Something from this past summer. Those clouds look amazing. 

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The strange rabbit that is found through out St. Louis. That sunset is SO Midwestern, I love it. This is a good time to tell my good news. I am going to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time in my life in under 30 days. Also, staying true to my word, I am not going to California (ever), I am going to Oregon. I will be visiting some old college, and even high school friends. I am overly excited to see the West coast of the United States. I know the camera isn't going to know when to stop shooting. Hopefully, I will not lose the photos to computer melt down like I did with the Atlantic Ocean pictures. 

More Hookha love. Some of them had very classy looks to them, they also we the ones with the classy price tags. 

This is the top half of a hookah in a tiny Persian owned store on Oakland Ave. This was part of a series of photos to use for an advertisement in the magazine. However, the client decided that he wanted nothing to do with photography on his ad. Oh well, his loss. 

From the dolci menu at Brio Trattoria. This is a pistachio cannoli, very festive. The Chef was interviewed for the Chow Baby! feature for Vital Source.

DJ Christian Marclay at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  

Dale Chihuly creates the most amazing things with glass. Here is a piece from the Milwaukee Art Museum. He also has many pieces in the Kohl Center in Madison. 

1/3 Partisan, Charlie. I love taking pictures of preformers because they seem to forget that you are there with a camera. Charles Peterson is one of my favorite photographers, not because he shot Coabin more than anyone, but because he shot pictures that were focking awesome. 

There is nothing better than highly detailed black and white. It gives me the creeps sometimes how good something can look with just 'depth of field'. 

One of the perks of my job is I get to meet interesting people. This is Al Franken. Fabulous! 

I am posting this picture of my Grandmother because I wanted to talk a bit more about my personal life with everyone. So far this blog has been based on silly pictures and artsy crap. However, there was no real story telling going on. My Grandma is 88 years old and not a sprite as she used to be. It’s hard for me to watch her deteriorate like that. However, this is the way of life and how it cycles. I haven't had to deal with much death lately, but five years ago I had about enough of it.
In 1999 three very close people to my life were killed in a car accident. All lived in the same tiny little dorm with me in Platteville, WI. Keeping it quick, it was not easy to make it through. Death is a part of all of our lives. I am sure people in New York, Iraq and Washington can all attest to 'too much of a bad thing.'