tad touchy today...
Not exactly a beautiful day here. Clouds, cool, and showers moving in a little later. Not all days can be like the past few.
Willy2 wrote: After taking a quick look at the Trackside thread, it appears that Bergie is a tad touchy today...
I don't think he was touchy. I think it was an honest reaction and well-founded. Bergie and Mike take time from their schedules to go trackside, take pictures, and post them for all of us to comment on. I don't think he's arguing with Mook's disapproval. I think it's more about the fact that she didn't elaborate why she didn't like it.
Considering the work that goes into a shot, I think it would've been fair to offer a little more constructive criticism rather than just posting "Yawn." Even non-photographers can offer thoughts on the aesthetics of a shot. Maybe it's the inability to post emotions effectively on a forum, but "Yawn" seems more than a little rude to me.
If it had been my shot, I think I would've packed up and headed off to other realms where I could at least get some insight as to why a viewer didn't like it. It's probably good that it was Bergie that posted it.
Just my 1/50th of a dollar. I'll be headed back into the closet, or wherever it was I came from.
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
CopCarSS wrote: Willy2 wrote: After taking a quick look at the Trackside thread, it appears that Bergie is a tad touchy today... I don't think he was touchy. I think it was an honest reaction and well-founded. Bergie and Mike take time from their schedules to go trackside, take pictures, and post them for all of us to comment on. I don't think he's arguing with Mook's disapproval. I think it's more about the fact that she didn't elaborate why she didn't like it.Considering the work that goes into a shot, I think it would've been fair to offer a little more constructive criticism rather than just posting "Yawn." Even non-photographers can offer thoughts on the aesthetics of a shot. Maybe it's the inability to post emotions effectively on a forum, but "Yawn" seems more than a little rude to me.If it had been my shot, I think I would've packed up and headed off to other realms where I could at least get some insight as to why a viewer didn't like it. It's probably good that it was Bergie that posted it.Just my 1/50th of a dollar. I'll be headed back into the closet, or wherever it was I came from.
Fair enough... Thinking about it, I probably would have had the same reaction. Still though, I don't think Mookie meant any harm.
Knowing Mookie, I'm sure she didn't. I'm just saying that I can completely see Bergie's perspective, and I don't think his reaction was out of line at all.
Edit: BTW, Chad, forgot to mention your shots. Looking good! I especially liked the first two UP shots.
So are you starting to figure out that bugger? I love my Pentax, and especially the lenses I've collected for it so far. Still, I miss the "look" that the D60 gave me. Canon has made some nice improvements in that line of bodies over the past few years, but if I were a Canon owner, the only way I'd upgrade the body is if the price of a full frame body dropped below $2K.
Anyways, looking forward to see what else you post with that thing.
Not to be mean or start any riots here, but I do agree with what Bergie’s response was…That’s just my two cents worth
Bacon, Cheddar melt with lots of fries for now, that sounds great. With a large glass of sweet tea. Sorry no one came in last night CW, My excuse….I had a breastfeeding class last night. I have classes every Monday night for either childbirth, child safety, post pardon child care, and breastfeeding, and I only have two more left. I will try to make at least an effort to stop by tonight though. Possibly pitch in if I am needed.
It’s a nice muggy warm Florida spring day. Great time for me and my husband to go outside and cut down some trees….thin out the backyard. Hey I am supposed to exercise right?…Don’t worry I don’t pick anything up, just use a handsaw to cut small limbs off of them. I promise I won’t hurt Sadie. I have to admit I am a workaholic and it’s driving me nuts that I can’t work now…under the advice of my husband when we found out originally I was pregnant. Next kid I have I will stay at work though, since I can handle it better than most women I have seen.
Duff
did I ever mention the first one comes when it wants the rest take 9 months??? didnt know if I did or not.
CW thanks for the supper.matt says thanks for the chocolate milk.the rain stopped this afternoon so we were able to go outside and fix up the deck.I hinged up a new piece of lattace and put hooks on the bottom so now in the fall i can just lift it up and use the leaf blower to blow out all the stuff underneath.Matt and i are going to go swimming later.as for tommorow we will see what happens.we will have popcorn and lemonade ready about 9:30 for late night snackers.
Joe, you're welcome!!
I've got more roast, taters & carrots on the warmer bar, along with corn, cornbread & beef gravy.
Also have three apple pies and two apple crisps for dessert tonight. And there's plenty of ice cream, to have with the pie or the crisp.
Fill your plates, and, if you'd like, head on out to the patio, and enjoy the trains going by while you eat. Looks like another perfect evening, to do that!!
They're now saying that the rain will begin here somewhere around 5 a.m. It was supposed to arrive in the early afternoon, but is holding off, apparently. And that suits me just fine, for the time being, anyway.
Anybody heard from Ray today?!?! Haven't seen him around today, since he posted on "This Day in Railroad History" this morning.
JoeKoh wrote:<p>Duff</p><p>did I ever mention the first one comes when it wants the rest take 9 months??? didnt know if I did or not.</p><p>CW thanks for the supper.matt says thanks for the chocolate milk.the rain stopped this afternoon so we were able to go outside and fix up the deck.I hinged up a new piece of lattace and put hooks on the bottom so now in the fall i can just lift it up and use the leaf blower to blow out all the stuff underneath.Matt and i are going to go swimming later.as for tommorow we will see what happens.we will have popcorn and lemonade ready about 9:30 for late night snackers.</p><p>stay safe</p><p>joe</p>
Chris,
While I see you point, I don't think Erik or Mike go trackside exclusively for the forums benefit...the other way around seems more like it, in that we benefit from their hobby.
Both are avid photographers, Mike has quite a neat train photo website, Erik has a cool blog on his new "old home" and the trials of fixing up a 100 year old home.
They share their train photography hobby with us through the "Trackside" section.
Both photos posted this time around were "dug" up from leftovers, not purpose shot for the contest.
As for Bergie's response...isn't he supposed to be impartial?
After all, he is the moderator here, so his likes and dislikes shouldn't have any bearing on things, yet...
Had I found myself in his position, where I was asking for feedback, and someone posted "yawn"...I hope I would refrain from biting that person, and instead would post something along the lines of questioning them as to why it elicited a yawn.
Frankly, I expected a much better reply from him.
I think I will just write it off to a hard week of house repair on his part.
CopCarSS wrote: Knowing Mookie, I'm sure she didn't. I'm just saying that I can completely see Bergie's perspective, and I don't think his reaction was out of line at all.Edit: BTW, Chad, forgot to mention your shots. Looking good! I especially liked the first two UP shots. So are you starting to figure out that bugger? I love my Pentax, and especially the lenses I've collected for it so far. Still, I miss the "look" that the D60 gave me. Canon has made some nice improvements in that line of bodies over the past few years, but if I were a Canon owner, the only way I'd upgrade the body is if the price of a full frame body dropped below $2K.Anyways, looking forward to see what else you post with that thing.
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edblysard wrote:Chris,While I see you point, I don't think Erik or Mike go trackside exclusively for the forums benefit...the other way around seems more like it, in that we benefit from their hobby.Both are avid photographers, Mike has quite a neat train photo website, Erik has a cool blog on his new "old home" and the trials of fixing up a 100 year old home.They share their train photography hobby with us through the "Trackside" section.Both photos posted this time around were "dug" up from leftovers, not purpose shot for the contest.As for Bergie's response...isn't he supposed to be impartial?After all, he is the moderator here, so his likes and dislikes shouldn't have any bearing on things, yet... Had I found myself in his position, where I was asking for feedback, and someone posted "yawn"...I hope I would refrain from biting that person, and instead would post something along the lines of questioning them as to why it elicited a yawn. Frankly, I expected a much better reply from him.I think I will just write it off to a hard week of house repair on his part. CopCarSS wrote: Knowing Mookie, I'm sure she didn't. I'm just saying that I can completely see Bergie's perspective, and I don't think his reaction was out of line at all.Edit: BTW, Chad, forgot to mention your shots. Looking good! I especially liked the first two UP shots. So are you starting to figure out that bugger? I love my Pentax, and especially the lenses I've collected for it so far. Still, I miss the "look" that the D60 gave me. Canon has made some nice improvements in that line of bodies over the past few years, but if I were a Canon owner, the only way I'd upgrade the body is if the price of a full frame body dropped below $2K.Anyways, looking forward to see what else you post with that thing.
Agreed he could have been a little more dignified in his response, but at the same time I can see where he is coming from. I would want to know why I got a “Yawn” for feedback, but I would possibly ask why in fact this person would have yawned. More explanation would have been appreciated. At the same time I would understand that he may have had other things on his mind, and that remark kind made him defensive, in a sort..Just saying I understand Bergie’s point of view in his response, but he again could have been a little civil about the delivery
hope everyone is enjoying the popcorn tonight. matt is tuckered out and went right to sleep when we came home. mother nature was putting on a light show to our north so we will see what tommorrow brings.
Joe,
Typical Gulf Coast weather today...thunderstorms at 6am, then blazing sunlight by 8...got to 83 by 11am.
Around 10, it was raining, with the sun out!
Every other cloud had rain in it...too hot to wear our rain gear, you sweated inside that and got more wet than just letting it rain on you.
Like working in a steam room, air so think you could cut it with a knife.
Tonight, its a cool 70, dried out with a north breeze...we dont really listen to the weather forcasters down here, after all, they do the same thing we do, just before they go on the air...they poke their head out the window, take a look at the sky, then just tell us what it looks like, right now!
Duff can tell you about how fast a gulf born thunderstorm can show up, and how fast they vanish.
Good Wednesday morning, all! Well, woke up to a thunderstorm at 6. So waited until now to go online. Didn't want any more computer DSL modem problems!! They have reported a few rain related accidents this morning, two of them, each with a fatality. As a matter of fact, one of the accidents has I-65 shut down on a good stretch of the interstate. Traffic isn't going anywhere for awhile, since it's so backed up, they can't back up and get off on a side street.
Coffee is on, juice is freshly made, and there is also hot chocolate and hot and iced tea available this morning.
On the warmer bar, you will find the usual breakfast items, so help yourself to whatever you want on it.
Sure to hope we see Mookie back in today. Really did miss her in here yesterday. Everyone take care, and have a good day, and try to stay dry and cool, if you can.
morning
alot cooler here than it has been this morning.not sure what matt and I will be up to today.he is still sleeping in.here is mokies coffee mug for when she comes in.
Ed,
I think you're right about it being Mike and Erik's hobby, and that they choose to share it with us bi-weekly. Still, coming from a photographer's perspective, I also can understand the efforts that go into making a photograph, rather than taking a snapshot.
I guess part of me automatically rallies to Erik's defense since I had a similar experience recently. I posted this shot on one of my photographic forums:
and got the following post:
"Ordinary. Dull B/W conversion. Should've been done in color."
That bugged me a little bit for several reasons:
Still, while his comment did bug me, at least it did contain some information why he didn't like it. Had I received "yawn.." as a comment, I'm pretty sure I would have been much more bothered. While it is a hobby (and one that I enjoy tremendously), it is a little frustrating to know that one's hard work garners nothing more than a "yawn."
I guess one has to be somewhat thick-skinned in order to post stuff for critique. Quite honestly, I doubt I could do the Trackside competition every other week. It annoys me to no end that virtually half of the responses are "I voted for Mike/Erik because I like Railroad X." I don't think this is supposed to be a popularity competition, but rather a competition on the aesthetics of the photos presented. At least Mookie voiced her displeasure with the aesthetics of the shots, rather than the railroads involved.
I guess it's all just a matter of perspective. Just my again. Back into the closet.
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