Monday, May 26, 2008

Running on Fumes

How quickly optimism can turn into spiteful pessimism.

This weekend I was busy. Busier than I have ever been and I have not yet decided whether it was good or bad. One thing I do know is that I am very thankful that this weekend was very much the exception to the norm.

Over the course of the past three days I have covered just about every kind of event you could imagine; mundane and catastrophic, jubilation and dejection and most things in between. Now that it is over and I am on the verge of a two day break I am taking the proverbial sigh of relief.

Among the highlights from the weekend were a handful of graduations, more high school rodeo, a bike race in downtown Nampa, a massive fire in Caldwell and a couple of Memorial Day ceremonies.

I have encountered a variety of interesting experiences over the past few days, but I will spare you and instead leave you with a quote I heard at a Memorial Day ceremony today in Caldwell, Idaho.

"America is not at war; The military is at war. America is at the mall"







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3 comments:

Regi S. said...

Your pics are beautiful. What equipment do you use?

Charlie Litchfield said...

Thank you! Nikon gear with the standard assortment of lenses. Nothing fancy really.

Anonymous said...

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