Author: Rich

The Lodge in the Garden

She packed by bag last night, preflight
Zero hour, nine a.m.
And I’m gonna be high
As a kite by then

We leave out at 3am… West Virginia Vacation!

This my Newest Piece of Art. “The Lodge in the Garden” by Alex Deranged.

I Love Photography

I’ve loved photography since I got my first DISC camera back in the early ’80s. I took so many pictures of Kansas and Germany when I was stationed there. After I got out I ended up buying a nice 35mm Nikon with a couple of different lenses and it started. Everywhere I go the camera went with me.

I’ve shot 4 wedding now and several other functions. I only did it because they asked me, and of course, since I was doing it for free the price was right. I hated weddings though. Not because I didn’t want to take photos, but because I was so nervousness. If I mess up on a typical photo I’m taking, No big deal. But, If I screw a wedding there are no do-overs. (well kinda sort of – divorce and remarry) But I still kept shooting everything… documenting my families life along with family and friends.

I’ve gone through so many camera’s I’ve lost count. I’ve had a Sony Maciva (3 1/2 floppy disc) another Sony Mini CD camera, Olympus 5060W, Underwater Olympus, Snappy Q 35mm, Canon point and shoot, Panasonic Point and Shoot, Olympus 3.1 megapixel, Olympus underwater, Canon Rebel XT, Nikon 35mm, and now I’m shooting with this Canon T3i. I’m sure I’ve forgotten a bunch but you get the picture… no pun intended there.

My youngest son and I enrolled in a photography class at a local camera shop. I actually did it for him but after 1 class I had to admit how much I did not know. It was awesome and renewed my love of photography once again.

So when you see me walking around with my camera stop and say, “Cheese”!

10 things I want for Dinner

  1. All you can eat shrimp from Red Lobster
  2. Medium well T-Bone steak w/baked potato from Lone Star
  3. Hooters 911 Buffalo Shrimp!
  4. Almond Crusted Grouper from Pecks
  5. Alaskan Snow Crab Legs from Crab House
  6. Real Greek Gyro from Pappas
  7. Chicken Cesar Salad from Outback Steakhouse (I like their dressing)
  8. Chicken Pad Thai with Chicken Satay from Thai House
  9. Hibachi Chicken / Filet Mignon / Shrimp Japanese Steakhouse
  10. Chicken Strips from Circle K
  • These are my selections of what I’d love for dinner tonight. Of course Hooters 911 Chicken Sandwich sounds good as well.

Memorable Deaths in 2012

This is for myself… others have passed away that were great people this year.

1. Neil Armstrong – Neil Armstrong, who made the “giant leap for mankind” as the first human to set foot on the moon. My mother sat me in front of the television in 1969 and told me to watch, “This is History being made”.

2. Andy Griffith – Andy Taylor, the small-town sheriff of the fictional Mayberry, N.C., in the long-running situation comedy “The Andy Griffith Show.”  Great comedian and I laughed many a time with him.

3. Earl Scruggs –  With his guitar-strumming partner, Lester Flatt, Mr. Scruggs reached his widest audiences with “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” — it was the getaway music in the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde” — and “The Ballad of Jed Clampett,” the theme song of the 1960s television sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies.” – I have a couple of his albums

4. Don Cornelius – created the dance show “Soul Train,” one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history. – Watched this many a day!

5. Davy Jones – the handsomest and most popular of the Monkees. The Monkees is one of the first shows I ever remember watching.

6. Sherman Hemsley –  George Jefferson on the hit CBS sitcom “The Jeffersons”  Many laughs from Sherman… Rest In Peace. A true classic sitcom.

7. Stephen Covey – The author became a household name with “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” I’ve learned a lot from him.

8. Mike Wallace – CBS reporter Mike Wallace was one of America’s best-known broadcast journalists as an interrogator of the famous and infamous on “60 Minutes.

9. Etta James – her powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice, could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs. Awesome voice in a singer.

10. Jack Klugman – Oscar Madison on “The Odd Couple” and as the crusading forensic pathologist of “Quincy, M.E.,” I used to sneak out of bed and me and my mother would watch “Quincy” every week.

R.I.P. to ALL! 

10 Things to Live By

  1. 10-things-to-live-byAlways be Friendly
  2. Buy “Made in the USA” when possible
  3. Spend Money Locally
  4. Put the phone down when you’re with someone
  5. When you feel lost go for a walk
  6. Believed in a Handshake
  7. Keep your word
  8. Be a Proud American!
  9. Be a Just and Upright Man
  10. Be Charitable

Every person has a “Personal Code” they live by… what’s yours?

My 2018 Peppers

My 2018 peppers are:peppers

  1. Bleeding Borg 9 (Powder)
  2. Cumari Peppers (Sauce) 
  3. Florida Grove (Fresh / Crushed)
  4. Facing Heaven (Crushed)
  5. Thai Dragon (Crushed)
  6. Thai Orange (Crushed)
  7. Aji Lemon (Sauce)
  8. Aji Pineapple (Sauce)
  9. Seranto (Sauce)
  10. Jalapenos (Fresh / Sauce)

Wait for the photos this year!

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