While eating dinner with some friends last night, I was struck by some comments of a left-leaning friend, who had previously not supported Obama at all because of HIS "lack of experience" say that because of Palin's "lack of experience" McCain had succeeded in getting one more vote for Obama...her's. Amazing, since Obama has been a senator (without executive power) just about as long as Palin has been governor of Alaska.
Before you ask, she was not in the mood to discuss the issue, so I was not able to ask her to compare and contrast the experience level of a first-term senator versus a first-term governor.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Some new pictures with a new technique
I tend to find a new processing technique and proceed to beat it to death....Here are a couple of my latest examples.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
David Sanders' latest columns
David's written several columns since my last blog post. Please check them out at the Arkansas News Bureau's Website.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
A new easy Photoshop technique
From February's Popular Photography...with a little layering twist for the skin tones.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
David Sanders' last three columns
Just (borrowed) words
"It was bound to happen at some point. Barack Obama, the newly anointed frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination, faced a real challenge in terms of a story that could have been potentially damaging to his campaign..... "
'Talkin' 'bout my generation'
"The fact that most elections have focused on generations other than my own is something I have gotten used to. But the fact that most of the country's problems are caused by some other generation's irresponsibility wears on me....."
Remembering and then forgetting the Clintons
"Hillary Clinton is far from being an afterthought in the Democratic presidential contest, but she is fading fast. It would be easy, but inaccurate, to assert that she has no one to blame but herself. At least some of the blame for her downward trajectory must be placed at the feet of her husband....."
"It was bound to happen at some point. Barack Obama, the newly anointed frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination, faced a real challenge in terms of a story that could have been potentially damaging to his campaign..... "
'Talkin' 'bout my generation'
"The fact that most elections have focused on generations other than my own is something I have gotten used to. But the fact that most of the country's problems are caused by some other generation's irresponsibility wears on me....."
Remembering and then forgetting the Clintons
"Hillary Clinton is far from being an afterthought in the Democratic presidential contest, but she is fading fast. It would be easy, but inaccurate, to assert that she has no one to blame but herself. At least some of the blame for her downward trajectory must be placed at the feet of her husband....."
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man
A column by Gary Hubbell in a recent edition of the Aspen Times.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Why does Huckabee continue?
David Sanders latest column....
"As Virginia Republicans prepared to vote Tuesday, polls showed Mike Huckabee closing in on John McCain's lead. But that wasn't the only good news to come out of Virginia before the vote. Paul Weyrich, a conservative icon and former Mitt Romney backer, endorsed Huckabee....."
"As Virginia Republicans prepared to vote Tuesday, polls showed Mike Huckabee closing in on John McCain's lead. But that wasn't the only good news to come out of Virginia before the vote. Paul Weyrich, a conservative icon and former Mitt Romney backer, endorsed Huckabee....."
'Hi, my name is John McCain'
David Sander's Sunday column....
"John McCain faces a tough task. His emergence as the Republican Party's eventual presidential nominee requires him to reach out to convictional conservatives who, for a better part of a decade and with increasing intensity, have viewed him as an apostate.
To someone who either isn't a conservative or simply equates conservatism with whatever President Bush or some other leading Republican says, this conundrum is hard to understand. For that person it's simple: McCain's problem is merely political so fixing it is as easy as giving a couple of red-meat speeches to conservative groups and making a few promises along the way. But it's much more complicated than that........."
"John McCain faces a tough task. His emergence as the Republican Party's eventual presidential nominee requires him to reach out to convictional conservatives who, for a better part of a decade and with increasing intensity, have viewed him as an apostate.
To someone who either isn't a conservative or simply equates conservatism with whatever President Bush or some other leading Republican says, this conundrum is hard to understand. For that person it's simple: McCain's problem is merely political so fixing it is as easy as giving a couple of red-meat speeches to conservative groups and making a few promises along the way. But it's much more complicated than that........."
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
This conservative's choice
David Sanders' latest column. I don't necessarily agree with Dave on this one.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Rick and Dick Hoyt
"Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in Marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a Wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and Pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars--all in the same day.
Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back Mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. On a bike. Makes Taking your son bowling look a little lame, right?
And what has Rick done for his father? Not much--except save his life."Sunday, January 27, 2008
I've added some links to my online galleries
Look below the Henderson Band Video. I still have my Zenfolio gallery for another few months, but I'm switching most of my photos to Flickr which will eventually be my main online gallery.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Henderson State University Showband Video
I've added a video of the last portion of the HSU band's warmup last fall just below my "About Me" section. They had a VERY brassy sound. Sorry about the video quality. The video camera I was using doesn't really operate well in low light situations.
Friday, January 25, 2008
McCain's a 'hero' – so what?
"It's disappointing to watch good conservatives demean themselves by trying to present McCain as something he's not. No matter how much they spin, they can't fool conservatives familiar with McCain's record. McCain's detractors are not the ones having to stretch and massage the facts in order to turn McCain – overnight – into a Reagan conservative." David Limbaugh
Sunday, January 20, 2008
My New Ride
My New Ride
Originally uploaded by Hillcrest Hog
Well, my 12 year old Honda started to go downhill fast, so I get to continue to live the American dream...long-term debt.
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