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I have been in the newspaper and website business for over 40 years. I am a fan of NASCAR and saltwater fishing. I graduated from Westminster High School and attended Frederick Communty College. I was a member of National Press Photographers Association, Eastern Motorsports Press Association, Carroll County Oldtimes Baseball Association and AP Photo Managers. I am retired now. I would appreciate any comments or just to let me know you stopped by, thanks!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Shake, Rattle and No Roll

Here's a first, a post with no images. This morning I am laying in bed reading a Clive Cussler book (one of my favorite authors). There was a rumble around 5 and I started to get out of bed when there was a big rumble and you could feel the house react to the noise. It lasted about 10 seconds. I thought it was a truck as it is garbage day. I checked and everything seemed fine in the house, so then I thought of a gas explosion, as I remember one in Westminster when I worked at a newspaper. Shirley asked what it was and then the scanner started. Calls for explosion in the Eldersburg area and police and fire units were looking when the dispatcher came on to say there had been an earthquake. What an experience.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Gettysburg






























I had to drive to Gettysburg to drop off some images to Celebrate Gettysburg. Shirley rode along and is a good person as she puts up with driving around the battlefield looking for photographs. It hit me that no matter how many times I visit Gettysburg I always find new angles and views of things I have seen hundreds of times. We were in a hurry as we had to get back in Eldersburg in the early afternoon, so we had a quick drive from the start of Pickett's Charge to the High Water Mark. I always enjoy visiting Gettysburg.