Seth Godin on May 24 from 1-4pm

by Lucky Red Hen on May 23, 2007

I’m posting this notice for a friend (from Seattle where I’m house shopping for the day so I can’t get the links to work)…

Seth Godin will be at the Salt Palace on May 24 from 1 – 4 pm.

The cost is $50 at the door and you get 5 copies of his new book, The Dip. One for yourself and 4 to give away.

For more information, go here…
http://wordmob.com/2007/05/16/you-can-now-pay-at-the-door-seth-godin-may-24th-at-the-salt-palace/.

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What is YOUR pirate name?

by Lucky Red Hen on May 21, 2007

My pirate name is:

Dread Pirate Kidd

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. Even though you’re not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
part of the fidius.org network

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MIA reasons

by Lucky Red Hen on May 20, 2007

allergies (ugh)
planning our move
downsizing household items by 1/2
searching for home to buy
getting our house ready to list
figuring out what to sell for how much
computer programs cursed with voodoo
end of school for kids
Harley rides (MUST get those in)
blog & birthday lunches
book group
engagement shoot
engagement image conversion from RAW to jpg
engagement editing
guestbook design for June wedding
guestbook program crashes & I start over thrice
learn guestbook design program
upgrade to the new version of said program
relearn program in new version
figure out how to submit book to publisher
last minute prom pictures for friend
prom images converted from RAW to jpg
edit the prom pictures
burn to DVD to find that 1/2 are missing
redo the images and re-burn
download them to printer
pick up from printer
deliver prom pictures
program with voodoo made prom pics funky
nilmdts pictures to edit in color & sepia tone
nail down photography pricing structure
help high schooler with photography projects
soccer practices
soccer games
soccer team pictures because photographer MIA
download images to computer
convert said images from RAW to jpg
edit pictures to proper format & get to parents
doctor appointmentS (plural) for 3yr old
holding on the phone for results of pee tests
planning for the Queen’s lunch
planning for MY lunch
planning for my birthday eventS (plural)
jewelry sale (3yr old sick so I almost didn’t go)
dog to the groomer
dog from the groomer
newborn photo shoot before he’s too old
email back and forth with buying realtor
talk back and forth with selling realtor
pour over comp reports on pricing our home
try and play with my kids
try and see my hubby
forgetting to call people back (sorry)
don’t call back people who are crazy (not sorry)
emailing back potential clients (within 24hrs)
allergies and fighting pharmacy for meds
now I have a cold and meds aren’t working
sleep

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Nick & Miriam Engagement Pictures

by Lucky Red Hen on May 7, 2007

These are my friends, Nick & Miriam. We’ve known Nick since we moved to Utah (he’s Cathy’s BIL). He’s a good man who’s first wife died of a rare liver cancer about a year ago. Miriam is a school teacher and looking forward to becoming a mom to Ally! They are getting married this summer in New Mexico (hey – I’m from Clovis!). We had fun taking pictures at Memory Grove in Salt Lake City then going for Thai afterwards (the way to my heart is sometimes through my stomach). Hope you like them…























Q: I am having trouble narrowing down my favorites which results in posting a lot of pics. Should I post less or do you think the more the merrier?

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Family Pics ala Bek

by Lucky Red Hen on May 7, 2007

Have you been itchin’ to see more images from Lucky Red Hen? Me too! I was lucky (get it?) to shoot some family pics for our beautiful friend, Bek, when they were here finalizing their latest adoption.



















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frappr.com

by Lucky Red Hen on May 5, 2007

Are you my friend? How about a friend of a friend? How about a distant friend of a friend? Then go ahead and add yourself to my little map. If you wanna. I’m nota gonna make ya.

Hello little map!

So after writing the word “friend” over and over I got a little cross-eyed and wondered if I spelled it wrong. Do you do that with some words? You look at them differently one day and wonder if they’re spelled correctly? I did that with “drawer” years ago. Just didn’t look right.

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Got a Call From A Neighbor

by Lucky Red Hen on May 3, 2007

While waiting a while to start watching the DVR’d Grey’s (that way I can FFwd through the commercials) I get an incoming call. The number isn’t familiar but it’s not too late so I answer. On the other end was a neighbor.

Now, before I go on I must confess that I don’t know much about this particular neighbor. Not that I haven’t wanted to, of course, but there hasn’t been an opportunity. I’ve been to his nicely decorated house when his wife had a boutique sale (purchased an orange faux leather bag and some hand and home sanitizer) and we wave as we pass each other driving down the street. Other than that, we don’t hang out or anything exciting. He always has a smile on so I’m not dreading the call.

He starts off with pleasantries and asks if he’s caught me at a good time. Well, I’ve got about 3 minutes until I start watching my show but I don’t think he’ll be that long. He says he’s met someone that made him think of me. Well, I do that kinda thing all the time. THEN it comes…

I’d like to talk to you and your husband about
something very interesting I’ve just learned.

Oh for crying out LOUD! You know those “No Soliciting” signs some people post on/near their front door? I wish there were a way to post those on the phone. Yes, there’s the we-don’t-accept-solicitations-over-the-phone-so-hang-up-now-unless-you’re-actually-a-friend-then-press-one recording. But these are people who know us so they’d press 1 because they don’t see themselves as solicitors.

I told him we’re not interested in, um, ah, well… MLM’s. He said it’s not a “product” and something to do with health. He tried to schedule 15 minutes with us Saturday night. Um, why would I blow a Saturday night for that? That doesn’t work for us, sorry. Well, how about Monday night? Um, that night is reserved for spending with family. He insisted it would only take 15 minutes and if we’re not interested then no big deal. “I don’t know my husband’s schedule so you’ll have to call him if you really want to set up a time,” wondering how Ben would reply to his request.

This guy is a nice guy, don’t get me wrong, but it’s just not my piece of cake. I don’t wanna be a meanie because he’s a nice guy, but argh!

Q: Know what I mean?

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Children: Something To Think About

by Lucky Red Hen on May 1, 2007

Got most of this via the internet (eliminated/changed a few things).
Dear God:
Why didn’t you save the school children at …
Bath, MI 1927
Houston, TX 1959
Moses Lake, WA 1996
Bethel, AK 1997
West Paducah, KY 1997
Stamp, Arkansas 1998
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 1998
Fayetteville, Tennessee 1998
Springville, OR 1998
Richmond, Virginia 1998
Littleton, CO 1999
Taber, Alberta, Canada 1999
Conyers, GA 1999
Deming, NM 1999
Fort Gibson, OK 1999
Santee, CA 2001
El Cajon, CA 2001
and
Blacksburg, VA 2007
?
Sincerely,
Concerned Student
____________________________
Reply…
Dear Concerned Student:
Sorry, I am not allowed in schools.
Sincerely,
God
____________________________
How did all this get started? Let’s see…
When Madeline Murray O’Hare complained that she didn’t want any prayer in our schools.
And we said, OK.
Then, someone said you better not read the bible in school. You know, the bible that says, “thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
And we said, OK.
Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn’t spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.
And we said, an expert should know what he’s talking about, OK.
Then someone said, let’s let our daughters have abortions if they want to, and they won’t have to tell their parents.
And we said, OK.
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys and they’re going to do it anyway, let’s give our sons all the condoms they want, so they can have all the fun they desire, and we don’t have to tell their parents they got them at school.
And we said, OK.
Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,
why they don’t know right from wrong
and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, classmates or even themselves.
We Reap What We Sow

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