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New, Old Fotos...

2010-08-20T19:11:00.004-05:00

Better 1...?

Better 2.

Near Allentown, Pennsylvania... Or here...

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Better 1...?

Better 2.

North Longview, at the corner of Lonesome Pine & Northridge. Or here, for short...

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Better 1...?

Better 2.

Lake o' the Pines... Or, here... approximately.

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I wasn't in the water... it's just way above normal in this present Google maps image.

Minimal edits... just some B/C adjustments, straightening (second set only) and a bit of sharpening to take of some fuzz.

Banters For Ben

2008-02-11T09:40:00.001-06:00

Got an Email w/ a few Questions in it... so I thought I would turn it in to a blog post. So heer y'ar... Thanks Ben.

Wow, that's way more [re: missionarytechteam.blogspot.com] than your personal dealio [this site].
Yeah, didn't seem like any record of the construction would get done if I hadn't kept up w/ it. Hopefully It's somewhat coherent, I was uploading willy-nilly there for a while. I'm learning better ways of doin stuff along the way tho'.

Of course, when I get to Longview on the 18-23 this month, if I get a chance to swing by, you'll have to get a picture of a visitor from another world.
Sweet! You'll be in town?... Ok, as long as you stop in at work, I should have a camera...

So, what about you? What about your story?
Ehh, I've been thinking about updating [this site], but if no one reads it, then it's not really worth much. But this is an interesting twist... maybe if more people comment and ask questions, I'll be more apt to update.

What about the newish supra you are hoping to win in a drawing at the fair?
No plans for a newish Supra, but the oldish one is getting a newish engine from Japan. : D That's the old engine, blown head gasket. Boooo... 7MGTE. Boo. It did make it all the way from Brad's place in Gilmer, Tx to Mike's place South of Tyler, TX tho'. It sounded like a Diesel by that time, strangest sound ever. Turbo petrol car, sounding like a Diesel. We only had to get out and push it once during the whole 2+ hour trip (normally an hour and a bit, but not at 35 MPH).

What about your blue ribbon hog named Bessie?
No hog yet, but my Dad has one... and it's Blue. 880ci Sportster.

What about that new band that you are putting together?
The Freedom County VFD? ...Still in the works.

What about those trees down on the corner near where you live?
Those trees have been cut down to make room for a new Townhouse Devlopment. Yay! my property value just Doubled! No, really, it did... I think the loan on my place was for 28,000-ish, and I've been offered 55-65,000-ish when I want to sell!

What about your new lady?
No Lady.

What about that new Sigma lens?
WOAH!!! WoAhAoW! That's an unbelievable lens! It must take half a ton of sand to make all that glass! Oh well, I guess if they take it from Nevada, they'll never miss it. I predict they'll sell 13 of 'em. ~$25,000

How can Mac n cheese taste so good?
Well, ya know nearly anything food related that's even partly Italian is gonna be good.

2007-06-29T12:46:00.000-05:00

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Please post (copy and paste or screen shot) yer favorite sayin'z and result'n tranlation... -but keep 'er clean. Arrr. Or for a perticular bit of levity, paste in some of the lyrics below! They tend to translate quite well. (Har!) There are multiple translations for some words, so don't be bashful with the Translate button.

Oh, if you use Apple's Safari browser, you can resize the text boxes for wider visibility!

2007-06-01T23:23:00.000-05:00

Lord,
Teach me to hear, when You only whisper.
Teach me to see, if You are hiding Yourself.
Teach me to be a light in the darkness
Teach me to run, to the only One who can shelter
my soul...

Lord,
Turn my eyes, from this world of vanities
*...So that I may see Your perfect redemption.*

Lord,
Teach me to live, so that others will see You.
Teach me to kindle, what fire is left in the coals.
Teach me to be a light in the darkness.
Teach me to rest, in the only One who can shelter
my soul...

Lord,
Turn my eyes, from this world of vanities
...So that I may see Your perfect redemption.

Teach me to be a light in the darkness
...So that they may enter Your perfect redemption.

[Perfect Redemption]

-June 2, 4:41am. I'm tired again, -nite. Oh, the *'ed line was the starting phrase, I was editing the other post, and stopped to write this one.

2007-05-17T10:02:00.000-05:00

(May 17, 07 10:30ish am [no title: Random thoughts])

...When the leaves fall
to the dust of
this barren ground,
they eventually
bring the life that you see

Oh, my children
remember this when
the seasons of life
(they) give you little sustain

...

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(May 18 8-ish pm: additions,re-wording [still no title: Beginning thoughts])

Welcome, my friends...
find a seat, we'll begin,

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8:30ish: [Revision #1]

Welcome, my friends...
gather close, gather in,
finish your sentence, your thought,
your closing remark,

Find a place by a friend
make some room on the end...
as you tell the others
I'll bide some time, until we begin...

...Now, I'll tell you a story
[once] given to me, by a Wise Old Man...
He told me of winter, and spring,
and of this world we live in.

[He said] "Oh, My child,
remember this when
the rain of life's seasons
leaves you with little sustain...

"[Every] life has it's death,
every season it's change.
Yet, in every death,
there is Life that is made...

"When the leaves fall
to the dust of the ground,
they will eventually bring
all this life... now look around you, and see."

[Addition -incomplete]
[see] [The sun and the moon]
[along with the stars up above]
[]
[no one tells them the way]

[Can even water refrain]
[]

[Every step has it's rhythm]

[Every end began somewhere]
[And each beginning will end]

[With every second that passes]
[on the face of a clock]
[a [brand] new one will greet you]
[and another/the other is lost] -[Added 9:45ish-11:20pm June 1,07]

So, my children, now I tell you
remember this when
the rain of life's seasons
leaves you with little sustain...

Every life has it's death,
every season it's change.
Yet, in every death,
there is Life that is made...

Remember the leaves that fall
to the dust of the ground,
will eventually bring
all this life you see now.

Oh, my children,
remember this when
the rain of life's seasons
leaves you with little sustain...

Every life has it's death,
every season it's change.
Yet, in every death,
there is Life that is made,
there is Life that is made,
Life that is made!

[part two]
...So, remember the leaves,
as they fall to the ground,
they eventually brought you
this life you now see.

So, remember the leaves,
as they fall to the ground,
they eventually bring you
the Life that you seek...

[And] If it's Life that you seek,
it can be plainly seen
folded neatly away in me,
and I apologize... I apologize...

If I can just let go
of some of my pride,
as it falls to the ground,
may it eventually show
the Life that you seek.

Father, help me let go
of some of my pride,
[and] as it falls to the ground
may Your Life spring forth... in me.

title:[the Anthem]

You have just partially witnessed the "The Process of a Lyric". I don't believe have ever written anything like this. I am now tired. -nite.

(May 19, 4ish am)

2007-05-09T00:41:00.000-05:00

At an old abandoned Factory Entrance

Another Entrance, same factory

Probably my Favorite Site (Click me 4 locatable location)

A random dead tree in a field on Marigold Lane in Diana, Tx that I saw while on a spontaneous photo-mobile-trek.

Same field.

Intro:

2007-05-07T23:25:00.000-05:00

This is my experiment... to have photos here, stories as they present themselves to memory and, possibly have links to Google Maps, and Earth -with corresponding geographically locatable locations. If you are reading this, and I haven't had an update as to the progress &/or plausibility of aforementioned experiment... kindly remind me w/ a comment. Or if you see me in person, gentle encouragement is preferred. Thanks, and God bless if you just sneezed. If not... Thanks, and maybe along the way I can shatter some of the Contemporary Christian boxes that you have now so conveniently placed me in, just by reading those two words. I am not, nor could I be, just like every other person you've met who claims to follow Christ... that's impossible. And very narrow minded of you, might I add.

If you are a fellow brother/sister in Christ, "Hollo! Glad to meet you", if I haven't. If I have, here are your greeting choices... (If you're reading this out loud to someone else, chances are you've read this next part already, and it made sense to you... so add some inflection from any possible personal experiences. If you are reading this to yourself for the first time, and this parenthetical anecdote isn't making a whole lotta sense, feel free to re-read the following as many times as it takes to get the joke. -Then read it to someone else for the full effect) Again, here, are your choices and their respective textual vernacular explanations "Heyman..." -I see you all the time if not every week... wasuphowzitgoinwhatchyabeenupta?- "Heyheeeyy...*pause*" -I've forgotten your name. It happens. Get over it, don't be offended at my good faith effort either.-, "O-Man! *hug* ...*pat-pat-pat*" -Either (<--that word looks strange, but spell check says it's right-maybe 'cause it's Captal-ed) ...I haven't seen you for (x) number of years... or I totally wasn't expecting to see/hear from you wherever I/we am/are-, "Nice." -usually in reference to uncommon artcle(s) of attire.

It's now taken me over three (3) hours to write this little Intro/ onefooted soapbox/ dusty, half-cracked window into who I am...

Gnite. And with my eyes half closed... ^5.

Joel K (12:50am)