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There are songs people introduce us to. We listen to them and think, “Wow, this song is amazing!”
Some time later we hear the original artist, and we realize that the song we’d been listening to was simply a cover. Yet, we still like the cover better than the artist who originally performed it.
Alex Goot and company owned this…sorry Carly.
By the way, I set the timecode to start at the beginning of the song so you're missing out on the first 42 seconds of dialogue.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The Project - I Need Your Help...
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Hello, my friends.
I’m currently working on a little project, but what I need is your help. What I’m asking you to do is to make up either funny or serious quotes on certain subjects that I’ll be posting several times a day on both my main Facebook page and blog fan page. I will continue to do this until I have enough of the quotes I need. (I will be asking for help thirty or forty times).
Why am I asking you to do this? Well, first off, I’d like to have you all involved in my project—and second—if I use quotes by famous people without permission, it’s most likely a violation of copyright.
If you would like to submit a quote, two, three, or even more on any given subject, that would be appreciated. I’ll be using the quotes that best fit the subject matter (and by posting your made-up quote, you are giving me permission to use it). I will—of course—give you credit by first name if I use your quote in the project.
Please don’t be offended if yours isn’t chosen, but be creative and keep on submitting them. Ask your grandparents to make something up, your kids, or somebody else you think could come up with a good one. Just make sure that you provide their name (the first is all I need) if you’re submitting one for them.
Remember though, I can’t use quotes by famous people…I need your quotes!
I’m sure this goes without saying, but please keep your quotes to a G or PG rating.
Below are some of the quotes I wanted to use, but like I said before, copyright violations aren't any fun.
Oh, and I will be deleting the posts on Facebook a few hours/a day after I post them so that they aren't cumbering up the pages. I will copy over the quotes that are the most applicable.
“We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up.”
— Phyllis Diller
“When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name it means trouble.”
— Mark Twain
“Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly.”
— Arnold Edinborough
“I go to school, but I never learn what I want to know.”
― Bill Watterson
“I think you learn more if you’re laughing at the same time.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer
“I’d hate to have a kid like me.”
― Bill Watterson
“Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.”
― Bill Watterson
“Girls are like slugs—they probably serve some purpose, but it’s hard to imagine what.”
― Bill Watterson
“If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?”
― Bill Watterson
“The way Calvin’s brain is wired you can almost hear the fuses blowing.”
― Bill Watterson
There’s no problem so awful, that you cant add some guilt to it and make it even worse.
― Bill Watterson
Careful. We don’t want to learn from this.
― Bill Watterson
Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, ...and he’s in prison... I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
― Bill Watterson
As far as I’m concerned, if something is so complicated that you can’t explain it in 10 seconds, then it’s probably not worth knowing anyway.
― Bill Watterson
You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
― Bill Watterson
I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
― Bill Watterson
An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
— Roald Dahl
I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
— Roald Dahl
I’ve never let my school interfere with my education.
— Mark Twain
I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
— Yogi Berra
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
— Edgar W. Howe
The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad.
— Salvador Dali
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
— Franklin P. Jones
Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!”
― Roald Dahl
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
― Roald Dahl
My report card always said, ‘Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students’.
— Jim Carrey
A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn’t act that way very often.
— Author Unknown
Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
— Harold Hulbert
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.
— Yogi Berra
When I get into trouble at school I’d like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I’d like to have a 3 headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.
— Daniel Radcliffe
If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.
— Vin Diesel
After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.
— Kin Hubbard
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
— Katharine Hepburn
A full list of topics may be seen here.
Hello, my friends.
I’m currently working on a little project, but what I need is your help. What I’m asking you to do is to make up either funny or serious quotes on certain subjects that I’ll be posting several times a day on both my main Facebook page and blog fan page. I will continue to do this until I have enough of the quotes I need. (I will be asking for help thirty or forty times).
Why am I asking you to do this? Well, first off, I’d like to have you all involved in my project—and second—if I use quotes by famous people without permission, it’s most likely a violation of copyright.
If you would like to submit a quote, two, three, or even more on any given subject, that would be appreciated. I’ll be using the quotes that best fit the subject matter (and by posting your made-up quote, you are giving me permission to use it). I will—of course—give you credit by first name if I use your quote in the project.
Please don’t be offended if yours isn’t chosen, but be creative and keep on submitting them. Ask your grandparents to make something up, your kids, or somebody else you think could come up with a good one. Just make sure that you provide their name (the first is all I need) if you’re submitting one for them.
Remember though, I can’t use quotes by famous people…I need your quotes!
I’m sure this goes without saying, but please keep your quotes to a G or PG rating.
Below are some of the quotes I wanted to use, but like I said before, copyright violations aren't any fun.
Oh, and I will be deleting the posts on Facebook a few hours/a day after I post them so that they aren't cumbering up the pages. I will copy over the quotes that are the most applicable.
“We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up.”
— Phyllis Diller
“When a teacher calls a boy by his entire name it means trouble.”
— Mark Twain
“Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly.”
— Arnold Edinborough
“I go to school, but I never learn what I want to know.”
― Bill Watterson
“I think you learn more if you’re laughing at the same time.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer
“I’d hate to have a kid like me.”
― Bill Watterson
“Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.”
― Bill Watterson
“Girls are like slugs—they probably serve some purpose, but it’s hard to imagine what.”
― Bill Watterson
“If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?”
― Bill Watterson
“The way Calvin’s brain is wired you can almost hear the fuses blowing.”
― Bill Watterson
There’s no problem so awful, that you cant add some guilt to it and make it even worse.
― Bill Watterson
Careful. We don’t want to learn from this.
― Bill Watterson
Years from now, when I’m successful and happy, ...and he’s in prison... I hope I’m not too mature to gloat.
― Bill Watterson
As far as I’m concerned, if something is so complicated that you can’t explain it in 10 seconds, then it’s probably not worth knowing anyway.
― Bill Watterson
You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.
― Bill Watterson
I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.
― Bill Watterson
An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
— Roald Dahl
I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
— Roald Dahl
I’ve never let my school interfere with my education.
— Mark Twain
I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did.
— Yogi Berra
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
— Edgar W. Howe
The only difference between me and a madman is that I’m not mad.
— Salvador Dali
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
— Franklin P. Jones
Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!”
― Roald Dahl
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
― Roald Dahl
My report card always said, ‘Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students’.
— Jim Carrey
A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn’t act that way very often.
— Author Unknown
Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
— Harold Hulbert
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.
— Yogi Berra
When I get into trouble at school I’d like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I’d like to have a 3 headed-dog because then no one would argue with me.
— Daniel Radcliffe
If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.
— Vin Diesel
After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.
— Kin Hubbard
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
— Katharine Hepburn
Monday, June 18, 2012
Weekly Kodachrome - Distant Roads
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I am going to be honest here...it's been busy for the past few weeks. My blog has suffered for true writing effort lately; however, there's a great reason.
I'll tell you later.
I've been so busy that I have only taken out my camera once this week, and that was for a shoot - not for fun. I missed the Weekly Kodachrome last week as well. Instead of forgoing it altogether, I thumbed through a few shots and saw this one. This was taken about two years ago when Arlene was taken ill. I remember jumping in my car - just needing to get away - and taking roads I'd never before traveled. I wasn't concerned about getting lost, because I didn't care.
I remember getting out of my car and standing on a long stretch of highway and watching the sun set. There was an ant hill nearby because I remember them crawling up my legs when I stood in one place too long.
The sun was just finishing it's day and melting the skyline.
As I watched it, I thought about endings - and beginnings which were one day sure to be. I thought about dreams I've had...and seemingly set on the back burner for another lifetime. Yet, later never seems to arrive and we set our aspirations on that dusty shelf time and time again.
Oh, I'm much too busy, we say.
And we are. But if it's really important to us, shouldn't we put in a little more effort?
In a week or two I'll probably let you in on what has been keeping me busy, but until then...follow your dreams, even if you're afraid that you might be wandering unfamiliar roads.
If the journey were worth starting, then it's probably worth finishing as well.
Did you take a photo that made you smile? If so, feel free to include it in the linky below.
You might also want to try Sweet Shot Tuesdays, Show off Your Shot, Your Sunday Best, This or That Thursday, and Community Global for other great photo memes.
I am going to be honest here...it's been busy for the past few weeks. My blog has suffered for true writing effort lately; however, there's a great reason.
I'll tell you later.
I've been so busy that I have only taken out my camera once this week, and that was for a shoot - not for fun. I missed the Weekly Kodachrome last week as well. Instead of forgoing it altogether, I thumbed through a few shots and saw this one. This was taken about two years ago when Arlene was taken ill. I remember jumping in my car - just needing to get away - and taking roads I'd never before traveled. I wasn't concerned about getting lost, because I didn't care.
I remember getting out of my car and standing on a long stretch of highway and watching the sun set. There was an ant hill nearby because I remember them crawling up my legs when I stood in one place too long.
The sun was just finishing it's day and melting the skyline.
As I watched it, I thought about endings - and beginnings which were one day sure to be. I thought about dreams I've had...and seemingly set on the back burner for another lifetime. Yet, later never seems to arrive and we set our aspirations on that dusty shelf time and time again.
Oh, I'm much too busy, we say.
And we are. But if it's really important to us, shouldn't we put in a little more effort?
In a week or two I'll probably let you in on what has been keeping me busy, but until then...follow your dreams, even if you're afraid that you might be wandering unfamiliar roads.
If the journey were worth starting, then it's probably worth finishing as well.
Remember, by adding your photo into the Weekly Kodachrome meme you are agreeing to do one of the following: display the linky or button to your post, or link back to this post so that everyone gets a little more exposure for the image they’ve uploaded. Those who don’t help to ’share the love’ will have their links removed. You can find the code for the linky here.
You might also want to try Sweet Shot Tuesdays, Show off Your Shot, Your Sunday Best, This or That Thursday, and Community Global for other great photo memes.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Media of the Week - Ordinary People
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There are those things in life that inspire you. They push you to want to be greater than who you currently are. They motivate you to do something, to rise above and achieve that which you thought perhaps unattainable before. They cause you to look at your dreams.
We do not do these things for accolades from the crowds, nor for the public hailing of our achievements.
We do this for only one person…ourselves.
We do not do these things for accolades from the crowds, nor for the public hailing of our achievements.
We do this for only one person…ourselves.
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Media of the Week
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Moments with Joey - License to Drive
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SCENE 1, INTERIOR. AFTERNOON, CLASSROOM. The class has left for the day; the teacher is packing up his items to go. As he slides his computer into the case, a fifth grade boy ‘drives’ around the classroom on the teacher’s wheeled chair. He is making ‘vrooming’ noises as he does so.
JOEY: Are you driving home tonight, Mr. Z?
TEACHER: Yep.
JOEY: You know, if you wanted, I could drive you…
TEACHER: Wouldn’t you need a license to drive, Joey?
[The boy grins].
JOEY: Oh, I’ve got a license, Mr. Z.
TEACHER: Really?
JOEY: Yep, I got it when I was ten.
TEACHER: A license for what?
JOEY: Driving you crazy.
[Pause].
TEACHER: Yeah, isn’t that the truth…
[Fade to black].
SCENE 1, INTERIOR. AFTERNOON, CLASSROOM. The class has left for the day; the teacher is packing up his items to go. As he slides his computer into the case, a fifth grade boy ‘drives’ around the classroom on the teacher’s wheeled chair. He is making ‘vrooming’ noises as he does so.
JOEY: Are you driving home tonight, Mr. Z?
TEACHER: Yep.
JOEY: You know, if you wanted, I could drive you…
TEACHER: Wouldn’t you need a license to drive, Joey?
[The boy grins].
JOEY: Oh, I’ve got a license, Mr. Z.
TEACHER: Really?
JOEY: Yep, I got it when I was ten.
TEACHER: A license for what?
JOEY: Driving you crazy.
[Pause].
TEACHER: Yeah, isn’t that the truth…
[Fade to black].
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Weekly Kodachrome - The Pitcher
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“The pitcher is the most important player on the field, and on his skills and judgement depends half the battle in a match.”
Standing alone on the mound
The ball is cradled in my hand
My mitt - with its smell of worn leather
It fills my nostrils with memory
The batter approaches
He stands at home plate
A look of determination fills his eyes
The thrill of the game pulses inside me
I lean back on one leg
The ball is fired from my hand
Like a rocket, it speeds onward
I hear the swoosh of the bat
It cuts the empty air
One.
Two.
Three strikes.
My dad calls my name from the stands.
I pause, wave, and smile.
Baseball.
If you'd like to see the rest of the shots from this particular series, they may be viewed here. Also, it appears that Mindy and Rachel were the two winners from the photography contest. If you both would please send me an email to let me know the shot you'd like and the size thereof, I'd be grateful.
Did you take a photo that made you smile? If so, feel free to include it in the linky below.
You might also want to try Sweet Shot Tuesdays, Show off Your Shot, Your Sunday Best, and Community Global for other great photo memes.
- Henry Chadwick
Standing alone on the mound
The ball is cradled in my hand
My mitt - with its smell of worn leather
It fills my nostrils with memory
The batter approaches
He stands at home plate
A look of determination fills his eyes
The thrill of the game pulses inside me
I lean back on one leg
The ball is fired from my hand
Like a rocket, it speeds onward
I hear the swoosh of the bat
It cuts the empty air
One.
Two.
Three strikes.
My dad calls my name from the stands.
I pause, wave, and smile.
Baseball.
If you'd like to see the rest of the shots from this particular series, they may be viewed here. Also, it appears that Mindy and Rachel were the two winners from the photography contest. If you both would please send me an email to let me know the shot you'd like and the size thereof, I'd be grateful.
Remember, by adding your photo into the Weekly Kodachrome meme you are agreeing to do one of the following: display the linky or button to your post, or link back to this post so that everyone gets a little more exposure for the image they’ve uploaded. Those who don’t help to ’share the love’ will have their links removed. You can find the code for the linky here.
You might also want to try Sweet Shot Tuesdays, Show off Your Shot, Your Sunday Best, and Community Global for other great photo memes.
Labels:
Weekly Kodachrome
Friday, June 1, 2012
Baseball on the Block
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My friend's son wanted me to attend this baseball game a few days ago. I couldn't help but snap a few photos while I was there. However, it makes me wish I'd brought my powerful zoom lens along.
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photoshoot
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