once again its something like 4:53 or something in the a.m and i cannot sleep.. i cant eat.. i most definitely should be sleeping right now..
i made some of my patented fettuccine alfredo tonight.. was good.. could only eat a little of it though… not hungry for the rest. perhaps i should have skipped the […]

Hmmm… ok… Not coming up with anything…
About the only thing I can think of right now is Sarah McLachlan’s Wintersong.. and I’ve never really even been a big fan of hers.. My favorites on the CD are the title track “Wintersong”, and the equally beautiful “Song for a Winters Night”.
Everything […]

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Some of the most exciting and rewarding (and sometimes scary) times I’ve had while out photographing has been out in thunderstorms, heavy snowstorms, and other less than perfect weather conditions. I have even sadly ruined cameras in harsh conditions, as in this image, “Angry Sea”. It’s a great time, but […]

Name change and complete site change.. Thank you to everyone that provided ideas for the name of my new weblog.
A few of the very many name suggestions I received:
Rogue River Images
Ryan’s Vent
Rogue River Dreams
Velting Musings
Life Uncertainty
Wild at Heart
Misery
In the end, “Calamity” suits me fairly well, as it pretty much describes my life:

A great misfortune or […]

Just a quick “thank you” to everyone who has visited here over the last few days.
I have received a bunch of emails with a lot of good ideas for a new blog name as mentioned in my post “New Blog Name - Looking for ideas” and will be renaming it in the next day or […]

Alright, looking for some creative ideas for naming the blog here, folks.. I am fresh out..
Things to consider:
My life is a complete and total disaster.
I tend to be semi-sarcastic. Ok, well maybe sometimes totally sarcastic…
I rant occasionally.
I’m a photographer.
I’m an outdoor fanatic.
Not too sure what else may be important…..
So have at it!! Let me […]

I feel compelled to post something tonight, but I just don’t even know where to begin, or what to say.
I really do wish that I had a different outlook on life lately, but for whatever reason, life just seems to keep taking one massive crap on me after another.. How much stress can one person […]

Well, you don’t have to read many posts here to see that I have kind of a lot going on in my life right now.. and not too much of it is really all that positive.
A week or two ago I mentioned my despise of the pathetic holiday music we are all subjected to this […]