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Day 348: The Polar Express pt.3

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Who knew the old guy could give timeouts??? Story time! Oh boy!  Hot chocolate and cookies! Oh my! What’s that outside the window? I did it, Nana!  The Paranormal Gazette will pay a fortune for this! Nuts.  Scooped again. “Now you be a good boy, young man!” Watch it lady, I bite! “None of that, […]

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Day 347: The Polar Express pt.2

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hey, this thing’s not really on fire! I think I see sump’tin… Heh, heh, heh…what do I see? Hey Look, everybody, it’s da North Pole! Zooooommmmm!!! (Please note: that is Lugnut’s OLDER sister on the left!) Well? So, is he comin’ or whut? Hey Mister, are you really… “Listen, Buddy, wait yer turn!” Aaahhhh…Nuts. “Here […]

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Day 346: The Polar Express pt.1

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Saturday night the Dailylife Wife and I took the two grandcritters, Toots and Lugnut, to ride the Polar Express, named for the train in the film, of course. It is a presentation of the Charlie Russell Chew Choo, which is normally a summertime tourist/dinner train out of Lewistown, /\/\ontana!  But for a few short days […]

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Day 345: A Total Lunar Eclipse!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

An under-publicised Lunar Eclipse took place the morning of 10 Dec 11.  It was visible in most of the western US and Canada.  It started about 4:40am, and was total by about 7:35am.  The Moon set officially at 8:04am; Sunrise was 8:02am.  This one was different in that it happened just at Sunrise.  You didn’t […]

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Day 344: Another Blast from the Past!

Friday, December 9, 2011

First, a photo already seen here a couple years ago, back by popular request!  The Dailylife Grandpappy, back when gas was a nickle!  (or so…) .And a new photo (for here…) that is much more recent:  Grandpappy and the Dailylife Niece #1, Big Wind! Both of these were scanned from prints.  You know, those paper […]

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Day 343

Friday, December 9, 2011

When I was down in Lewistown a couple weeks ago I did some work out at Hi Heat, a manufacturer of heating units.   They have the right kind of sign for Eastern Montana.  The fabric acts as a sail, but it will blow over in the wind, by design!  Then the counter weight (the box […]

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Day 342

Friday, December 9, 2011

This is from a wildlife viewing area just South of Swan Lake on MT Hwy 83…no wildlife was seen! (1/125, f8, 135mm, ISO 320) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 341

Sunday, December 4, 2011

I got the Christmas lights up on the house this year…just in time for a little blizzard! (1/160, f4, 35mm, ISO 200, -1 stop) (1/125, f4, 35mm, ISO 200, -1 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 340

Sunday, December 4, 2011

A few more photos from the great sunrise on my way to Missoula last week… Click to enlarge; BACK to return! (Two photos stitched together in MS ICE) *** *** *** *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Roller Derby Special!

Sunday, December 4, 2011

The First Electric City Roller Girrrlz Home Bout! And on the far right: Dailylife Daughter #1: 9-1-1  Steele in Troubl! Some fast action! *** *** Setting up to block! *** A quick score… * Typical Roller Derby… …everybody keeps falling down. There’s the 9-1-1 again! There’s that scoreboard again. More action! More action! Typical Roller […]

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