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September 22, 2009

YARBZ PHOTO DIARY OF STUFF TAKEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS:

CATAGORIES: BEER WINE SPIRITS & SUBSTANCES,History,HUMOR,PHOTOGRAPHY,SMALL CUBICLE INSURANCE COMPANY,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 7:54 am

These were all taken with my new Canon EF 50/f1.4 standard lens… On my 50D body this lens becomes the equivanent of an 80mm lens… Very shallow depth of field give an interesting effect…

Frank at the bar at J. Timothy’s in Plainville, CT

I was watching Hogan’s Heroes last night on some HD channel… Klink and Shultz, classic characters acted perfectly.

A Smoking Reading Executive type outside Small Cubicle Insurance Company home office at about 0800 yesterday morning.

Some graffiti at the bus stop enclosure in the AM light…

More graffiti at the bus stop enclosure in the AM light…

Good ol’ Rye toast at Miss Washington Diner, downtown New Britain…

Some of my ten or so remotes in my basement sitting on the bar…

My standard weekend breakfast at Miss Washington Diner in New Britain, CT

The old lights of the Miss Washington Diner

German Sausages in the Bavaria Room at Eastside Restaurant, New Britain, CT… They are having the Grand Opening of the four season outdoor rooftop Beer Garden today… I am going to call some people as see if I can get in to shoot it…

Mariann in the Bavaria Room a couple nights ago with the iron work behind her looking like a religious icon of some sort… that is all…

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September 1, 2009

TO BREAK THE SILENCE, I SHALL POST A COUPLE NEW SCANS OF ME DURING ME ROMMEL PHASE:

CATAGORIES: 35MM FILM,MILITARY,PHOTOGRAPHY,SCANNED FILM,USMC / MARINE CORPS / SEMPER FI,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY,YARBZ NEGATIVE/POSITIVE ARCHIVE — Yarbz @ 7:31 am

THIS IS ME, YARBZ, CIRCA 1980 WHILE IN THE .50 CAL TURRET OF MY LVTP-7 SOMEWHERE IN CAMP PENDLETON. I WAS WEARING THE NBC (NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL) MASK TO AVOID BREATHING IN THE HEAVY DUST WHICH THE LINE OF TRACS MADE AS WE MOVED THROUGH THE SCRUB BRUSH AND BONE DRY DIRT TRAILS. I WAS PROBABLY A LANCE CORPORAL IN THIS SHOT. BELOW IS THE SAME BUT OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT THE MASK… I REMEMBER HAVING A REAL FUN TIME SOME OF THE TIME AND THEN LOTS OF ‘UN-FUN’ TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE RAMP (THE PLACE WE PARKED AND SCRUBBED THE VEHICLES) AND HAD TO CLEAN UP THE TRACS AFTER OPERATIONS…

HERE I AM IN MY STANDARD TENNIS SHIRT ON THE BEACH AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA… WE HAD A GREAT BEACH WHICH WAS PRETTY PRIVATE SINCE IT WAS ON BASE.

ONCE AGAIN AT CAMP PENDLETON WITH A STACK OF M-16′S DURING A WEEK LONG FIELD OPERATION. I REMEMBER THE SMELLS OF THE CAMP PENDLETON AND EATING OUR FOOD WHICH WAS IN THE FORM OF ‘C’ RATIONS… BY THE LAST YEAR OF MY TIME IN THE MARINES, 1983, WE HAD SWITCHED TO MRE’S WHICH ARE WHAT OUR GUYS AND GALS ARE EATING NOW…

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August 7, 2009

MORE PICS FROM YESTERDAY

CATAGORIES: PHOTOGRAPHY,TRAVEL/ROADTRIPS/PLACES TO VISIT,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 11:31 am

Various and sundry images from Balboa Pennisula and Laguna.

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TWO MORE OF MANY NEW PICS… CLICK TO ENLARGE:

CATAGORIES: CULTURLA & PENTURLA,PHOTOGRAPHY,TRAVEL/ROADTRIPS/PLACES TO VISIT,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 12:21 am

Newport Beach, CA

Laguna Beach, CA

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August 4, 2009

MISCELLANEOUS PICS FROM CALIFORNIA PART 2

CATAGORIES: FAMILY,OLD FRIENDS,PHOTOGRAPHY,TRAVEL/ROADTRIPS/PLACES TO VISIT,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 12:24 pm

This is a shot of Shaun… Shaun is a flipper of birds. This is at a little hole in the wall Mexican joint that was absolutely fantastic.

The images below are from the Goat Hill Tavern in Costa Mesa. I have been gong there for years and always make a trip or three there when in town. It’s the most fantastic beer bar in the world as far as I am concerned because it has atmosphere in addition to the beer. There is a place across the street that has a lot of beer too but it’s boring and sterile. This time my camera peaked the interest of the bartender and he took me into the keg room. The pictures that follow are all different directions and not duplicate kegs with the exception of the one with the bartender. This is “Chilly Heaven”…

Here is a pic of Los Angeles with some hiking folks from Kenneth Hahn Park in the Baldwin Hills…

My pizza from Oggi’s near my parents place. It was double roasted garlic, goat cheese, pine nuts, artichoke hearts and kalamata olives. One of the best pizza’s I have had…

My dad shooting Los Angeles from Kenneth Hahn Park.

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August 2, 2009

MISCELLANEOUS PICS FROM CALIFORNIA

CATAGORIES: PHOTOGRAPHY,TRAVEL/ROADTRIPS/PLACES TO VISIT,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 9:11 pm

Various pics from the last few days…

One of the street numbers on a building on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, CA…

Long Beach, CA driveway markings…

I went to Camp Pendleton in California with my father the Marine Colonel and photographed the returned 1st Battalion, 1st Marines from Afghanistan other ‘special’ places… The families were quite happy as you can imagine…

An apartment in Long Beach, CA

The number plate of an old apartment in Long Beach, CA…

Some apartment in Long Beach, CA…

The luxurious Pacific Sands… How about a little upkeep you cheesy bastards! Lots of run down stuff from a one time pristine area…

A park in Long Beach where I spied some lady under a tree watching the harbor…

I have no idea what the hell this means… It was on an apartment buildings mail box.

Shaun is reflected in the sunglasses of some lady who started taling to us about our cameras and photography while we were shooting in Long Beach.

Shaun the nutjob driving his Jeep thingy during our photo and beer trip.

A building on the beach in Long Beach, CA

Mariann’s favorite subject, sandles and flip flops… Taken at Long Beach.

This is the jogging, walking and bike trail from a small street off Pacific Avenue…

This is a guy we met in a bar and who will be one of the initial portraits of a photo project that Shaun and I will do called “The Bird Book”… It will be people from many walks of like flipping us the bird…

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July 22, 2009

WHAT I SAW WHEN I GOT TO MY CUBICLE AT 0645HRS THIS MORNING…

CATAGORIES: I hate it when this happens,PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-LX3,PHOTOSHOP,REASONS TO BUY DUCT TAPE,SMALL CUBICLE INSURANCE COMPANY,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 8:55 am

My shelf fell overnight and no doubt made a loud crashing sound. My monitor had to be replaced because the screen was damaged… They gave me a used monitor that is hurting my eyes… I have asked that it be replaced. I have a burning sensation and a headache now… This one has a display that seems over-sharpened and overly bright and contrasty. I tried changing the brightness and contrast settings but that didn’t work… I hope they fix soon…

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July 14, 2009

DAS WHO…

CATAGORIES: MONEY,MUSIC,PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-LX3,PHOTOGRAPHY,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 7:21 am

Taken while watching the Who on Palladium in HD from a concert in 1970 (or so…) Very good.

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June 19, 2009

MISCELLANEOUS PICTURES FROM THE LAST WEEK:

CATAGORIES: GAS FUEL ENERGY,I hate it when this happens,PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-LX3,PHOTOGRAPHY,SCARY STUFF,SMALL CUBICLE INSURANCE COMPANY,YARBZ LIFE PICTURE DIARY — Yarbz @ 8:30 am

I have been away and not blogging much lately.

The last three days were spent at Small Cubicle Insurance Company’s lab attending Fire Science School. It was a very interesting experience. I will have to reassess my home electrical system though as the school brought to light many of the common, but unknown to most homeowners, fire hazards and other issues. I think that everyone in class will spend some money at Lowes or Home Depot in the next few weeks.

Here is one of the women who attended class with us next to some mannequins the lab used and became permanent fixtures… They were used to help test flammable fabrics…

Here is some strange moth at the drive up window at McDonald’s where I went at 0630 for coffee one morning while driving to the science lab for class. The girls in McD’s were scared of it so I took a photo.

This is actually several weeks old. This was the oil leak I discovered coming from my GTI when I went to pick it up. I had an oil change at the dealer they over-tightened the drain pan plug and stripped it. I made them put in a new oil pan rather than re-thread the plug. After this was done, I went to pick it up and this is what I found… After complaining to several people about getting this fixed immediately, I finally got taken care of properly by the manager who happened to be in the following day. He promised a free oil change and a proper repair. I asked for a thorough detailing and he agreed. He also apologized which should have come before by the other employees in the service department. Anyway, all is well now and there are no more leaks. However, if it begins to leak anytime soon, I will attribute it to this event and make them take care of me again…