Happy New Year

I, for one, am very happy to see 2007 kicked to the curb. The year started out strong, then quickly went to shit around the end of August and has taken the last 4 months of the year to rebound to an acceptable level, but still has a long way to go. So we welcome [...]

Not Taking Any Chances

This is an old one, but a good one.
A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, “You can have her shipped home for $5,000 or can bury her here, in the Holy Land for $150.
The man thought about it [...]

Cliffs Of Dover

I’m sure that many of you are old enough to remember this neat little Eric Johnson riff from around 1990. If not, then you’ve surely heard it while playing Guitar Hero on your Wii or Xbox360. Shauna got Guitar Hero for Christmas and we’ve been playing it on her Wii for the past couple of [...]

Merry Christmas

As Christmas day nears to an end, it’s time to start thinking about next week and a new year. We have a lot of expectations for this upcoming year and it’s going to take a lot of work on our end to meet those expectations. First and foremost, we need to get all of the [...]

Credit Bureaus Suck! My Christmas Gift To You!

How come identity theft is a crime, but false credit reporting from Equifax, Transunion and Experian isn’t? This is a question that I’m awaiting an answer from our state and federal representatives. In this long, drawn out process of trying to purchase another house, we’ve found so many discrepancies on our credit report that it’s [...]

Photographing Christmas Lights

How to Do It:
1. Arrive early. The best time to shoot is before it gets totally dark. Arriving around sunset will give you time to plan your shot before the good light happens. You may have to ask your subject to turn the lights on early - most people don’t flip them on until the [...]

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