A new Photo

Rudy, a photo by Rudolph Uhlman on Flickr.

Think... that is what I told myself as I was taking this photo of myself. But think of what I wondered? The only thing I thought of in that 1/100th of a second was if the photo didn't turn out, I would have to take another.

P-Town ThrowDown

P-Town ThrowDown, a set on Flickr.

I finally Uploded the photos from the P-Town Throwdown Skate comp. Out of 5 hours and over 1000 photos. I was able to pare it down to 165 of my best shots from the comp. Please Let me know what you think.

Finally a picture

Here is a photo I took of a dead tree somewhere west of Pendleton.

The End of an Evil Man

Osama bin Laden is dead. I heard this news yesterday morning as I was driving my kids to daycare. When I confirmed what I thought I heard, moments later, I broke out in to a tearful laughter. So abrupt was my outburst that Ellie asked me what was wrong. I could only reply with a very bad man is dead. It was the strangest mix of emotions that I have only felt on three other occasions since my stroke. Now that I have had a chance to mull over the feelings, I know they were a mix of Joy, Relief, Sadness, and Empathy. Joy and relief, that we were able to eliminate this evil man. Sadness for the lives he destroyed with his radical ideology. Finally, Empathy for his wives and children as had to live in secrecy and hiding not to able to enjoy the outside world or live a normal life. I am certain that his wives did not have a choice in the matter not did his children. I hope that they can learn about his evil for themselves and not continue the cycle of violence. I have read that evil begets evil. I have lived the last ten years of my live with the knowledge that he has killed or orchestrated the deaths of thousands if not millions of innocent people of all faiths. I do not celebrate his death because that would be counter to what I believe. I believe that in death, we should treat all people with respect, not contempt. For it is in giving that we receive. Everything ends; Osama bin Laden has met his. Only God can judge him now.

Mad at Walmart

I am absolutely livid at Walmart right now. Currently the tracking info fro my flash says in transit from Hermiston to Pendleton.  I ordered it on the 24th of march and they said, at the very latest, it would be here today.

Now they are saying it will be here Friday. If the tracking info says it is in transit, I want to know, in what universe does it take three days for a truck to travel 26 miles?