Visions of Earth | NGM

Upon entering the eye doctor's office today I walked up to the counter to check-in and glanced down at my feet to see a basket filled with magazines. Usually I take the opportunity to snatch up a copy of Glamour or Self so I can catch up on all the latest trends or read how to lose weight by eating chocolate cake. Under all those enticing titles I saw the yellow border that I immediately recognized as a National Geographic Magazine. See #10 below...

I came home (with another new pair of trial contacts!) and looked up the website, Visions of Earth, of which some images were published in the magazine. I loved the 2008 set.

Here's a screenshot from one of the amazing photographers, JCarrier.

What I've been up to!

Sorry ya'll....I've been slacking on my blog lately but not in other areas! I'm getting ready to launch some updates to my website and you might have noticed I changed my logo. I wanted something more clean and simple to reflect my style. I love the new font and style. do you?

I'm also in the process of updating my blog so the pictures are larger and there's no text along the sides. this information can be found at the very bottom of the page if you are used to finding old posts that way! Bare with me, I'm still tweaking little things here and there.

I'll have a post soon on the fabulous wedding I photographed with David last night. But until then here's my favorite image so far...

Thanks Aunt J for the video!

Tim Ferris, author of the Four Hour Work Week, demonstrates how easy it is to get get a hardboiled egg without peeling it! Hats off to you, Tim. There will now be an abundance of deviled eggs at my next family reunion :)

Thanks to my Aunt J out in the beautiful mountainess state of Colorado for the link. Miss you dearly.



off to make egg-salad. seriously.

Chai's Story

I often visit Erin Vey's blog BARK to see pictures of her Gracie the Great Dane...I have a love for Great Danes (and the name Gracie too)!

Please, take a moment and read the following blog posted below.

The story is about a lab who was injured by a Four Paws Inc product. This should never have to happen to another dog and I hope that this company listens and recalls their product.

http://thechaistory.blogspot.com/2008/08/chai-story.html

Thank you.

Updates to the Blog

I feel like such a nerd sitting at my computer researching html codes...but it's worth it! I now have a rotating blog banner, larger pictures within the posts, and well okay that's it so far!! But it's a start...a very slow steady start :).

Not sure if I did everything correctly, but it seems to be working alright. I might need to adjust the picture sizes again....

whatda think?!

I couldn't leave without a picture: Gracie laughing at a cow.

taken at the Washington County Fair

Try this and get back to me::

According to recent research at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, cell phones are exposing our bodies to harmful electromagnetic fields. They suggest not using your phone in places like a bus so you're not exposing those around you....

so next time the person behind you in line is on their cell phone, tell them "I'd like to reduce my exposure to cell phone emissions, could you please call them later?"

The study also suggests not wearing our cell phones on our bodies OR at least pointing the key pad down to reduce the exposure. Evidently, we're just frying our bone marrow by wearing it on our hips.

Now, if you're still with me...the study also said when talking on your cell phone to switch sides regularly! That struck me funny.

And at the very end of this article it suggested looking for a cell phone with low SAR, LIKE the Motorola V3x. Too bad I just signed a 2 yr. contract with a Motorola Q9.

So, what do you think? I'm one to always find this sort of thing funny at first. I do know that the UoP is awesome (my diploma says so) and I trust their research is top notch. Just curious what they'll say next.

I guess we could all use some more::

image on bus taken by Frederic J. Brown of Getty Images. Thank goodness because I can't read the sign in the background.

My Domain

I just spent the last 1/2 hour switching my domain name from Yahoo to GoDaddy. My email will remain the same, but if you send an email and don't receive a reply within a few days....please call. Everything should go smoothly, but there's bound to be a gliche somewhere along the way. Right?! haha

Why did I do this????

So I can offer a password protected online ordering system! Now you can not only see your gallery of images online but you can also order them directly from the site. Ordering storyboards will be super simple too. It's going to be fabulous and I can't wait to launch it on my site.

And I couldn't leave ya without a picture of my new cell phone :)

Website Issues

I'm having problems editing my website. I changed/added some text...easy...but for some unknown reason this caused images to disappear from my site??? I don't have the patience to deal with it tonight. I really need to look into some better FTP software.

Another 4 Years in Pittsburgh

I can't believe it's that time again to think about 'moving' with the AirForce. It's absolutely amazing how fast 3+ years has gone. We got stationed in Pittsburgh back in 2004. We have been so blessed on this tour and we are proud to announce that we will be staying another 4 years!!!

Vic will become an OA Recruiter, recruiting fully qualified doctors. I'm so proud of what Vic has accomplished in his career. This will be a tough position, but there's no doubt in my mind that Vic is well suited for the job.

Ironically, we will still be moving out of our home this fall. We've outgrown the house and the 15+ acres we sit on is going to be sold to build more homes. One thing Vic and said we're not going to do is buy a home until we near retirement. With that said, I dread the house hunting process!!

Don't laugh, but this is the only recent pic I have of Vic and I!! Seriously. I *really* need to get better at having pictures taken of US! I might just have to hire someone :).