Bloggers

O.k. I have a questions, just indulge me for a minute.  Why do bloggers think that they have the opinion that matters the most?  Why do they think that they are real journalist?  I can understand if you have a staff with others working with you and have notable sources and credits and awards to your name.  But just because I have this blog doesn’t make me a journalist or does it.  Me personally it is an account of what I think is the best or my favorite or my idea that makes things better.  What happens to the other side of things.  Who takes that side?  Because I know that one person who controls that blog isn’t so why does that make it real journalism???  So my question is when does a blogger become a real journalist???  Let me know what you think.

summer movies

I love this time of the year.  Mostly because a lot of good movies are coming out around this time.  Star trek, Tranformers 2, Harry Potter, G.I. Joe.  I can’t wait.  Now all I have to do it just convince my wife to go out with me to go and see all theses movies.  When she hasn’t even seen half of theses titles or even knows what they are about.  We went and watched Transformers this weekend and she was like I’m lost.  So we had to go and watch the first one after we went to the movies.  Whats killing me now is the fact that I am wanting to go and watch Harry Potter on Tuesday night for the midnight showing and she’s like ummm I really don’t like Harry Potter and I really haven’t watched any of the movies.  WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  I was like your in luck cause I own them all.  So know I have get her caught up with all of those.    But she should be happy we went and finally watched obsessed this weekend at the dollar theater.  The movie was what i expected it was going to be and I’m kinda glad that I waited to go and see it.  But it was a good movie just not my type.

What did you do for the 4th???

There is no other holiday like the 4th in my opinion.  You have family together, you have good food, and you have everyone outdoors enjoying the day.  In my opinion there is no other holiday like the 4th, and to top it off you even get fireworks.  I love it.  Well the plans that Monika and I had where to go down to Pensacola and to spend time with my step dad and that side of the family.  To give you a little background on this side of the family I would have to write a book, but I’ll give you the quick and dirty.  My step dad moved down about two years ago on the same piece of land that his brother was living on and built a house down there.  The land is right next to the river that goes through Milton Fl and part of it is swamp land.  David’s house was just built about 6 months ago and this is the first time that I get to see it. 

So we drive down once I get off of work and Mokica was finished with her appointment and went down to meet up with the rest of the family that went down earlier that week.  On the way down everything went well, traffic wasn’t to bad, the ride was pretty smooth.  Until we where about 30 minutes away from the house and all of a sudden it seemed like we where in a monsoon.  Monika was like were in a tornado, don’t get me wrong it was raining pretty bad but anyone who has lived in Florida well that is normal.  You get a hard rain for about a hour and then it stops and gets hot as all get out after that.  So we make it there and the house is packed with all the family.  Skip to the fourth and we all are going out to the river to watch the fireworks and spend time out at the park.  Both my brother and my uncle have there boats out at the house.  So we make our way down the trail to the river from the house and take a boat ride down the river to the park where david went out earlier to get a spot. 

From there it was a blast.  The family out playing botche ball, volleyball, and out on the water.  What else could you as for.  But that’s what we did for the holidays.  Hope that you all had a great one as well.

Sears towers new addtion

O.k.  This is like the coolest thing.  I love being in the sky over looking the city and this new addition on the Sears tower is like the greatest.  Here is the link if you haven’t had a chance to see what everyone is talking about. 

But here in Atlanta the closest thing that you can get the best view of the city is at the Westin Peachtree Plaza.  If you get a chance to go to the Sundial restaurant and the bar there.  By far the best views of the whole city of Atlanta.  The restaurant is a great place for a romantic date and go at night.   The light of the city are an awsome site.  When your up on the 72 floor its great.  This is the view that you get when your up at the restaurant. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will tell you this though.  The short ribs are to die for.  The chef is a great guy and the staff is very accommodating.  Just be prepared to pay for the dinner that you get.  Its not the cheapest place in town, but for the time you spend and the views that you get.  Well to me its well worth it.

Down for the next four weeks

Well as all you know, I am a photojournalist and I love being out in the field and behind the camera.  Well I am now in a cast for the next four weeks with an injury to the back of my ankle for a torn tendon.  I know I know and what you will all quick realize that I am very accident prone.  So for the next four weeks I will be bring you all the interesting stories that I can find for you and keeping you up to date on the latest of whats going on in Atlanta.