You can have anything you want, as long as you want cheap, plastic crap.

Personally, I wanted the bubble gun, but Kate said I had to wait for Santa to bring it.
From the DuPage County Fair, Wheaton, Illinois July 2008

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"Chuck, would you get one of the BIG shopping carts. I have to get a REALLY big turkey this year."

Here's an alternate:

"Chuck, would you get one of the BIG shopping carts. I have to get a REALLY big turkey this year."

Batavia, Illinois
December 10, 2011

This was done for this contest
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Peas on Earth...

...and good will to [insert your preferred gender neutral word for the much more poetic "men"]

The Frazier Studio
Batavia, Illinois
December 23, 2009

Part of The Peas Project

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I know a euphemism when I see one

We saw this box hanging on wall in the front of the school bus that took us on a tour of the BNSF yard in Galesburg. In my day (here it comes, kids), it was a bucket of sawdust and some paper towels.
Galesburg, Illinois
June 2007
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Every self-respecting St. Patrick's Day parade has to have a leprechaun popping wheelies on a mini-bike.

For you youngsters out there, these are called "phone booths"

"Well, thar's yer problem. Ya got a flat tire!"

Big Rock, Illinois

November 13, 2011

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"Psst. Tomorrow night, Old McDonald gets it."

Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary
Schaumburg, Illinois
April 2007

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Thag fight battle, go home. Thag must go through town with women and children. Thag hate rush hour.

Bristol Renaissance Faire
Kenosha, Wisconsin
August 27, 2011

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Spending a nice quiet Fourth of July weekend along the serene Mississippi River

near La Crosse, Wisconsin
July 2, 2011

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"Wait a sec, Shamu…let me deal with this booger."

Sorry for those of you who are disgusted. That was a joke that just forced itself on me.
SeaWorld
San Diego, California
January 2006
From our 2006 vacation / convention in San Diego
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Something tells me parking isn't really a problem

Northeastern Indiana - near Fort Wayne
May 2005
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This is what happens when you buy your renaissance fair costume at the dollar store

Bristol Renaissance Fair
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Kenosha, Wisconsin
August 22, 2009

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Boot on a Fence Post

There's something about old boots on fence posts in the west
North of Wells, Nevada
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Birthday Greetings

Batavia, Illinois (our garage)
July 22, 2007
Day 201
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Uncle Jimmy's Licky Thing

Kate and I were heading to Wheatfield, Indiana last Saturday, and we stopped at real farm feed store to get some bird seed. It is a LOT cheaper in the country than in suburban outlets. As we were standing at the cashier, I saw this particular product on display.

Price $4.95
Humor potential: priceless

Apparently this is some sort of treat for horses. Let's see. Who do I know who has a horse (drumming fingers on the desk)? Because they're going to get Uncle Jimmy's Licky Thing! Yay!!

Frazier Studio
Batavia, Illinois
April 12, 2011

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"Vibration Reduction - Old Skool"

Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
June 4, 2011

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"Dang, where is the reception? Last time I have a freaking wedding in a garden"

Cantigny
Wheaton, Illinois
June 4, 2011

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A Hotel in Flint, MI

This has to be the most bizarre hotel I've ever stayed in. My company was doing a seminar there and we usually stay at the same hotel the seminar's at. This one had some interesting issues including the fact that there was no network or cable TV other than the news channels. No CBS, no Fox, no NBC, etc. They did have reruns of Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons and some other western type show that I didn't recognize. They also had signs posted about liquor and smoking being banned. The hotel was clearly a Christian-run hotel for Christian travelers. As near as I can tell, I was the only guest they had (how ironic). I did NOT strip the bed and I left the towels on the floor. Nyah, nyah, nyah.

Flint, Michigan
December 2005
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May is known by birders as National Neck Pain Month

Looking at all those warblers at the tops of the trees means big dollars for massage therapists and chiropractors.

Spring Bird Count
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois

Taken with HTC EVO cell phone

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"Let me look over that 'perpetual care' contract again."

Wray - Imenson Cemetery in Spring Grove, Illinois

Kate's genealogical research took us to this sad and forgotten cemetery. As you can see, the place has become completely overgrown and many of the markers have fallen over.

May 6, 2011

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"Big Brother is Watching You"

Someone used my camera to take this picture of one of the screens while Joe McNally was shooting me during this class
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April 17, 2011

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"Well, the crabapples are finished for the year."

Last night, we had a spectacular thunderstorm roar through our little corner of the world. I don't remember the winds as being too bad, but the rain was apocalyptic. The deluge pretty much denuded our crabapples, which had been in all of their blooming glory.

As we were leaving this morning, I noticed this scene in our neighbor's yard. I had to stop to photograph it. Kate was in a hurry, but I had to. I'll never see again, in my lifetime, the combination of freshly mowed grass, new mulch, early morning sun, and a carpet of crabapple petals.

Until next spring.

Batavia, Illinois
May 12, 2011

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Finally Geneva is getting classed up. For the discerning dollar store shopper.

Geneva, IL
May 20, 2011

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Canopeas

Canopies. Get it?
Thanks to Lindsay for this idea.

Part of The Peas Project

Frazier Studio
Batavia, Illinois

February 2011

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"Where shall we hang this, dear?"

"I'm thinking it needs paprika"

Black Vultures enjoying a repast near the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia
October 2003
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"Wanna see my wife's tomatoes?"

This is another one of my pictures that is getting regular views of 20 or so per day. Evidently some folks are searching google for something like "see my wife" and have come across this link thinking they're going to see some other kind of tomatoes.

July 2003
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