What do u guys/gals look like???? :cool: Show me a picture of you and someone else and tell us who they are.

Let's try and keep this thread with minimum chit chat. If you want to comment on a pic, then you must post a picture. If you have already posted a pic, but you have another comment to make, then u must post another picture. Fair?

Here is a pic from my recent trip to MN viewing the mine pits up north. This is my cousin Kim and we are 2 months apart. We have another cousin, Bradd, born between us. She got all the Swedish genes- I'm jealous!! This is my 'a la natural' look- eek!


http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=668&stc=1&d=1158199957

My Dad and I. We weren't very close when I was younger, but we are making up for that now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/PonderosaSnakeHouse/Captured2005-3-2700018.jpg

This is my 'a la natural' look- eek!I wouldn't describe that as 'a la natural' and I certainly wouldn't say - eek. Of course I haven't seen you in person, yet. :D


My Dad and I. We weren't very close when I was younger, but we are making up for that now.I know exactly where you're coming from PSH. Had the same situation with my son until he was 36. He turned a corner at that time and we began building a relationship at that point. He's now 44 and just the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. We definitely have a great relationship now. I'll try to find a pic of us together. He lives in Montana.

I suppose now I owe this thread a picture.

I don't know if you've seen this one but, there are lots of new members that don't know me. This is my wife Sue, my soul mate. We've been married 19 years. Moved into our new home in FL on September 10th, one year ago. This is our fireplace which is in our bedroom.


http://www.theculturedreef.com/Rich-n-Sue-6.jpg

Sue is the sparkle in my life!!! We have no children together and she didn't have any with her first husband. We really enjoy FL. I'm retired and she is a nurse. Sue is 10 years my junior

Great to have a face to put the name too Amphibious. I know what you mean about your soul mate. My wife and I have been together for 10 years on Sept. 30. We have been married for 2 years. She has been great putting up with all my hobbies.

Oh and to follow Gwen's rules... here is a picture of my son and I from our trip to Florida. We arrived just in time for hurricane Frances and left just before Ivan hit. We did manage to squeeze a little fun out of the vaction that we saved for. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/PonderosaSnakeHouse/DadandBooDolphinWatching.jpg

carbon copy & myself kick'n' back by the water

Wow, V, I thought that was you in your Avatar. :rotfl: Cute frag you got there.

My son, Keith, flew down to FL from Montana for a visit last January. When he got off the plane he complained of being starved so we stopped at a Hooters for a bite to eat. Keith is quite shy for a guy 44 and he really liked this waitress. So, the "old man", set this up with the waitress and she was really into it. By the way, Keith is single.


http://www.theculturedreef.com/Keith-%201-14-06.jpg

Keith has no interest in aquariums, even though we had many in our life while he was growing up. We had a retail LFS for awhile too. He loved helping people and knew quite a bit given his age at the time was pre teen. He wanted to be an auto mechanic in the worst way. Today he is a Cadillac Technician at a GM dealership in Missoula, MT. He had no formal education in his field, all self taught. He's an electronic wizard in my humble opion. Did I mention he is single? :D

I wouldn't describe that as 'a la natural' and I certainly wouldn't say - eek. Of course I haven't seen you in person, yet. :D .

He he he... I have... and IMHO, Gwen is wonderful...and even more so in person.

Dave

Oh...as not to break the rules... pictures from my Summer:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/JustDavidP/Bonita.jpg

Catching Bonita on Cape Cod

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/JustDavidP/Firehouse.jpg

One of my Summer Concerts (Doing Margaritaville here)

He he he... I have... and IMHO, Gwen is wonderful...and even more so in person. I believe it. She certainly has a beautiful smile.

Hey hey... no rule breakin' guys or I'm gonna be forced to cap ya! :p

Thanks guys... those are great pics!! Lets keep them coming.

Sorry to break the rules :( bad gwen...

Im more interested in the Jack Daniels :) lol

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Thanks guys... those are great pics!! Lets keep them coming.

Sorry to break the rules :( bad gwen...Bad Gwen is right!!! You owe us another pic. These are your rules. You have to follow them and set a good example.

Here's one from a cold windy day fishing in Canada from a couple of years ago.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/RH.JPG


OK Gwen, it's your turn.

alright, alright.. if I must!! lol

I will match your fishing pic and raise you one really really huge fish!!
This is from my recent trip to MN. Sorry for the lack of clothing!! :eek:

alright, alright.. if I must!! lol

I will match your fishing pic and raise you one really really huge fish!!
This is from my recent trip to MN. Sorry for the lack of clothing!! :eek:Oh, well, ummm, ahhh, that's OK, I don't mind the bi bi bi bikini shot. It's rather n n n nice. http://www.theculturedreef.com/120104~1.GIF But, gwen, I'd say, You need some sun. Get your b b b butt, I mean bikini, down here to FL and get a tan. Don't come this weekend though, I'll be in WI. Sue would greet you with open arms whether I'm here or not. She likes all my girl friends.


Hugs. http://www.theculturedreef.com/01F0B5~1.GIF

I am quite pastey... I will be heading south in December, starting in Miami. :)

I am quite pastey... I will be heading south in December, starting in Miami. :)Pastey?? As in chalkey? If you are heading South to Miami, are you driving? Because, if you are, that means you are coming down I95 or the Turnpike. Either way you will pass by our house within 2 miles. You simply have got to stop!

Some of you may know the story of my miracle 1 lb 2oz daughter. Here is a picture
at six years old
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Here is the whole family in Boca Grande Florida (My backyard paradise)
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Hey Cabbagehead,

That's great. She's looking really happy. Congratulations. I do remember her story. What a wonderful family shot. Thanks.

As you can see my wife is a bit of a digital scrapbook junkie. She said that I better post one of our son to make it fair
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Your wife has an incredible talent!! I've always enjoyed your family photos.

If you want to comment on a pic, then you must post a picture. If you have already posted a pic, but you have another comment to make, then u must post another picture. Fair?
Great pictures everyone.

I see a bunch of rule breakers. Oh and so I am not a rule breaker like some others. Here is a pic of my son and wife.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/PonderosaSnakeHouse/Captured2005-4-1800004.jpg

Here you go Gwen,

That is me Bubbletip on your far right, my brother Tony second from the left, along with friends and nephews.

http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/gallery/files/9/2/4/Hawaiiguys.jpg

Taken in Haleiwa, Oahu a few years ago.

I would just like to add i like pictures but i hate being in them, so you can guess where the expression came from on my face. This picture was taken about a year ago at a small electric fire.. I wasnt expecting the picture lol

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/wwest2/wes.jpg

sweet, love seeing everyone behind the keyboard! in this virtual hang-out we tend to formulate our own mental image of someone based on context, its good to put a different spin on who we are talking to.

Here is a picture of me and my freind and fellow fire fighter last summer. We were on a crew for rescue if needed when they flew in some experimental copters for hight altitude training.http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e284/VICTORIARAW/Sicorskystandby003.jpgI'm the one on the right LOL
Victoria

okay...see if you can recognize me here! :)
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Christi%207.jpg

that was about 28 years ago!!! OMG!

this is me and my hubby!
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/G%26C%20beach.jpg

okay...see if you can recognize me here! :)
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Christi%207.jpg

that was about 28 years ago!!! OMG!Would you look at this cute little Tomboy. I'll bet you were tough on the boys playing football or what ever sport they let you in on. Thanks for sharing, Christi. http://www.theculturedreef.com/01F0B5~1.GIF

this is me and my hubby!
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/G%26C%20beach.jpgAh, isn't that a sweet moment. Hi Georg. You've got a great girl in Christi. And a wonderful little girl, Hannah. Thanks again for sharing.

Hey Amp - you're supposed to post your OWN picture in your post, NOT someone else's!!! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/mittelgrosse/medium-smiley-054.gif

okay...this is a funny picture of my daughter, Hannah. That's me in the back right, my sister in the back left, my daughter Hannah in front left and my nephew Nick in front right:
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Sunglass%20Family.jpg

Hey Amp - you're supposed to post your OWN picture in your post, NOT someone else's!!!http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/mittelgrosse/medium-smiley-054.gifOK RB, you got me on that one. Thanks for the cute Kissie face.

Most of you know I'll never have natural Grandchildren. That fact causes me some heartache because I long to be a Grandfather. So, to compensate and get some relief I "adopt" other families' kids as Grandkids. Here are two of my favorites (Actually, I say that about all my G/kids).

I recently went "home" to Madison, WI for my 50th class reunion. While I was there I visited my hairstylist/barber Lisa for a trim. I asked if she would be at church Sunday. She said, "You just want to see the kids, don't you." The kids call me "Nemo guy" because when that movie came out, Vanessa and Dalton were pestering to have a Nemo fish. Lisa asked me to intervene and explain the problem with having a Nemo fish. They came over to the house one day and of course I had a pair of black Percs. The kids were captivated and went to tears when I explained why it wouldn't be wise to have Nemo in their home at this time. But, a good Grandpa always has a plan to comfort the sadness. I had picked up some Ocellaris Clown pins about 1" long. Just at the right time, tears flowing moment, I said they could have a Nemo pin. Wow, how quickly the tears turned to smiles and hugs. "Grandpa" saved the day and won over two little hearts.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/VanessaDalton.jpg

Meet my adopted "Grandkids", Vanessa and Dalton Wagner of Madison, WI, my home town. Oh, and that's "Nemo guy" in the middle.

awwhh....thanks Amp! What a great photo. They look adorable! (all three!) :D

so, I'll add another grandchild to your collection! Here's a photo of Hannah and me on the island Föhr last Easter.
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Christi%26Hannah%20Fohr.jpg

so, I'll add another grandchild to your collection! Here's a photo of Hannah and me on the island Föhr last Easter.
Hannah, sweet Hannah, has been in my heart and Grandkid collection since the first pictures you sent me.

Thanks, Christi. You mean a lot to me, too. Loved your early girl picture. http://www.theculturedreef.com/kissW.gif

I suppose I owe another picture now. OK, here's Vanessa, Dalton and their mother Lisa, my barber.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/VanessaLisaDalton.jpg

Lisa dresses the kids up every Sunday she comes to church. She is a wonderful Mom.

okay....how about everyone showing their worst photo ever?!

I have one...I look absolutely disgusting! It was about 3 days after my reconstructive nose surgery (no - it wasn't a nose job - the reconstruction was all internal!)
I think it was one of the most excruciatingly painful experiences of my life. My entire face ended up turned green/yellow and took about 8 weeks to completely disappear as the color ran down my face and ended up at the bottom of my cheeks.
http://web.mac.com/gkuhn/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/nose.jpg

Sorry to get in late on this one - I missed all the fun! Imust have been working....

Hey, Boz, You da man on the other end of the phone. Good to have you here.

My wife and I were near St. Maartin onboard the Caribbean Princess and just leaving one of the dining rooms when we were ruthlessly attacked by pirates. Somehow we managed to escape.

BTW, she loves our tank and helps me name all the inhabitants. She is responsible for nameing our two cleaner shrimp (Scampi and Fried). :mrgreen:

Thanks amphibious - here's an early morning shot - 1st cup of coffee not even in me yet.....:rotfl:

Here I am getting ready to take off!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/Work073.jpg

I'm not really sure who this fellow is, but he really wanted a picture with me :rotfl:

This was on the way back from being Best man in my buddy's wedding up in Michigan... You meet the darndest people in the airport security lines these days...

oh my god - it's Ponch! That's great Bernie! Did you find Jon too? :D

lol LOL Reefbaby that was too funny!

OK, I'm missing something.

Take a good look at who Bernie's standing next to!





I'll give you a hint - CHiP

If I guess Bernie's on the left, I still don't recognise the guy on the right. Sorry. I'm not up on my celebs.

Don't sweat it Amp... I'm not very well known since I usually am on the other side of the camera :cool: but that is me, Bernie (aka Frank) on the left with Eric Estrada from CHiPs fame... remember the hokey late 70's - early 80's California motorcycle cop show?

Hmm. Guess that's what I get for never watching Chips.

And to think I had a crush on that guy.....

Not me, I liked Johnny from Emergency! (Or was it Roy? Basically, I just wanted to be a paramedic.)

He he he... CHIPS.. Emergency.. we ARE aging ourselves aren't we ;)

not fair Dave! You've got to post a pic! :D

I'm here babyface :) Page one.. Post #9 I think. More of me than you probably wanted to see ;)

somewhere in the caribbean...

I'm here babyface :) Page one.. Post #9 I think. More of me than you probably wanted to see ;)Huh, huh, David you don't get off that easy. Gwen's original ruleIf you want to comment on a pic, then you must post a picture.That goes for me, too, of course. Here's one of my wife getting a handful of bun about a week after we were married.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/OhThoseBuns.jpg


Love is grand. That's all I'll say about this picture.

Okay...my bad. Didn't know about Gwen's rule..

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/JustDavidP/Office-1.jpg

Me at the office. See my salty theme for the wall art. I also have a 12 gallon, planted, fresh water (tetra) tank in there too. I do spend more time in my office than anywhere else. I have to be comfy!

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here's a pic of myself & hubby john (aka djgonzo69) on our 2nd anniversary.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/valeen/2ndanniver.jpg

Here is a photo of me and the kids getting ready to head out to a hockey game!

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i233/wildeone/P1010048-2.jpg

Great looking kids, wildeone!

http://www.theculturedreef.com/grim.gif http://www.theculturedreef.com/bat.gif

here's a pic of myself & hubby john (aka djgonzo69) on our 2nd anniversary.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/valeen/2ndanniver.jpg
Totally awesome. Do you kids ever swap eyeglasses? :heart:

Olaaa!!!!!!!

okay...I dared....whatever happened to everyone's WORST photo?! :D

okay...I dared....whatever happened to everyone's WORST photo?! :D

ah ha ha!! Sorry I don't know you guys that well!!

well i guest is my time here i like all the pictures from every one but one tuch my hard and is the one from cabbagehead baby, my oldes girl was borne 1.5lb and 6 month almost and she is now 9 to be 10 all i can say they gave her 12 hr to live this is a pic of me and my to girls

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/thesaent14/mics/mypics239.jpg

well ok, i know you all know what i look like, well you THINK you know...

here is the real me.. :D
now you know where i store all that info to talk about on the shows.. ;)

ah ha ha ha! I can't believe you posted that here!! Lets see the alien collection!!!

Manny- ur girls are cute :)

lmao.. ok, well only cause you asked... (BTW, you broke the rule of making a post without a picture.. ;) )

ok, here are al the alien pix

(these were done with Photo Booth on my Mac for those that are curious)

thanks Gwen i guess i can be a Donner lol

rob you head is really small for what you go trow

Olaaa!!!!!!!


i was tinking he was a cartoon pert is my hero lol

Rob - you gotta love the new powerbook....I don't think I've ever laughed so hard as the first time I used that function with friends (after several gin and tonics!).

ARRRGGHHHHH! me heartys!

By lookin at Robs large dome I do believe we must have switched to costume photos. This is me with me mateys after drinkin a bit too many rum runners! I won't tell ye bout my wooden leg I got later that night!

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i233/wildeone/P1010088.jpg

HAHAHA wHOA!!!I MISSED THIS?!?!? i gotta get in on this one!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/keyozoxmfc/704087159_l.jpg

this is a picture of me and my friends at my friends birthday...im the guy at the very bottom in the LRG shirt..and this is my family when my sister graduated high school..im the guy on the far right

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/keyozoxmfc/IMG_0284.jpg

hmmm, i thought i already did this, but i guess i forgot !! here are some pics, but the last one is the "worst" pic.

1) Me and my my 125
2) me and my wife Tracy
3) me and my 18' burmese python
( i had to have her put down{cancer}).

i know there are people out there that haven't posted thier pics yet !!

This was taken about 6 years ago. That's me with my wife Rita and son Kyle. BTW - other than us, eveything in the photo is fake: the background, the grass, the shadows, etc. were all photoshopped in later.

Me and the kids (picture is about a year old)

http://66.173.129.26/images/hershey5.jpg

My wife and daughter:
http://66.173.129.26/images/alexandmommy1.JPG

Kids from Christmas 05:
http://66.173.129.26/christmasportrait1.jpg

My wife Patti, my 2 year old son Mason and me (and my wife is 4 months pregnant at the time of this picture)

http://www.nickpage.com/WT0V8712.jpg

So I guess it's the four of us... :)

Y'all are real cuties!

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My way better half, Patty, #1 heir to the family debt, Samantha, and me at Bar Harbor Maine.

Where is a picture of Renee? I think just about everyone else has posted a picture except for Renee.

Dang! I just came in to compliment everyone! I posted a pic of me somewhere out there. Me and the little boy... member?

AAWWW, I was just messing with ya. :) I need to get an updated picture of myself.

I don't have many because I'm always behind the camera. That's me in the middle in the white... shorter than everyone else.... ya notice my friend scrunching down.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/Renee.jpg

*blows a kiss to Armondo*

YOU CAN SEE MY PICS AT www.myspace.com/159503323 (http://www.myspace.com/159503323) :up:

That's me in the middle in the white
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/Renee.jpg



IMHO... prettiest one of the bunch :)

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IMHO... prettiest one of the bunch :)

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Awww... and for the first time I'm not the whitest!!! I didn't realize my friend Dana to the left glowed in the dark like that.

Yeah...how does a Cali gurl get so white?

Because I'm so white I shine like a glow worm to light the house for all these rolling blackouts California has.

You home? I have a question for you...

Are you going to actually ANSWER!!!

I am right now until 6 my time. I'm on night 2 of 3 for work.

Guess I could add a photo or two...that's about all there is of me, I don't mind being behind the camera...but I don't bother too much with getting in front of the camera.

So, here's two photo's of me and my dive buddy (Adam) from 3/4/07 when we got our ice diving certifications. I'm on the left.....Gwen only said a photo of yourself and another person....

http://scottsplace.homeip.net/scuba/ICE_3-4-07-024.jpg

http://scottsplace.homeip.net/scuba/last_dive.jpg

But I stole this off of our directory pages at work...so if you actually want to see my mug you can...I think the photo is a few years old.

http://scottsplace.homeip.net/scuba/me.jpg

I'm cold just looking at you!!!

okies...here ya go...my goatee kinda comes and goes (Renee likes it better gone tho!).

Mine comes and goes too :) I just got back from Florida and now, tanned, I'm growing it back.

H'ya doin' Greg..

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I hope you had fun, David. Because we missed you around here!

Mine comes and goes too :) I just got back from Florida and now, tanned, I'm growing it back.

H'ya doin' Greg..

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I think my husband looks great with his goatee! It makes him look more sophisticated somehow...or like a Spanish conquistador....or something like that at any rate.

I guess what I'm trying to say is....goatees are good! :tongue2:


and it's at any case better than a Mullet!!:rotfl:

Okay, here's my ugly mug:
http://i15.tinypic.com/2rhml4l.jpg

Can we photoshop each other if we post ours?
http://i15.tinypic.com/2ywbxw2.jpg

ummm...Pater....nice mug shot! :D

beautiful dog as well! what kind is it?

Okay, so i guess it's my turn now. I really don't have much, however.

This one is me:
http://web.mac.com/astrivian/iWeb/Site/Blank%203_files/P2260005.jpg

And this one is my wife + cat. NOTE: shhh don't tell her i posted this, she never likes her own pictures :up:
http://web.mac.com/astrivian/iWeb/Site/Blank%202_files/P2260004.jpg

And one more for entertainment. This is our pom trying to swim through 3 feet of snow (the same storm as in the tube fuge video).
http://web.mac.com/astrivian/iWeb/Site/Blank_files/P3070007.jpg

looks like poms are the dogs for reefers!

Chip...

You sure are a handsome Vizsla. But who's the dude in the leather next to you? And how do you type so well without thumbs? ;)

Dave

I'm cold just looking at you!!!

The 3rd dive of the day got a little chilly.

And one more for entertainment. This is our pom trying to swim through 3 feet of snow (the same storm as in the tube fuge video).

The question is...did the pom swim out or get tossed out to swim back?

Love the picture. :pic:

Oh...yea scott your right on. He got tossed and swam back :) It was a pom scuba lesson.

Oh...yea scott your right on. He got tossed and swam back :) It was a pom scuba lesson.
Does he now have his ICE diving certification?

Haven't been on here for a while but heres a couple of pics of me in the "office".
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/10916282150.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5269838)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/10916282196.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5269839)

Here is me in the everglades over this past week. Mind you their is no fence between myself and the two gators. One was 6 feet the other was over 8.

http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/10916501670.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5269997)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/10916501762.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5269999)

My wife and I.
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/10916501832.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5270001)

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missing for a while. my 110 g tank has reached that blissful state of no maintenance. I unplugged the protein skimmer months ago, do a water change every month or so, feed every other day, otherwise, I don't touch the tank.

Cheers

Bob

Hi Bob and :welcome: to TR. Nice bike!

This is me in Sumatra

http://goto.glocalnet.net/Nano/Rafflesia.JPG

holy crap Daniel! What IS that thing???

It looks to me like a large fungus growth.

opps, i was searching for rabbits & i had eaten curry the night before:huh:


i fish, but no-one bites anymore. you lot need to amp up your humor tempo's

Is that a flower Daniel? It looks like that "corpse" flower i heard about.

Astrivian is right. It´s Rafflesia arnoldi one of the worlds largest flowers.

http://www.plantstamps.net/stamps/indonesia/1992_Flowers/rafflesia_arnoldii_s.jpg

Here is artikel about it

Genus Rafflesia (http://www.earlham.edu/~givenbe/Rafflesia/rafflesia/biodiv2.htm)

This is my wife Diann and I on New Years Eve. (She is STILL so beautiful.... but I am biased.):eek:

its always nice too when your wife has great hooters:wow:

Yes,
They, and she are a lot of fun! I see you are "green." :-)

now boys!!!!! walkin' on thin ice here! :)


But, Techy-boy, welcome to TR!

Astrivian is right. It´s Rafflesia arnoldi one of the worlds largest flowers.

http://www.plantstamps.net/stamps/indonesia/1992_Flowers/rafflesia_arnoldii_s.jpg

Here is artikel about it

Genus Rafflesia (http://www.earlham.edu/~givenbe/Rafflesia/rafflesia/biodiv2.htm)

Cool, they had one on display in D.C. years ago. It bloomed and all these people flocked to it (like the flies mentioned in that article). It makes sense; people in Washington D.C. are attracted to the smell of rotting flesh, being around so much politics all the time. I never got a chance to see, or smell, it though.

Did it smell like Congress...err a corpse...when you found that one?

ha ha....good one Samuel...

Wow. We have some nice looking people around here.

OK...I'm the new, "Old Dude" Here is a picture of me and my 26-year old daughter taken at my son's engagement party last summer..... Crista lives in Sydney Australia.

http://www.saltbucket.com/d/1759-2/Jeremy_Engage05202006+00019_001.jpg (http://www.saltbucket.com/v/salt-rookie/Jeremy_Engage05202006+00019_001.jpg.html)
I'm the old dude!

http://www.saltbucket.com/d/1753-2/Jeremy_Engage05202006+00022.jpg (http://www.saltbucket.com/v/salt-rookie/Jeremy_Engage05202006+00022.jpg.html)
This is the whole family....

http://www.saltbucket.com/d/7822-2/Toast.jpg (http://www.saltbucket.com/v/salt-rookie/Toast.jpg.html)
This is my son and daughter-in-law at their wedding last Saturday!

Wow, I bet you miss her on the other side of the world.

Oh! I Truly Do, Miss Her! Every Day!

hey, i remember her *self realisation that im talking to her father creeps in* :huh: ummm she was nice enough to give me dirrections to 7eleven

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b169/Photo_John/trophy.jpg
Does anyone find it ironic that so many reef keepers go fishing? I do :)

yeah, rape & pillage on one hand with a rod & smile, & go nuts on the other when some chips a reef or uses a fish to cycle. very ironic:unsure:

what is that, shark or tuna

what is that, shark or tuna

It is a green sturgeon caught in Oregon. It was 48" and 31 lbs and I would like to add it tasted amazing! lol

What fun meeting all of you! Me with the fishing guide in Northern Oregon. That little fish the guide is holding was the 1st fish I caught. The guide tried to get me to throw it back, saying I could get a bigger one. This was half way through the day.
I caught the bigger one in the last hour, 45lbs.

http://reefs4me.com/images//picture_348.jpg

Oh boy... my buddy just moved from Mass back to Pine Grove Oregon..he's been asking me to come up and fish there... Look at those monsters.. I think I'll have to take him up on the offer.

I'm hungy for Locs and Bagels :)

D

Hey everybody i know im new so i thought youd like to see me i suppose. here i am

Welcome to TR Coryg. You'll find lots of friendly folks with knowledge to share.

Dick

sweet, welcome to the party bud

Cute and lovable kids!

They drool like kids too :)

1. Karen & I in Roma
2. Me in Venezia
3. Nicole (daughter) & I at the Statue of Liberty overlooking at the Twin Towers
4. Karen, Me, & Nicole
5. Granddaughter
6. Zoey & Charie!

Ralph

WOW, its been GREAT to see you guys!! Im so glad you dug this up, I hadnt seen it!!!
OK, gotta jump in!!!

In the keys with the girlies! Im in the middle.
Dillon fishing at the lake last summer (before haircut!).
This years school pic, looking like I havent slept in three days!


Going north with the 4-wheelers shortly,(north is yee-haw junction Fl!) I'll post THOSE pics tomorrow!

Hey, PJ, nice to put a face to the name Saltcritters and the mug shot of the "kids".

Hi Mysterybox, great looking family you've got.

Hi Laura, nice shot of Dillon with a big "gill". And, oh by the way, next time you go to the Keys with the girlirs, can I tag along? It looks like you 5 would be a blast to be with. :up: :love!: Of course I'll have to :showoff: pump some iron before going to get into shape for you young girlirs. :rotfl:

Thanks for the pics everyone.

In the original post of this thread (#1) the rule was stated that if you posted a comment to a picture post, you had to post another picture of yourself.

So, in that context, I dug deeeep into my archives and came up with this picture from about 28 years ago...when I was lean, mean and HOT. :rotfl:

http://www.theculturedreef.com/WaterSki-1.jpg

OK, everyone sing along, "Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance forever and a day. La da de da da, La da de da da" That's good, you remember.

Ah, a trip down memory lane.

Dick

nice shots guys and girl ... guess i have to post another pic of me too ...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/metank.jpg

BTW ... this is ONLY the actinic lighting !!

LMAO ... CHECK OUT THE SHIRT !! funny how things work out. :rotfl:

geez Dick - good thing that was 28 years ago....I might have had to DEFINITELY make a trip through Florida!!! :D

THIS POST NEEDS A PIC !! :mrgreen: RK

Well. since Im here... RiverRanch, Lakeland (up by you Photojohn!) very dirty, alot of fun, very redneck, I can say that because I am a transplant, Ma. to redneck! Anyway, we went to pick out that peice of swampland that we bought (no kidding), did a lot of 4-wheeling!! DIRTY MAMMA, son Dillon and his BFF (my OTHER son) Trent! Behind the 2 boys/Honda is our swampland!

i am sorry guys, but i had to delete a lot of posts to stop a possible virus attack on the site or your computers. please feel free to repost you pics. i think the problem was in a post without a pic, but i had to search through them all until i got the right post.

heres me on the left and with a friend ade on a motorcycle ride to wales.
on one of the rare sunny days over here in the 51st state

...over here in the 51st state

You say that like it's a bad thing :D We loves ya M8.

Y'all didn't hold the door open during the invasion in the 40's.. like some others did. And... we put that whole 1776 thing aside already.

:agree: Dave

:thumbs:LOL meant as a good thing :cheers:

ps its good to see everyone... nice thread



and so as not to break gwenn's rules more me

Since I have nothing else to contribute here except a BUTTLOAD of questions, here's me!

A friend and me at Venice Beach - I'm the one with the Super Package:
http://whitenebula.com/tr/venice.jpg
(Just read the rules - oops. That's one of my best friends, Lana. She used to live near me, but now it's a 7-hour drive to hang out... This picture was during one of her trips down to see me.)

The Ducks sure did screw up the playoffs this year.
http://whitenebula.com/tr/ducks.jpg

I'll be 30 this year, but don't tell. I think there might be a rule preventing me from partaking in such bright colors once that birthday hits. If there is, I plan on breaking it.
http://whitenebula.com/tr/purple.jpg

Does anyone find it ironic that so many reef keepers go fishing?

Yes! Haha. I've never liked seafood, and now that I've found a new obsession, I feel more justified in avoiding the little guys, but it sure does make me sad when I see a bunch of dead shrimpies on a plate.

Here's one more pic - hanging out with the stingrays in the Cayman Islands:
http://www.syndicate-x.com/jen/lj/stingrays1.jpg
Fun times.

(Per Rules: That's me with my boyfriend's family. I'm on the far left near his sister. His step dad, mom, brother, friend, and sister's boyfriend are also in there. My boyfriend never touched the water on a week-long trip to the Caymans - didn't even pack board shorts! He's crazy sometimes.)

Hey Jen,

Thanks for posting the pics. It's always better to be able to put a face on a name when corrisponding with TR members. That is some "Super" package you've got there amd Lana has a great set of "flags". :rotfl: :up: My favorite is the second pic, very nice! Turning 30 shouldn't keep you from wearing bright colors but one day you might want to give up the tongue thingie. Maybe by the time you are my age (70)? :showoff:

And now in keeping with the "rules". Here is a shot my wife, Sue, took of me taking a picture of trees???

http://www.theculturedreef.com/RLH-4-08.jpg

No, actually I was getting a few shots of an eagle's nest near our home.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/Eagles-1-800.jpg

There are 3 chicks in the nest. They haven't flown yet but, getting close to taking that "leap of faith". Pretty cool. We've been watching them since February.

Dick

LOVE the hair Sheol !! my wife kind of has the same thing going on, but hers is pink. lol

in keeping with the rules ... i am in the middle ... haha, i am posting naykid too ... he is on the far left (kneeling).

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/phoca_thumb_l_inland5.jpg

Ahh, cool! My hair is actually pink more often than purple.
http://geocities.com/sleepyjen/goingout04jun05.jpg

one day you might want to give up the tongue thingie. Maybe by the time you are my age (70)?

I think not! I would say, if my teeth started falling out, that might convince me to do it, but then again, my teeth may fall one one day unassisted! I have already had one root canal on a front tooth, which was likely associated with the damn thing, but I've had it now for 12 years.

Im glad we got that ninja hack attack sorted, thanks bobby, although why do i get the impression is was one of my dodgy pictures.....lol


ampage, you give new meaning to bird watching:wow:, plus all the ladies will still be flattern bud cause you still got a firm @ss for 70 my old friend, ok, i didn't just say that! lol

Sheol, had no idea you were female, & a wild one at that, mentaly you remind me of that lab coat chick of NCIS. very funky! ;)

Well, you got that part right - at least I do wear a lab coat at work. :agree:

Haven't caught an episode of NCIS yet, though.

Here's a picture of me in the train station in Denver on our way to San Francisco.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_5254.jpg
And, just for good measure here's my hubby too!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_5253.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg25/Dave1NC/125G%20Acrylic%20Reef%20Tank/Family%20Pictures/fam3.jpg

Here's a picture of my family and me. My step son is a Submariner in the Navy (very proud). The little guy is my handsome son Alex and little girl is beautiful daughter Haley.

Dick - If you are ever looking for some more grandchildren to adopt you, let me know. :)

Dave1NC- some good photographer took this picture.

oh !! summer posted without a pic !! guess it is stick time !!

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9364/theone1at3.jpg me

Yes it was my wife's friend ;)

i love this thread !! it is great to be able to put faces with names around here. keep them coming.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/me.jpg

wow i finally when throw all the pages i have to say many people here some nice families and friends i guest is time for me to update the pic

btw
sheol i love your eyes no disrespect

Summer, http://www.theculturedreef.com/welcome.gif to Talking Reef Forum!

Everybody is happy that Summer is finally here. http://www.theculturedreef.com/5.gif

Heres me and my dogs Misty and Benji.


http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z213/rayme07/DSCF0433.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2383/portretry7.jpg Me

thats better, now i dont have to get the stick out !! :rotfl:

No pic Mr. Moderator ^^^^^

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e332/pearsonhurst/chimp.jpg

i used her pic !! na na na na naaaaaa.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/evileyes.jpg

It won't let me upload anything tonite. <sulk> Oh well, here's some stuff anyway. :)

The Cowgirl Coder (http://www.cowgirlcoder.com/)

Raymond, I love the head on shot of the hippo tang.

Per the rules here's our family at the Golden Gate Bridge
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/SF2014.jpg

Thanks Carmie I found it on the internet I liked how nice it is I wish I could have a camera that nice to take a picture like that. Anyways heres a picture of part of my family. :D Also I love the picture of your family Carmie at the Golden Gate Bridge it looks nice.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z213/rayme07/DSCF0025.jpg

Since I have nothing else to contribute here except a BUTTLOAD of questions, here's me!

http://whitenebula.com/tr/ducks.jpg

I'll be 30 this year, but don't tell. I think there might be a rule preventing me from partaking in such bright colors once that birthday hits. If there is, I plan on breaking it.
http://whitenebula.com/tr/purple.jpg

OMG I'm in love... okay... first time back in two weeks and that's ALL I have to add.. *sigh*

Okay... as per rules...

Me and a classmate of mine, Tony Massarotti, sports writer and co-author of "Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits" at the Red Sox Spring Training

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/JustDavidP/DaveNMaz.jpg

And Coach Dave

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/JustDavidP/Coach.jpg

Gosh Raymond, you have made me want to go camping!

I love to take pictures but it means that I am usually not in them! So here is a pretty sunset picture for everyone.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_5162.jpg

Yeah it makes me want to go back to. I love camping. This is the lake we went camping at in the picture its called Lake isabella in southern california. Nice fishing it has 6 pounds and higher catfish best tasting in the world.:up:

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z213/rayme07/DSCF0016.jpg

Heres the catfish we caught even though they are not 6 pounds they still were good strong fighters.:showoff:

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z213/rayme07/DSCF0043.jpg

Holy Catfish Filets.. now I'm hungry!

The best darn filets Ive had in a long time.:agree::D

OK, we,ve gotten off track a bit but, I don't care. We are now posting most anything as long as a picture is included. So here's what appeared on our patio today. Who can ID it?
Yes I know it's a snake but what kind??? (I know, I want to see if YOU know)...

http://www.theculturedreef.com/Coral%20Snake-5-8-08-1.jpg

Who knows???

Dick

that looks an AWFUL lot like a CORAL snake !! with the yellow touching the red ... that says that it is not a king snake (coral snake look alike).

since we are on snakes ...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/meandmy18burmesepython-1.jpg

red on yellow-kill a fellow
red on black-friend with jack

I tried to teach this to my kindergarten kids, but did tell them if they see one, there is no time to try to remember the ryhme, ya better just GIT!!!

looks a lot like red on yellow Dick, ya better GIT!! definatly a coral snake!!

Summer, http://www.theculturedreef.com/welcome.gif to Talking Reef Forum!

Everybody is happy that Summer is finally here. http://www.theculturedreef.com/5.gif



@#$%$#%^@%^@#$$!@$#!$#^$!%4 thanks for that bud, you effectivly told me its now winter!!!! haha.


of course a pic..um.... this is me , um practicing my pulp fiction dance! :shout:
http://www.triple-tri.com/ttblog/media/blogs/triple/ninja1.jpg

that looks an AWFUL lot like a CORAL snake !! with the yellow touching the red ... that says that it is not a king snake (coral snake look alike).

since we are on snakes ...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/meandmy18burmesepython-1.jpg

Holy snakes Batman. That's a lot of snake. I assume that's you in the picture, Bobby?


You guys got it right. It's a Coral Snake. Wandered onto our screened-in patio/pool area, under a door I guess. We just guided him out the other side door and off he went. He wasn't aggressive at all so we saw no need to destroy him. We've had Indigo Racers on the patio and they are very excitable and strike out at you with aggression. They are nonpoisonous but, I I don't want to get bit anyway.

Dick

yeah Dick, thats me and my burmese python.

OMG ... this was a LOOOONG time ago. Tyler is now 14 !!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/lReef_lKeeper/100_1577-1.jpg

Bit late to see it but even growing up in OH I found myself saying "Red touch yellow..."

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/Work073.jpg
We are getting ready to go up in Serena's Song (http://www.serenassong.com/) the world's first wheel chair accessible balloon. Our bus contractor sponsors the balloon and I was there working the event. But, I got a ride too and one of the fellows took my camera and got my picture. If you click on the Raleigh photos in the media gallery you can see some pictures I took.

carmie!!! Ive always wanted to do that!!!!!:agree: sooo awsome!!

sooo awsomhttp://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000031.jpge!!

OMG I'm in love... okay... first time back in two weeks and that's ALL I have to add.. *sigh*

Hah! Nice to meet you.

Sheol, had no idea you were female

Actually I intentionally choose androgynous screennames. I find that in general it reduces some of the assumptions/misconceptions that can be formed before I even speak to people--therefore, you weren't supposed to know. ;)

My little brother's wedding. I'm in there. :heart:
http://www.syndicate-x.com/jen/lj/everyoneandtheirgrandma.jpg

This website isn't up anymore, but it's ad was my favorite - teehee.
http://whitenebula.com/tr/xbox.jpg

Hah! Nice to meet you.

Ditto Kiddo... Welcome aboard!

Dave

Well guys im new to this site.thought i would jump in and say hi,,,,,,,
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh161/Debby1961_photos/Feb08_04.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh161/Debby1961_photos/th_Debbsfish013.jpg (http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh161/Debby1961_photos/?action=view&current=0f323d43.pbw)

Actually I intentionally choose androgynous screennames. I find that in general it reduces some of the assumptions/misconceptions that can be formed before I even speak to people--therefore, you weren't supposed to know. ;)

well that rules me out, cause with my ninja covert name, people wouldn't even be able to pronounce it correctly, let alone the assumptions im female..lol



Hey giggley, welcome kiddo.:up:

Hi giggley and :welcome: to TR.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_9243-1.jpg
Look at the size of the snowflakes!

Carmie, that looks WAY too cold (but kinda nice). I much prefer http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/DSCN4554.jpg

wow carmie that looks familier. I was raised in colorado miss snow like that.

That was visiting my mom in NE Ohio. Now I am in sunny NC where that much snow shuts us down for a week!

hey there.. I'm new to the site, thought I would introduce myself.. here is a pic of me(Dominic) my wife(Mai Ling) and our daughter(leila lei)
2574

Actually I intentionally choose androgynous screennames. I find that in general it reduces some of the assumptions/misconceptions that can be formed before I even speak to people--therefore, you weren't supposed to know. ;)



Hey, seriously, please help me understand the assumptions on a reef keeping site just because you are a female? U can pm me or post. Thanks!
Ralph

alright I'll bite.... Heres the good ole complimentary picture I post everywhere (cause there just arent that many of me folks!!) This shot was taken after a trip to the range for a few practice drills, it'll be interesting to see the comments on the saws....

http://www.dhtcolorado.com/pics/homefromrange.jpg

and on the whole assumption note, here's one gone wrong... mom always told me that women prefer a man in touch with his feminine side... here's how that one turned out....

http://www.copepodgeek.com/pics/halloween2.jpg

Hey, seriously, please help me understand the assumptions on a reef keeping site just because you are a female? U can pm me or post. Thanks!
Ralph

It wasn't related to this being a reef keeping site. I said, "I intentionally choose androgynous screennames," not "I intentionally chose an androgynous screenname for this site." Most of the sites I visit are video game forums (actually, I'm even the webmaster for one)... I suppose it would make more of a significant difference there, but I've grown accustomed to screen name anonymity. However, I've been too busy for any site except for this one lately.

Also, I've never joined a reef keeping site before, so I have absolutely no past experience with interactions on one.

let alone the assumptions im female
Totally would have had you pegged for a chick.

Could anyone find me on the Wheres Waldo wedding pic?

And another picture for my post...

This is my friend JW and me... It's blurry, but we were out celebrating his return from a coma - actually, on his first day of freedom he made an appearance at my birthday party. I was honored. :D
http://whitenebula.com/tr/jenjw.jpg

here's how that one turned out...

LOL - aww, but only on Halloween. :P

alright I'll bite.... Heres the good ole complimentary picture I post everywhere (cause there just arent that many of me folks!!) This shot was taken after a trip to the range for a few practice drills, it'll be interesting to see the comments on the saws....

http://www.dhtcolorado.com/pics/homefromrange.jpg

and on the whole assumption note, here's one gone wrong... mom always told me that women prefer a man in touch with his feminine side... here's how that one turned out....

http://www.copepodgeek.com/pics/halloween2.jpg
Forget the saws what about the gun slung under your arm?

And according to the rules, here is a picture of our church with our Sister Community. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_0268.jpg

hah!

No really, typically when I post that everyone comments on the saws, not the .45 tucked into my riblins! Like... what kinda crazy man has saws hanging in his garage.... jeez

hah!

No really, typically when I post that everyone comments on the saws, not the .45 tucked into my riblins! Like... what kinda crazy man has saws hanging in his garage.... jeez

LOL! I guess my observation comes from too many years running EMS and working 9-1-1. Rule one is to make sure the scene is safe. Gunslingers are often not part of a safe scene. :eek:

LOL! I guess my observation comes from too many years running EMS and working 9-1-1. Rule one is to make sure the scene is safe. Gunslingers are often not part of a safe scene. :eek:

At first I'm thinking... not safe??? come on... I practice to be safe daily...

but then I noticed you called me a gunslinger...

I'm brimming over here! (besides I got the excuse to use the word riblins today)

and to stick with the guidelines and be with the in crowd... heres the softer side of JRC... feeding his babies
http://www.copepodgeek.com/pics/dentubastrea/louie-feed-2.jpg

I didn't mean to imply that you were not safe. :) Just that you were sometimes waling into a volatile situation and you learned to "see" weapons. And, just for you Joe, a picture of the isopods that have exploded in my nano singe it has been fishless.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_0280.jpg
The algae spots on the glass just go to prove the they do graze on algae and are harmless.

oooh is that a bristleworm I see peeking out too!

I loves me plankton
and for the pic, I bring you me and chubbyhuggs from christmas (and no really I'm not a huge cat fan, I just dig this one)
http://www.dhtcolorado.com/pics/cathat.jpg

Could anyone find me on the Wheres Waldo wedding pic?
I think you are right behind the Bride on the left.

For the past 30 years I've had the absolute privilege of being "adopted" by other people's children as a father/grandfather figure. All of my "kids" have meant a great deal to me. Here is Maria cutting up for the camera.

http://www.theculturedreef.com/MarieB%20and%20me.jpg

Sue and I took her to lunch the day before moving from Madison WI to FL, 2 1/2 years ago. I miss my WI "kids" but, none more than Maria.

Maria is an aspiring journalist writing/reporting on sports events in and around Madison. She gets into all the U of W sporting events including football games. Which is right up her ally, being around all those jocks. :showoff:

I love her and miss her terribly!

Dick

I think you are right behind the Bride on the left.
Ding ding ding ding. :D

Here is Maria cutting up for the camera.
She's adorable!

My little brother and me at last year's NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
http://syndicate-x.com/jen/lj/jenandchuck.jpg

Here is a pic of Frank and I on a cruise several years ago.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o219/lcstorc/Family/cruise.jpg

OMG, Frank's a lucky guy!

Here is a pic of me and my family

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z10/JSharrett4183/P1010514.jpg

JRC - LMAO - you crack me up brother, or should it be sister:huh:

Here's me on a recent trip to Washington D.C. at a Nationals game...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/Psychojam/IMG_0027.jpg

ok,so Im a little uneasy about a guy who looks better in a dress than I do-the only saving grace is that I dont have as much facial hair:madmad:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000009.jpg

hah, no worries Laura the legs werent any better looking, you've got absolutely no competition from the likes of me he he...

lesse the pic to keep with the rules what do I got uploaded here.... hrmmm

This ones a few months old and I have no idea why it was taken or uploaded for that matter... but yeah this is the copepodgeek in his natural environment... the garage

http://www.copepodgeek.com/pics/me.jpg

MY new puppy Wrigley. She was our anniversary gift, I'm so excited to get a puppy just had to share.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x193/naykid27/IMG_0639.jpg

Hey nay,kid what type of dog is she. Shes cute here my new dog I just got her a few months ago lab and german short hared pointer mix. :D


http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z213/rayme07/DSCF0353.jpg

Just stumbled onto this forum. Fun to see what y'all look like. Here's me and my lovely wife Kim, not in Brooklyn but where we got married at Bear Mountain State Park and a picture of Sheldon our furry friend. Funny, he doesn't care about the fish but he really wants to know what goes on in the sump.

Matt

Oh cool! Pets pics! Very cute critters! THEJRC if you tell me whats on your cats head, I'll tell you whats on mine!

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000092-2.jpg

mines wearing an elf hat purchased at target.... yours appears to be wearing a hamburger bun top (hah with an eye like that you'd think I've seen my cat with a hamburger bun on it's head...)

and to keep with the rules here are my three nephews... from left to right Bailey, Easton, and Billy.... Dont tell anyone but Bill's my fav (and uncle Joe is his he he) He helps out a great deal in tank maintenance and can even explain to a total stranger what copepods are!

http://www.copepodgeek.com/pics/P1020473.JPG

My niece's art project...

With my son as her canvas!

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_0421.jpg

some update
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/thesaent14/my%20pics/allthepics152.jpg

Gee Manny, your little boy is getting so big! Is that your youngest daughter? She looks just like you!

Me in my favorite hanging out pose.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_0265.jpg

My son James, the day he graduated from Marine Boot Camp, San Diego. We had an afternoon to kill, so we toured the Midway. The boys were bored at the thought (and it was the wrong service, to boot!), but they rapidly decided this was COOL and we spent several hours on board the ship.

The other pic is both boys a couple days later, being brotherly at the fort underneath the Golden Gate bridge.

Grad ceremony Boo-Hoo, middle school is done. I am now the parent of a highschooler.

I absolutely crack up at this crew of boys
a muslem
a Buddhist
a jew
an Irish Catholic
a baptist

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000215.jpg

Its bitter-sweet, they have all applied to different programs for highschool, it will be sad to see them split up. . Sam and Dillon have been best friends and together since 2nd grade

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000201.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/laurabolyard/S5000202.jpg

Could pass up on all the fun.

My Wife Diana
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/Jasonanatal/Diana%20Rose%20Natal/IMG_3736.jpg
My Son Jayson
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/Jasonanatal/The%20Natal%20Family%20Photographs/IMG_0060.jpg
Me
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/Jasonanatal/Jason%20Anthony%20Natal/JasonAnthonyNatalPhotographs0001.jpg

Here's me and my lovely wife Kim, not in Brooklyn but where we got married at Bear Mountain State Park ...

No way. My paternal grandmother lived in Highland Falls, so I spent many a visit in the shadow of Bear Mountain and West Point. She had this great house perched above the Hudson, and always had trays of baked goods waiting for us on her enclosed porch. We used to shoot BB-guns at soda cans and scale down the craggy wooded slope to the Hudson to put pennies on the railroad tracks. My Grandfather was a Master Stone Mason, and from what I heard helped to build a portion of West Point's many buttressed walls and stone buildings.

After she passed away, her children sold the house (that my GF built) to a NYC doctor for next to nothing by todays market. :no: I'll still have my memories...

Yes way! We love the Hudson River Valley. My Wife grew up around Kingston and New Paltz and we were just up there this past weekend. Did you ever eat at a restaurant named the Mountain Brauhaus? Kim's Mom worked there as a teenager and it's still there just outside of New Paltz. We go to Bear Mountain every year for our Anniversary so we have fond memories too. Small World.

Matt

My little brother and me at last year's NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Sorry, but I have to counter your post because you are Ducks fans! :p
Here is my mom, wife, and myself celebrating the Red Wings 2008 Stanley Cup Victory. :D

Yes way! We love the Hudson River Valley. My Wife grew up around Kingston and New Paltz and we were just up there this past weekend. Did you ever eat at a restaurant named the Mountain Brauhaus? Kim's Mom worked there as a teenager and it's still there just outside of New Paltz. We go to Bear Mountain every year for our Anniversary so we have fond memories too. Small World.

Matt

No on the Mountain Brauhaus, but it sounds like a riot. Our family was always travelling from Rochester to Highland Falls via Binghamton (stopping at my father's favorite Greek diner-on-steroids called "The Spot"), so we never made it as far north as New Paltz. I did have one friend who taught Art at SUNY New Paltz, and another that recently finished graduate studies in Sculpture at Bard college near Kingston.

My Italian Grandmother always kept us well fed (of course), so we rarely went into Highland Falls proper except to help run errands, go to church on Sunday, or to buy balsa wood gliders or more bb's. Sometimes we would go to the West Point Museum.

It was great to wake up on beautiful autumn days to the distant sound of trains and tug boats on the Hudson. I think I'm gonna cry... :rolleyes:

Sorry, but I have to counter your post because you are Ducks fans! :p
Here is my mom, wife, and myself celebrating the Red Wings 2008 Stanley Cup Victory. :D

LOL - Awww, but did you get to attend any of the post-season games? Actually, I'm just assuming you're anywhere near Detroit - their fan base is pretty spread the F out.

Here's my new puppy. I got him on Saturday.

http://whitenebula.com/photos/pets/ronin6.jpg

http://whitenebula.com/photos/pets/ronin_24jun08.jpg

Awww, cute!!! He kind of looks Irish Setterish. What's his name?

LOL - Awww, but did you get to attend any of the post-season games? Actually, I'm just assuming you're anywhere near Detroit - their fan base is pretty spread the F out.

Here's my new puppy. I got him on Saturday.

We live in Cincinnati. The drive to Detroit is about 4-5 hours. It's not bad, but we definitely have to reserve our trips to weekends. We were not able to get tickets for any playoff games this year, but we did go to game 5 of the Wings - Sharks series last year. That was the LOUDEST game I have ever been to!

Nice puppy, he will be a handful... :)

Awww, cute!!! He kind of looks Irish Setterish. What's his name?

Damn Dick - you can just ID anything, can't you? He is an Irish Setter - 100%!

His name's Ronin, and my Sancha Kitten is not pleased.
http://whitenebula.com/photos/pets/sancha_24jun08.jpg

Nice puppy, he will be a handful...
He's got that part covered. :P

Oh my, Sancha "kitten" is threatened and definitely showing fight or flight response. GRRRRRRRRR!!!

LMAO. :rotfl:

That was the LOUDEST game I have ever been to!
You ought to come to Raleigh and go to a 'Canes game!

You ought to come to Raleigh and go to a 'Canes game!
One arena I NEVER want to be at is the American Airlines Center in Dallas. They have the worst fans I've ever seen! It's annoying just to watch them on TV...

My Sancha Kitten is still super pissed off. I also have two other cats who are not pleased.

And here's a picture of me w/ Ronin - showing my current hair color.
http://whitenebula.com/photos/pets/ronin_jen_29jun08.jpg

Absolutely Beautiful!!! Ah, Ronin, too. :love!:

You need to go a little auburn, you could match. :)

I think we have good fans, it is just LOUD! My hubby takes earplugs.