Corey's Ramblings

January 05, 2013

Looking way way back to elementary school (Village School - Holmdel, NJ)

Over the Christmas break, I spent some time scanning photos that my mother had given me a while back. They, like all other photos, are heading over to flickr. I hope that my former classmates from Village School in Holmdel, New Jersey (the home of Bruce Springsteen....really) can find these images on the web.

So it is funny when I have a hard time thinking about what the boys did in Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3. But when I think about these times for me....man, I have nothing.

So here I am, as a really young New Jersey kid....

Kindergarten (I am the middle of the bottom row).

1st Grade (I am the only one on the right of the second row).

2nd Grade (the 3rd from the left on the back row next to the teacher - who's name I cannot remember for love or money).

3rd Grade (ditto on the teacher - I am sporting the great jacket - 2nd from the left on the 3rd row).

These pictures are wonderful. I hope that other people who are from Holmdel finds them - maybe they will find themselves. And the Internet should be not about SPAM, viruses, or phishing - but random acts of kindness and sharing that helps make the world a better place. Think if we all did a little bit each day - what a library that would make.

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November 18, 2012

Pictures from the The Man Who Came to Dinner (Saline High School)

Had a great time this weekend seeing the Saline High School's Drama Club's production of Kaufman and Hart's The Man Who Came to Dinner.

Friday Night - November 16, 2012

Friday Night - Just the pictures

Saturday Night - November 17, 2012

Saturday Night - Just the pictures

Sunday Afternoon - November 18, 2012:

Sunday Afternoon - Just the pictures

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December 31, 2011

Year in a Life: Corey's Project 365 for 2011

In two days, I will hit 1300 consecutive days of flickr's Project365. I just love it and as far as hobbies go - it is pretty cool. And with the low ongoing cost associated with digital photography - it is even good for the budget. Best of all, it is a neat way to remember where I was over the course of the year. At my age, it is not always easy to remember.

Here are my shots for 2011:

Here are my photos from 2010:

Happy New Year everyone!

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August 30, 2011

Flapjack - Man's Best Friend - and a Great flickr subject

I have been happily participating in flickr's Project365 since June 12, 2008.

The premise is quite simple. Take at least one photo a day and post them to flickr. You do not have to do it every day - but get them online and posted before too long. I often batch load them for 5 days at a time.

I was inspired to do this by a wonderful friend Elizabeth Thomsen(who is also a librarian). Not sure what got me to start on June 12, 2008, but it soon became part of my daily routine.

What is interesting is how the family changed their opinion of this activity. At first, we could have powered a small town from the energy in rolling of the eyes. When I moved past one year into year two - there was some questioning, but they let it go. The beautiful element of digital photography is that besides the capital investment into a camera, the ongoing costs are so very cheap. As a kid, I would have taken millions of photographs, but the cost of developing the film kept me from fully expressing myself. That and my mom would kill me for spending all our money at the camera shop!

Now, we (as a family) are somewhat enthusiastic about Project365. Maybe that is my Polyanna POV, but in recent weeks, we would see something and my wife or my son would say "Picture of the Day?" This is what happened when we saw them work on the new scoreboard at Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor)

or today when we saw Turkey Vultures collecting on the roof of a vacant house

or eating at Blimpy Burger - an Ann Arbor Institution

While you often have a good idea in your travels for a Picture of the Day, many, many days you do not. That is where it is helpful to have pets. Our wonderful Beagle Flapjack has been my Project365 subject 179 times in the 1000+ days since June 2008.

So these are not brilliant, but they document my life. When I forget everything else, I will have these to look through. Here are all the Project365 photos of our wonderful dog!

Slideshow of Flapjack's Project365 Photos:

Here are links to the sets that comprise my participation in Project365.

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August 17, 2011

Corey's Project 365 - Year Three

Here are the flickr entries from my Project 365 during my second year participating - From June 12, 2010 to June 11, 2011. The first photo is one of my favorites - little girls at a dance recital getting a peak at the audience.

You can follow this link: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjt3mqYr

Or view them here:

Here are all of my Project365 sets:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/collections/72157625580382719/

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August 16, 2011

Corey's Project 365 - Year Two

Here are the flickr entries from my Project 365 during my second year participating - From June 12, 2009 to June 11, 2010.

You can follow this link: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjtercdj

Or view them here:

Here are all of my Project365 sets:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/collections/72157625580382719/

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August 08, 2011

Corey's Project 365 - Year One

I wanted to start sharing more of my favorite photos and do some writing about photography. Not that I have all that much to say, but it has been a very fun part of my life over these past four years.

Here are the ones from my first year of Project 365 - From June 12, 2008 to June 11, 2009.

You can follow this link: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjteravu

Or view them here:

Here are all of my Project365 sets:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/collections/72157625580382719/

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