RixPix wrote:
So you did all this without a VA loan?
I think I know where you're going with this...I bought my second house using my G.I. BENEFITS, for which I traded four years of my life (two of which were Viet Nam) thanks to your Mr. Johnson. I'm not complaining because I learned so much in those years, including how to drink!
BBurns wrote:
Something I have observed over the years is that young people fresh out of school seem to have a far more liberal view of life and the world around them.
As they go through the years full of life's ups and downs, their outlook becomes more and more conservative.
I have read that if you're a liberal over 30, you just haven't been mugged yet.
The premise of my statement is in response to those who wonder why, if the Republican party is the one of the 1%, why are poor people Republican. The only way to comment on a large group of people is with generalizations, sometimes sweeping. Everyone, including me, can give countless examples of people who don't fit that generalization. But I believe the answer to the question is that a whole bunch of people, regardless of economic status still want the freedom to succeed or fail on their own merits, without government intervention!
When I turned 21 I registered as a Republican. I did so because I grew up in a Republican household and my father had a sole-proprietor business. He wanted the independence and freedom to succeed or fail on his own. After the Air Force and Viet Nam and then college, I remained a Republican. Even though I went to work in the corporate world I tried several different ways to start a business and become independent. Sometimes my attempts succeeded and other times not, but my growing alcoholism forced me to "keep my day job". After getting sober, I started my own business, owned several income properties and did quite well, without government help. Not exactly rags to riches, but from paycheck dependent to successful.
If I had adopted the Democrat dogma, I would have lost my job, gone on disability, continued my alcoholism, been dependent on government programs, remained on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder, and blamed someone else on my condition.
I believe the Republicans on the lower levels of the economy remain republicans because they still believe they can move up, or at least independent and not become attached to and dependent on the government teat. I have over-simplified this and know that there are many stories from the left wing and the right wing.
But the right wing and the left wing both belong on the same bird!
My first wife was insanely jealous, so to keep a semblance of peace, I limited myself to landscapes and family. My new wife of just 20 years had no complaints until people got crazy accusing others of all manner of things. However, she still would tolerate me shooting. These days, I don't think I could find a model if I waved $1000.00 bills in her face. While I have shot my wife, she doesn't like it and now would refuse.
Harry0 wrote:
Well, of course!
What's the use of being a right wing Republican whacko if you can't get away with abuses like his ilk?
It's like coming up with a book of philosophical sayings by Dahmer.
Where is a Hinckly when we need him?
He was a crook, and was punished for it. That doesn't discount his erudite description of the media.
When hillary called the rest of us a basket of deplorables, I thought it was somewhat clever and was mildly amused. But now I think back to Agnew's description of the left and the media as "Nattering nabobs of negativism, I see that as a great intellectual divide between the violent left and the sophisticated right!
toxdoc42 wrote:
you have been lucky to find such wonderful women to loan their bodies for your fine art.
Thank you for looking. I have been very fortunate, especially since all but two of this post and last week's were for trade. Of course the two whom I paid were the best models with the overall best results.
Last week I posted some photos of models I have worked with and notations of my impressions of their personalities or other characteristics. I mentioned one who I didn't really get along with and was asked to post her photo. Since I haven't worked with anybody for a long time, I thought I would throw in a couple of more. By the way, just because I didn't like Michelle, doesn't mean a thing. She seems to have lots of friends, as she brought several along for the shoot.
Michelle
Morgan One of my favorites with a very sad story. Alas, she left New Mexido for Washington
Debra. My muse from the '90s. Almost always ready to shoot
Heather. Very bright microbiologist. My son ended up dating her
Lisa. Moved to Illinois. A real trooper and fun loving
One more of Silver, my favorite. She moved to Oregon
Timmers wrote:
Nadia was trained by Liz Ashley in Houston Texas, so Nadia knows her craft.
If you PM me I will give you the contact information on a top pro model in Tucson AZ, she has knowledge of the desert region around Tucson (Sonora Desert) and would provide locations for making great images. A classically trained dancer, gypsy style belly dance, also does fire dance as well as marshal arts with knives and swords, and as always in perfect trim and toned body. Does full figure work. She is a medical professional so would work safe with the Covet issue. It's Serena.
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Thanks for the info. But please don't post your pictures on my thread!
It has been a long time since I have posted anything, because it's been a long time since I shot anyone. I was rummaging through some of my images and started thinking about the personalities, attitudes, intelligence and other qualities of the people I have worked with. Almost all of the young women were bright, enthusiastic, and brought a lot of creativity to the shoot. So here is a directory of sorts.
I have left out several, but there has been only one with whom I did not enjoy working.
Astrid - The oddest personality
Blair - The most "waif like"
Andrea - The most slender
Ella - The most erotic
Maria - The most misunderstood
Callie - The most down-to-earth
Nadia - The most professional
And Silver - My absolutely most favorite of all time. Even without the racoon
Indi wrote:
So that’s not his father?
I don't like Snopes, but it and several other internet sites confirm that his father was a cook. I also don't like people who rain on other's parades, but I was curious and looked it up. If it's on the internet it must be true.