Monthly Archive for November, 2005
1. When John F. Kennedy was shot (November 22, 1963) Not Born yet
2. When Mt. St. Helens blew (May 18, 1980) I was not quite 3, so probably nap or something
3. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (January 28, 1986) In third grade watching it on the school TV. I was 8
4. When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (October 17, 1989) I was 11 years old. I vaguely remember watching the news and back then and still now I am quite terrified of natural disasters. This probably didn’t help much.
5. When the Berlin Wall fell (November 9, 1989) I was still 11 years old and in school. We talked about it the next day watching the news in the classroom.
however I think i have something decent priced out. It will make studio play a lot easier, I’ll be able to churn out stock images to sell and hopefully they’ll pay for themselves in short order. I have some business ideas with Jenn, I have market plans for selling next spring. If all goes well, I’ll be in full swing for next fall doing portraits.
to go out there…
but now i am. I have things to account for, some necesseties, some not so much. I’ve been looking into upgrading my camera for a long time, as well as invest in some studio lighting. Then there are house things for Kev and I. We ordered a new table and chair set for the kitchen to accomodate all the people showing up for dinner at Christmas, our new mattresses for the master bedroom, Christmas decorations, and finally Christmas shopping. I have one more paycheck that I can use towards such things in the next few weeks, I have a stash of cash, but I still have to plan things out. Meh.
for nanowrimo.. need some books.. loaned them out.. stuck. argh. 3 years in a row not going to finish this.
I have a few more galleries up. New Member showcase and Scavenger Hunt are two activities over the past month from the photo club. The showcase will be shown with other new members I believe next week, the scavenger hunt av show will be shown during the Christmas party. I strangely forgot to link the gallery of Mer Bleue photographs from this past Sunday in the last entry. So there you go, enjoy.
Remember nearly all of my prints are for sale at reasonable prices. If you see something that interests you, please let me know.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members with her.
At the time of its launch in 1958, the 729-foot-long freighter was the largest and fastest ship on the Great Lakes. The Edmund Fitzgerald began its last journey on November 9, 1975, carrying 26,116 tons of iron-ore pellets. The next day, the ship and her crew met a storm with 60 mph winds and waves in excess of 15 feet. Captain Ernest McSorley steered the ship north, heading for the safety of Whitefish Bay, but the ship’s radar failed, and the storm took out the power to Whitefish Point’s radio beacon, leaving the Fitzgerald traveling blind. In the heavy seas, the vessel was also taking on a dangerous amount of water. Another ship, the Anderson, kept up radio contact with the Fitzgerald and tried to lead it to safety but to no avail.
Just after 7 p.m. on November 10, the Fitzgerald made its last radio transmission. Presumably, the ship, which was taking on water, was forced lower and lower into the water until its bow pitched down into the lake and the vessel was unable to recover. None of the 29 men aboard survived.
The Edmund Fitzgerald now lies under 530 feet of water, broken in two sections. On July 4, 1995, the ship’s bell was recovered from the wreck, and a replica, engraved with the names of the crew members who perished in this tragedy, was left in its place. The original bell is on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point in Michigan. - History Channel