Art

Five Minutes of Fiction

Posted by Ed on Dec 5, 2011 in Art, Fiction | 2 comments

My friend over at Terrible Analogies makes a weekly 5 minutes of fiction post to his blog. This week I decided to write my own reply to his Overnight Deliver post. Read his post first then come back and read mine. Placing the package under his arm Allen stepped down from the delivery truck and began walking up the driveway. After about 10 steps he looked back at Duke with an uneasy feeling. Duke motioned with his hand as if to tell him to hurry up and yelled, “And tie your shoe laces before you trip and fall kid!” Allen laughed as he rounded the front corner of the house on his way...

Beer & Galaga

Posted by Ed on Dec 1, 2011 in Apple, Photography | 1 comment

If you are ever in Des Moines I have a beer and some vintage video games waiting for you.

Hipster Photography

Posted by Ed on Nov 11, 2011 in Art | 1 comment

LA Subway

Posted by Ed on Oct 6, 2011 in banner, Photography, Travel, Vacation | 2 comments

Terra has never rode a subway before. We went down to Hollywood Blvd. one night to get in our tourist fix. It was $30 for a cab and $2.50 on the subway. You have to love mass transit systems! You really get the flavor of the city, not to mention the smells! Jill took these subway photos. Hollywood High is about 2 blocks off the main strip. It is hard to believe anyone really goes there. Not a great area in the...

Hermosa to Santa Monica

Posted by Ed on Oct 6, 2011 in banner, Photography, Travel, Vacation | 1 comment

Our second day in CA we rented beach cruisers and rode from Hermosa Beach to Santa Monica. 30 miles round trip on rented bikes is always a challenge but the view was incredible. We started out the day eating breakfast at Hennessey’s. The girls lead the way as me all gawked at multiple-million dollar beach houses and dreamed about winning the lottery. We stopped in Venice Beach along the way. I was surprised that people swim at Venice Beach after walking along the shoreline. The waves coming into the beach had a hard undertow and big incline. Seemed dangerous for all but good...