Lots of big 12 players. TJ Ford. Brandon Rush. Jamaal Tinsley. And Ju-
Ju wright.
Monday, January 19, 2009
CP3 shooting 2
Thursday, January 15, 2009
77 Years
I met an amazing man today... Fernand Cavalier is 98 years old and his wife of 77 years died Wednesday evening.
They were the longest known married couple in Louisiana. I met them two years ago when we did a story on their 75th anniversary. Fernand can't hear very well, so we'd have to ask his daughter a question, then she'd ask him in French, and he'd answer in English. He kept saying "Hard work never killed anybody."
Anyway, I made some pictures of him today as family members came from out of town for the funeral. Everybody shared stories and had no problem with a photographer being in the living room. It's the first time I've been in a situation like this and not felt uncomfortable.
So here's some pictures of Fernand as he talked about his wife, Emily. At first he started to break down and cry a lot... but once the stories started rolling, he was fine. The woman in the first picture is his daughter-in-law saying hello after arriving from Shreveport.
It was really great to spend time with someone like this. He just lost half of his life, but was still very open and welcoming. He must have asked if I wanted coffee 5 times. It's assignments like these that remind me why I love my job.
They were the longest known married couple in Louisiana. I met them two years ago when we did a story on their 75th anniversary. Fernand can't hear very well, so we'd have to ask his daughter a question, then she'd ask him in French, and he'd answer in English. He kept saying "Hard work never killed anybody."
Anyway, I made some pictures of him today as family members came from out of town for the funeral. Everybody shared stories and had no problem with a photographer being in the living room. It's the first time I've been in a situation like this and not felt uncomfortable.
So here's some pictures of Fernand as he talked about his wife, Emily. At first he started to break down and cry a lot... but once the stories started rolling, he was fine. The woman in the first picture is his daughter-in-law saying hello after arriving from Shreveport.
It was really great to spend time with someone like this. He just lost half of his life, but was still very open and welcoming. He must have asked if I wanted coffee 5 times. It's assignments like these that remind me why I love my job.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
That's right... it's a purple tie!
I'm sure he's just as bummed about the KSU loss on Tuesday as I was.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Free...Why?
Cool story...
Today the Courier had their quarterly office birthday party. Nothing really special, just some birthday wishes and they recognize the employee of the quarter announcements.
But this party was a little different. The door prizes were actually worth going to this party for. I have this afternoon off so I didn't plan on going to the party.
They handed out those little blue tickets with numbers for the door prizes. I asked four people if they wanted to trade tickets. And nobody bit. Everybody thought I was crazy for wanting to trade tickets. They'd say "Well, what if you win with my ticket?" and I'd say "Well, what if you win with mine?"
And sure enough, the first number picked... Mine. I turned around to all the people I asked to trade numbers with and just smiled.
So now my next year's membership at the YMCA is free.
Other prizes included 25lbs of shrimp, a bath robe, some gift cards to flower shops and a coffee mug.
I just joined the Y last month, but they just take money out of my bank each month.... so now I've got a letter that'll put a stop to that.
Now I'm taking off the rest of the day... I'll probably go work out.
Today the Courier had their quarterly office birthday party. Nothing really special, just some birthday wishes and they recognize the employee of the quarter announcements.
But this party was a little different. The door prizes were actually worth going to this party for. I have this afternoon off so I didn't plan on going to the party.
They handed out those little blue tickets with numbers for the door prizes. I asked four people if they wanted to trade tickets. And nobody bit. Everybody thought I was crazy for wanting to trade tickets. They'd say "Well, what if you win with my ticket?" and I'd say "Well, what if you win with mine?"
And sure enough, the first number picked... Mine. I turned around to all the people I asked to trade numbers with and just smiled.
So now my next year's membership at the YMCA is free.
Other prizes included 25lbs of shrimp, a bath robe, some gift cards to flower shops and a coffee mug.
I just joined the Y last month, but they just take money out of my bank each month.... so now I've got a letter that'll put a stop to that.
Now I'm taking off the rest of the day... I'll probably go work out.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Snow in Houma.
It's about 65 out right now.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Wish it were a dime.
A penny gets me a funny look from the girl at the register when I
threw my hands in the air to celebrate this awesome accomplishment.
Monday, January 05, 2009
Thursday, January 01, 2009
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