Daily Grind

Ghetto Car

Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Daily Grind | 1 comment

Every once in awhile we all run across a car that makes you take a step back and say “whoa…someone did that on purpose?” Be it a VW bus painted all hippie style, or that car I occasionally see around joplin that is completely covered in bumper stickers. And don’t forget...

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Documenting Florida

Posted on Apr 3, 2007 in Daily Grind | 0 comments

So over the weekend I went to Venice, Florida (just south of Tampa) to do a little more shooting for the Up With People documentary. It just so happened that the beaches were littered with spring breakers, so while we were on the beach doing interviews with the cast members, the producer wanted...

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Seedling Update

Posted on Mar 28, 2007 in Daily Grind, Gardening / Plants, Rural America | 1 comment

So remember the post awhile back about my idea to grow some strange and exotic plants/trees? Well, I bought the seeds from a great online vendor, and narrowed my selection to 9 varieties. I planted them, following the strange and detailed instructions for proper germination of the seeds, many of...

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Mouse Trap

Posted on Mar 26, 2007 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 3 comments

Lately I’ve been having some issues with an uninvited guest in my home. I never saw him, just his droppings. I finally had enough and set out some poison, which he quickly consumed, for 2 days straight. I thought maybe he was gone, but then out of nowhere yesterday I actually saw him...

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Ski Utah!

Posted on Mar 19, 2007 in Daily Grind | 0 comments

Well I am back from my favorite state… Utah. We had a great time, and not unlike last time I vacationed here, we had all kinds of unexpected adventure. Of course there was the skiing, and the fact that i found myself pushing myself to the limits in terms of the difficult routs i chose to...

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Rest Areas Beware

Posted on Mar 5, 2007 in Daily Grind, My Thoughts On... | 1 comment

Hannah and I noticed a sign out front at the dollar tree the other day that said “ALL ITEMS 50 CENTS!” so of course we went in. I figured the junk that I won’t buy for a dollar might just be a temptation at half price. Hannah found some dishes and I found a motorist’s dream...

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