I just uploaded the 4,000th photo to
BamaPhotos.comtoday. I started it in July 2003 on
TextAmerica.com (a free service). Taking photos and learning how to use
them in Photoshop has been enjoyable. There's much to learn and I consider myself just an
amateur - but I am having fun.
Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy winner will be
appearing on several TV shows tomorrow. I heard that he lost in November
and this is the last day of the month, so I guess the big hint being given
out is that today he loses. I saw him on his first day - he was good. I
wonder what kind of person would win against him? Maybe that person will
go on to get even bigger winnings.
If that happens, Jeopardy might
want to
change their rules back to the limits because people will get bored of
watching the same contestant every day.
Saw this movie while in Atlanta. One critic
said the premise was hard to swallow so I went wondering if it would make
me squirm.
It did not. The movie was good with nonstop
action from start to finish. Even though Nicholas Cage is not my idea of a
hunk, he can act. The supporting actors were interesting and funny. I enjoyed the clues, the
race between two groups to find the treasure and the ending. Plenty of
humor and action kept me from caring about the basic premise. This movie
would probably be enjoyed most by Indiana Jones fans.
P.S. I am disappointed in RottenTomatoes.com.
Their famous reviews are now a little more buried. Try going to
RottenTomatoes.com and find an option for the reviews. Its not there. You
have to scroll down and find the tiny tomatoes by a sideline box of movie
listings to get to a review. I guess this is what happens when an
entertainment company buys you out. :: sigh ::
Happy Birthday to Dad! He's 74 years old
today. This is a picture of him at 5 years old. Photographers used to
travel with a pony to take pictures. I remember when a professional
photographer came to our house. He set up a background
screen. Mom did our hair and dressed us very nicely. Apparently
door-to-door photographers were around during Dad's childhood, too.
Dad is a true saint.
He's kind, generous and patient. All of his children love him as do his
grandchildren. Dad got me started in genealogy, something he also likes to
do. Dad is a gentle and guileless man. I am lucky to have had him for a
father. Happy Birthday, Dad!
The day after Thanksgiving is always
interesting. While some people claim they are not going to set foot
outside their doors, others join in the shopping fray. I am one of those
who have no problem being out in a big crowd. My husband claims that my
side of the family has a special shopping gene because we act as if we
were born for this and do it so well.
As a matter of fact, my husband had an eye on
an advertised 17 inch LCD monitor for $149. Micro Center, a store in
Atlanta, offered 25 of these. The store opened at 6 a.m. so I got in line
about 20 minutes before it opened.
Alas, I was about 75th in line so the
monitors were gone before I got in the door (I will remember that for next
time. There's nothing like standing out in the dark and freezing cold for
an hour early in the morning - ha ha.) I was impressed with the store.
They walked up and down the line giving out coffee and donuts.
People waiting in the line were pretty nice,
too. I did manage to get other sales items -- a wireless 802.11g router
for $9.99, memory, and a notebook card on sale for just that morning. It
was worth it. I then wondered over to the mall where Sears was offering
half price on many items during early morning only -- all well worth the
time and wait in line for me. I enjoy a good crowd.
My sister was
smarter. She knows certain stores like Wal-Mart match prices so she
grabbed ads from other stores and got much shopping done at Wal-Mart.
My sister, with the help of her family,
prepared a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner. We drove over 200 miles to
Atlanta and it was well worth the trip. My photos of the experience are
located here (click "<-- Newer Photo" above the picture to see all of the
images. I hope all of you had a good weekend, too.
Much is going on around here with relatives
coming and going. I don't know if I can steal a moment away to blog for
the next few
days or not, but thanks to the convenience of a cell phone, photos will be sent to
the photo blogs at Cell.BamaBlog.com(for
spur-of-the-moment, fun stuff and for when my nieces get a hold of my cell
cam) and BamaPhotos.com(for
better quality photos usually uploaded later in the day). Muddy has no
such restrictions on his time and he will keep
blogging through the holiday weekend. (Must be nice to be a
cat.) Feel welcome to
stop by any site.
I have much to be grateful for, my family,
faith and health among the top of the list. (I will be grateful if
everyone traveling will be kept safe. We had a thunderstorm last night and
its still going on - not fun weather to drive or fly in.) I'll be back
online by Sunday morning, if not earlier.
For all who are celebrating this holiday, I
hope you have a wonderful and meaningful time, and if you are not
celebrating, I hope you have a great weekend, too. Happy Thanksgiving!
Much is going on around here with relatives
coming and going. I don't know if I can steal a moment away to blog for
the next few
days or not, but thanks to the convenience of a cell phone, photos will be sent to
the photo blogs at