October 13, 2004

My best friend married his soul-mate this weekend in Florida. Chris Webb and Stacey Porter said their vows in a beautiful villa along the Gulf Coast with a few dozen friends and family on hand. I’m happy I was able to witness it. Not only did I see two of the most beautiful people I know take a step towards creating a family, I also made several new friends.

Friends and family of Chris and Stacey will want to see some of the candid photos from the weekend.

Of course it figures that when I was out of town for nearly a week, the server ran into several problems. The host company performed an upgrade that totally shut down many of the systems on the sites I run. But at least everything seems to run smoothly now.

This week I hope to find time to post photos of my trip to Florida. The devastation from all the hurricanes was still obvious—boats sat on land hundreds of yards from water. One friend saw a large boat being lifted from treetops quite a distance from shore. Tattered fences, broken decks and shattered windows lined many streets.

And halfway into the weekend another tropical storm brewed in the Gulf, turning its path towards us. Still, I think everyone enjoyed their time in Florida.

Until next week… stay creative.
Shawn

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A closer look Asking for a chance. Posted on 10.13.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Afraid Fear of losing something. Posted on 10.10.04 by Jennifer Pugh

The Undercover Vitamin Vitamin D is a sneaky fellow. In fact, he's not even a vitamin. Posted on 10.08.04 by David Leonhardt

The Self-employed Employer Can a self-employed person work for the best employer around? You bet he can. Posted on 10.08.04 by David Leonhardt

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Snapping Turtle Photos of a snapping turtle Posted on 10.08.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Flowers Pictures of some flowers Posted on 10.08.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Hummingbird Pictures Pictures from my grandmother's home in Pa. Posted on 10.08.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Reeds Reed photos from Holton Park in Central Ohio. Posted on 10.05.04 by Shawn Olson

Volume Dealer headlines Newport Photos of Volume Dealer headlining the Newport Music Hall on October 2, 2004. Posted on 10.04.04 by Shawn Olson

Nine Good Teeth at Newport Photos of 9GT at the Newport on October 2, 2004. Posted on 10.04.04 by Shawn Olson

Holton Park Pictures Some pictures taken at Holton Park Posted on 10.04.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Web Image Optimizer Details on the web image optimizer in Corel Photo-paint 12. Posted on 10.04.04 by Shawn Olson

Dried Thistles Photos of dried thistle plants. Posted on 10.04.04 by Shawn Olson

Purple Flowers Some pictures of Purple flowers Posted on 10.03.04 by Jennifer Pugh

Arms Full of Seeds Photos of a plant and its seeds. Posted on 10.02.04 by Shawn Olson