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The Big Art Daily Community

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You know, it’s interesting how easy it is to make great connections over the internet. It seems that every week, or even almost every day, a new interesting opportunity comes my way. It might be a friendship, or it might be a business arrangement, it might even be an exchange of ideas or a promotional exchange.

One of the interesting connections that I made this week involves the Big Art Daily community. You might remember that I’ve written about Wallhogs in the past? Wallhogs are big prints that you can put on your walls.

Well, Scott from Wallhogs liked my post and many of the others that they received and decided to pass on a bit of linky love through their Wallhogs blog. I visited the site and thanked him for giving me a link back, and somehow we got talking about photography and I was invited to submit some of my photos to their “Big Art Daily” community.

They plan on featuring a photo a day and they have an open invite for all photographers to join in.

I think this is a great site, and a great way of promoting photography, and photographers. Through this connection my art work is promoted, as is my photo site Breath of Life Photography, and all of the photographers who connect with them and allow some of their photos to be published on the site are helping them out with their commitment to their Big Art Daily project.

If you enjoy great photography or if you’d like to join in, check out the site.

I’m just paying it forward. I’m pleased by the site, honored to have my photos promoted and wanted to get the word out to other photographers.





I need to travel

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I think I’ve had a real wander lust lately! Ever since the weather got warmer and Spring hit I’ve been thinking about traveling somewhere. Anywhere. I guess after being stuck inside the house all winter it’s normal … especially in my case because I’ve really been stuck indoors since I’m off sick and not going to work each week. It’s really getting old.

I think I need to start planning some short vacations for Chris and I. Earlier I was saying how nice it would be if Chris and I went and spend a weekend in Niagara falls. I’ve also recently talked about traveling to a number of other places. I seriously think I should stop thinking about traveling and start making some plans. Even if it’s just to get away for a weekend or perhaps four days or so, I’m sure I’d enjoy it.

I went to Chicago last year, and I might go to Vegas later this year … let see … maybe I should fit in a trip to New York city? I’ve never been there and it’s a place I’ve always wanted to go. If we go to New York I’d love to see some plays on Broadway or off Broadway … guess I’d better get in touch with a new york ticket broker if we want to see some shows or even attend a baseball game while we are there. If we go.

I envy one of my brothers! Over the last five or six years he and his wife have taken elaborate vacations to almost every continent! They went to India this past January. I forget what next years vacation plan is, but it’s something exotic if I remember correctly. It’d be nice if Chris and I could pick up and travel like that.

Perhaps along with planning some mini getaways I should purchase a lottery ticket?

Did you see the Colbert show on Thursday?

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Ok this is a really bad video – not mine! I was watching the Steven Colbert show on Thursday night and his guest ended up being Jane Fonda. Instead of sitting across the tablef from him like all his other guest normally do, she sat in his lap, kissed him several times and got him totally flustered! It was hilarious!

What’d you think?

We should rent a place for Postiecon

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I never thought about it before, but I just found out that you can rent Disney vacation homes. By this I mean vacation homes that are right beside Disney World in Orlando Florida. If I’d known that I might have looked into it when I was thinking about going to P0stiecon at the end of the month.

We could have gathered a small group of bloggers, maybe 6 or 8 and rented out a nice sized vacation home. Hmmm maybe we can do something like that in Vegas now that P0stiecon has moved? Rent a big vacation home or maybe a very large hotel suite and share it?

I’m still not even sure if I’m going to Vegas this fall, it all depends on this darn Crohn’s disease, but if I’m feeling ok by early summer I might start to make some plans.

If any other posties are interested in perhaps sharing a double room with Chris and I – by double room I mean adjoining rooms or a double suite … whatever you call it, let me know.

Is pet food safe again?

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Does anyone know if they ever figured out the problem with pet foods and dog supplies yet? I haven’t been hearing about toxic dog and cat food in the news all that much in the last week. Is it safe to buy dog food again?

Why am I asking? I don’t have a dog. Nope. I’ve got two box turtles though and occasionally we give them a tiny bit of dog food – the kind made for older dogs – it has less fat and it’s healthier for them than regular dog foods. The turtles get a good mix of veggies, fruit and uhm … insects but they do like a teaspoonful of dog food every now and then.

If no one knows if they’ve solved the mystery I’ll hold off buying them any dog food for a while longer. They can live without it. Hmmm maybe I’ll buy them some minnows instead? They haven’t had fish for a while.

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