Dr Jeff Mattera

The funniest man I ever met. The funniest part? Our common friend Paul thinks him the LEAST FUNNY which Jeff thrives on and simply uses as more material.

Hornets? Wasps?

 

 

 

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Mmmmm...Grain

Posted for Macroday: Grain

Dangerous Donuts

I wonder if I could get one of these for my apartment....

NO! My BEDROOM! You know...it starts a little while before the alarm goes off....

Oh yes...I think we have something here.

(Posted for Moody Monday: Fragrant)

You Are Here.

Posted for Tuesday Challenge: Directions

Carmine Palumbo

Guest photographer: Bob

Bob was trying out the lensbaby.
I was trying to keep that tongue off my legs.

Bob was more successful than I was.

Guess Where My Seats Would Have Been.

My cameras are always going cool places. This time mward took the Canon Powershot S2 to New Hampshire for a NASCAR race. Had I gone, I'm certain I'd have only been seeing 'Stripes and bright stars.' "Guys! C'mon! I can't SEE!" Guest Photographer: mward

princessleiaward and mward. Guest Photographer....umm....HEY!

Lensbaby Pumpkins

What? You don't like Produce Photographs?

Then you clearly don't know that Thursday night is Grocery Night!

Partners in Crime

This is The Thing of the Moment's 2500th Post.

I started The Thing of the Moment on Dec 16th 2004 just to see how blogger worked intending it as a way to post some old family Christmas photos and has since grown, of course, to a Monumental and Majestic blah blah blah compromising this photoblog, The Thing of the Moment Gallery and a massive flickr site.

It's drawn old friends, new friends, strangers, stalkers, lurkers and customers. It's nearly been killed off a couple of times in panic or frustration. In its short life it's made me learn more about photography, writing, and of course blogging. It's also made me learn more about other people and myself. It's taught me I'm the worst editor in the world. It's taught me that I'm terribly vain and proud on one hand and truly humble on the other. It's made me learn to live with contradictions. It's taught me the power and exposure of the new media which I have at times used for mean and petty ends and sometimes for good.

It takes more than a smart ass and a camera to keep a blog going for 2500 posts. It also takes the best Gentle Viewers in the World.

I sincerely thank you all for having nothing better to do.

No, it's not a GD moo Card.

moo cards are all cute and I'm sure wonderful to be tossing around your local flickr meetup, but once one strays outside the flickr community and the photoblogging world, I think the standard business card works best.

It's hard enough explaining blogs and digital archives on the fly without getting into why I just handed the person a ridiculous sized card that can't even be licked and stuck on a letter and mailed. I got enough trouble already.

A blog card can serve as a get out of jail free card and instantly diffuse a confusing situation, be a point of contact should anyone want to follow up and actually SEE the photos you've taken of them, or (THE BEST) serve as a distraction as you make a quick get away.

The Best Part of Taking This Shot?

Wrestling down the Secret Service Agent who wanted to know why I was on the business side of the fence!

"Because my Gentle Viewers demand it.", I told him as he was begging me to let him back up.