Cutie

I need to find the male version of these glasses.  They would be the perfect thing to wear during those long, drawn-out, boring meetings where I just cannot keep my eyes open.  Oh, and I guess I would also need some sort of rebar from the top of the back of my head down my spine to keep my head from nodding of when my eyes close.  In the meantime I enjoyed this cutie.  She does the glasses well.

Cutie

Colored Markers

Every office should have the standard things--desk, chair, telephone, computer and white board.  It is just not the same without the whiteboard and neon colored markers.  Sketch out ideas, diagram concepts, entertain kids, even make fun of your own "artistic" talents.  When it is all over just wipe it clean.  Now it's gone forever unless someone took a picture and posted it on the internet....

Colored Markers

Follow the stars

Follow the stars.

Follow the stars

Loaded Dogs

Yesterday's post was from our company hot dog eating contest event.  Of course, after every hot dog eating contest there are always plenty of dogs to go around.  Load 'em up and away they go.....

Loaded Dogs

Iron Man

Just another day at the office.  Oh, but on this day lunch was special.  It was our annual company hot dog and hamburger picnic and hot dog eating contest.  Our department had two contestants vying for the crown--one a past champion trying to regain the trophy and bragging rights.

A hot dog eating contest is a sight to behold.  This was my first opportunity to be present at such an event.  Contestants had a short time--the length of a long song or about 4-5 minutes--to down as many large hot dogs and buns (they don't count if you don't eat the buns too) as possible.

Unbelievable what a serious eater can do!  Man the hot dogs and buns were stuffed in, semi-chewed and almost inhaled.  At the end of the music the current reigning champion demonstrated his continued dominance of the event.  He won for the second straight year.  Congratulations Mike!

Anyway, that is a long introduction to today's image which was taken Mike's trophy.  A bit of post-processing using Filterstorm for cropping, mostly curves work and some saturation and then finished off in PhotoStudio for the frame wraps up the image.

Iron Man

Just for some perspective, below is the initial photo before any post-processing:

Initial image

Surf's up. Teach'm young.

Nice to see the grandkids try to emulate grandpa.  Surf is up and she wants to play on the surf  board.  Another few years and she'll be riding the waves too.

Surf's up.  Teach'm young.

Wakeboard meets head

For almost 20 years we have enjoyed boating and all the associated activities that go along with it.  On our boat we have never had any issues needing more that a regular band-aid.  That is, until this season.  A freak wakeboarding faceplant, wakeboard meets head and wakeboard wins.  (in black and white for the faint of heart....)

Wakeboard meets head.  Wakeboard wins.

Round and round we go...

Home canning season is over at our house.  Bottles are now full and will supply us a few things over the next year.  This close-in image of one of the canning jars reminds me a bit of the adage "Round and round we go..." 

Round and round we go...

Breaking bricks is for sissies

Joe has been practicing his karate lately.  He is a second degree black belt you know!  Nothing around the house is safe.  This is one guy you don't want to mess with......

Heeya!  Breaking bricks is for sissies.

House on the Hill

Seems like most communities (at least here in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains) have them.  Here is just one example of the house on the hill.

House on the Hill