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 true 2006-08-02T22:24:00-06:00 2006-08-03T05:22:00Z 2006-08-03T05:22:00Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-115458252083530878 Choose Life So, I love to buy books. I'm like a recovering alcoholic in a book store. Often I leave my wallet in my car when I'm at a book store. and yet, the irony of this is that I rarely read. What gives. oh yea, my cell phone, instant message, email, the web, and sleep. so, I've been thinking about how I can begin to recover my life, my time and everything else that I want but don't do. so, false 2006-06-13T02:48:00-06:00 2006-06-23T02:09:50Z 2006-06-13T09:15:41Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-115019014149305716 Go and Tell? It's really early in the morning and I'm editing again. I don't know what it is about night, but it's when my creative juices flow. And so, I'm flying through lots of footage looking for the right shot of a pastor during a service in Nairobi, Kenya. I think the same old grandma who made the flannel banner to hang in the church has a lot of frequent flier miles, cause she's been to this church false 2006-06-10T16:31:00-06:00 2006-06-10T22:58:00Z 2006-06-10T22:48:17Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-114997969715956608 New Beginnings So, its been just shy of a year since I've posted anything on here. Go figure. I guess that's what happens when one gets busy in life. So, let me catch you up to speed. Since posting last time, a lot has changed. I've gone to Prague, moved to Denver (Highlands Ranch), did a whirlwind journey in Eastern Europe in November, cruised out to Phoenix a few more times, met my new nephew Kayden, false 2005-07-02T08:32:00-06:00 2005-07-02T14:33:50Z 2005-07-02T14:33:50Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-112031483062888987 Fear To fight fear, act. To increase fear—wait, put off, postpone. David J. Schwartz Note to self, Just Do It! false 2005-05-26T18:21:00-06:00 2005-05-27T00:25:38Z 2005-05-27T00:25:38Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111715353816553261 Loosing someone. It seems like I write a lot about death on this blog. Maybe its some weird thing trying to immortalizing them, or maybe is my funky way to process out feelings. A missionary friend wrote me today from Taiwan. Her grandpa passed away and she is half way around the world. I wrote her back, half encouraging her and half processing out my own thoughts. Here is part of what I wrote" When Tim, my false 2005-05-25T21:16:00-06:00 2005-05-26T03:17:14Z 2005-05-26T03:17:14Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111707743457958934 Prayer Oh God, do not keep silent, be not quiet, Oh God, be not still. Psalm 83 false 2005-05-17T23:45:00-06:00 2005-05-18T05:57:14Z 2005-05-18T05:57:14Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111639583405783820 Grief I haven't written much publicly about Tim. Most of it has been in conversation with people and via e-mail. I talked to a mutual friend tonight and he was considerate enough to ask how I was doing with the whole situation. I really thought I was doing well. I think I was, until I hung up the phone that is. I began to look at some pictures from the service and reflect upon another friend's false 2005-04-28T11:59:00-06:00 2005-04-28T18:11:54Z 2005-04-28T18:11:54Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111471191491806789 Tim Here is another reason I do what I do. Tim Garrety. March 5, 1972 - April 20, 2005 false 2005-04-03T23:16:00-06:00 2005-04-04T05:18:27Z 2005-04-04T05:17:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111259184534931726 Why I do what I do "The heart cannot taste what the eyes have not seen." -Brazilian Proverb false 2005-04-03T00:51:00-07:00 2005-04-04T07:43:16Z 2005-04-04T07:43:16Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111260059615417102 Bono & the Pope Bono had some kind words to say about the Pope. You can hear them here. The video is weak, but Bono's words are strong. A few pix from the concert are here. If you want to know how I got tix at face value the day of the concert, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. I don't think Bono would like that. -a false 2005-03-28T22:19:00-07:00 2005-03-29T05:20:35Z 2005-03-29T05:20:35Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111207363595010403 Wise words from a wise man. "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy," Ben Franklin false 2005-03-21T00:24:00-07:00 2005-03-21T07:25:03Z 2005-03-21T07:25:03Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111138990331419998 Wise word from a friend "FIND SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND HOLD ON TO HER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." - Italian Job false 2005-03-14T04:23:00-07:00 2005-03-25T04:05:43Z 2005-03-14T11:29:08Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-111079974899385250 Beautiful Things Weddings are beautiful things. Many of you know I moonlight as a wedding photographer on the side to supplement lack of support as I serve with CRM. Many people ask me if I enjoy shooting weddings. Most of the time I do, especially when God has a different agenda for me being there. Like Saturday night, when I had a beautiful conversations about searching for God with the florist. We were false 2005-02-21T00:39:00-07:00 2005-02-21T10:27:11Z 2005-02-21T10:14:21Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110898086163385774 Rain, Rain on my face... Here is a recent view from my office. It seems like it just keeps on comming. While I don't mind the rain, (we need it) I wonder how my homeless friends in Ventura are doing? I was up in LA a few weeks ago and it was raining on and off. While walking around, I stumbeled onto someone sleeping next a freeway overpass. I can't even imagine what it must be like for the houseless right now. false 2005-02-14T23:43:00-07:00 2005-02-15T19:33:51Z 2005-02-15T09:54:53Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110846129372348931 11,563,200 Minutes of Love Mom and Frances say goodbye to each other. There is a beautiful song I was listening to his morning from the musical RENT. Its called seasons of love. I was listening it to this morning when I woke up. Its funny how certain music creeps in at certain times. It asks the question of how one measures a year in the life of friends. It talks about 525,600 minutes, (in one year) Well, tonight false 2005-01-27T11:16:22-07:00 2005-01-27T19:29:22Z 2005-01-27T19:11:23Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110685308333872029 How the Other Half Lives A few years ago I learned about a photographer named Jacob Riis. He has a book out called, "How the Other Half Lives." It focused on the struggles of immigrants and housing issues in the late 1800’s in New York City. During my travels to Africa, Venezuela and Brasil, I've seen dire poverty and heard stories of insane violence. Today I got to know personally some of the stories from the young false 2004-12-08T00:21:49-07:00 2004-12-09T06:58:49Z 2004-12-08T07:26:39Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110249079975783379 City Life, Friends and Class By Friday, I'll have lived in a major city for a week. Two days in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearly five days in the city of Angeles. I'm staying with my friend Jason in Echo Park. I just spent three days in class beefing up my video skills so I can up the overall image of CRM's Videos and turn them around faster. By Friday, I'll be certified in Final Cut Pro. In the mean time, enjoy some pix false 2004-12-01T00:22:49-07:00 2004-12-01T05:45:49Z 2004-12-01T05:28:42Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110187892252186192 Finding Joy I refuse to give into fear, violence, and depression. false 2004-11-30T09:01:54-07:00 2004-12-01T04:55:54Z 2004-12-01T04:55:54Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110187695406252464 Enemy in La Manana Many of you know I am not even close to a morning person. Well, I the light is beautiful here, so I’ve actually been getting up just before 6 am or so to shoot. Despite me beating my battle with mornings, I have a new enemy in the morning. Notice, only there is only one valve, as in frio. false 2004-11-29T00:37:08-07:00 2004-12-06T06:14:08Z 2004-12-01T04:51:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833134.post-110187670962279961 One degree of Seperation, Wishing for Seven Everything here revolves around some sort of violence. Its kind of like Kevin Bacon.. Its all connected. Living in and among the poor gives new insights to life. .... And death. At first I thought John Shorack (the team leader for InnerCHANGE VZ. Was just trying to scare me so I would get into trouble. For those of you who know me, trouble can be my middle name, and for those of you false