In Estes Park, Colorado, there is a river walk that includes a tunnel. The entrance and exit of this tunnel are lined with ceramic tiles decorated by local school children. This one is particularly amusing: As you can see, the kid in the middle just wants ‘Whirled Peas’. ~P Make me famous:
No, sorry – that’s not Treebeard. What that is, I can’t say. Other than weird. Pucker up? I snapped this photo at a tourist attraction in Manitou Springs, Colorado – the Cliff Dwellings. Cool place. Weird tree. The sign hanging from it reads as: The Ponderosa Pine! …with Mister Potato Head features… ~P Make...
This photo was taken with the same point and click camera I mentioned in last week’s Photo Friday. In this case, I was further south near Colorado Springs. Yes, I was on a mountain, and I was looking down from a decent overhang when I decided to snap this shot. I keep trying to...
Random thoughts for Thursday, January 12th, 2012 /begin random thoughts It’s depressing to ask the question, “Whatever happened to…” that actor/actress/kid who starred in that movie/tv show you used to love only to find out the answer is: Drugs, alcohol and porn. * * * Can you imagine being a ‘Picaso’ and not having...
Random Thoughts for Friday, January 6th, 2012 /begin random thoughts A random list of people who annoy me. * * * People who answer the phone by saying their name. As a question. *ring-ring* “John Smith?” * * * The person driving 35 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. * * * The person...
So. I decided to do these journals by year and day rather than just starting the numbering over or continuing it on. The Agent First up – news that I broke on Twitter – I have an agent now. After a slew of rejections, some form, some not, Mr. Bob Mecoy called to say...
Random Thoughts for Friday, December 30th 2011 /begin random thoughts I wonder why the sky is blue. I wonder why the grass is green. But most of all I wonder why, no one stops to notice these things. * * * If I had a hammer, I’d try to trade it for something with...
Well, we got dumped on. Again. My neighborhood looks like we got a foot, give or take an inch. Having just spent 2 hours trying to dig out my car, driveway and sidewalk, I’d say we got a hundred billion feet. Pics: Number 2: Number 3: Number 4: Number 5: Number 6: Number 7:...
So. The holidays have brought with them a whole new kind of stress and distraction. My carefully crafted plans for writing have fallen apart under the barrage of demands on my time. Whenever I sit down to write, I find myself having to refresh myself on where I was, where I left off and...
About Patrick:
Patrick Hester is an author, blogger and podcasting dude who lives in Colorado with two cats, Dakota and Shadow, who make sure he gets little sleep and always remembers who is really in charge. He writes science fiction and fantasy (mostly)...[click to read more]
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