Happy happy Joy joy rain on its way.

Happy happy joy joy, more rain on the way.

Anyone remember the "happy happy joy joy"? Came from Ren and Stempy cartoon (I guess it came from there). I used to love Ren and Stempy!, guess I still do.

Glad Monday is behind me, it was one of those Monday's. Today is shaping up better I hope, long but better.

Weathermen missed, back to the cold

Weathermen missed the storm, after all the storm warnings, accumulation forecasts and all the other stuff they posted we got the Nada..... It was cold, they did get that right.

Starbucks is back to its frigid temps inside, Brrrrr.

Will the weather guys get one right?

Snow in the forecast, raining now.

The question is will the weather guys actually get one right? The weather channel is already preparing a future show on the yet to happen snow storm forecast for today. Not sure there title but my suggestions are as follows: "The great storm of December 5th, 2009, that never happened....." or my favorite, " How weather changed history; Grandma got below a 1/2 gallon of milk and 8 pc's of bread but still survives."

On another note, Fox News is also hard at work on the pending storm and how the current administration is to blame. Current program direction is for a round table discussion including chicken little's caulk board diagrams.

Apologies to anyone that reads this and enjoys Fox News and their preconceived notion programing. I had to suffer through a hour of it last night while working at a home. The homeowner had it on the whole time I was there and honestly hadnt ever really listened to station that long, I unfortunately left my Ipod and headphones at the house.

New tripod? Sofia!

Shot some moon setting shots on the way to Lowes yesterday and used the tripod since I was shooting the long lens with tele-converter. STRONG wind.... tripod wouldnt be still, all shots were blurry. SO, my stash cash may have to go initially towards a new tripod :( Wish the shots would have come out better, but I was on a ridge top with no shelter with 20mph winds, but to shoot good landscape I need a decent tripod....

Well still saving towards the new camera body.

Did shoot some nice images at the Grove Park last night. Rather proud of myself overall. I am shooting fully manual, and have been for some time now, but was shooting with the dreaded pop up flash plus manual and still got some good shots.

So far my favorite.... still needs some post processing.

Warm and Cozy

Starbucks is warm and cozy and has been since I arrived at 6am!

Early start this morning, guess going to be at 9:30 made me wake up even earlier. Already spent 40 on the trainer, probably do so again this afternoon. When the weather sucks its nice to have that set up. But, seems like I have been riding it more and more and less and less outside.

Speaking of outside riding, NPR did a pc on the cyclist in Cal that had the altercation with the car. The outcome of that altercation was better than the one locally where a local fireman shot a guy in the helmet. Luckily for that guy, his child who was in a child carrier on the bike and his wife the fireman missed the guys head and it only went through his helmet. The fireman got 120 days.....

The whole situation is getting out of hand IMO. I really think the news media and their constant hate campaigns against whatever then can stir up is carrying over to the real world. To easy behind the wheel of a car to act tough and take cheap shots at not only cyclist but other cars.

I will admit there are as many poor examples set by cyclist as there are drivers, but thats no excuse for EITHER side to carry on like they are, maybe its time for some education on the behalf of both sides.

Who cares what Tiger was doing.

Honestly news media, do we really care what Tiger was doing? Lets see, a low speed crash in front of his house with no causalities. But, the smear stations need more ammo for their daily programing.

Starbucks must have found the heat button today, or so it seems in the past 10 minutes. Cold to start but warm air blowing from the duct work!

On a political note, Not real happy with our current administration, of whom many including myself voted for some change. Same old war crap from the govt....

I am against war, against killing of human life. Killing another human being solves no problems, it only creates more problems. And for all you bible thumpers out there who support the current wars (or any) and the death penalty. One of the commandments says thou shalt not kill. I dont seem to remember any foot notes.

Mr Moon is oh so quick!

6:20am, crest the hill on Mills Gap on my way to Chill-Bucks (Starbucks) and there is old Mr Moon on it decent below the horizon. Very large and bright orange, something I seem to chase as a photgrapher. But, about as quickly as I descend Mills Gap Rd on a quick venture to some location close, other than framing the shot over Ingels, Mr Moon disappears.
Not sure how many realize that the Moon moves quick, and the close it gets to the horizon the quicker it seems to go. From 6am to 7am today, the move drops close to 20 degrees above to below the horizon.

If your interested in the moons movement here is a good link http://www.dailymoonposition.com/Default.aspx