A New Search

Thursday began something new in me. A perpetual motion if you will... As many of you know, my weekends are a little bit, well, untraditional. Wednesday and Thursday are my Saturday and Sunday which gives me some time to myself. At first, I didn't like this idea at all. As time progresses though, I've begun to feel more comfortable with the silence that saturates my time away from the office. It's a time of solitude away from the ringing phones, deadlines, and police scanner. I've never been one for quite as my parents can attest.

Thursday I went to the park and set up a slackline and spent some time alone working on the fine art of balance. Suddenly I realized that what I was doing was far more than walking on a 1 inch piece of webbing. I was performing a metaphor (this already sounds pretty hippy). Life is a balance. It's difficult to see a five day work week and two day weekend as something that can balance but it does somehow. I find more and more that this life is one of balance and congruence. I've figured out how to make that balance work, at least in my line of work...for me. The weekend is a time for me to take a step back and forget about the fires, car wrecks, and subsequent sometimes boring assignments that come with working at a daily newspaper and give thanks for what I have that can't be taken away from me. Nature, the sun, family, LOVE.

So after the awakening of my weekend I came back to work yesterday and simply continued giving thanks for the things that can't be taken away. Here are a couple of pictures.

Fire last night

Had to cover a fire last night. Damn shame, woman just made her last house payment and had no house insurance....lost everything long story short, except for her 2 chinchillas.

21 days later

Hey guys. I know, I suck. It has officially been 3 weeks since my last post. Good thing is though, I have some pictures to show! Lot's has happened since the last post. The teacher's in Nashua got a new teaching contract, the mayor had her 100th day which I followed her on, I fell in love with Sara Bareilles, you know, the typical everyday stuff. She doesn't know it yet, but she's in love with me too.

Additionally, I was featured three times last week on aphotoaday.org which, if you don't check it regularly or contribute, is awesome. I was just asked today if it would be ok if I were featured on there along with a couple of buddies from the Eddie Adams Workshop for our work. Stay tuned for details about that.

Speaking of Eddie. It's time to apply. You can do so here. This workshop changed the way I live and the way I approach the world. I highly recommend attending if you can get accepted.

Enough banter. Here are some pictures. The following is a hodgepodge of eclectic work.

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