Sunday, March 23, 2008

BROKEN TOE(?)

I was going to blog about some world news and stuff. You know, like the whole Obama/Clinton thing, or about Arthur C. Clarke's passing. But I decided that many more people with better resources have probably spoken about these things with far greater insight than I can ever hope to offer. So I bring you the crap in my own personal life.
I think I may have broken my little toe. I was walking barefoot in the basement when I accidentally kick the leg of a wood coffee table. It hurt. A LOT. It wasn't bleeding, so I basically ignored it. 12 hours later, I found it hard to walk on and running was impossible. The next morning, it had blown up and turned the purlpe of an angry bruise, and my foot had begun to change color as well. Everyone says that there's nothing you can do with a broken toe, so I'm just ignoring it at this point. It's uncomfortable, but not actively painful, unless I'm getting a shoe on or off. And I can touch it and bend it without too much agony. So, whatever it is, I've got it. All you amateur podiatrists can take a gander:

Wednesday, March 05, 2008


AWARD WINNING
I took this photo of my daughter in October of 2006. I submitted it to the Ritz Camera photo contest at my mother's nudging. Several months later, my wife calls me at work, sounding harried and frantic.
"Did you enter a photo of Allie in the bathroom to some contest or something?"
My mind races as I imagine what bad thing I did to warrent such fury. Finally I remember the photo and tell her that yeah, I did.
"Well you just won $500! You took first runner up!"
Turns out she was right. I actually got the registered letter from Ritz Camera requesting my tax information and I called them to confirm and it all adds up. I am actually an award-winning photographer!