Never a Dull Moment

A variety of pics taken throughout the week - a bunch of misc. stuff really. A scary cloud, a scary lady, a scary (not really) bug - praying mantis actually - and a way scary score on Rockband :)

Small Update

This is an email I got the other day.

Hi there,

I work for a charity called Redkite that support children and families through cancer and I was hoping to use one of your stills from Morgue File for an events DVD that we are putting together.

Who wouldn't want to say they helped (at least in some small way)?????

I'm Not Complaining

Since the middle of May there have been tons of places that have been using my pics. Some people have sent me links :) (thanks!) and some I have had to find. So here they are before the list gets insanely huge!

http://personal-loans.suite101.com/article.cfm/what_is_a_home_equity_line_of_credit (Bates home)

http://www.ehow.com/how_4930279_make-iced-coffee.html (mom's cups)

http://www.trails.com/how_54_winter-hiking-tips.html (step 4, hiking boots)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1786012/what_are_the_benefits_of_a_school_job.html?cat=31 (my classroom)

http://womenbearingall.typepad.com/waffle_wednesday/2009/05/my-shoulders-have-been-up-to-my-ears--lately---stress-becoming-so-normal--that-i-barely-realize-how-on-edge-i-am--until-i-h.html (bluebells)

http://www.vegetablebuzz.com/gardening%20asparagus.asp (asparagus)

http://www.examiner.com/x-9474-Baltimore-Special-Education-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Tips-for-teaching-students-with-reading-disabilities (dictionaries)

http://www.examiner.com/x-9474-Baltimore-Special-Education-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Tips-for-teaching-students-with-math-disabilities (abacus)

http://non-traditional-students.blogspot.com/2009/05/to-summer-school-or-not-to-summer.html (my bridge)

http://lewinreport.acc.org/post/When-Comparing-Effectiveness.aspx (twisted dollar)

http://high-school-culture.suite101.com/article.cfm/teacher_orientation_meetings (a place where I had a meeting)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1823745/complete_june_2009_summer_movie_guide.html?cat=2 (my hand in the popcorn)

http://www.examiner.com/x-6198-Fort-Myers-Family-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Squeezing-the-most-out-of-your-dollars-with-a-shopping-spree-at-Publix (twisted dollar)

http://216.241.164.182/article/1490582/remember_the_soldiers.html (JB Cemetary)

http://adoption.suite101.com/article.cfm/positive_adoption_language (green dictionaries)

http://weightloss.suite101.com/article.cfm/portion_control_made_easy (tacos)

http://parrotbirdcare.com/parrotpicturegallery/ (parrot - fifth one down)

http://tween-tv.suite101.com/article.cfm/nickelodeon_kids_choice_awards_nickcomkca (on the computer)

http://nextstoptranslation.blogspot.com/2009/05/litterate-translation-localisation.html (dictionaries)

http://protestantism.suite101.com/article.cfm/money_quotes_from_the_bible (million dollar bills)

http://forums.megcabot.com/index.php?s=69fb6116da2288533a94010ea8353f35&showtopic=54889&hl= (black white yellow crocus)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1792552/match_game_ticklish_tips_for_achieving.html?cat=6 (crazy socks)

http://larin-offerings.blogspot.com/2009/05/school-supplies-already.html (pencils)

http://larin-offerings.blogspot.com/2009/06/glue-and-watercolor-paints-for-kids.html (glue sticks)

http://teen-culture.suite101.com/article.cfm/la_quinceanera_or_the_quince_anos (gold shoes)

http://italiancuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/italian_pear_and_walnut_salad (pears)

http://www.helsebiblioteket.no/Samfunnsmedisin+og+folkehelse/Fysisk+aktivitet/30815.cms (one the computer)


http://bubblincrude.blogspot.com/2009/06/so-they-asked-this-bunch-of-fourth.html (student artwork)

http://www.examiner.com/x-4686-New-Orleans-Holistic-Wellness-Examiner~y2009m6d1-How-to-develop-a-care-plan-for-your-goals-Part-2-Assessment-data (hubby writing list)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1722178/home_remedies_for_teeth_grinding.html?cat=5 (the smile)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1604347/high_heels_and_tall_women_when_men.html?cat=9 (super high heel)

http://www.examiner.com/x-9126-Gwinnett-County-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m5d20-Evermore-Gwinnett-Place-Village-CID-Community-Improvement (laptop/calendar/coffee)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.midt-telemark.no/artikkel.aspx%3FAid%3D1708%26MId1%3D1049%26MId2%3D1692%26Back%3D1&ei=dccuSsywNpvGM5yKzfYJ&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djdurham%2Bmorgue%2Bfile%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLJ_en%26sa%3DN%26start%3D70 (rose squared)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://www.ocd.pl/artykuly/kategoria/media-sztuka-rozrywka/275/Gadajace...-ksiazki&ei=BscuSpqxIIbOMcGvlPoJ&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djdurham%2Bmorgue%2Bfile%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLJ_en%26sa%3DN%26start%3D60 (books)

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://liebe-gefuehle.suite101.de/article.cfm/blumensprache_verstehen&ei=BscuSpqxIIbOMcGvlPoJ&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djdurham%2Bmorgue%2Bfile%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLJ_en%26sa%3DN%26start%3D60 (raindrop rose)

http://catholic-practices.suite101.com/article.cfm/give_up_working_on_sunday_for_lent (broom)

http://religiousintolerance.suite101.com/article.cfm/seeds_of_apocalypticism_in_america (red eye)

http://social-networking-tagging.suite101.com/article.cfm/comparing_social_networking_sites (laptop/calendar/coffee)

http://college-preparation.suite101.com/article.cfm/cheating_begins_early_in_american_schools (my classroom - but cheating doesn't happen there!!!)

http://breezymama.com/2009/06/14/super-easy-burritos/ (black Mexican hat)

http://breezymama.com/2009/05/27/dont-fail-on-getting-a-great-gift-for-your-childs-teacher/ (#7, the gingerbreads)

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1753728/alternative_giftgiving_for_a_childs.html?cat=7 (crayon family drawing)

http://marketingpr.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_greenhorns_guide_to_freelance_marketing (laptop/calendar/coffee)

http://216.241.164.182/article/1655687/4_small_steps_for_building_your_personal.html (million dollar bill)

So there you have it. Thanks all! Glad I could help!

Online, At the Mall, and a Big Fat Frog

All the Rain Brings Flowers Everywhere

my favorite one is this first one :)

peek a boo - I see you hiding under that petal :)

so many places to go, so little time :)

(really, I was out in the yard and this little guy actually jumped onto my arm and stayed there a long while posing for me :)

A "Diamond" in the Wild

Clouds

Number four has clouds that look like a sea turtle swimming :) What else do you see? (Since I know it ISN'T the sun!)

For Today Only

original coloring

I don't know how it happened but I almost missed my posting today on the creativity portal! Anyway, it's there today and today only :) so check it out while you can!

http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/365/pictures.html

If you are new, thanks for stopping by!

you can see over 1500 photos of mine at morguefile.com (jdurham)

End of Year Cleaning

I spent a good chunk of time yesterday deleting old photos. Things I don't want or won't use or don't need anymore.

Fuzzy holiday pics of family.

Student pictures and activities from two years ago.

A video of my boss giving a motivational speech at the beginning of school, two years ago.

Pictures of office people in the dunk booth.

Anyway, you get the idea. There really was a lot of stuff to be deleted. But rather than just completely delete them, I sent them to the people who were in them. They can store them on their machine :)

It cleared up SO MUCH of my computer!!! Then I defraged. The result is an amazingly running computer :) (Yes it's 2gb, but I was using all but 14%!!! - that's a bunch of pics and movies!)

So the next thing I will be doing is cleaning out the external hard drive.

Hope this helps someone who's running out of space :)

Heaven and Hell