A futon at last!!!!!!!!!!

The FUTON

A friend of ours which will remain nameless was kind enough to let us have this awesome futon. Ever since we have moved in we wanted a futon for our tv room and now we have one. Thanks ....well we will just call the wonderful benefactor M. Williams or rather Michael W. and Family of course.

A day of Photography

The days are few that I am able to sneak away from the homestead and actually bring my camera with real intention. On Thursday Kristy sent me away with my camera and our baby sitter Matt. He is a beginner as far as photography is concerned but he has an eye full of potential. I gave him some tips and we played photoboys for an afternoon. Our adventures took us to Yellow Springs and then to the WSU campus. We had fun and I think Matt actually learned some things.


Matt the photo padwon


The following are two of six photos I was able to capture during our adventures that are worthy of being inducted into my finished product folder. I hope you like them. Now of course you should consider I am an Artistic Digiographer (the practice of digital manipulation with self obtained digital photographs).

Chaos of the Blues 

Purple Falls 

HIV & AIDS Education at Troy Jr. High

I have been a volunteer American Red Cross instructor for HIV/AIDS Education ever since my days back at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. This is something I look forward to each quarter, educating Jr High students about HIV and Aids. It provides me an opportunity to give them some hard facts that I think many parents are afraid to talk about with their children. I talk to them about how decisions they are making now will affect the rest of their lives. I mention how no one has the right to ask them to risk their future and their dreams for someone else own selfish desire. I attempt to inspire them to make better choices. Most importantly of course I give them the facts about this horrible disease.

The kids are a little young to really appreciate such education but I find comfort in knowing I have planted a seed in future generations.

AIDS is a leading cause of death among Americans aged 25 to 44. By learning the facts about HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and acting on them, we can protect ourselves and others.

Education is the CURE.


HIV & Aids Education