My 25

There is a phenomenon sweeping the nation... or at least Facebook. Everyone has been posting "25 Random Things" about themselves. I was getting "tagged" almost daily for awhile... meaning I was being requested to post my "25." Well... I ignored them all. And, reading them had no interest to me... until I finally read a friend's the other day. I thought I knew him well, but most of his "25" I wasn't aware about. So, I read another friend's. And another's. And another's. And another's. Ok, I don't know everything about my friends that I thought I did. Then I wondered... what do they really know about me?

At first I was going to just refer everyone to my blog post "Notes About Self" from January 2008. But, then I thought... I wonder how fast I can think up a fresh "My 25?" So, I started typing and I whipped it out in less than 10-minutes...

1. I don’t like to hold other people’s babies
   
2. I love coffee… black coffee
   
3. I love looking at and shooting black & white photography
   
4. I ate my buggars when I was a kid
   
5. I like listening to a baseball game on the radio
   
6. I think about my sister Caryl every day since she died in June, 1986
   
7. Watching someone eat with their mouth open disgusts me
   
8. I hate guns
   
9. I like pasta, pork, chicken, pastries, chocolate, seafood, ribs, eggs & bacon, grilled sandwiches, white rice, Italian food in general, popcorn... but HATE casseroles and cooked vegetables (except corn)
   
10. I love celtic music, celtic dance and celtic history
    
11. My favorite stuffed animal growing up was my panda, oddly named “Pandy”
    
12. I’m shy and introverted
    
13. I’m a thinker, dreamer and starter, but I have trouble finishing
    
14. I want to write a book called “Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Gardening”
    
15. My favorite singer of all time is Frank Sinatra (Yes, I cried the day he died)
    
16. I can get caught up in details sometimes
    
17. I’m not a Republican, I’m not a Democrat… I’m a Repubocrat or Demoblican
    
18. My favorite radio station is 720 WGN
    
19. Music (need I say more?)
    
20. I want to travel all over Italy & Ireland
    
21. I’m scared of the dark
    
22. I love to eat out
    
23. I can waste time very easily
    
24. I don’t like high, open small places
    
25. I want to learn to sail & own a sailboat 
    

Well... now that I've proven my #23, I guess I should get back to doing something productive.

Favorite 2009 SI Swimsuit Pic

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Birthday Re-Celebration

Nothing like re-celebrating your birthday for a few days with birthday cake leftovers... Yummy!!!
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Everyone Say "Cheese"

Hmmmm... I guess little Bobby doesn't like cheese... Or at least he didn't like his lunch.

**No, I didn't take this picture and I have no idea who these kids are... found at www.funny.com**

Frog Thaw

48-hours ago this little guy was completely covered with snow and the water was frozen. Now... He's spittin' water again. He's seen better days, tho... His bottom lip and jaw broke off this winter due to the freezing/thawing... I forgot to take out him and his pump out last fall.
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Loved this Super Bowl Commercial

100th Day of School

Does anyone else my age (or there abouts) remember the 100th day of school being such a big deal?
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Healthy Lunch

Ok, so with the years adding on, so are the pounds... This meal should help a little. Until we hit Buffalo Wild Wings tonight :-)
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The Forgotten Souls Cemetery

On Monday, January 26^th I was sitting down to read the Sunday Pantagraph. I seldom ever read our “paper” newspaper anymore because I receive most of my news online, by radio or by TV. I was quickly flying through the paper when an article grabbed my attention… it was about a “poor farm” that use to be located a few miles south of Bloomington. After reading the article I immediately began researching more about this “poor farm” by internet and by contacting the McLean County Museum of History. With their assistance I was able to learn a few more specifics, but more than anything I wanted to know more about and how to get to the cemetery. All that remains of the “poor farm” is the cemetery, the superintendent’s house (now the residence for the family farming the land) and a water tower built (I think) mid-1900’s.

After waiting a couple of hours, I finally received a call from the county and I was granted permission to enter the cemetery for the purpose of shooting photographs. So off I drove on the back roads south of Bloomington... I parked at the county’s animal shelter and hiked a ¼-mile across a cornfield towards a large area of weeds. The closer I got I started to see the cement markers jutting out of the snow...

About 25-feet out from the edge of the cemetery I just stood and stared… I felt a tremendous amount of sadness overcome me. Here lies the forgotten souls…

To see all photos from this shoot click here.

Windmill... Again

Windmill... Again, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Still playing with the windmill pictures from my drive around the "wind
farm" east of Bloomington the other day.

Geico Commercial

While watching TV during lunch today the Geico commercial came on showing the two cavemen walking from their motorcycles towards the two women. When they glance over and see a Geico sign with cavemen on it they turn around disgusted, get back on their motorcycles and drive away... Much to the disappointment of the women waiting for them.

Andrew turned to Laurie and with a straight face said, " I don't like that commercial because it insults cavemen."

Gotta love the thought process of an overly sensitive 8-year old boy.

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Da Bears!!!

Wearing my team's colors proudly on Super Bowl Sunday - no matter who's playing.

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