tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250274072024-03-07T11:44:26.721-05:00fries at the bottom of the bag(no reproduction of images is permissible, copyrights are to The Hartford Courant, The Virginian-Pilot, The Augusta Chronicle or me)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger659125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-66076662998071979382012-02-24T14:09:00.012-05:002012-02-24T14:25:09.082-05:00comedians<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdUfK__7Vay4yJzi5pTq4jJvIPIrhfGdsUTepuGq_o5mQwCw5l_nTeoY-g5YSCTPJ2ojpDEMGGxfU2N3bB6NJW0YSoVkON7p5k785Pu1w-BuEQQJ9ZTEO9Vj6fqN0uEc94nQKIQ/s4000/8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdUfK__7Vay4yJzi5pTq4jJvIPIrhfGdsUTepuGq_o5mQwCw5l_nTeoY-g5YSCTPJ2ojpDEMGGxfU2N3bB6NJW0YSoVkON7p5k785Pu1w-BuEQQJ9ZTEO9Vj6fqN0uEc94nQKIQ/s800/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712784658218803682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIFvN03bzqGvVbnIESiHMT9STFgEb-yl76pF89ENZXsM1iUfZOsH2acWujpcfTMyjrrwXeXryZywQf0sph6wXXf9eRvHAtOZa0AFlQiD3kZXnUYbBmsqnEmHyB4zDVSVoSneRsQ/s4000/7.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizo-U5kJ44s9w7KHjZpL_z5Mf4Q-O4UWz1jznuFM6nxhRXcLc6Ae_iftrdMueK9sVU1jvon654868VVN3VNsnQeuEb2lxVW0P-CaborTw70GcLm8yfxA_rgiFe5E4s7NjmG5FJ9A/s800/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712783243458147554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopvJA4rJ86AHQwzB3iohiNv1GNck6vXD0FF0-upmnVwqE5DENRgwJW_58mxSginHy3IZtgzVZn5Dxch1isSSnjfU1yFiVJoieMvRJ0s-imoktlav9Kpq5XE_XHwzHBAQOmyDs2Q/s4000/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopvJA4rJ86AHQwzB3iohiNv1GNck6vXD0FF0-upmnVwqE5DENRgwJW_58mxSginHy3IZtgzVZn5Dxch1isSSnjfU1yFiVJoieMvRJ0s-imoktlav9Kpq5XE_XHwzHBAQOmyDs2Q/s800/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712783129558386194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hveVKZuUTx25JAVk-B_qmgUQKTCAHiwDReJ8LT0jIzubkkVFVJx9bXAwwcnMtT8E2EsiWDmPPGk7MPAOR0J8y_nyz8zUPMyf2dBx5Tdgvw4MFgb8hg1FjoFwgfFd9bhq476SfA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hveVKZuUTx25JAVk-B_qmgUQKTCAHiwDReJ8LT0jIzubkkVFVJx9bXAwwcnMtT8E2EsiWDmPPGk7MPAOR0J8y_nyz8zUPMyf2dBx5Tdgvw4MFgb8hg1FjoFwgfFd9bhq476SfA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712782639911074130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31-I3prqIfMInMf_b28xJdhMHXlz7bdaFGmXHe_ao9Te2tFwH3whXebn6PCoKdRhYic8Nz1RQucj89dQiHILIuutVwIq8TkFyEtNV5ZEwAuyVmpWc4a1V0DFm6wrhNkb84ZziIQ/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31-I3prqIfMInMf_b28xJdhMHXlz7bdaFGmXHe_ao9Te2tFwH3whXebn6PCoKdRhYic8Nz1RQucj89dQiHILIuutVwIq8TkFyEtNV5ZEwAuyVmpWc4a1V0DFm6wrhNkb84ZziIQ/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712782225618980642" /></a><br /><br /><br />from a portrait series on an all female comedy group performing in norfolk. so much fun - very much a collaborative effort between the actresses, their producer and us. each person was asked to come up with their own character, and the resulting images are here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-61716493989380101962011-11-28T13:55:00.000-05:002011-11-28T13:56:09.403-05:00black thursday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pRbY8eZ_EFPWhx75Az7lq6wuzkzXm5oiAIwMTsASzA75C-VUlZ7XaQbxTLIgPoqnY7kbxCzOgeA2doCthnTKeRC6L86AH3EDHBSXKP_McTB198uOCPnA1l1xiArQ6yDm9UUJMg/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pRbY8eZ_EFPWhx75Az7lq6wuzkzXm5oiAIwMTsASzA75C-VUlZ7XaQbxTLIgPoqnY7kbxCzOgeA2doCthnTKeRC6L86AH3EDHBSXKP_McTB198uOCPnA1l1xiArQ6yDm9UUJMg/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680122378538988130" /></a><br />people waiting in line for shopping deals on thanksgiving.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-66684440785091229092011-11-28T13:33:00.000-05:002011-11-28T13:34:39.392-05:00football feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcgCa2qcLHl2mP7cnpGcZRQtC91tgAtLrzKljypoUuaDXKM7g0yVWroLQQ0-Ih319RKtajuRjBEJMdDQJ2Dq53gz3RjwkW94nO5_IXy543Ub-Ny560ga-7G5QcaHCZgtc6_ry5g/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcgCa2qcLHl2mP7cnpGcZRQtC91tgAtLrzKljypoUuaDXKM7g0yVWroLQQ0-Ih319RKtajuRjBEJMdDQJ2Dq53gz3RjwkW94nO5_IXy543Ub-Ny560ga-7G5QcaHCZgtc6_ry5g/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680116843518603650" /></a><br />A band picture before the start of a football game.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-709853876149343952011-10-25T14:18:00.002-04:002011-10-25T14:19:49.008-04:00zombie illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAU5KMHkb2kvfU9ii1JkKhC6sIF2UgoLfJ0X2tneUnfy1PpKRZkKTqO63oQkqOgvkD3_lxmJvvwG8FUaN-6KD2BQKO4lf8Wou-LKwYO2YmTNPv5pmtuc-NXs6pVLAsiZBlA00pg/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAU5KMHkb2kvfU9ii1JkKhC6sIF2UgoLfJ0X2tneUnfy1PpKRZkKTqO63oQkqOgvkD3_lxmJvvwG8FUaN-6KD2BQKO4lf8Wou-LKwYO2YmTNPv5pmtuc-NXs6pVLAsiZBlA00pg/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667496063392524274" /></a><br /><br /><br />here's a photo illustration for a story on a zombie event<br />in norfolk.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-54164954616040728432011-10-13T15:35:00.001-04:002011-10-13T15:36:55.143-04:00sportrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa7UUu5U5LEyxolcnYJEXDz5zTBi6S54aqrnTyq48e3ZsfcNi94chvX3WVMgFW_a2cOjVhkXh3WYvfszlgxclL70QOyHOyKBZlvHgeIbayjEtxZDEx5O2yNWdghJe_owX5dA1Vg/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa7UUu5U5LEyxolcnYJEXDz5zTBi6S54aqrnTyq48e3ZsfcNi94chvX3WVMgFW_a2cOjVhkXh3WYvfszlgxclL70QOyHOyKBZlvHgeIbayjEtxZDEx5O2yNWdghJe_owX5dA1Vg/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663062944084924050" /></a><br />we just got some portable lights so i'm working on using them.<br /><br />here's a sportrait from yesterday.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-37052917532927555492011-09-17T19:41:00.003-04:002011-09-17T19:45:02.137-04:00india fest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o2INIAA3rveJwveyUgm4pnRZhCQGkgUPIK7vNISpWFqlMaJE8KoukMWvGkn1qBw5dM6VoOzanBSw_l_nn0Rpmd_YHjhNgc1B0iGdrHOmtCo4KisZ945ubo6HtvZdXGpHF6HLgg/s4000/indiamain.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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<br />Scores of people did a "paddle out" to commemorate one of the soldiers
<br />killed in the recent Afghanistan helicopter crash. He was a surfer, and
<br />in an effort to try not to identify people in the picture too well,
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<br />A couple of images from high school state championships.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-87827156538376816802011-07-31T11:06:00.007-04:002011-07-31T11:13:55.384-04:00A Chance In Hell<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwx5KnQIPNlu_5X5scY0vtwxXq-7AtIh07MAAZlWN57vlddXFr6KAslHBB49uuDJ7Dox6dNVn6CNunCtbq8Uko5XLdsY-ZLgrGydS5hZohulWMkX6HAbRqgqJ0cy08IW6S6wYrEw/s4000/1"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwx5KnQIPNlu_5X5scY0vtwxXq-7AtIh07MAAZlWN57vlddXFr6KAslHBB49uuDJ7Dox6dNVn6CNunCtbq8Uko5XLdsY-ZLgrGydS5hZohulWMkX6HAbRqgqJ0cy08IW6S6wYrEw/s800/1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635534097508427842" /></a><br /><br /><br />Earlier this year we spent time at the Kandahar<br />trauma hospital. We finally published the story<br />today. This image is of a solder who stepped on <br />a land mine, lost his leg sadly, and received the <br />purple heart after he was stabilized.<br /><br />Please take time to look over the stories, photos <br />and videos. Our service members are still <br />witnessing this type of trauma daily. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://hamptonroads.com/achanceinhell/">http://hamptonroads.com/achanceinhell/<br /></a><br /><br /><br />My gratitude is extensive to the military<br />and to those who allowed us to share their story.<br /><br />It's the most intense two weeks I have ever witnessed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-53215525230146543712011-07-15T22:46:00.008-04:002011-07-15T22:59:36.403-04:00Haiti and Ireland, and TIDGetting caught up as of late with a few things:<br /><br />I finally put up images from my trips to Ireland and Haiti on my website.<br /><br />Here are a couple, but if you want to see more, check out <br /><br /><a href="http://www.rosstaylor.net/">http://www.rosstaylor.net/</a> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHYY0F_EDdIhyphenhyphenPm_pzcZvG7CzjwwAOEfY69HpgwQ8_sBEwPd7k8jHbN7tTHlQK-Yl8TxBhKGds0fpRbLO8PfAKf28H_JS4ewPuMQez8YaAe6MawJy-mzx-FhivKl4YoLOFpptGQ/s4000/haiti54BW.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHYY0F_EDdIhyphenhyphenPm_pzcZvG7CzjwwAOEfY69HpgwQ8_sBEwPd7k8jHbN7tTHlQK-Yl8TxBhKGds0fpRbLO8PfAKf28H_JS4ewPuMQez8YaAe6MawJy-mzx-FhivKl4YoLOFpptGQ/s800/haiti54BW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629778928470630706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGmJYWvBRRjZvoCNSvb7enaDh21qwbD9uSudsXo7oW54KamDvI39-z3wdDdSRxqn2nvUoRNh65Fj_dNFhB4YpFNE1dnZhMv-n44kYsj8uvxQ8irdMP0yqwS6bttgJY8x6sI-5yA/s4000/ireland24.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGmJYWvBRRjZvoCNSvb7enaDh21qwbD9uSudsXo7oW54KamDvI39-z3wdDdSRxqn2nvUoRNh65Fj_dNFhB4YpFNE1dnZhMv-n44kYsj8uvxQ8irdMP0yqwS6bttgJY8x6sI-5yA/s800/ireland24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629779198420320418" /></a><br /><br /><br />Also we just finished a website for The Image, Deconstructed, which is<br />a side project I've been working this year. I'm really excited about it - <br />it's the hosting archive for all the interviews we've done so far.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imagedeconstructed.com/">http://www.imagedeconstructed.com/</a> <br /><br />The site was designed by Sam Saccone, who volunteered his time to do this, so<br />much appreciation goes out to him.<br /><br /><a href="http://samsaccone.com/">http://samsaccone.com/</a> <br /><br />The blog is open also to anyone if they want a space to interview<br />someone regarding a picture or a series, just contact me, and I'll let<br />you know the details. In the coming weeks we'll have our first guest <br />interviewers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-88656507109075258962011-06-19T14:39:00.004-04:002011-06-19T14:44:40.531-04:00Cancer Survivor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaTC9YI_41p3dXw7hBsorW_cGWtcx8SSgEMyVFqnXgH-EeL8FRyTszUyf04Y0-MYvpCemDwspFxgG4g6m_lGc6jHUPge7MRgA_t4SxvXtTMaF9D6Xg6dzIbrI8j-T9_qFFUYyQQ/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgaTC9YI_41p3dXw7hBsorW_cGWtcx8SSgEMyVFqnXgH-EeL8FRyTszUyf04Y0-MYvpCemDwspFxgG4g6m_lGc6jHUPge7MRgA_t4SxvXtTMaF9D6Xg6dzIbrI8j-T9_qFFUYyQQ/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620002868212858338" /></a><br />This is a portrait of a local woman who was named Survivor of the Year by the local Susan G. Komen Foundation chapter. She was diagnosed at 41 with an aggressive form of breast cancer, but she has beat the odds and now in her later 40's, is still active and hopeful about her future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-81644840203436428072011-06-16T12:43:00.003-04:002011-06-16T12:45:37.282-04:00Antsy To Get Outside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjJcmIMZ3cMTE3lWK4f7W2_Jc5zuUJjx0FiWzfinHx5dn0YK3q9ROW10nI71ANRx1fQM8V643C5-j5S5GTDitNe_0XNrzo93HnwMIfOcIxkLHYiAnQH2rG5YoO8ZxYmVWlEdU_A/s3200/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjJcmIMZ3cMTE3lWK4f7W2_Jc5zuUJjx0FiWzfinHx5dn0YK3q9ROW10nI71ANRx1fQM8V643C5-j5S5GTDitNe_0XNrzo93HnwMIfOcIxkLHYiAnQH2rG5YoO8ZxYmVWlEdU_A/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618859452869280306" /></a><br />Here's a photo illustration about getting outside for picnics.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-55097096027087080492011-04-18T22:51:00.008-04:002011-04-18T22:59:43.125-04:00more from the stormSome here are from the scene where a few people died in the storm.<br /><br />I never know what to tell people in these situations - there really isn't <br />much one can do, I suppose, except maybe to listen. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfvWK9rfuAAbSWnBN2Qz8dz0F6KQGezoxUQ1uT_KMrl1BOMmAMXri5CSK3Qo-6TcAGZCkHX6pWoxgsIbn1eVRSr-UGSjox8b2hueY2-HbQdkegeEw-RbbywNc4877p_gRjBjvSg/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfvWK9rfuAAbSWnBN2Qz8dz0F6KQGezoxUQ1uT_KMrl1BOMmAMXri5CSK3Qo-6TcAGZCkHX6pWoxgsIbn1eVRSr-UGSjox8b2hueY2-HbQdkegeEw-RbbywNc4877p_gRjBjvSg/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597122298641654802" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQxMYr4VFKJOymZZn9KErWs7SZbfMa8w2xjNGugmmTU6Xb9-OVERFLrgHd__rsILrj-F7oSBiO0fN7rdTAlV4cjYjrjfw-n89AXZzcWaszme0qhA0EdfMRKANoUB7JwoNEhzMZw/s4000/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQxMYr4VFKJOymZZn9KErWs7SZbfMa8w2xjNGugmmTU6Xb9-OVERFLrgHd__rsILrj-F7oSBiO0fN7rdTAlV4cjYjrjfw-n89AXZzcWaszme0qhA0EdfMRKANoUB7JwoNEhzMZw/s800/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597122228474753938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdjYs5JJE7zyAeXrPTSeegAV98vu8OLuzT6YUad5vSoviIQ8keNb1OVD-F8G9KNZI6PBPKj_OO1QzZvE1HdDNY1YBzOrgoOSN9OZdy69T8axEvsWTqSsHz6EtJoQBeR1TvVPpLA/s4000/4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdjYs5JJE7zyAeXrPTSeegAV98vu8OLuzT6YUad5vSoviIQ8keNb1OVD-F8G9KNZI6PBPKj_OO1QzZvE1HdDNY1YBzOrgoOSN9OZdy69T8axEvsWTqSsHz6EtJoQBeR1TvVPpLA/s800/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597122046858626770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_IU_uDuG7TmLwg3L0zOdgNA8hz-CBLBA_U7fuZuwt0KjFaYy1v9wO7jWs8r4A2_w1_9B565ssvrNivK7ZQiQOCzr9KnItRSzggLjwyyIySDO2YQxE1WJcY66TGH5DjyeGYoK6A/s4000/5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_IU_uDuG7TmLwg3L0zOdgNA8hz-CBLBA_U7fuZuwt0KjFaYy1v9wO7jWs8r4A2_w1_9B565ssvrNivK7ZQiQOCzr9KnItRSzggLjwyyIySDO2YQxE1WJcY66TGH5DjyeGYoK6A/s800/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597121992013811682" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and this man lost everything, his trailer, his home, gone.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuhc-imYMCYOrUgGEgiLT2HGv35qDO7PZG4M98PixAQ_HQyFAOUGSDbAAJOzdQRExU9_gsZFDZEhAN-jmIOaiBpumzLRhwb-4m0NyWN73z5Xn1dax42ROF5kHQCGqTfGK35AA-w/s4000/3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuhc-imYMCYOrUgGEgiLT2HGv35qDO7PZG4M98PixAQ_HQyFAOUGSDbAAJOzdQRExU9_gsZFDZEhAN-jmIOaiBpumzLRhwb-4m0NyWN73z5Xn1dax42ROF5kHQCGqTfGK35AA-w/s800/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597122157955275666" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-3464533541059141322011-04-18T00:38:00.009-04:002011-04-18T00:57:48.872-04:00tornado<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciZuJ6Imr79-B8z8QKP_I1lwPUrM8jqBM45jWuk4cqkRn2vcdFhzitvd1hw9geZybdXkLe2Ap00QyVTBr4ia865D9z_BaxWMAg0wZOmq_3KlnPXm-nAAOQUkuTF1jvj14CWM9rw/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciZuJ6Imr79-B8z8QKP_I1lwPUrM8jqBM45jWuk4cqkRn2vcdFhzitvd1hw9geZybdXkLe2Ap00QyVTBr4ia865D9z_BaxWMAg0wZOmq_3KlnPXm-nAAOQUkuTF1jvj14CWM9rw/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596783277680706914" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6hw-uv5QR2ueMiEv7RtAtyLC2SOpalBiUrSAMEtG5CWKBcEOHXPG-ygFA_aIBfbDnRYWyCatICuCMxFjStfIktZySgvRmi2Ie0UBxhH5OYm7hWJ11biA2ERR9ehUSfeQp5k8Bw/s4000/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6hw-uv5QR2ueMiEv7RtAtyLC2SOpalBiUrSAMEtG5CWKBcEOHXPG-ygFA_aIBfbDnRYWyCatICuCMxFjStfIktZySgvRmi2Ie0UBxhH5OYm7hWJ11biA2ERR9ehUSfeQp5k8Bw/s800/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596782151874237794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ1jLQ7IiTqbiKlxaTDzs2LMhS815yx2bhJZp2pikv1IArG7AivsRmiwwSLBsLpxCPxy3_cZGaik6DS_RBaWZmYGaOuWny_y9phoI6aYEtE5vJy6JatxMhHLm7zt4s3Kz-qpQEA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ1jLQ7IiTqbiKlxaTDzs2LMhS815yx2bhJZp2pikv1IArG7AivsRmiwwSLBsLpxCPxy3_cZGaik6DS_RBaWZmYGaOuWny_y9phoI6aYEtE5vJy6JatxMhHLm7zt4s3Kz-qpQEA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596779991952327858" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE91K2mC3XD_zRU7yaLcevauw9wVux10hIVdfjqbrIogH5P5DNTzCu4qR_5nA-tGTVnDlco4ojH18kNtULKLEYnbznJpqFr5en6itD_1zbVaHyQhoKABf-zr_yVA-uSeWQlQzS6Q/s4000/3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE91K2mC3XD_zRU7yaLcevauw9wVux10hIVdfjqbrIogH5P5DNTzCu4qR_5nA-tGTVnDlco4ojH18kNtULKLEYnbznJpqFr5en6itD_1zbVaHyQhoKABf-zr_yVA-uSeWQlQzS6Q/s800/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596779633463553570" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5732ZpHCOov-EIDFZaMbXz9G16PXhUOjB-2EpKe0Vfb6sqimaQp8IlcZss_zIlTodsHMdrg44dgpK_OIUV57u6c5jyRr7iSGsUtxVkKx0VDVdMQAhQ_MdqpeB10UbW-IT8kLGg/s4000/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5732ZpHCOov-EIDFZaMbXz9G16PXhUOjB-2EpKe0Vfb6sqimaQp8IlcZss_zIlTodsHMdrg44dgpK_OIUV57u6c5jyRr7iSGsUtxVkKx0VDVdMQAhQ_MdqpeB10UbW-IT8kLGg/s800/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596779439556639698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />we had tornadoes to pass through not too far away. terrible to see, of course. "you never<br />think it'll happen to you," said one of the people i photographed. i couldn't help but think<br />how that resonates with all of us, that we never really think we'll be the one hit with a tragedy.<br /><br />we're heading back out tomorrow and hopefully getting the word out will help some.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-35185772346320854672011-04-16T16:42:00.000-04:002011-04-16T16:43:02.211-04:00bent, not broken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yer_l1zPmDXkyJ4qDgdhABHI24fLdTyj59AC9Al1k4-sByda_ZJz4kvJ7fnSJayRDJm8PmzQiI17vO9bL0XcZrozWa5MDMauWPBCn3494sPjCCYW7nw9XkVcjcj_tOXVK1-nZQ/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yer_l1zPmDXkyJ4qDgdhABHI24fLdTyj59AC9Al1k4-sByda_ZJz4kvJ7fnSJayRDJm8PmzQiI17vO9bL0XcZrozWa5MDMauWPBCn3494sPjCCYW7nw9XkVcjcj_tOXVK1-nZQ/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596284582974030802" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sharon Adams pulls her plastic bag and rises from her chair, then pauses before wrapping her winter coat around. Just feet away, Melissa Shoemake smiles, then moves to embraces Sharon before her departure.<br /><br />Shoemake knows Adams' plight.<br /><br />“I identify with a lot of the issues the homeless face,” says Shoemake. “They feel comfortable with me, because I've been through what they're going through.”<br /><br />Shoemake is now off the streets, clean and sober for 6 years. She's also an integral volunteer for the aid organization called People In Need, which gives a variety of services, including medical, each week at Beach Pentecostal Church in Virginia Beach.<br /><br />“It's giving hope to people that feel there is no hope,” says Shoemake, a medical assistant, who volunteers in the medical station of the organization. It's efforts by people like Shoemake, and organizations like PIN, that are helping ease the financial burden of medical costs in the wake of the recession. The clinic serves about 30 people each week with basic medical needs.<br /><br />“They're here for us. They're giving back to the community. Most of us (people who are homeless) don't have a job. It's really hard to find one, especially in today's economy,” says Adams.<br /><br />As she turns to leave, Shoemake puts her arm on her shoulder.<br /><br />“I want them to know that there's a light at the end of the tunnel,” says Shoemake. “I want them to realize that there is a better way.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-64785163077877966822011-04-06T19:52:00.003-04:002011-04-06T19:55:01.678-04:00lack of affordable housing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYGKasXk-x5MApq6ZJGhG0ME67VL-fkKzu82XEP9vEpChgK1dbvLHxhbendrfXhenbGn26GhpDhGb0RGeuYI1TQx3azbM7yDwbm-OerGb_-dMsqKJBxrwfLrQv_e_s5qVeb_pMA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYGKasXk-x5MApq6ZJGhG0ME67VL-fkKzu82XEP9vEpChgK1dbvLHxhbendrfXhenbGn26GhpDhGb0RGeuYI1TQx3azbM7yDwbm-OerGb_-dMsqKJBxrwfLrQv_e_s5qVeb_pMA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592623043358306162" /></a><br /><br /><br />from a story on lack of affordable housing at the outer banks of NC. <br />this family is having to leave their apartment because they no longer <br />qualify for financial assistance and will be forced to move soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-29543458057283339922011-04-06T18:52:00.006-04:002011-04-06T18:54:33.874-04:00hockeygot the chance to shoot a few hockey matches this season from above. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcmsoKKyztxO_n6iJAaJ1OCN4Sv3_OSZhsLOpaQ_4y0GCuYpv6LYBOMeUjwxkk-ovEXLWRv505fMQWAqaifTAIrsHCOHIdzgKtcka3MHZVXSgRmWt-rdQrbbhNFgtdD9UEMQZ8Q/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcmsoKKyztxO_n6iJAaJ1OCN4Sv3_OSZhsLOpaQ_4y0GCuYpv6LYBOMeUjwxkk-ovEXLWRv505fMQWAqaifTAIrsHCOHIdzgKtcka3MHZVXSgRmWt-rdQrbbhNFgtdD9UEMQZ8Q/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592607706699532642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3mlzwxAiOnhnravZpnUfu07xvch7_ZHHQh9uWvWQ0CqppqZpVACIIkUsPKIh-2ijXGsIy_gnlCndZHup2WKsFD3q61vamNVcV6ezQUl_ZkiteieeHF6Fbqdcj416bxIJEv-FjQ/s4000/3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3mlzwxAiOnhnravZpnUfu07xvch7_ZHHQh9uWvWQ0CqppqZpVACIIkUsPKIh-2ijXGsIy_gnlCndZHup2WKsFD3q61vamNVcV6ezQUl_ZkiteieeHF6Fbqdcj416bxIJEv-FjQ/s800/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592607604286954322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerNs7E4GnRUIdP6v4zUysDHjjU8cBYnJp6-hs8NMDEz0RKGiIkZrCiT2x6aYEPxB7saA8LwjlddCedHR0N0uPHJowcv4CT3ia1pkzWy6hSOHDptxoc3tObt4Y6lFZJQbA6yTQ4A/s4000/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerNs7E4GnRUIdP6v4zUysDHjjU8cBYnJp6-hs8NMDEz0RKGiIkZrCiT2x6aYEPxB7saA8LwjlddCedHR0N0uPHJowcv4CT3ia1pkzWy6hSOHDptxoc3tObt4Y6lFZJQbA6yTQ4A/s800/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592607482201204402" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-35302823525409607732011-04-03T13:43:00.003-04:002011-04-03T13:50:21.288-04:00inspiration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqY3MguvCTOFk5vmRi3KOv1wP2hvcP3UJE1sFPQuoI1cl_Djd5gu0nZW8okiJXcwzYN8W1rMT2H4O-J3MiqpEjWHxZ299kpfgfdh-YpRjNq6ot9dDIzHjtjZ06zfRNkxjJS46cQ/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqY3MguvCTOFk5vmRi3KOv1wP2hvcP3UJE1sFPQuoI1cl_Djd5gu0nZW8okiJXcwzYN8W1rMT2H4O-J3MiqpEjWHxZ299kpfgfdh-YpRjNq6ot9dDIzHjtjZ06zfRNkxjJS46cQ/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591415897934352834" /></a><br /><br /><br />this woman dealt with sexual abuse for years from her adopted father.<br /><br />we did a story on her as she faced her father in court during his sentencing.<br />i was deeply inspired by her poise and grace under pressure. she reminded me<br />of the powerful resilient nature of people, and that sometimes, people can <br />rise above the terror of others and beat the odds of life stacked against them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-20070609987835231662011-04-03T13:40:00.001-04:002011-04-03T13:42:18.480-04:00pain management<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZH6uawtCpZuVnTPs4ePYHBVcobS8Txl3lyhIURULtxRMoMbBBEQ2We44CL2ILCaZTPRq6sx-YvV__Y3WlEwuzAVt6TNwVOddQQFlH5pQheG6FzD3x-1xyuuCMC10t76zXaCRPA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZH6uawtCpZuVnTPs4ePYHBVcobS8Txl3lyhIURULtxRMoMbBBEQ2We44CL2ILCaZTPRq6sx-YvV__Y3WlEwuzAVt6TNwVOddQQFlH5pQheG6FzD3x-1xyuuCMC10t76zXaCRPA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591413927937380290" /></a><br /><br /><br />here's another picture from the economy series i'm working on.<br /><br />+++++<br /><br />“You learn how to deal with the pain,” says Tanya Ell, as she pauses in between sweeps of the vacuum. She leans against the bedroom wall in exhaustion.<br /><br />“That vacuuming does a thing on your back.” She exhales. A moment passes then she says under her breath, “Whew.”<br /><br />Ell, 56, of Norfolk, suffers from degenerative discs and faces almost constant strain in her back and her neck. She struggles in finding work these days, in part, because of her health issue. “I'm on heavy medication for my pain, which limits the jobs I can get, because you're seen as a liability.”<br /><br />Ell has held many good paying jobs over the years before her health complications. “I used to bar tend, waitress, I even managed a comedy club. I can't do that anymore because I can't be on my feet that long.”<br /><br />She needs to take breaks often to help cope with the pain, another obstacle in finding long-term employment. So, she cleans houses when she can to earn money. It affords her time to rest when she needs it.<br /><br />She can't clean as many houses as she used to, either, which makes it harder for her financially. “It used to take me two and a half hours to clean a house, but now it takes me five,” says Ell. “I have to sit down and rest a lot. It's tough these days.”<br /><br />“The painkillers take away some of the pain, but not all of it.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-3818744629878335352011-04-03T12:48:00.001-04:002011-04-03T12:50:08.849-04:00Tough Loss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlX-h0sP0ZAjP08X3gUmoplojoGJSAWYsaf35t0YSH4arOxotntmsKdD7Z27_M2o65atxdN1FbZaYZk3eqxoxYw0lnHR6uq_K-_3ODFC6PTBmOsJZZmnws9gT8X0Zop9Bdb8X4Q/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlX-h0sP0ZAjP08X3gUmoplojoGJSAWYsaf35t0YSH4arOxotntmsKdD7Z27_M2o65atxdN1FbZaYZk3eqxoxYw0lnHR6uq_K-_3ODFC6PTBmOsJZZmnws9gT8X0Zop9Bdb8X4Q/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591400491353023250" /></a><br /><br /><br />VCU made it to the Final Four, and here the students react <br />during their loss to Butler.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-77235314124700296912011-02-27T21:15:00.001-05:002011-02-27T21:16:53.659-05:00bent, not brokenanother from the economy series i'm working on:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU5TzNEp19Wg7ioQuy_osH2W8ugaOD1FFJuwq2Rt-IoSSRcrdmVIwFjBbrzQmB5N4vwx0-1Vg47GZtLOusIDO655R6t9WbCF0e9MdOluyc_60uFSfNvyzy7afWv7xvRESA1szmA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU5TzNEp19Wg7ioQuy_osH2W8ugaOD1FFJuwq2Rt-IoSSRcrdmVIwFjBbrzQmB5N4vwx0-1Vg47GZtLOusIDO655R6t9WbCF0e9MdOluyc_60uFSfNvyzy7afWv7xvRESA1szmA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578558545531062210" /></a><br /><br /><br />Larry Dart smiles as people pass.<br /><br />“Hi, how are you?” he asks, like a greeter at church. A man in a suit slips between two booths and a women in high heels hangs nearby. She thumbs through her folder.<br /><br />“I can imagine what it's like for them, getting their hopes up,” says Dart, a recruiter with Geico.<br /><br />They're all at a job fair at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, in search of future employees and employment. “I'm seeing a lot longer gaps in employment. It's much more difficult for people to find a job,” says Dart.<br /><br />Dart is at the fair to do preliminary interviews for his company. “It's the first step to get the ball rolling,” says Dart. The recruiter is sympathetic to those in search of a job, “I'd love to give a job to everybody,” he adds. “I can imagine how frustrating it is.”<br /><br />After a while a woman approaches Dart and they speak for a few moments. She inquires about Geico and requests the preliminary interview. The two sit down at a small table draped with a white cloth. Dart takes notes and their conversation is hushed by the carpet and curtains. After the interview he stands up and shakes her hand.<br /><br />She walks out and he waits for another candidate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-27875251793992613902011-02-21T17:45:00.002-05:002011-02-21T17:46:40.182-05:00bent, not brokenmore from the series on the economy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtzSBVB_vaXCSC7Zx5w5yyBqAWp7zpmkEoVw6uqogCzUGe9xHAAdZ3bLKuCar8zeYNGJhLuDiraWSDgRkYv6BqrYSEtzzJqtRhfU5Mgb2W7IFHytKPW3UJU7RyIlVuEGHHHb8dg/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtzSBVB_vaXCSC7Zx5w5yyBqAWp7zpmkEoVw6uqogCzUGe9xHAAdZ3bLKuCar8zeYNGJhLuDiraWSDgRkYv6BqrYSEtzzJqtRhfU5Mgb2W7IFHytKPW3UJU7RyIlVuEGHHHb8dg/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576277844713129618" /></a><br /><br />Kathy Garrett, center, quietly sorts clothing as scores of homeless men and women weave past, not knowing how much they share in common.<br /><br />“I know how they feel,” said Garrett, “I've been in their situation.”<br /><br />Garrett is a volunteer with Project Homeless Connect, along with Luz Colon, to the eft of her. On this day, they're helping to serve the needs of hundreds of homeless people.<br /><br />She recollects to the years she was homeless and says,“It was a group like this that put me back on my feet, and I haven't looked back.”<br /><br />Garrett has volunteered the past three years at the event, which offers a variety of services including medical treatment, housing services and donated clothing. The project is held at Norfolk Scope Exhibition Hall, and is run by the city's Office to End Homelessness. It comes at a time when people across the area are in need of assistance.<br /><br />“It's rough, there's not many jobs out there for people,” says Garrett. “There's many things that prevent you from getting a job. It's important to be able to look right. You can't to an interview with holes in your clothes.”<br /><br />“If you can get just simple basics, it can make a world of difference,” she says. Moments later, Timothy Snider, at left, remarks, “This is definitely helping me out.” Snider is one of the hundreds in attendance. “I was really needing the clothing,” he says.<br /><br />“It's a big help towards keeping me off the streets.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-64558543501974526672011-02-14T20:49:00.003-05:002011-02-14T21:00:15.169-05:00invisible<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkZigIK_BEyHPZtGlIgHADLTZEenX28x964sdCmt2bNIpF7OTxAH47_KgcHOVVFyy8daDfz2Rxw8sif3wq2sTs6BDWWP96MqXLf3lSsRTCrKohsPJIx-ZW1Y0SHl3YRgQRElC-g/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkZigIK_BEyHPZtGlIgHADLTZEenX28x964sdCmt2bNIpF7OTxAH47_KgcHOVVFyy8daDfz2Rxw8sif3wq2sTs6BDWWP96MqXLf3lSsRTCrKohsPJIx-ZW1Y0SHl3YRgQRElC-g/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573727800734497794" /></a><br /><br />Another from the series of the wake of the recession: Note: the images is taken through a screen door, creating the soft, streaking effect.<br /><br />++++<br /><br />“We're the invisible people,” says Pat Bitter. “We need jobs just as much as the younger ones do.”<br /><br />Bitter, who is in her 60s, is in search of a job. She's one of tens of thousands of older people who are struggling to find work.<br /> <br />“I feel like older people are just getting brushed off from employers, and even though it's illegal, they won't tell you that's why.”<br /> <br />She's been told she's not qualified enough, and she's also been told she's too qualified for jobs. It's hard for Bitter, of Norfolk, who has worked since she was 16.<br /> <br />She has looked for work since September of 2008, when she lost her last job. At first she said she applied to around 10 positions per week. Over time her job application pace has slowed down, but in all, she says she's applied to more than 100 jobs.<br /> <br />She says she feels she's not alone in her struggle.<br /> <br />“It's not just my story, there's a lot of people in the same position.”<br /> <br />The months of unemployment, however, are beginning to take their toll.<br /> <br />“Employers start asking what's wrong with you (when they see the employment gap), and the bad part is...” she trails off, then says: “You start believing there is something wrong with you.”<br /> <br />Bitter adds, “To get the American Dream, you have to work for it. If there's no work to be done, there's no dream.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-75301569912016693132011-02-07T14:46:00.001-05:002011-02-07T14:46:43.013-05:00waiting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftyuZkG_WaE1Bk124JQ84Y7BisYKHDYxfBQKnmc_SuC0nf-66xvYPnQAUBhWJVMAEQ6djdhqqMJ5o9-wxKipda2_TYS2mJHmrfgcU4HaeS6c8Ddm_6-Q4yXNMkWw6QQrGhI0CoA/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftyuZkG_WaE1Bk124JQ84Y7BisYKHDYxfBQKnmc_SuC0nf-66xvYPnQAUBhWJVMAEQ6djdhqqMJ5o9-wxKipda2_TYS2mJHmrfgcU4HaeS6c8Ddm_6-Q4yXNMkWw6QQrGhI0CoA/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571036395245668466" /></a><br />before speakers took to the podium.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25027407.post-37721763167509091902011-02-03T20:46:00.002-05:002011-02-03T20:48:14.565-05:00super bowl illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZHR8spMN0Z_sywzQg4iLdBc92dbkBcVkDe4dy4PjFv4IXq7fovAhoJFmYIfwIrcpKjwPzZpIvXkpO7ljM7ADqAReEWLDWw9vVoShtWKslq7N9eDxh0-xe8pAE2wZexIofUBajQ/s4000/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZHR8spMN0Z_sywzQg4iLdBc92dbkBcVkDe4dy4PjFv4IXq7fovAhoJFmYIfwIrcpKjwPzZpIvXkpO7ljM7ADqAReEWLDWw9vVoShtWKslq7N9eDxh0-xe8pAE2wZexIofUBajQ/s800/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569645156311366418" /></a><br />we did a story on getting out and watching the super bowl in unusual places like the movie theater.<br />this is an illustration for it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1