Author: kimball
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R/C Planes Are *NOT* Soccer Balls
A few weeks ago I was messing around at the park with my Tiger Moth, and a friend and his son happened to be there shooting pictures of his Super Cub. I decided it would be a great idea to try to fly through the soccer goal, but misjudged the depth as the plane was…
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Sometimes You Gotta Stop To Smell The Cheese
Every time we head down to our cabin, we drive through Jerome, ID – home of the Jerome Cheese Company. This place is huge, and is very visible from the freeway. It may sound odd, but during one of our drives, my wife and I started brainstorming about what we could do to break up…
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Lightning
In a stunning case of being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time, I happened to run outside in the middle of a thunderstorm tonight with my camera and captured this: This has been cleaned up in Photoshop a bit – cropped out the houses below, adjusted the levels to make the…
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Sergey Larenkov’s Stunning Mix Of Past and Present
Today I ran across the work of a modern day photographer named Sergey Larenkov who has mixed together shots taken in Europe during World War II and shots he took recently. The results are nothing short of stunning, and allow us a peek into not only how much the world has changed, but how much…
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Rate Obama’s Job Performance
Whether you love all that Obama has done since taking office, or hope that we get to make a change at the next election, you can make your voice heard by participating in a quick CBS News poll about his job performance during his first year in office: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-6116297-503544.html I voted, and while I won’t…
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Isaac and T-Ball
This past spring, Isaac was on his first T-Ball team. Daddy and Isaac dutifully went to every practice before the first game. Practices were times to learn many important T-Ball skills, such as: Getting smacked in the face by a ball thrown at you by your dad Tripping over your own shoelaces Fielding a ball…
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Swimming Lessons!
Summer has finally arrived, and swim lessons are in full swing. Here are some shots of our super-cute swimmers!
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Happy Independence Day!
Today let’s remember all that has been and continues to be sacrificed for our freedoms.
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We Have A New Addition To The Family….
We finally decided it was time to sell the van and buy something with 4 wheel drive and seating for 8. We need the 4 wheel when we get up to the cabin, etc, and we need to haul 8 when driving carpool for school this fall. After much searching, we settled on a Sequoia. …
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How To Turn A Firetruck Into A Lamp
For anyone out there with a tight budget and a little boy turning 5, here is a great way to make a unique and fun birthday present for next to nothing: Convert an old toy truck into a nightlight. The first thing I did was visit several secondhand stores, looking for a suitably large truck…