Dumping Ground for Random Thoughts

If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test.

• If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
• If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

• If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat.
• If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

• If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
• If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

• If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
• A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.

• If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
• Liberals demand that those they don’t like be shut down.

• If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
• A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it’s a foreign religion, of course!)

• If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
• A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

• If a conservative reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
• A liberal will delete it because he’s "offended".

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When you live out in the country, you have to deal with the wildlife.  On a regular basis we are visited by a black bear that takes a liking to our trash.  Who knew that trash could result in a photograph?!

Photo details: Exposure time 1/10 sec, Aperture f/4.5, Focal Length 34mm, ISO-200, Lens Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 G II ED, Camera Nikon D40X. 

This is the most intense drummer that I have seen.  This shot came out interesting with the effects lighting reflecting off of the shield in front of the drum kit.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/40 sec, Aperture f/5.6, Focal Length 200mm, Lens Nikon AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1.4-5.6 G ED, Camera Nikon D40X.