Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several members did not approve of her extracurricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused Frank, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Joke: How to Stop Gossip
Posted in Jokes, tagged Adultery, Gossip, Humor on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Photograph of the Day: Blue Dome
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Churches, Domes, Greece, Photographs, Structures, Tourism on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Myth of Point-and-Shoot Cameras
Posted in Photography, tagged Canon PowerShot A720 IS, Composition, Photography, Rule of Thirds on June 16, 2009 | 11 Comments »
When I purchased my Birthday digital camera last December, I thought that taking great photographs was just aiming my camera at an interesting scene and pressing the shutter button. The only rule I remember my friends telling me, was to center the subject. Just by doing that I would get masterpieces out of my light [...]
A Quote to Remember
Posted in Quotes, tagged Literature, Quotes, Words on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
‘I adore the scent of old paper in second hand bookshops, the dance of words on a page, gathering odd things like a magpie, fresh flowers, keeping company with art, the thrill of film and concocting an occasional culinary delight for the people I love. “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.”‘ ~~ [...]
Photograph of the Day: Crossing the Age Barrier
Posted in Photography, tagged Age, Children, Friends, friendship, Photographs, Relationships on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joke: Nun Sense
Posted in Jokes, tagged Baseball, English, Hell, Humor, Nuns, puns, Sports on June 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Sitting behind a couple of nuns at a baseball game, whose headgear partially blocked the view, three men decided to badger the nuns in an effort to get them to move. In a very loud voice, the first guy said, “I think I’m going to move to Utah, there are only 100 nuns living there.” [...]
The Face Behind the Posts
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Faces, LifeJournal, Montages, Photo Edition, Photography, Software, Special Effects, Wordpress on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been blogging for the last five years. I first started using LifeJournal under the blog name of Epiac’s Place. It was a direct no nonsense blogging platform which served me well and taught me many things about social networks. As my blogging needs changed, I switched to WordPress which I consider the best blogging [...]
Photograph of the Day: Fish Rainbow
Posted in Photography, tagged Colors, Fishes, Nature, Oceans, Photographs, Sealife on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Quote to Remember
Posted in Quotes, tagged Existence, Life, Living, Philosophy on June 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life [...]
The Clock
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Antiques, Clocks, Perspectives, Photography, Reality, Time on June 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Shortly after I got married, way back in 1980, I purchased a clock for my living room. Even though it was a brand new clock, it seemed old. It was made out of wood, glass, and roman numerals. It was one of the objects that created a sweet spot in our living room. After a [...]
