This one has been bugging me for a long time... those "Sleep Number Bed" commercials with the blast from the past "Bionic Woman" - Lindsay Wagner... Is it just me or does she just look absolutely exhausted? I mean.. all in all she looks great... but really.. those dark circles and bags under her eyes just does nothing to convince me that she's getting the best sleep of her life... well.. then again.. maybe she is... she very well could have been a victim of total sleep deprivation in the past and now she can at least sleep an hour or two every nite.. Anyway.. I just don't buy it...
Later...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Big Easy Lamentations...
I should have gone... I know that now but at the time the usual excuses of "it's too expensive".. "not enuf time" kept me from it.. and now it may be too late... New Orleans has been on my list of 'places I gotta see' for a VERY long time and now with Katrina baring down on the Big Easy, it may be a VERY long time (if all those predictions come true) before she's ready for visitors...
The really sad thing is I had an opportunity a couple months back to go.. A client actually offered to get me into the Gov't Mule Concert I wanted so badly to attend down at Jazzfest (as in back stage - run of the house - hang out in the greenroom with the guys - ALL ACCESS!)... combine it with the US Airways vouchers we've got and it would have just been a matter of finding lodging, and that's what kept me from it.. I go nowhere without reservations at a decent hotel/inn/motel, I just don't do well with "winging it"... so I didn't go... *sigh... Live and learn - DUMB ASS...
I'm holding my breath for all those 'down there' it sounds like they are in for a whole lotta horrors! May it be over quickly and may they all be safe!
Later....
The really sad thing is I had an opportunity a couple months back to go.. A client actually offered to get me into the Gov't Mule Concert I wanted so badly to attend down at Jazzfest (as in back stage - run of the house - hang out in the greenroom with the guys - ALL ACCESS!)... combine it with the US Airways vouchers we've got and it would have just been a matter of finding lodging, and that's what kept me from it.. I go nowhere without reservations at a decent hotel/inn/motel, I just don't do well with "winging it"... so I didn't go... *sigh... Live and learn - DUMB ASS...
I'm holding my breath for all those 'down there' it sounds like they are in for a whole lotta horrors! May it be over quickly and may they all be safe!
Later....
Friday, August 26, 2005
Only 5 days left...
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
It's just so wrong... or... still bitchin'
OK.. so I seem to be on a real rant these days.. sorry.. can't help it.. so today's target...
The COPS...
Specifically... the cop that was behind me on my lovely trip up 9 2 Bay today... I'm pretty sure it was a Ware cruiser but not positive.. I am positive that the plate number was 7335... anyway... he followed me on 9 in Ware... thru the center of Belchertown.. and down Bay... now I'm not a speed demon.. I keep it within 7 miles of the speed limit, but this guy was on my bumper so he was making me a bit nervous... even this I could deal with... then... we hit that lovely cash-cow 20mph section of Bay...
Being a little annoyed at this point.. I deliberately slowed to EXACTLY 17 mph... of course I had to do under 20 so as not to give him a reason to stop me... so what happens next..
HE HIT THE BLUE LIGHTS...
That's right... flashing blue lights in my rear view mirror... so I headed for the curb... and what happens next you ask?
HE PASSED ME.. SHUT OFF HIS LIGHTS... AND SPED UP TO 40MPH!!!
What an ass! You know... if he had an emergency ok... if he wanted to chat with me.. ok... but he just didn't want to have to follow the speed limit like the rest of us... I followed him all the way to Atkin's, where I pulled in and he kept going, I'm sure he was off to court in Northampton... man.. that just burns my butt! If I had been speeding and the cop asked me why I was going so fast and I'd reply "I'm late" he would have said "You should have left earlier." AND HE'D BE RIGHT... So Officer DICK... next time leave earlier and follow the stupid speed limit like the rest of us... GEEZ! I had fantasies of tracking him down in the court house and making a citizen's arrest! ok.. so I'm sure that wouldn't have gone over too well but I was sorely tempted to at least call someone about it... it's just a good thing for him that my will to fight has been beaten to pulp by weasely car salesmen and Cingular Wireless sales reps... *sigh
Later...
The COPS...
Specifically... the cop that was behind me on my lovely trip up 9 2 Bay today... I'm pretty sure it was a Ware cruiser but not positive.. I am positive that the plate number was 7335... anyway... he followed me on 9 in Ware... thru the center of Belchertown.. and down Bay... now I'm not a speed demon.. I keep it within 7 miles of the speed limit, but this guy was on my bumper so he was making me a bit nervous... even this I could deal with... then... we hit that lovely cash-cow 20mph section of Bay...
Being a little annoyed at this point.. I deliberately slowed to EXACTLY 17 mph... of course I had to do under 20 so as not to give him a reason to stop me... so what happens next..
HE HIT THE BLUE LIGHTS...
That's right... flashing blue lights in my rear view mirror... so I headed for the curb... and what happens next you ask?
HE PASSED ME.. SHUT OFF HIS LIGHTS... AND SPED UP TO 40MPH!!!
What an ass! You know... if he had an emergency ok... if he wanted to chat with me.. ok... but he just didn't want to have to follow the speed limit like the rest of us... I followed him all the way to Atkin's, where I pulled in and he kept going, I'm sure he was off to court in Northampton... man.. that just burns my butt! If I had been speeding and the cop asked me why I was going so fast and I'd reply "I'm late" he would have said "You should have left earlier." AND HE'D BE RIGHT... So Officer DICK... next time leave earlier and follow the stupid speed limit like the rest of us... GEEZ! I had fantasies of tracking him down in the court house and making a citizen's arrest! ok.. so I'm sure that wouldn't have gone over too well but I was sorely tempted to at least call someone about it... it's just a good thing for him that my will to fight has been beaten to pulp by weasely car salesmen and Cingular Wireless sales reps... *sigh
Later...
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Are you tempted?
So here's an update on our car shopping madness... if you read the post about my week from hell, you know that we 'discovered' that the cars listed in the new car inventory of baliseauto.com doesn't necessarily mean that they actually HAVE that car on the lot, even tho they email you and tell you in no uncertain terms that the 'car IS available'... So.. in the interest of fairness to Balise I figured I'd give them a few days to update their site and see if that non-existent silver SX4 wouldn't disappear from the inventory listing...
So.. here we are a week later... and looking thru the inventory what do I see.. OH my... there's that non-existent Focus... imagine that... (actually you WOULD have to imagine that cause that's the only way your actually gonna see that car is in your imagination because it sure as heck isn't on their lot!) but see here.. There are a bunch of new Focus' listed on the site. So obviously they have updated their site to add cars but not to subtract them. lovely. and it gets BETTER!!!
What's this?? A liquid grey Focus.. standard... hey... that sounds like OUR car... you know, the one I have the deposit on... the one with the SOLD sign on the dashboard... and OH.. look.. here's the VIN#... DAMN.. it IS our car! So they brought the car onto the lot - already sold - and listed it in their new inventory... nice... so now some poor sap looking for a match to our car is gonna get suckered into thinking they can actually buy that car off the lot at Balise in Wilbraham... and at this point.. unless they put their foot down, I'm sure they'll end up with the $625 moonroof that they never wanted in the first place..
So... my question about the salesmen talking about being considered the dregs of society... it's a mute point... who cares if they think about it or not... they just keep proving it over and over... luckily I think we ended up with a great deal on a decent car and that's all that matters at this point, but with a little luck it'll be a VERY long time before I have to walk into another den of weasels!
Later...
So.. here we are a week later... and looking thru the inventory what do I see.. OH my... there's that non-existent Focus... imagine that... (actually you WOULD have to imagine that cause that's the only way your actually gonna see that car is in your imagination because it sure as heck isn't on their lot!) but see here.. There are a bunch of new Focus' listed on the site. So obviously they have updated their site to add cars but not to subtract them. lovely. and it gets BETTER!!!
What's this?? A liquid grey Focus.. standard... hey... that sounds like OUR car... you know, the one I have the deposit on... the one with the SOLD sign on the dashboard... and OH.. look.. here's the VIN#... DAMN.. it IS our car! So they brought the car onto the lot - already sold - and listed it in their new inventory... nice... so now some poor sap looking for a match to our car is gonna get suckered into thinking they can actually buy that car off the lot at Balise in Wilbraham... and at this point.. unless they put their foot down, I'm sure they'll end up with the $625 moonroof that they never wanted in the first place..
So... my question about the salesmen talking about being considered the dregs of society... it's a mute point... who cares if they think about it or not... they just keep proving it over and over... luckily I think we ended up with a great deal on a decent car and that's all that matters at this point, but with a little luck it'll be a VERY long time before I have to walk into another den of weasels!
Later...
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Todays workshop...
This is some funky orange flowers that grow wild around the edge of the forest...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
I've been slummin'
So Dear Readers, yes, again I've been missing for longer than I should have been.. but I've got a good excuse.. really I do.. I've been slumming... That's right.. hanging out with and talking to the dregs of society... So... who is that you may ask... CINGULAR... AGAIN... with Car Salesmen thrown into the mix as well... Let's just say.. I've begun drinking to just make it thru the day... ok.. not really, but it did take a couple shots of Ginger Brandy before bed the other nite to insure myself a nite's sleep..
First up.. CINGULAR... If you've been reading along you know that Cingular was my very first Silver Toilet Paper award winner.. and frankly.. they've earned themselves a second silvery roll... this time it was replacement phones... our new phones are HORRENDOUS... Samsung X427M if your in the market yourself.. these phones are pitiful.. dropped calls left and right... no voice mail alerts... and when my husband calls me it says it's the Bank calling.. when I call him it says it's the Pizza House... *sigh.. So.. I initiated a return of my 3 pieces of crap for 3 new Motorola's... Well... the guy I talked with for some stupid reason only ordered me 2 new phones... just try and track down the same department again with these guys.. it took 3 sets of phone calls to accomplish this.. I got disconnected exactly EIGHT times and had to start all over cause NO ONE ever called me back... I talked with 15 different departments - having to explain my problem over again EACH TIME... I had people tell me that I had to pay $100 more than I paid 2 days before for the same freakin' phones and then wait for a rebate... then I had someone tell me I had to pay $200 more and wait for my credit once I returned the Samsung crap... UNACCEPTABLE... I was left on hold for 20 minutes for a department that wasn't even open yet... then I was left on hold for 30 minutes for that same department which again was CLOSED... I literally was on the phone for 3 FULL HOURS on Monday nite with nothing to show for my efforts... *sigh.. I should be shot... and frankly after about an hour or so of being on the phone with them I was begging to be shot and put out of my misery... Thanks so much CINGULAR! YOU SUCK!
And in the midst of all of this phone madness we've been new car shopping for the manchild... you know.. I wonder if Car Salesmen sit and wonder why people think they are lowest of the low or if they know full well why and just don't care... *sigh.. enter.. Bertera Suzuki... they have a little Silver Forenza that my son likes but frankly I'm not too impressed... so I WICKED low-balled them on the price.. 10,500 and they pay the tax, title, and registration... LOL I thought my son was gonna stroke out... so they went from 12.3 to 11,990.. I said no thanks and we left.. since then they have called me 5 times to ask "What can they do to get me into a Forenza".. HELLO... 10,500 and ok.. I'll pay tax, title and reg... OH.. I was nice about it.. said "I know you have to make your margins and if you can't do that price then I will fully understand, but that's the bottom line"... To be fair.. I even warned them that I was having the week from HELL and didn't trust myself to not just tell them to go do nasty things to themselves and hang up... I had a nice conversation with the salesmen, reinterated my terms, got denied, and said ok I understand, have a great day... not 3 minutes later the manager called me... this was my conversation with the Manager:
"so Laura - What do I have to do"....
"HELLO.. 10 5"
"I can show you the invoice... we need at least 11 6"
"UMM>> I SAID.. 10 FIVE"
"What's with this magic number of 10 5?" I don't under...."
"TALK TO YOUR SALESMAN.. I SAID 10 5 AND THAT'S IT"
"but.. what's with 10 5?"
"THAT'S IT... UNLESS YOUR CALLING ME TO ACCEPT 10 5 DO NOT EVER CALL ME AGAIN"...
CLICK...
Ok.. so I haven't heard from them... YET... but they know that they have till Monday before I pick up the new Ford Focus we have a deposit on... so there may still be more news on the Bertera front... maybe.. OH.. and for the record.. one of my office mates who heard this conversation had one thing to say "Damn... your mean"... LOL He really has NO idea! ;)
Now.. enter the Ford Focus... I found the perfect car on Baliseauto.com... A silver sx4.. with exactly the options we want.. Manual tranny, AC and power windows.. nothing else... so I filled out the internet form on Friday... I got an auto response saying Javier would contact us within 12 hours... Well.. 2 days later we hadn't heard from Javier so we decided to take a Sunday drive down there..
I checked the net before we left the house and printed up the window sticker from the site.. and off we went to Balise of Wilbraham.. We got there only to have the salesman tell us.. hhhmm.. funny.. that car isn't showing up as being on our lot.. yeah... ok.. so I'm thinkin'... bait and switch... so he initiated a search for a vehicle with just those options... OH my.. I'm sorry.. the only one that comes close is this one but it's also got a $625 power moon roof and $60 side moldings... we're not sure we can get it for you but if you give us a refundable deposit we'll try to get it and call you on Monday... so we said ok... so he starts filling out the paperwork and he writes Deposit: $500... HELLO.. where did you get that figure? "Oh.. I thought you said you wanted to deposit 500..." uummm.. NO... you want me to tie up 500 bucks for a car you may not even be able to get AND the wording on this actually says it's Balise's choice as to whether or not we get our deposit back... DICK! So we put down a hundred bucks... so... enter... Monday morning and Javier... here's the first line of the email I received..
Hi Laura,
Thank you for considering Balise Ford of Wilbraham for your vehicle purchase.
The vehicle you expressed interest in is still available.
Year: 2005
Make: Ford
Model: Focus ZX4 S
Stock #:
MSRP: $ 15,960
Our Internet Sale Price: $ 12,029.15 Ford Family Price
WHAT? STILL AVAILABLE?? So I grab my cheap ass Samsung phone and get Javier on the line...
"So.. Javier.. you mean the car online IS available..."
"yes.. yes it is..."
"REALLY.. your SURE about that..."
"uummm... well... those records are kept in the main office.. but if you wanna come down for a test drive I'm sure I can have the info for you by the time you get here..."
So.. Javier got an earful of "WHY is this car still showing up online (and btw here it is Tuesday and guess what.. the car is still listed on their website!)" and "That's confusingly DECEPTIVE... with the accent on DECEPTIVE..." and "OF COURSE the salesmen we talked to on Sunday could only find a MORE expensive car than what we actually wanted"... This was all followed up with me putting this in an email and sending it back to their 'home office'... So.. Javier took the info on what exactly we did want.. we told him the same thing... Standard, AC and power windows... LO and BEHOLD.. not a half hour later we get a call from another of their salesmen, the father of the kid that found the moon roof model for us.. saying.. "OH MY.. are you lucky!!! We found the EXACT car you wanted... it's even in your first color choice, it's not the one online but it's the same execpt it's the color you wanted!"...
OH FREAKIN' REALLY... so anyway... long story.. well.. LONG... unless Bertera dares to call me back we'll be getting the car we wanted in the first place...
Welcome to hell, please turn off your crappy-ass cell phone before entering...
Later...
First up.. CINGULAR... If you've been reading along you know that Cingular was my very first Silver Toilet Paper award winner.. and frankly.. they've earned themselves a second silvery roll... this time it was replacement phones... our new phones are HORRENDOUS... Samsung X427M if your in the market yourself.. these phones are pitiful.. dropped calls left and right... no voice mail alerts... and when my husband calls me it says it's the Bank calling.. when I call him it says it's the Pizza House... *sigh.. So.. I initiated a return of my 3 pieces of crap for 3 new Motorola's... Well... the guy I talked with for some stupid reason only ordered me 2 new phones... just try and track down the same department again with these guys.. it took 3 sets of phone calls to accomplish this.. I got disconnected exactly EIGHT times and had to start all over cause NO ONE ever called me back... I talked with 15 different departments - having to explain my problem over again EACH TIME... I had people tell me that I had to pay $100 more than I paid 2 days before for the same freakin' phones and then wait for a rebate... then I had someone tell me I had to pay $200 more and wait for my credit once I returned the Samsung crap... UNACCEPTABLE... I was left on hold for 20 minutes for a department that wasn't even open yet... then I was left on hold for 30 minutes for that same department which again was CLOSED... I literally was on the phone for 3 FULL HOURS on Monday nite with nothing to show for my efforts... *sigh.. I should be shot... and frankly after about an hour or so of being on the phone with them I was begging to be shot and put out of my misery... Thanks so much CINGULAR! YOU SUCK!
And in the midst of all of this phone madness we've been new car shopping for the manchild... you know.. I wonder if Car Salesmen sit and wonder why people think they are lowest of the low or if they know full well why and just don't care... *sigh.. enter.. Bertera Suzuki... they have a little Silver Forenza that my son likes but frankly I'm not too impressed... so I WICKED low-balled them on the price.. 10,500 and they pay the tax, title, and registration... LOL I thought my son was gonna stroke out... so they went from 12.3 to 11,990.. I said no thanks and we left.. since then they have called me 5 times to ask "What can they do to get me into a Forenza".. HELLO... 10,500 and ok.. I'll pay tax, title and reg... OH.. I was nice about it.. said "I know you have to make your margins and if you can't do that price then I will fully understand, but that's the bottom line"... To be fair.. I even warned them that I was having the week from HELL and didn't trust myself to not just tell them to go do nasty things to themselves and hang up... I had a nice conversation with the salesmen, reinterated my terms, got denied, and said ok I understand, have a great day... not 3 minutes later the manager called me... this was my conversation with the Manager:
"so Laura - What do I have to do"....
"HELLO.. 10 5"
"I can show you the invoice... we need at least 11 6"
"UMM>> I SAID.. 10 FIVE"
"What's with this magic number of 10 5?" I don't under...."
"TALK TO YOUR SALESMAN.. I SAID 10 5 AND THAT'S IT"
"but.. what's with 10 5?"
"THAT'S IT... UNLESS YOUR CALLING ME TO ACCEPT 10 5 DO NOT EVER CALL ME AGAIN"...
CLICK...
Ok.. so I haven't heard from them... YET... but they know that they have till Monday before I pick up the new Ford Focus we have a deposit on... so there may still be more news on the Bertera front... maybe.. OH.. and for the record.. one of my office mates who heard this conversation had one thing to say "Damn... your mean"... LOL He really has NO idea! ;)
Now.. enter the Ford Focus... I found the perfect car on Baliseauto.com... A silver sx4.. with exactly the options we want.. Manual tranny, AC and power windows.. nothing else... so I filled out the internet form on Friday... I got an auto response saying Javier would contact us within 12 hours... Well.. 2 days later we hadn't heard from Javier so we decided to take a Sunday drive down there..
I checked the net before we left the house and printed up the window sticker from the site.. and off we went to Balise of Wilbraham.. We got there only to have the salesman tell us.. hhhmm.. funny.. that car isn't showing up as being on our lot.. yeah... ok.. so I'm thinkin'... bait and switch... so he initiated a search for a vehicle with just those options... OH my.. I'm sorry.. the only one that comes close is this one but it's also got a $625 power moon roof and $60 side moldings... we're not sure we can get it for you but if you give us a refundable deposit we'll try to get it and call you on Monday... so we said ok... so he starts filling out the paperwork and he writes Deposit: $500... HELLO.. where did you get that figure? "Oh.. I thought you said you wanted to deposit 500..." uummm.. NO... you want me to tie up 500 bucks for a car you may not even be able to get AND the wording on this actually says it's Balise's choice as to whether or not we get our deposit back... DICK! So we put down a hundred bucks... so... enter... Monday morning and Javier... here's the first line of the email I received..
Hi Laura,
Thank you for considering Balise Ford of Wilbraham for your vehicle purchase.
The vehicle you expressed interest in is still available.
Year: 2005
Make: Ford
Model: Focus ZX4 S
Stock #:
MSRP: $ 15,960
Our Internet Sale Price: $ 12,029.15 Ford Family Price
WHAT? STILL AVAILABLE?? So I grab my cheap ass Samsung phone and get Javier on the line...
"So.. Javier.. you mean the car online IS available..."
"yes.. yes it is..."
"REALLY.. your SURE about that..."
"uummm... well... those records are kept in the main office.. but if you wanna come down for a test drive I'm sure I can have the info for you by the time you get here..."
So.. Javier got an earful of "WHY is this car still showing up online (and btw here it is Tuesday and guess what.. the car is still listed on their website!)" and "That's confusingly DECEPTIVE... with the accent on DECEPTIVE..." and "OF COURSE the salesmen we talked to on Sunday could only find a MORE expensive car than what we actually wanted"... This was all followed up with me putting this in an email and sending it back to their 'home office'... So.. Javier took the info on what exactly we did want.. we told him the same thing... Standard, AC and power windows... LO and BEHOLD.. not a half hour later we get a call from another of their salesmen, the father of the kid that found the moon roof model for us.. saying.. "OH MY.. are you lucky!!! We found the EXACT car you wanted... it's even in your first color choice, it's not the one online but it's the same execpt it's the color you wanted!"...
OH FREAKIN' REALLY... so anyway... long story.. well.. LONG... unless Bertera dares to call me back we'll be getting the car we wanted in the first place...
Welcome to hell, please turn off your crappy-ass cell phone before entering...
Later...
Gotta P?
Amazing... If you take a look at the article they are developing this for medical tests... supposedly just a couple of drops of pee will give the power equivalent of a AA battery... You know.. this could solve ALL kinds of problems for me...
A. $35.00 to fill up my truck... no more.. give me 3 cups of coffee and I'm good for at least 60 miles!
B. Replace my drivers seat with a porcelin bowl linked directly into my gas tank and I'll be at work a half hour early... stops at the gas station and Atkin's would both prove unnecessary... Well ok.. so I'd still be lining up at Atkin's for my daily donut but I wouldn't be runnin' to the back of the store to use their rest room!
C. Even the environment wins here... Pee battery powered electric cars means no emissions.. instead of filling up my septic tank I'd just run out to the driveway to do away with my own emissions...
I'm telling you people.. it's a win win situation! Of course... the whole idea begs the question "What do you do with the Toilet paper once your done fillin' up the truck?" *sigh... it really isn't a perfect world, is it?
Later...
Friday, August 12, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Why.. OH.. Why...
So I've had a couple questions about the contest.. no.. not the rules.. those are pretty straight forward.. email me and your in the running for a 5x7 of your choice.. I've been asked why I'm giving away a free photo... Well it's simple.. I'm trying to find out which pics you guys like (that's why you get to choose your print)...
Lately I've been working really hard on my photography and I hope it shows... but the feedback has been a little sparse... hence.. the contest... A free 5x7 giveaway every month is a small price to pay for your opinions, which I value VERY highly! So, ya see.. there is no gimmick... no sales pitch... at the end of the month your entry emails will all be deleted into the clear blue digitized horizon... the only time you'll hear from me or any one I've ever met or even passed on the street, is if you win... WOOHOO... (or if you request a reply)!
So there you go... OH... and if your still nervous about things... just leave off your mailing address (although I'd appreciate it if you do put it in your entry, it'll save me and you the back and forth of the "you win - what's your mailing address - email crap)but please.. let me know which print you'd like...
Thanks... and again... Good Luck!
Lately I've been working really hard on my photography and I hope it shows... but the feedback has been a little sparse... hence.. the contest... A free 5x7 giveaway every month is a small price to pay for your opinions, which I value VERY highly! So, ya see.. there is no gimmick... no sales pitch... at the end of the month your entry emails will all be deleted into the clear blue digitized horizon... the only time you'll hear from me or any one I've ever met or even passed on the street, is if you win... WOOHOO... (or if you request a reply)!
So there you go... OH... and if your still nervous about things... just leave off your mailing address (although I'd appreciate it if you do put it in your entry, it'll save me and you the back and forth of the "you win - what's your mailing address - email crap)but please.. let me know which print you'd like...
Thanks... and again... Good Luck!
Monday, August 08, 2005
Contest-ed! Enter to win a glorious 5x7 pic!
Win a free 5x7 print of any of my photos on this blog... you even get to pick which one!
Send your name & mailing address to my email bayroadblog@hotmail.com and enter to win, OH, and don't forget to tell me which pic you want! (If you've got a URL you wanna promote send that along too, and I'll link your name to it!) I'll be giving away one 5x7 on the first of every month. Here are the rules:
1. Prints are for personal use only. Commercial use or any form of duplication is strictly prohibited unless I tell you directly that you can.
2. All entries must be made on or before the last day of the month. A new contest begins on the first day of every month.
3. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email. Prints will be shipped through the US Postal Service and may take 1 to 3 weeks for delivery. Oh, the torture of snail mail.
4. You may enter only once a month. If you decide you'd rather have a different print, you may email me at bayroadblog@hotmail.com with the change, if I haven't mailed your print as yet I'd be happy to switch your request. Winners are eligible to enter again immediately after winning.
5. By entering this contest, you authorize me to use your name, state (if applicable), town, and country in a blog entry if you are the lucky winner. No other personal information will ever be displayed or used or sold or folded, spindled or mutilated.
6. I reserve the right to make changes to the contest rules at any time should they be necessary.
And that's about it... pretty simple, huh? So.. enter today and I'll pick the first winner on August 31st! Good Luck!
Later...
Send your name & mailing address to my email bayroadblog@hotmail.com and enter to win, OH, and don't forget to tell me which pic you want! (If you've got a URL you wanna promote send that along too, and I'll link your name to it!) I'll be giving away one 5x7 on the first of every month. Here are the rules:
1. Prints are for personal use only. Commercial use or any form of duplication is strictly prohibited unless I tell you directly that you can.
2. All entries must be made on or before the last day of the month. A new contest begins on the first day of every month.
3. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via email. Prints will be shipped through the US Postal Service and may take 1 to 3 weeks for delivery. Oh, the torture of snail mail.
4. You may enter only once a month. If you decide you'd rather have a different print, you may email me at bayroadblog@hotmail.com with the change, if I haven't mailed your print as yet I'd be happy to switch your request. Winners are eligible to enter again immediately after winning.
5. By entering this contest, you authorize me to use your name, state (if applicable), town, and country in a blog entry if you are the lucky winner. No other personal information will ever be displayed or used or sold or folded, spindled or mutilated.
6. I reserve the right to make changes to the contest rules at any time should they be necessary.
And that's about it... pretty simple, huh? So.. enter today and I'll pick the first winner on August 31st! Good Luck!
Later...
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Fall Wall...
Digging thru the archives again... I came across this pic from last fall... awesome colors...
Later...
Crooked roller...
I love the colors on this... unfortunately the lines were all squewed... if I straighten the brick wall the wooden pillar is crooked... straighten the pillar and it looks like the wall is falling over... the only compensation.. squew the entire photo to split the difference.. I think it works..
Later...
Saturday, August 06, 2005
A feast for the eyes...
and the stomach.. this has been my latest kick.. the ingredients do vary but the chicken, vidalia onion (pronounced "unG-yun" if your from central Mass)sliced really big and diced tomatos, with basil and garlic are the base... this version has zucchini and summer squash but after tasting I think I prefer mushrooms... and it's heart smart.. not a drop of added fat... I use water in the skillet to pre-cook the squashes and onion... then I take the kitchen scissors to a few chicken breasts (if you don't own kitchen scissors - buy them NOW - I wish I had gotten some years ago!) once the veggies are almost done, I throw in the chicken and cook till its done... then just toss in a giant can of diced tomatos with the basil and garlic (and a little salt and pepper)... simmer for a bit.. and enjoy... so very VERY yummy!
Later..
Friday, August 05, 2005
More from the farm..
It's been such a crazy busy week I haven't had time to take the camera out of the case... so here's more farm pics... this one took a bit of shopping... the steel grey sky that day just did nothing for the lovely barn, so I took a nice brite blue sky from another pic and shopped it into the scene... then of course.. the poster edges.. again... sigh.. I really can't help it...
Later...
ps.. if you squint at the pic you can kinda see a face at the top of the barn...
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Barn Eagle...
More fun with poster edges... love the Eagle weathervane on the top... note the little bird on the corner of the roof... not sure if I should digitally remove him or not... You kind of get the feeling he's up there pretending he's an eagle too! With that much attitude, how could I?
Later...
Mad cow....
Hey.. you'd be pissed off too if you had that many flies after you (and a photographer as well)! This poor guy walked around in it's own cloud of buzzing, biting annoyance on the wing... Poor thing...
Later...
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Somethin to look at...
Crazy busy.. but heres a couple more of the "Down on the Farm" pics that didn't make it to the first run...
Later....
Later....
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