Oct 16

What you see below is my trusty Dodge Durango pwning a Geo Prism that tried to dart across oncoming traffic to get from the mall to Wal-Mart (WTF?  Was there a sale?).

What you don’t see is the look of shame and horror as the nineteen year old driver realizes that he’s going to have to sell blood plasma from now until the end of time to pay off the traffic fines for having no license, no insurance, and failing to yield the right of way. Also, his fifteen year old girlfriend is pregnant.

Sucks to be you dude.

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Apr 15

Go here instead http://flickr.com/photos/darelparker/

Jun 16

An open letter to the MPAA and the DVD industry.

My kids love Strawberry Shortcake. They have every single Strawberry Shortcake DVD released so far. The animation is decent enough, the kids find the stories entertaining, and for about ten bucks, I’ve always felt like I’ve gotten my money’s worth when I bought one.

As with many other DVDs, the Strawberry Shortcake series starts with the requisite previews and commercials before the root menu appears. It’s annoying, but I’ve gotten used to it since my kids usually want to watch the previews anyway.

But, when I brought home the most recent release, I was fucking furious a little surprised that the first thing on the screen was a flashy PSA denouncing video piracy and comparing it to stealing DVDs. WTF? Continue reading »

May 18

The photos from Holy Spirit’s Pre-K graduation and party are now online. For your convenience, you can add your favorite photos to your cart and download them as a zip file.

You will need a password to access the photos (hint: password is Ms. Jessica’s classroom number).
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Jan 27

Eyore’s Birthday in Austin, TX.  I believe this was shot in 1999 on a Hi-8 camera, hence the “quality”.
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