Archive for Photo Gallery

Iron Man Widescreen Wallpapers

Saw Iron Man this past weekend and really thought it was great. Best event film I’ve seen in some months (most end up underwhelming, unfortunately). Great job by all involved, particularly Robert Downey, Jr. Great to see a Gen Xer can still kick some ass on the big screen.

Anyway, I grabbed these high-resolution walls for your desktop. Click each thumbnail for a big blowup to save (close button is lower right):

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The ‘Real’ Islam

How about Thursdays being ‘cartoon day’ on Merchantprince? Sound like fun? Well, maybe…

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Bruce Walters & Mark Braun Photos

I wanted to migrate over many of the photos of friends and family from the old web site. Rather than individual blog categories, these are simply cataloged in one-shot posts here, in the Photo Gallery section.

This is the second batch of photos I’ve scanned and archived here. Unfortunately, none are necessarily high-resolution, but they are decent enough quality for regular-size web images.

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This is my best friend from college, Mark Braun. Mark’s family was from New Jersey and he and I attended Moravian College from 1990 to 1992. We also went across the country to San Diego over the summer of 1991 and had some pretty amazing adventures.

I miss the dude, and have no idea what became of him.

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Above are Bruce and Lorraine. Bruce Walters was my best friend in High School and he married Lorraine some time after graduation. They had two kids together, but subsequently divorced.

Bruce managed various nightclubs and restaurants in the area until he moved away a few years back. He supposedly wants nothing to do with any of his friends from growing up.

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Here’s a picture of us all in happier times. Lorraine was famous for her endowments and Bruce wanted a picture of us molesting her. That’s what friends are for!

And, yes kids, that’s Yours Truly on the right. I certainly enjoyed my Bon Jovi phase (which lasted about 15 years!).

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And above is another favorite of mine. This is one of Mark and I (or perhaps just me) absolutely tripping balls back in college. We had a blast and I’m still pretty certain those walls were melting.

Happy Hump Day, everybody!

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Here are some new promotional images of the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean. The third part of the trilogy is called Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. Some of these may be used in the in the movie poster artwork. Others are just theater cards.

Pretty cool! I really enjoyed the first movie, but thought the second one was a little silly. Hopefully the final part of the trilogy brings it all together.

Click each thumbnail below to open a full-sized window. The first image is a widescreen wallpaper.

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Ghost Rider Wallpaper

Decided I’d take a moment over this weekend to put up some cool, hi-res wallpapers of the new Ghost Rider movie coming out soon, starring Nicolas Cage. Don’t know how good the movie will be, but these walls sure are righteous. Put ‘em up on your PC at work and dare Lumbergh to give you any crap about your TPS reports.

(Click the thumbnails below, then right-click to save the full-sze images.)

Regular 4:3 screen ratio:

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Widescreen Ratio:

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Still Working on Photo Galleries

I finally have my plugins for images and Flash popup (check out the Ren Faire pic below). But I still haven’t a solution in place for doing a whole gallery of pics. So that’s why I’m still lagging behind on putting up more stuff of friends, family and whatnot.

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Test Image Popup

Hello there, kiddies! Scuzzy the Clown here just testing out our new image plugin. Lessee:

‘97 Mitsubishi Spyder

My car is a red 1997 Mitsubishi Spyder convertible. I’ve had her for over two years now and we’ve gone across the country twice. She has blown her transmission completely and had it replaced with a brand new one, all four new tires, new clutch system and lots and lots of wax.

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Stock photos:

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Specs:

Engine 2.3L I4

Drive Train FWD

Wheelbase 99″

Standard Features: FWD, Cruise Control, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Aluminum/Alloy Wheels, Power Antenna, Bucket Seats, Power Windows, Power Mirrors, Power Driver Seat, Power Door Locks, Remote Trunk Release, Tilt Steering Wheel, Intermittent Wipers, Rear Window Defroster, Tachometer, Infinity Premium Sound System

Images from New Orleans March 2006

These are pictures I took from my trip to Louisianna to look at sailboats. These images are from New Orleans, Northeast off the Causeway and Lake Ponchartrain. Many shots are from Lakeside Drive, the neighborhood nearest the ocean on that side and the levees.

Click any link below to begin the Flash Gallery:

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Archived Photos

I wanted to migrate over many of the photos of friends and family from the old web site. Rather than individual blog categories, these are simply cataloged in one-shot posts here, in the Photo Gallery section.

Each image below is a thumbnail which can be enlarged by clicking it. Then check the Flash pop-up window for the Close button to return.

The Old Gang

(L to R, Jon Dech, Brett Weber, Eric ‘Wags’ Wagner, Frank Granitz) circa 1986:

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(L to R, Tony Herschitz, Frank, Brett, Bruce Walters) 1986:

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Scott Hoffman - My best friend from childhood (date unknown):

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Terrie Plumlee - My good buddy through thick and thin, circa 1990:

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