tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18131929043934317992024-03-14T02:25:52.943-05:00Frame of MindDocumenting Everyday HistoryRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-37097577461200805482009-04-05T22:36:00.004-05:002009-04-05T22:38:51.333-05:00New BlogI've got a new blog at <a href="http://www.hotsoftlight.com">http://www.hotsoftlight.com</a>. Hopefully the re-direct will work.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hotsoftlight.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 586px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Sdl44omLu1I/AAAAAAAAAS0/I3jQLjX-u8k/s400/Picture1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321417349080529746" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-85728225690833181362009-01-21T10:21:00.002-06:002009-01-21T10:25:17.570-06:00Obama DayI spent election day in Bellwood, Northbrook, and Oak Park documenting life. I can't remember an inauguration that seemed like an event or something to remember. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLzfj2v7I/AAAAAAAAASg/mfL-Dz-00mc/s1600-h/wp-inaugprty-012809-p1web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLzfj2v7I/AAAAAAAAASg/mfL-Dz-00mc/s400/wp-inaugprty-012809-p1web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293783235014606770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLzFPMbAI/AAAAAAAAASY/O52Nsw1VwrI/s1600-h/wp-inaugprty-012809-p3web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLzFPMbAI/AAAAAAAAASY/O52Nsw1VwrI/s400/wp-inaugprty-012809-p3web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293783227948624898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLyzhlIGI/AAAAAAAAASQ/dEsk-ktZ_7s/s1600-h/nb-oaks-012009-p7web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLyzhlIGI/AAAAAAAAASQ/dEsk-ktZ_7s/s400/nb-oaks-012009-p7web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293783223193903202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLy_NVOBI/AAAAAAAAASI/_7w3WHut0ww/s1600-h/op-op365inaug-012009-p2web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLy_NVOBI/AAAAAAAAASI/_7w3WHut0ww/s400/op-op365inaug-012009-p2web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293783226330200082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLyh4y4pI/AAAAAAAAASA/RlOQFS4CBn0/s1600-h/op-op365inaug-012009-p1web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SXdLyh4y4pI/AAAAAAAAASA/RlOQFS4CBn0/s400/op-op365inaug-012009-p1web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293783218459435666" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-29873654406721519232008-12-30T15:30:00.000-06:002008-12-30T15:31:04.083-06:00Take My Picture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SVqTBcZA9cI/AAAAAAAAAQA/VpojwjJafEc/s1600-h/GramahartAPAD.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SVqTBcZA9cI/AAAAAAAAAQA/VpojwjJafEc/s400/GramahartAPAD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285698765682963906" /></a><br /><br />Grandma and Grandpa Hart.Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-32429828822344078562008-12-09T09:37:00.000-06:002008-12-09T09:47:27.012-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/ST6SSJhdM0I/AAAAAAAAAO4/QWrcz5UYmg4/s1600-h/bestof08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/ST6SSJhdM0I/AAAAAAAAAO4/QWrcz5UYmg4/s400/bestof08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277816653816345410" /></a><br />I have a love/hate relationship with lists. I love "Best of" or "Top 10" lists. I don't like all the lists my wife makes. Although her lists are more constructive and better for the long term of life and possibly our relationship, there's just something about looking at all of the good music that came into your life in the last 12 months.<br /><br />1. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive<br />2. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes<br />3. Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror<br />4. Hayes Carll - Trouble in Mind<br />5. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue<br />6. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular <br />7. Santogold - Santogold<br />8. Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers<br />9. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago<br />10. Scarlet Oaks - Innocence Isn't Easy<br />11. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs<br />12. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend<br />13. Hot Chip - Made In the Dark<br />14. Chicha Libre - Sonido Amazonico<br />15. The Cool Kids - Bake Sale EP<br />16. Blitzen Trapper - Furr<br />17. Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams<br />18. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals<br />19. Deerhoof - Offend Maggie<br />20. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali<br />21. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours<br />22. The Old 97's - Blame it on Gravity<br />23. Beck - Modern Guilt<br />24. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak<br />25. The Roots - Rising DownRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-80913922146503118292008-11-07T13:36:00.004-06:002008-12-06T00:06:13.855-06:00Therapy Dog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SRSZTXE0mjI/AAAAAAAAANA/MAU8UVEWa6c/s1600-h/11-07-08LVtherapydog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SRSZTXE0mjI/AAAAAAAAANA/MAU8UVEWa6c/s400/11-07-08LVtherapydog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266002422193756722" border="0" /></a><br />I was at a school in Lake Villa for another assignment and ran into a woman who brings in Therapy Dogs twice a week for kids to read to. I stuck around and made a few flicks as the sun warmed my hands.Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-4544838858754848222008-10-14T15:02:00.001-05:002008-10-14T15:26:45.113-05:00Keep in Flight shootoutSo Tamara Bell, <a href="http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=4998">Brian Valentin</a> and myself had an old-school style shootout (that mostly involved walking then drinking then walking then drinking, ect...) that ended at John H. White's PJ2 class at Columbia College. To our surprise/horror <a href="http://strazz.wordpress.com/">Mr. Scott Strazzante</a> was speaking to the class, bonus! Here we thought we'd be the cool old pros lurking in the corners. Having two of your favorite shooters in one room is cool (bonus points if you guess which two) and getting to just shoot for me and absorb some PJ love is worth the hangover. We ended the night on Pat Pyzska's balcony on the 47th floor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_City">Marina City</a>, quite stunning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7i0RX7pI/AAAAAAAAAMw/UEP90DQiTFE/s1600-h/shootout7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7i0RX7pI/AAAAAAAAAMw/UEP90DQiTFE/s400/shootout7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257103240613850770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7RBcOQ6I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/6aBWvPmkpH0/s1600-h/shootout3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7RBcOQ6I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/6aBWvPmkpH0/s400/shootout3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257102934911370146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7REP8ZGI/AAAAAAAAAMg/JyuuLw1tmo4/s1600-h/shootout5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7REP8ZGI/AAAAAAAAAMg/JyuuLw1tmo4/s400/shootout5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257102935665173602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7RFK1tXI/AAAAAAAAAMY/iSWpkF2LOrQ/s1600-h/shootout4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7RFK1tXI/AAAAAAAAAMY/iSWpkF2LOrQ/s400/shootout4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257102935912199538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7iweYfZI/AAAAAAAAAMo/n6EHViTnpjQ/s1600-h/shootout6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7iweYfZI/AAAAAAAAAMo/n6EHViTnpjQ/s400/shootout6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257103239594671506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7i_NsG1I/AAAAAAAAAM4/2UWKwQihQ10/s1600-h/shootout8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7i_NsG1I/AAAAAAAAAM4/2UWKwQihQ10/s400/shootout8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257103243551185746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7Q1UrjLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/o1FLzXUM1_c/s1600-h/shootout1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7Q1UrjLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/o1FLzXUM1_c/s400/shootout1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257102931658509490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7Q9kQtWI/AAAAAAAAAMI/M7l_H4Sr0oU/s1600-h/shootout2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SPT7Q9kQtWI/AAAAAAAAAMI/M7l_H4Sr0oU/s400/shootout2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257102933871342946" border="0" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-59766769029643306922008-10-01T16:54:00.002-05:002008-10-06T11:04:33.403-05:00WaterworldI feel like I shouldn't ever be without my camera. So when Christine and I decided to spend a week at the beach the gears started turnging. Would I just enjoy myself without making photos? So I bought a Nikonos V and this was from the first roll of 24 exposures. The rest is real B&W so I have to wait until I get back to Chicago to process it. I feel there's no mystery in digital. This I love.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPxz6044-I/AAAAAAAAALg/3dPB1odQuRw/s1600-h/christine1small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPxz6044-I/AAAAAAAAALg/3dPB1odQuRw/s400/christine1small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252307464710841314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx0ULLSHI/AAAAAAAAALo/10D8EP9h1TA/s1600-h/christine2small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx0ULLSHI/AAAAAAAAALo/10D8EP9h1TA/s400/christine2small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252307471515207794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx03-rzNI/AAAAAAAAALw/EQYLzv1tldA/s1600-h/christine3small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx03-rzNI/AAAAAAAAALw/EQYLzv1tldA/s400/christine3small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252307481126489298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx1WVRfTI/AAAAAAAAAL4/IyFngMEvI1s/s1600-h/rob1small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SOPx1WVRfTI/AAAAAAAAAL4/IyFngMEvI1s/s400/rob1small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252307489274297650" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-81171210098091893982008-09-09T11:30:00.005-05:002008-09-09T11:36:13.126-05:00Day in the Life of LibertyvilleIt's always refreshing going to a new place and just letting go. Make the kinds of photos you wish you could make everyday. No assignments, no barriers that you don't put up yourself. It's everything I love about documentary photography, just being. Just seeing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5aNOk8I/AAAAAAAAAKo/9pvZNGaF9ZU/s1600-h/li-1433ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5aNOk8I/AAAAAAAAAKo/9pvZNGaF9ZU/s400/li-1433ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060122313823170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5r3ZeEI/AAAAAAAAAKw/3E-T2yRBdjc/s1600-h/li-1622ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5r3ZeEI/AAAAAAAAAKw/3E-T2yRBdjc/s400/li-1622ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060127054100546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5teAegI/AAAAAAAAAK4/IhdK1KTOyMI/s1600-h/li-1724ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak5teAegI/AAAAAAAAAK4/IhdK1KTOyMI/s400/li-1724ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060127484475906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak59a-j5I/AAAAAAAAALA/4sKa47off1s/s1600-h/li-1913ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak59a-j5I/AAAAAAAAALA/4sKa47off1s/s400/li-1913ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060131766734738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak6GpPkOI/AAAAAAAAALI/ClFN81EBmBQ/s1600-h/li-1914ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMak6GpPkOI/AAAAAAAAALI/ClFN81EBmBQ/s400/li-1914ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060134242488546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMalDghl8KI/AAAAAAAAALQ/L2Q-nb4kQRM/s1600-h/li-2317ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMalDghl8KI/AAAAAAAAALQ/L2Q-nb4kQRM/s400/li-2317ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060295808544930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMalD1R0oYI/AAAAAAAAALY/warVWxI4QSU/s1600-h/li-2319ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SMalD1R0oYI/AAAAAAAAALY/warVWxI4QSU/s400/li-2319ditlorwh-092508-p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244060301379543426" border="0" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-8740300363134364612008-08-29T15:41:00.003-05:002008-08-29T15:50:38.836-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLhfRssAroI/AAAAAAAAAKY/ZmsRwf37Nc4/s1600-h/08-28-08bubble.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLhfRssAroI/AAAAAAAAAKY/ZmsRwf37Nc4/s400/08-28-08bubble.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240042924103741058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLhfRkgbiQI/AAAAAAAAAKg/PU_mKkzczsU/s1600-h/08-28-08bubble2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLhfRkgbiQI/AAAAAAAAAKg/PU_mKkzczsU/s400/08-28-08bubble2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240042921907685634" /></a><br />Sometimes what's floating by my head is more interesting that the rest of the world. And for a few seconds the bubble that was reflecting the Chicago skyline took it's time to be beautiful. In those magical moments the bubble taught me something. It popped without much fanfare.Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-33741197993213003812008-08-26T16:50:00.000-05:002008-08-26T16:51:35.090-05:00Car vs. iPod<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLR6u0TJFsI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/YYpa-gYqcQc/s1600-h/08-22-08brokenipod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SLR6u0TJFsI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/YYpa-gYqcQc/s400/08-22-08brokenipod.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238947211270231746" /></a><br /><br />He always said I was a good listener. Oh iPod you will be missed.Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-55065144341458548812008-08-18T14:35:00.002-05:002008-08-18T14:43:24.191-05:00"Take my picture, I wanna be famous"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKnQ1VCLtOI/AAAAAAAAAKI/xgH0S-TVT-U/s1600-h/08-18-08selfport.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKnQ1VCLtOI/AAAAAAAAAKI/xgH0S-TVT-U/s400/08-18-08selfport.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235945656392856802" /></a><br />Sometimes the best photos are made when you let yourself go completely. Sometimes the best photos are made when you let your camera go completely.Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-83717280640047856282008-08-15T09:32:00.002-05:002008-08-15T09:48:49.178-05:00Cat NapI spent a lot of time home alone this week with my cats. <br /><br />"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWToiw4WcI/AAAAAAAAAJo/gwvIB-to3KY/s1600-h/07-24-08TOM-MOEnose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWToiw4WcI/AAAAAAAAAJo/gwvIB-to3KY/s400/07-24-08TOM-MOEnose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234752466623945154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTon5UGwI/AAAAAAAAAJw/WogC2FaxU8c/s1600-h/07-24-08TOM-MOE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTon5UGwI/AAAAAAAAAJw/WogC2FaxU8c/s400/07-24-08TOM-MOE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234752468001495810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTpIcNU3I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/QpGU0qAxGqE/s1600-h/07-24-08MOE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTpIcNU3I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/QpGU0qAxGqE/s400/07-24-08MOE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234752476737786738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTpfEEIuI/AAAAAAAAAKA/AWQmRnRIDd4/s1600-h/07-24-08TOM-MOElick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKWTpfEEIuI/AAAAAAAAAKA/AWQmRnRIDd4/s400/07-24-08TOM-MOElick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234752482810536674" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-51506349044477921972008-08-13T16:49:00.002-05:002008-08-13T17:16:30.805-05:00Dance Dance Revolution"We started dancing together about a year ago," William Wyzgala yelled into my ear, either trying to be heard over the Grand Avenue Big Band or because of hearing loss. <br /><br />Wyzgala doesn't carry business cards. He will proudly dig out a return address sticker with his name printed over an American flag, after a few uncomfortable moments, from his brown leather wallet.<br /><br />Wyzgala takes his dancing partner, Dottie Bigelman out stepping "Two or three times a week, sometimes more." <br /><br />There's more to this story, I hope his address is correct.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKNXEB7W-AI/AAAAAAAAAJg/hBSezvrl53Q/s1600-h/08-12-08HILLdance4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKNXEB7W-AI/AAAAAAAAAJg/hBSezvrl53Q/s400/08-12-08HILLdance4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234122918683146242" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-62368854013929811082008-08-12T20:47:00.006-05:002008-08-12T21:01:42.548-05:00Geekfest St. Pete photo dumpSo I've been home for a week and back spending my days with mostly uninspired co-workers. Shake it off and keep focused. Remember where you were and live for the moment. That great moment. <br /><br />I'm so glad I made the trip this year to Geekfest. Most of us spend our days with people who really don't 'get' us. So it's nice to take a vacation and not be the strange one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_de8_fsI/AAAAAAAAAI4/BKqgB3XMuJA/s1600-h/01rocco.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_de8_fsI/AAAAAAAAAI4/BKqgB3XMuJA/s400/01rocco.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233815492715577026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_djfQrkI/AAAAAAAAAJA/Ylhe_Djf2Tc/s1600-h/08roth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_djfQrkI/AAAAAAAAAJA/Ylhe_Djf2Tc/s400/08roth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233815493933051458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_d3oHorI/AAAAAAAAAJI/_Oilk2virfE/s1600-h/09patterson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_d3oHorI/AAAAAAAAAJI/_Oilk2virfE/s400/09patterson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233815499338916530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_eD21YAI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/nl2Isy85Fr0/s1600-h/mitchell.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_eD21YAI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/nl2Isy85Fr0/s400/mitchell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233815502621859842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_eCLUEQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/63a-BNZaeX4/s1600-h/jritchie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI_eCLUEQI/AAAAAAAAAJY/63a-BNZaeX4/s400/jritchie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233815502170886402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-5poFV5I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/X3bpIBRMR5E/s1600-h/11franzritchie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-5poFV5I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/X3bpIBRMR5E/s400/11franzritchie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814877105379218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-6BisMLI/AAAAAAAAAIY/-c3xv5G2i_A/s1600-h/13banks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-6BisMLI/AAAAAAAAAIY/-c3xv5G2i_A/s400/13banks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814883525210290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-6hLNHyI/AAAAAAAAAIg/E4YdkRfKFpM/s1600-h/16king.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-6hLNHyI/AAAAAAAAAIg/E4YdkRfKFpM/s400/16king.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814892016639778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-65WcX8I/AAAAAAAAAIo/EVjEcwVe0V8/s1600-h/17cheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-65WcX8I/AAAAAAAAAIo/EVjEcwVe0V8/s400/17cheese.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814898506227650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-7XbbLDI/AAAAAAAAAIw/OpKddAy3qoU/s1600-h/18king.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-7XbbLDI/AAAAAAAAAIw/OpKddAy3qoU/s400/18king.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814906580184114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fHtBgzI/AAAAAAAAAH4/57NVrKrWmXk/s1600-h/21yammisty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fHtBgzI/AAAAAAAAAH4/57NVrKrWmXk/s400/21yammisty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814421322695474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fdlp6bI/AAAAAAAAAIA/fMXPTRxZxPE/s1600-h/20mistybanks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fdlp6bI/AAAAAAAAAIA/fMXPTRxZxPE/s400/20mistybanks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814427197368754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fkyDuRI/AAAAAAAAAII/F9XPJS0_bJc/s1600-h/19robinson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-fkyDuRI/AAAAAAAAAII/F9XPJS0_bJc/s400/19robinson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233814429128440082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-CdibfXI/AAAAAAAAAHo/lUumGCF7FtU/s1600-h/23stamey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-CdibfXI/AAAAAAAAAHo/lUumGCF7FtU/s400/23stamey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233813928967634290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-C6V8mfI/AAAAAAAAAHw/YcaLcOPUSfc/s1600-h/22mccarthycroslin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI-C6V8mfI/AAAAAAAAAHw/YcaLcOPUSfc/s400/22mccarthycroslin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233813936699906546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI9fpY6myI/AAAAAAAAAHY/pkk5oQJJZv0/s1600-h/27franztruck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI9fpY6myI/AAAAAAAAAHY/pkk5oQJJZv0/s400/27franztruck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233813330853534498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI9f0alm6I/AAAAAAAAAHg/gHMXsaFMzdk/s1600-h/28misty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SKI9f0alm6I/AAAAAAAAAHg/gHMXsaFMzdk/s400/28misty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233813333813336994" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-66898052602731770292008-08-04T16:59:00.004-05:002008-08-04T17:14:57.828-05:00Dear ChicagoEn route back home from Geekfest St. Pete. I was heading home to somewhere that is not really my home. Taking pictures like a tourist. The south sider next to me asked me if I was visiting Chicago. I realized most people don't see their world like they're a tourist in it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SJd79-DzzNI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/7Y7KSogF0dM/s1600-h/airplane.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SJd79-DzzNI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/7Y7KSogF0dM/s400/airplane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230785796775333074" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-80791784697540414492008-07-25T17:58:00.001-05:002008-07-25T17:59:27.675-05:00Ragged Old Flag"I had a flag hanging on my porch and last year some kids set it on<br />fire," Randy Keading said as he threw a casket sized American Flag<br />into the flames. "If I was awake I'd of shot 'em." Keading then<br />removed his cigarette holder out of his mouth, shifted his bushy<br />mustache while slowly bobbing his head and in a slow voice said, "Then<br />we'd see if the judge was a veteran or not."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpaqLlsNXI/AAAAAAAAAHE/o122buktCog/s1600-h/07-25-08RGflagburn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpaqLlsNXI/AAAAAAAAAHE/o122buktCog/s400/07-25-08RGflagburn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227089998228764018" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-17051218904320895022008-07-20T17:51:00.000-05:002008-07-25T17:57:33.770-05:00Day in the Life of Highland Park 'part deux'The first thing I did when I arrived in Highland Park was get my feet wet, literally.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpZvgU7QrI/AAAAAAAAAG8/cwXFfipYn_Y/s1600-h/07-18-08HPshoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpZvgU7QrI/AAAAAAAAAG8/cwXFfipYn_Y/s400/07-18-08HPshoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227088990183310002" /></a><br /><br /><br />I met up with one of my fav shooters, Mr. Brian Valentin for some R&R on Lake Michigan in Highland Park. We kicked it with some lifeguards, skipped some rocks, and wet back to work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpZTWy_pqI/AAAAAAAAAG0/tUIerp0FLdA/s1600-h/bval3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpZTWy_pqI/AAAAAAAAAG0/tUIerp0FLdA/s400/bval3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227088506588735138" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-90838436709418787252008-07-20T17:36:00.004-05:002008-07-25T17:50:42.093-05:00Day in the Life of Highland ParkI spent a lovley day documenting the people of Highland Park for our 'Day in the Life' series. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgdXVJXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/x1Q2aPq9nHU/s1600-h/hp-1900ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgdXVJXI/AAAAAAAAAF0/x1Q2aPq9nHU/s400/hp-1900ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085433155167602" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgXjJXNI/AAAAAAAAAF8/-PFviHfNPUw/s1600-h/hp-1206ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgXjJXNI/AAAAAAAAAF8/-PFviHfNPUw/s400/hp-1206ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085431594114258" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgkcAA5I/AAAAAAAAAGE/bDSd6OxXuqE/s1600-h/hp-1401ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgkcAA5I/AAAAAAAAAGE/bDSd6OxXuqE/s400/hp-1401ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085435053802386" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgqTHhPI/AAAAAAAAAGM/mVffVaHA9qM/s1600-h/hp-1553ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgqTHhPI/AAAAAAAAAGM/mVffVaHA9qM/s400/hp-1553ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085436627158258" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgrm6QgI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ljT0d0ejK6M/s1600-h/hp-1607ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpWgrm6QgI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ljT0d0ejK6M/s400/hp-1607ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085436978610690" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpW5tZpvzI/AAAAAAAAAGc/GpHBU6ihTNU/s1600-h/hp-1618ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpW5tZpvzI/AAAAAAAAAGc/GpHBU6ihTNU/s400/hp-1618ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227085866956603186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpYrpspvHI/AAAAAAAAAGs/st7qbqvwx54/s1600-h/hp-1639ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpYrpspvHI/AAAAAAAAAGs/st7qbqvwx54/s400/hp-1639ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227087824467639410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpYmuytTEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/lG_z3KsCmaQ/s1600-h/hp-1630ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/SIpYmuytTEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/lG_z3KsCmaQ/s400/hp-1630ditlorwh-080708-p1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227087739935870018" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-91897876172981055392007-06-06T11:11:00.000-05:002007-06-06T11:35:24.667-05:00Neighborhood Librarian<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RmbcxlqXXKI/AAAAAAAAAFo/AOQeO0fVPvk/s1600-h/053007OPpeggyswanson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RmbcxlqXXKI/AAAAAAAAAFo/AOQeO0fVPvk/s400/053007OPpeggyswanson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072984774760946850" /></a><br /><br />Librarian Peggy Swanson and Elaine Johnson stood in a corner of the children’s section of the Maze Branch Library, talking about books.<br /><br />Johnson visited Maze Wednesday, reading books with her granddaughter, Maya Rankin. Maya sat patiently in the Maze book playhouse, waiting for her grandmother, who had a stack of books in her hands.<br /><br />Johnson hadn’t asked for book recommendations, she said, but Swanson was there to help her, anyway.<br /><br />“If you’re here on a regular basis, they know you and your family,” Johnson <br />said.<br /><br />The two women talked about books and getting their grandchildren together at Maze once Swanson’s retirement was official. She’s leaving June 16, after 12 years with the Oak Park Public Library.<br /><br />Swanson will miss working with the library’s patrons, she said. At the main library, just about everything is about materials and people needing them. At the branch libraries, it’s about the neighborhood.<br /><br />“You get people coming in that just moved to the neighborhood for their first library card with their kids and family,” Swanson said. “It’s a much more social experience.”<br /><br />People become close at Maze. A few years ago, one of the Maze staff members had a death in the family, Swanson said. People from the community came to the wake.<br /><br />The people who come to Maze are from all walks, from children to seniors. Some people stop by following their commute, Swanson said, to pick up some reading material for the train.<br /><br />-Chris LaFortuneRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-87752810449588054022007-05-09T16:05:00.000-05:002007-05-14T16:11:35.251-05:00Mothers Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RkjP9ZJFcyI/AAAAAAAAAFg/O4sX5t0_rcE/s1600-h/05-02-07OPnewmom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RkjP9ZJFcyI/AAAAAAAAAFg/O4sX5t0_rcE/s400/05-02-07OPnewmom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064526434606084898" /></a><br />Kaylee Elizabeth Stumbaugh expressed just a little displeasure at having to<br />change her shirt, letting out a few moans of objection as her mother, Susan,<br />maneuvered her out of her clothes.<br /><br />She was doing better than the newborn a few rooms over, whose cries could be heard through the walls of West Suburban Hospital’s birthing center, even with the door to Stumbaugh’s room closed.<br /><br />“It’s amazing what a production putting a shirt on is,” Susan Stumbaugh said, gently lifting her day-old daughter, slipping the shirt under the baby so she could slide another arm into a sleeve.<br /><br />“Next winter, it will be a shirt, a sweater, coat, mittens and a hat,” her husband, Brandon Stumbaugh, chimed in. He sat on the same chair he had slept on while his wife was at the hospital.<br /><br />“Hopefully, by next winter, she’ll let me move her arms,” she replied. With her shirt on, Kaylee crooned a little as her mother wrapped her in a fresh blanket, clean of spit-up. “OK,” Susan Stumbaugh said, picking up her daughter. “OK.”<br /><br />Susan and Brandon Stumbaugh officially became parents at 1:30 a.m. May 2. This weekend will be Susan’s first Mother’s Day. The feeling, she said, is incredible.<br /><br />“I just laid awake all night last night staring at her thinking, wow, she’s here,” she said.<br /><br />It’s perfect timing, really.<br /><br />The Stumbaughs wanted to wait until Susan had finished her master’s degree in library and information sciences before having children. She had just two more pages to write for her last term paper, due at 6 p.m. Wednesday night. Her laptop was open and running next to her hospital bed, her research lying on the table next to it. She knew how to finish the paper. It was just a matter of doing it.<br /><br />“It’s really hard when you have the baby, even when you know exactly what you’re going to write,” she said.<br /><br />-Chris LaFortuneRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-80415989791211043952007-05-02T11:11:00.000-05:002007-05-02T14:15:46.143-05:00Broadview Bowl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Rji-fZJFcxI/AAAAAAAAAFY/UO48xhn5W6w/s1600-h/04-25-07broadviewbowl3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Rji-fZJFcxI/AAAAAAAAAFY/UO48xhn5W6w/s400/04-25-07broadviewbowl3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060003627884966674" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bob Vaughan gets a hug from Dianna Pruim behind the counter at the Broadview Bowl. The popular bowling alley will close this week after nearly 50 years in operation. "Thirty years coming here," Pruim said "Bowling, partying, it's emotional. Rob Hart/Staff Photographer</span><br /><br />Bob Vaughan isn't just saying goodbye to the job he's had a quarter century, but to an institution that has been like his extended family.<br /><br />At the end of business May 6, Broadview Bowl, 2812 S. 17th Ave., will close for good. The sound of bowling balls hitting the lane and crashing into pins will no longer be heard at the bowling alley, after 49 years in business.<br /><br />Vaughan, 65, who manages the bowling alley, has worked off and on there for 25 years. He was friends with the previous owner who always had a job for him and now things have changed.<br /><br />"I don't feel good about it," he said. "We'll miss the people a lot."<br />Broadview Bowl opened in 1958 and in 1982 the bowling alley's general manager, Rudy Gehrke, became the sole owner of the business until his retirement in 2003.<br />The current owner, Ken Prokopec, has decided to sell the bowling alley, which will make way for a strip mall.<br /><br />Dianna Pruim, 55, has been a bartender and waitress at the bowling alley for six years, but her relationship with the establishment goes back longer. "I've been hanging here since 1972," she said.<br /><br />Like a lot of other people, she used to come to the bowling alley and hang out after work at International Harvester, which was located where Home Depot now stands in Broadview Village Square.<br /><br />"This was our meeting place," she said. "It was kind of a central watering hole."<br />She said the bowling alley closing for good is heartbreaking.<br /><br />"It's sad," she said. "All of my friends are here. I met a lot of wonderful people. It's been in this area for over 30 years. Emotionally it's hard. Where do you hang out now?"<br /><br />-David PollardRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-18414776357225816972007-04-25T14:20:00.000-05:002007-04-25T14:28:10.101-05:00Peculiar polling placesWhile most people cast their ballots in a school, church or otherwise "public" place, some are assigned to vote in a more ... unusual setting. Pioneer Press set out April 17 to find the weirdest of the weird. Check out a multimedia slide show to see what we discovered. <a href="https://www.pioneerlocal.com/flash/pollingplaces/">Multimedia Slideshow</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rppJFcwI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/FKVQsmYzRyc/s1600-h/04-17-07polling05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rppJFcwI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/FKVQsmYzRyc/s400/04-17-07polling05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057449638467302146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rlJJFcvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/qn1EUUOAyu4/s1600-h/04-17-07polling04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rlJJFcvI/AAAAAAAAAFI/qn1EUUOAyu4/s400/04-17-07polling04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057449561157890802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rf5JFcuI/AAAAAAAAAFA/8YR-eyzBLKo/s1600-h/04-17-07polling01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rf5JFcuI/AAAAAAAAAFA/8YR-eyzBLKo/s400/04-17-07polling01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057449470963577570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rb5JFctI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Ndc8c-Gksmc/s1600-h/04-17-07polling03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rb5JFctI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Ndc8c-Gksmc/s400/04-17-07polling03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057449402244100818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rXZJFcsI/AAAAAAAAAEw/npSp-CCmUwQ/s1600-h/04-17-07polling06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rXZJFcsI/AAAAAAAAAEw/npSp-CCmUwQ/s400/04-17-07polling06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057449324934689474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rCZJFcrI/AAAAAAAAAEo/38skXmoUZks/s1600-h/04-17-07polling07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Ri-rCZJFcrI/AAAAAAAAAEo/38skXmoUZks/s400/04-17-07polling07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057448964157436594" /></a>Rob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-24282441712444964222007-04-18T16:07:00.000-05:002007-04-19T16:11:19.926-05:00Frame of Mind 4/18/07 Makeover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RifawBUHeII/AAAAAAAAAEA/lujM2pML5n8/s1600-h/03-21-07ACSbeautyclass2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RifawBUHeII/AAAAAAAAAEA/lujM2pML5n8/s400/03-21-07ACSbeautyclass2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055249625268058242" /></a><br /><br />Jessie Greenwood hadn’t been to church for six weeks, she was so upset with what her cancer treatment had done to her.<br /><br />“Since I’ve been going through this chemo, it really drags you out, makes you look tired and worn,” the Maywood resident said.<br /><br />She’d lost 25 pounds through this round of chemotherapy, her third cancer treatment since 2002. Church had been there for her, helping her keep the faith.<br /><br />“I’ve never felt bad about myself, except with how I look,” Greenwood said.<br /><br />She was working on her look in the lobby of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital’s Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center in Melrose Park. She’d been feeling better of late, she said, and decided to come to Gottlieb for a makeup lesson from the “Look Good … Feel Better” program.<br /><br />“I’m going to do this,” she said. “Sunday morning, I’m going to get up and do this stuff. I know I look better, and I feel better.”<br /><br />-Chris LaFortuneRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-78909523703928958172007-04-11T13:42:00.000-05:002007-04-11T15:28:16.415-05:00Frame of Mind 4/14/07 Clowning Around<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Rh0tw50ANSI/AAAAAAAAADw/9dSck6Lr59s/s1600-h/03-28-07tritonclown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/Rh0tw50ANSI/AAAAAAAAADw/9dSck6Lr59s/s400/03-28-07tritonclown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052244675155473698" /></a><br /><br />The miniature bicycles, pies to the face and pratfalls under the lights of the main ring would come later.<br /><br />Instead, the clowns for the Triton Troupers Circus focused on their faces, the perfect curvature of a colored pencil, developing their character from a photo or sketch before them.<br /><br />The bright lights came from the globes around the mirror of the make-up table. Instead of the scent of popcorn and cotton candy, the make-up room contained the faint smell of clean powder, applied with care. <br /><br />Some were frantic, applying final touches. Others were calm, stretching rainbow colored suspenders onto their shoulders, over-sized shoes on their feet.<br />“Blue?” Andrew Bedno asked, holding out a make-up pencil he was about to draw with around his lips.<br /><br />“No, no, black,” replied Susan Hooper, a rainbow wig already on her head, and a purple, glittery star sticker attached to the tip of her nose. “Too much blue.”<br />Difficult work, this clowning.<br /><br />Hooper, a Chicago resident, is a professional clown and performer. She was busy at the Triton show, acting as the clown Sweety, an extra in the wire act, and a performer walking on a globe and in the gym wheel.<br /><br />Performing with Triton gives Hooper a chance to keep her skills sharp, she said. She likes the lights and enjoys being on stage.<br /><br />But the clowning is not a full-time job. She’s a social worker, working in a nursing home, at hospitals and adult day-care centers in the area.<br />The clown work comes in handy, though.<br /><br />“They kind of work hand in hand in terms of providing entertainment and therapy together with the work,” Hooper said. “I like to feel I’m able to develop a different rapport with my clients and the people I perform with.”<br /><br />When the clowns needed advice, she was there to offer her help. “I want everyone to look good and have a good time,” Hooper said.<br /><br />With the crowd arriving at Triton College, the clowns stood outside and in the lobby, working as they welcoming crew. Some mimed, some joked, all offered up a few yucks to warm the crowd.<br /><br />“Hey, do I look a little pail?” yelled Mike Pepe, the circus clown Lumpy, as he stood atop stilts hidden by his ultra-long pants looming over the heads of the crowd. In one hand, he offered up a pail the size of a shot glass.<br /><br />For Westmont’s Jamie Glassman, aka Spots, it was his first time as a clown. <br />Glassman decided to join the show on a spur of the moment, he said. He had talked to some other clowns, and they urged him to sign up.<br /><br />“It’s just something I thought I’d do,” Glassman said. “I feel I owed it to these kids, to make some of the kids happy.”<br /><br />At first, it was difficult acting the fool for circus peer reviews, but Glassman said it takes a lot for him to be embarrassed. Which no doubt helped explained the fire-engine red dyed hair on his head.<br /><br />“I’ve never been pied yet,” he said. “Tonight, I will be for sure.”<br /><br />-Chris LaFortuneRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813192904393431799.post-7139773171718203412007-04-04T11:30:00.000-05:002007-04-04T11:34:24.226-05:00Frame of Mind 4/04/07 Dressed to Impress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RhPS-I8WwVI/AAAAAAAAADg/dZ2_J4Nr7uM/s1600-h/03-27-07dominicanfashion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x0C2cTghCwE/RhPS-I8WwVI/AAAAAAAAADg/dZ2_J4Nr7uM/s400/03-27-07dominicanfashion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049611572206813522" /></a><br /><br />Abby Zupancic, dressed in a sweatshirt, short pants and sandals, stood in stark contrast to the pantsuits and casual business wear of the Dominican University women around her.<br /><br />The Dominican fashion students were performing a skit for the women at Grace House, a home for female ex-convicts on Chicago’s West Side. The students discussed how to dress and act for a job interview.<br /><br />Zupancic was an intentional failure, disorganized, talking too much about her family, knowing nothing about the company she was interviewing with. She was dismissed with a “great meeting you.”<br /><br />“That’s when you know you’re not going to be hired,” one of the Grace residents said.<br />The session was the last of six run by the Dominican students at Grace. Students had talked about issues such as make-up, matching the right clothing with body type and exercise and nutrition in the previous five.<br /><br />The session March 27 on interviews was fortuitous for Grace House resident Gail Williams, who had an interview scheduled the next day.<br /><br />“The program ... it just taught me to be more motivated, no matter what,” Williams said.<br /><br />Williams learned her strength can be her weakness. She likes to talk about her family and her children, she said. It’s something she’d have to stay away from in her interview.<br /><br />The students also had tips on dress and how to answer typical interview questions.<br />“I was nervous,” she said. “I’m not nervous anymore.”<br /><br />Grace House Program Director the Rev. Bernadine Dowdell said it was important for people in the community to work with the Grace women. The women at the home needed to see there were people who cared.<br /><br />“The women here need this morale boost. They need this education,” Dowdell said. “They have so many obstacles to overcome.”<br /><br />Denise Acevedo will face many obstacles herself. A Grace resident since February, Acevedo said she wants to get her high school diploma and to find a part-time job.<br />The Dominican students taught Acevedo to be creative, she said, to have a better outlook.<br /><br />“They did a class on positive thinking, and coming from the addiction side, you have a negative outlook on life,” she said.<br /><br />“They care about people. That means a lot to me,” she added. “It helps me grow period. I’m not by myself.”<br /><br />-Chris LaFortuneRob Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980540424011112926noreply@blogger.com0