An Ocracoke Morning...

An Ocracoke Morning Originally uploaded by manahanwill ...is exactly what Jenne and I will be having until June 10th. We are going back to North Carolina's Outer Banks and Ocracoke Island. We will be having breakfast at the Ocracoke Coffee shop almost everyday and living the relaxed island lifestyle...

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30 Years of Star Wars

May 25th, 1977 seems like a long time ago, and the Patterson Theatre in Highlantown seems far, far away. I was twelve years old and stood in line with my dad for three hours. In my mind's eye I can still see the line, the crowd, the marquee. We sat...

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An Upsetting and Blurry Discovery

I made an upsetting and blurry discovery this weekend. My primary lens, a Sigma 28-300mm f3.5 hyper-zoom, is now defective. One or more of the glass elements must be out of alignment, as all twenty-seven photos that I made on Saturday with this lens are all slightly out of focus...

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Reach for the Sun

Reach for the Sun Originally uploaded by manahanwill. Hope all is well with you and that you are enjoyng the Spring....

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Stuck in the Kiddie Sandbox

My best friend Michael sends me the best stuff via emails. Today's little gem is a trailer for a new Anime film called Paprika (there's a link below). If you don't know what I mean by "Anime", please click this link. I have enjoyed Anime since I first discovered it...

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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

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How an Animated Space Battleship Not Only Saved the Earth, but Saved Me as Well

We all have our fandoms, our interests and our hobbies. A very early one of mine is about a space battleship and her crew fighting to save the Earth. Not only did they save the Earth (many times), they also saved my life. Here’s how....

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Four Years Ago Today

Fresh off an S-3B Viking aircraft that he co-piloted but did not land and donning a flight suit, President George W. Bush strutted triumphantly aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln. He stood at the podium and declared, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." President Bush told the world,...

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