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Derek Webb
On September 25th this year, our church hosted a concert by Derek Webb, of Caedmon's Call fame, along with his wife, Sandra McCracken.
Derek Webb, accompanied by his wife, Sandra McCracken.
I had a good seat (thanks, Samantha!), and took a few shots of the couple as they performed, plus of the good-sized crowd before the concert, and in between sets. Beyond his lyrical abilities, one of the things I admire about Derek is his desire to simply get the message of God's love out there. At one point during his set, he remarked how he was going to freak out all the lawyers and record executives by telling all of us to share his music with whomever we wanted to. Earlier this year, he had even gone so far as to put his latest album, Mockingbird, online as a free download. He says it was a very successful experiment.
More baseball in December
Three days after seeing Michael Young get his 200th hit of the 2006 season, Brent and I were back at the Ballpark in Arlington. This time, we were about 23 rows up behind home plate. I didn't take a lot of shots, because the net behind the plate gets in the way.
Click the photo to see the entire set.
Baseball in December
Well, baseball photos, any way.
I've let myself get way too far behind on processing and uploading photos, so I'm making a concerted effort over the next few days to get caught up.
Back in September, thanks to a generous church member, Brent received four tickets to the Rangers game on the 16th. Four primo tickets, sixth row, first base line, just to the right of first. It was the closest any of us had ever sat at a major league baseball game, and Brent and I were way excited. It was the sort of opportunity that makes me pine for a digital SLR with a telephoto lens or two.
The highlight of the evening--besides the Rangers winning, that is--was seeing Michael Young collect his 200th hit of the season. I've uploaded a photo set to my Flickr account.
Michael Young hitting number 200.Macbook Egg Frying
Macbook Egg Frying
Originally uploaded by Pieter Pieterse.
You've heard the expression, "hot enough to fry an egg". Pieter Pieterse decided to do exactly that, whipping up a little breakfast poultry with his MacBook Pro.
Miscellany
Photo mosaics have become popular; I have one of Darth Vader, made up of different scenes from Episodes 4-6. There are many tutorials online for making your own photo mosaics, but John Tolva has one where you create your mosaic with LEGOs. You'll need Photoshop, and a healthy bank account for all those LEGO pieces you'll be buying. [Via Photojojo.]
How close to you and yours does a convicted sex offender live? Find out, thanks to Family Watchdog. [Via Daily Dose.]
Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard, which turns 216 years old today.