tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105339892024-03-08T11:30:57.187-06:00MB's BLOG (renamed)musings on various topics, comments on websites and blogs that I've found, with photos and other random stuff that doesn't take too long to typeMBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-3151572460952075992010-04-01T09:12:00.003-05:002010-04-01T09:15:56.371-05:00Suburban Journals | Life | Easter topping: Some still wear bonnets on holiday<a href="http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2010/04/01/jefferson/life/0331jc-bonnets0.txt">Suburban Journals Life Easter topping: Some still wear bonnets on holiday</a><br /><br />Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com/">ShareThis</a><br /><br />I was interviewed for an article on Easter bonnets by a Suburban Journal reporter, and a photographer took pictures of me in my best bonnet.MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-3745990228740014062009-05-24T15:47:00.002-05:002009-05-24T15:48:45.476-05:00'Flags-In' at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day 2008<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2518776108/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2518776108_4842fa8f2d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2518776108/">'Flags-In' at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day 2008</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/soldiersmediacenter/">Army.mil</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>The photographer says:<br /><br /><blockquote>(Arlington National Cemetery - May 22, 2008) -- Master Sgt. Steven Colbert places a flag on a gravesite with his son's assistance. The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) began their rounds to place a small American flag into the ground in front of every grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery for the Memorial Day observance. (Photo by Adam Skoczylas). <br /><br /><a href="http://www.Army.mil/">www.army.mil</a> (The official website of the US Military)</blockquote><br /><br />In St. Louis where I live, the Boy Scouts help place the flags on each grave at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-13650680069815554252009-05-24T15:33:00.001-05:002009-05-24T15:33:28.166-05:00Memorial Day at Madingley American Cemetery Cambridge<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapperz/2532147446/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2532147446_95655f37e0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapperz/2532147446/">Memorial Day at Madingley American Cemetery Cambridge</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/snapperz/">Snapperz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapperz/sets/72157600079907937/">Madlingley American Cemetery in Cambridge, England</a> set of photos by Tony Margiocchi.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-732272034816640632008-11-28T06:06:00.001-06:002008-11-28T06:06:22.957-06:00Thanksgiving is many circles of love: A story of one Thanksgiving<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/controltheweb/66672874/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/66672874_f0208d999e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/controltheweb/66672874/">Thanksgiving is many circles of love: A story of one Thanksgiving</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/controltheweb/">controltheweb</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>collage by "controltheweb"</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-3940641480334037062008-04-05T22:16:00.001-05:002008-04-05T22:16:18.118-05:00getting ready for the Tartan Day parade<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/2390093439/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/2390093439_e964428c71_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/2390093439/">getting ready for the Tartan Day parade</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK (old skool)</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>Tartan Days in Saint Charles, Missouri.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-75265368612136053862007-08-12T07:30:00.001-05:002007-08-12T07:30:41.420-05:00National Night Out August 7, 2007<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10935602@N05/1052222081/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/1052222081_10082a4055_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10935602@N05/1052222081/">NationalNightOut-8-7-07-023</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/10935602@N05/">ryan.damage</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>It was really hot on August 7, but some intrepid cyclists celebrated in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10935602@N05/sets/72157601310800731/">fine style</a>. "Ryan Damage" took the photos.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-71404566654814260412007-04-07T14:04:00.001-05:002007-04-07T14:04:56.858-05:00Happy Tartan Day<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/442864360/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/442864360_509768e5e5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/442864360/">tartan days pipers</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK (old skool)</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>from the photo set <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/sets/72157600051078369/">Missouri Tartan Days</a> in St. Charles, Missouri, April 1, 2007</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-11321936823239539142007-03-16T18:12:00.001-05:002007-03-16T18:12:08.856-05:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/90893040/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/90893040_af5fe96ae7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/90893040/">st. patrick's day carpet</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/pbo31/">pbo31</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>I haven't been blogging much at all lately, spending most of my online time on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/">Flickr.com</a> uploading photos of my own every day. This is a photo that someone else took; I found it on Flickr by searching for "green" and "Irish" to find something suitable to the season.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-10557050485817287432007-02-17T09:46:00.001-06:002007-02-17T09:46:23.143-06:00Carnivale<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72213316@N00/392981021/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/392981021_b717497496_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72213316@N00/392981021/">Another lady in black and pink</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/72213316@N00/">Alaskan Dude</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>from the photo set <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72213316@N00/sets/72157594537797585/">Carnivale 2007, Venice</a> by Alaskan Dude</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1171722953313047252007-02-17T08:33:00.000-06:002020-03-05T14:40:43.347-06:00It's Carnival Time!<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosesther/350836968/" title="photo sharing"><img src="https://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/350836968_eef24921de_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotosesther/350836968/">BreakingTheBoredom</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fotosesther/">*eSThER*</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>In St. Louis, Missouri, the "big" Mardi Gras parade will take place very soon. Right now it's snowing. I haven't decided yet whether to brave the weather, and the crowds, and the lack of places to park, in order to see any of the parade. <br /><br />Mardi Gras in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis used to be a small intimate affair. As the yearly celebration grew, the things that I really enjoyed, like being able to freely walk along taking photos of whatever caught my fancy, became impossible with the huge number of people coming into the narrow streets of Soulard. Now you must choose a spot to stand and stick with it. Photos are harder to get because of all the people jumping in front of you and reaching up to catch beads. The Soulard bars make more money now. But it's harder to find a place that features the traditional Mardi Gras music that I prefer to the vanilla pop and rock sounds that most of the taverns or parade floats blast into the street.<br /><br />This morning I'm watching the snow fall as I browse around <a href="https://www.flickr.com/">Flickr.com</a> looking at photos from Rio de Janeiro, Barkus pet parades, and other colorful stuff. Here's some of the stuff I found so far:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bossa67/albums/72057594112618954/">Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Carnaval</a> by bossa67<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonspi/albums/72057594070983394/">Carnaval 2006</a> by Tonspi<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cronai/albums/72057594072792044/">Carnaval 2006 (Rio)</a> by OLD SKOOL Cora<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cronai/albums/124021/">Carnaval, Rio</a> by OLD SKOOL Cora<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cronai/albums/129539/">More Carnaval (Rio)</a> by OLD SKOOL Cora<br /><br />
<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/toff_murray/albums/72057594067055177/">Mardi Gras 2006 (New Orleans)</a> by toff murray<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/golly4wally/albums/72157594531112012/">Barkus 2007 (New Orleans)</a> by golly4wally<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/karent/albums/72057594076773340/">Barkus 2006 (New Orleans)</a> by Okaggi (a photographer from Washington state)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosierose/albums/72157594416107618/">Krewe of Barkus 2006 (New Orleans)</a> by rosie rose<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/scharlachrot/albums/152726/">New Orleans</a> by Scharlachrot (J.N. Darby)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=barkus&w=61816541%40N00">Barkus (New Orleans)</a> by mistiesanzen<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/photosharp/albums/72157594536267265/">Mom's visit (New Orleans)</a> The first weekend of Mardi Gras 2007: Oshun, Pygmalion, riding with the Vespa krewe in Shangri-La, Carrolton, and Barkus, by photosharp<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/90717219@N00/albums/72057594073731542/">Barkus (New Orleans)</a> by Nola Tom<br />
<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boxchain/albums/72157594530823915/">Barkus 2007 (New Orleans)</a> by boxchain<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boxchain/albums/72057594069776447/">Krewe of Barkus 2006 (New Orleans)</a> by boxchain<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/annamarie504/albums/72157594531760387/">Barkus 2007 (New Orleans)</a> by annamarie504<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maitri/albums/72157594532670234/">Riding with Krewe of King Arthur, Feb. 11, 2007 (New Orleans)</a> by Maitri <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/maitri/sets/72057594068153285/">Mardi Gras 2006 Parades & Antics (New Orleans)</a> by Maitri<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mamish/tags/barkus/">barkus (New Orleans)</a> photos by Mamish<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chloechoo/albums/72157594533139094/">Barkus 2007 (New Orleans)</a> by pinkmartini15<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfreyder/albums/72157594531855518/">Krewe of Mutts (Baton Rouge)</a> by mfreyder<br /><br />
<br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bfelice/albums/72057594067310909/">Barkus 2006 (Soulard)</a> by bfelice<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dherholz/albums/72157594532059142/">Mardi Gras 2007 (Soulard)</a> by Herkie<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/15332584@N00/albums/72157594531643803/">Barkus Pet Parade (Soulard)</a> by nutmeg021<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/danzeye/albums/72157594317560900/">canines (St. Louis)</a> by danzeye<br /><br />The snow is letting up a little bit. Maybe I'll make it to Soulard yet!</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1166978010607759612006-12-24T10:33:00.000-06:002006-12-24T10:33:30.696-06:00Mestwick66 Break Dancing Santas<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycarthur/327665332/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/327665332_88df383f6e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycarthur/327665332/">Mestwick66 Break Dancing Santas</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nycarthur/">NYCArthur</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1166786798972286312006-12-22T05:26:00.000-06:002006-12-22T05:26:39.056-06:00Merry Christmas!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/324295445/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/324295445_f6db754d6f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/324295445/">happy flamingo holidays</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1163940347408982452006-11-19T06:38:00.000-06:002006-11-19T06:45:47.486-06:00Giant Turkey Suggests Pork for Thanksgiving<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abp7/299802048/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/118/299802048_5656b240a3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abp7/299802048/">IMG_7129</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/abp7/">abp7</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>My sister snapped this one in her neighborhood in South St. Louis. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1162062094668697892006-10-28T13:54:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:01:34.726-05:00work release - governor's mansion<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfelice/280738249/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/280738249_f27ce9df29_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfelice/280738249/">work release</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bfelice/">bfelice</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>more ghoulish sights from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfelice/sets/72157594347370793/">mansion</a>.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1160359991388562732006-10-08T21:06:00.000-05:002006-10-08T21:13:11.516-05:00Temple Sunset<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/awfulsara/67330433/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/34/67330433_d685f1e7d7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/awfulsara/67330433/">temple sunset</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/awfulsara/">Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p><p><br /></p><br /><p>The photographer, Sara Heinrichs, says:</p><br /><blockquote><p>Riding back to the guesthouse on my rented bicycle from a day of exploring and photography when the sky turned amazing colors. Stopped and hustled off the road to these, the nearest temples, set the camera on a low wall, & took this shot.</p> </blockquote><br /><br />This photo is one of many great shots in her photoset <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/awfulsara/sets/1097508/">those you like best</a>. Sara includes in that set her photos that have been "faved" by 50 or more people. Every one of them is well worth viewing. <br /><br />I don't have any photos on flickr faved by <i>that many</i> people, but I do have quite a few that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/sets/1030325/">at least one person</a> marked as a favorite. Many of these "faved" photgraphs must hold some kind of significance to the person doing the "faving" that I cannot fathom. Maybe the subject matter reminds the person of her childhood, or the favoriter used to work down the street from the old shack in my photo. <br /><br />Of all my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/">photos</a> (over 24,000 so far), this one has been favorited the most:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/28003102/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/22/28003102_8f64e843b6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="diner stools" /></a><br /><br />Just wait till I get time to scan in all my old photos from my days of taking film shots. Most of my photos on Flickr are from June 2005 up to the present time, and shot with a little digital camera with only 1.3 megapixels. The quality of the images ranges from decent to pretty awful. I rarely delete anything, but I certainly don't expect anyone to look at my entire ouvre. I put lots of my photos into sets, so that you can click on a set that looks like it might interest you and see all the photos in thumbnail view. If they don't look interesting enough to click on individually, you've at least seen a little overview of what I took.<br /><br />I will take a photo of just about anything except roadkill or other dead animals. Unless the dead animal is cooked for food. I take lots of photos of buildings, skies, and things that look interesting or strange to me. Lately the majority of my pictures are taken from the car. <br /><br />I could spend hours on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr.com</a> website. There are all kinds of pictures, groups of photos, and discussions of photos, it would take several lifetimes to check it all out. I wish I had the time to work at my real job, sing in the choir, do my radio show, add things to this blog, take photos, hang out with my friends and family, get enough sleep, and still have the time to browse around on the Flickr site.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1154193245217122182006-07-29T12:09:00.000-05:002006-07-29T12:14:05.293-05:00Bloggers create emergency blogs...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/200810796/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/64/200810796_c90b0a6743_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/200810796/">fat kills germs</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>to fulfill their solemn vows to blog every half hour for 24 hours, some of the blogathon bloggers have had to start whole new blogs on the fly!<br /><br /><a href="http://sjd-emergency.blogspot.com/">SJ's emergency blog</a><br /><br />I'll try to catch up to what SJ is doing, I had gone out for breakfast and came back to see only one post on SJ's regular blog, The Write Coast. <br /><br />I found her emergency blog at the <a href="http://www.blogathon.org/">Blogathon</a> site.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1154133140094538922006-07-28T19:27:00.000-05:002006-07-28T19:32:20.156-05:00Blogathon 2006 starts soon...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/200607718/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/66/200607718_ad116d227e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/200607718/">nipper and touille dog</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>I <b>won't</b> be one of the almost 400 bloggers who will blog every 30 minutes for 24 hours. Starting at 8 AM Central Time, these intrepid folks will be blogging for charity, and preblogging is not allowed. They have to actually stay up for the 24 hours. Monitors will be watching!<br /><br />I will, however, be checking out as many of the <a href="http://www.blogathon.org/list.php">blogathoners</a> as I can, especially my friend <b>SJ</b> of <a href="http://www.writecoast.com/"><b>The Write Coast</b></a>, who will be blogging for <a href="http://www.puppiesbehindbars.com/"><b>Puppies Behind Bars</b></a>, a charity who helps dogs and prison inmates both, by training the inmates to raise puppies to become guide dogs for the blind and explosive detection canines for law enforcement.<br /><br />I have <b>pledged my support</b> for SJ and Puppies Behind Bars <b>in memory of my dog Touille</b>. <br /><br />...more information about the <a href="http://www.blogathon.org/">Blogathon</a>...<br /><br />Good Luck, Bloggers!</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1152059127429047102006-07-04T19:21:00.000-05:002006-07-04T19:25:27.486-05:00fireworks @ the arch 2006<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paparutzi/180213339/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/180213339_e85e0caab0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paparutzi/180213339/">fireworks @ the arch 2006</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/paparutzi/">paparutzi</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>I haven't been blogging here lately. I had to have my little dog Touille euthanized at the end of May. She lived a good long life. This is my first Independence Day without her. Touille had always hated fireworks or any loud noises. A year ago, the firecrackers set off by the kids in the immediate neighborhood, right near our house, didn't seem to bother her so much. I knew that she must be losing her hearing. <br /><br />This photo shows some of the spectacular fireworks by the Mississippi River that St. Louisans saw on Saturday, July 1. There is another fireworks show scheduled for tonight, if the rain stops in time. It's raining right now at 7:20 PM.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1146226629397272792006-04-28T07:17:00.000-05:002006-04-28T07:17:15.303-05:00new product at the local walgreens<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raedeke/133546054/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/55/133546054_48dfad0a09_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raedeke/133546054/">Creative Marketing Strategy</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/raedeke/">idahostudios</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>A local photographer found this sign and declares:<blockquote><br />NOT A FAKE----Found at a South St. Louis (Bayless) Walgreens. No Kidding.</blockquote><br />One of the commenters on the photo directs us to this website:<br /><a href="http://www.ilovechickenpoop.com/press.html">Chicken Poop</a></p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1145385786172674152006-04-18T13:38:00.000-05:002006-04-18T13:43:06.173-05:00I Passed Eighth Grade Math (in the blogosphere)<table width=350 align=center border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td bgcolor="#CDDEFF" align=center><br /><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" style='color:black; font-size: 14pt;'><br /><strong>You Passed 8th Grade Math</strong><br /></font></td></tr><br /><tr><td bgcolor="#EBF2FF"><br /><center><img src="http://images.blogthings.com/couldyoupasseighthgrademathquiz/passed.jpg" height="100" width="100"></center><br /><font color="#000000"><br />Congratulations, you got 8/10 correct!<br /></font></td></tr></table><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/couldyoupasseighthgrademathquiz/">Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?</a></div><br /><p>Now, I didn't even understand one of the questions in the quiz. It used a sort of carat symbol, the meaning of which was a mystery to me. Instead of just guessing, I left that one blank. So the other question that I got wrong? Who knows? </p> <p>It's been a pretty long time since eighth grade.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1145192177221888602006-04-16T07:56:00.000-05:002006-04-16T07:56:17.273-05:00what's in YOUR easter basket?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/129378686/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/1/129378686_066e671517_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/129378686/">what's in YOUR easter basket?</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>The orange "creepy peeps" are leftovers from Halloween. The eggs were done years ago by dipping the egg in progressively darker colors of dye, covering with wax the parts you wanted to remain the lighter colors. My friend Debby convinced some of us to try this with her. I never did it again, but I did enjoy it and treasure these three eggs that I designed and made. By the way, you never have to "blow out" the egg, the yolk and the white just stay inside the shell forever and are supposed to eventually dry up. These eggs still feel heavy, like there are egg innards inside. <br /><br />Happy Easter, everyone!</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1144927754673465902006-04-13T06:29:00.000-05:002006-04-13T06:29:14.723-05:00Bride. Havana, Cuba<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinthom/4696840/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3/4696840_85388d702b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinthom/4696840/">Bride.</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/robinthom/">Robin Thom</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>Paseo de Prado, Havana, Cuba. Part of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinthom/sets/126721/">Havana Cars</a> photo set by Robin Thorn.</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1144157649163229662006-04-04T08:26:00.000-05:002006-04-04T08:34:09.203-05:00MacMillan Clan Tartans<img src="http://lotsa.us/images/macmillan hunting clan tartan setts no 160.gif" alt="MacMillan Hunting Clan Tartan"><br /> <p>MacMillan Hunting Clan Tartan</p><br /><br /><img src="http://lotsa.us/images/macmillan clan tartan.gif" alt="MacMillan Clan Tartan"><br /><p>MacMillan Clan Tartan</p><br /><br /><img src="http://lotsa.us/images/macmillan hunting clan tartan.gif" alt="MacMillan Hunting Clan Tartan"><p>MacMillan Hunting Clan Tartan </p><br />MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1144001435417862412006-04-02T13:10:00.000-05:002006-04-02T13:10:35.470-05:00Ron Thompson (Clan MacTavish) and Donald Fisher (Clan Campbell)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/121990291/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/25/121990291_a0b585353e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/121990291/">Ron Thompson,Donald Fisher</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mbk/">MBK</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>These two gentlemen kindly allowed me to photograph them in their tartans at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, April 2, 2006. <br /><br />Happy Tartan Day!<br /><br />Marjie Kennedy (Clan MacMillan)</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533989.post-1143897835107000912006-04-01T07:23:00.000-06:002006-04-01T07:23:55.116-06:00Killlin Highland Games<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swisskiltbear/65249151/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/32/65249151_e111c2145a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swisskiltbear/65249151/">Killlin Highland Games 027</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/swisskiltbear/">swisskiltbear</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/swisskiltbear/sets/1408097/">Killin Highland Games</a> photo set</p>MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824340830274199255noreply@blogger.com0