Archive for May, 2008
Remembering those who served
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A flag stands on a makeshift tombstone along with others on the side of Northwest 8th Avenue in Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday, May 24, 2008. The local Veterans for Peace group posted the small tombstones along the highway, each tomb contains a name of a member of the U.S. military that [...]
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Dog Days of May.
By Charles E. Roop
I did some more dog photography over a week ago, mostly because I was getting that itch to shoot something.
I really need a cool photo assignment.
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Severe Or Not For Today?
By Charles E. Roop
I am done with my first week of Summer A classes. I am taking Foundations of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) for the next six five weeks for my second major (Geography). So far, so good.
Right now, I am keeping an eye on the weather. There is a good chance for strong to [...]
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Heroes Airshow
By Charles E. Roop
It has been a while since I have posted on this blog. I have been either busy or too much of a slacker to update the blog. Anywho, I went to the Heroes Airshow near Santa Fe Community College on May 10. It was interesting with helicopters around and K-9 demonstrations. Even [...]
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Tallahassee Trip
By Charles E. Roop
I woke up at 8:30 a.m. Friday by Erin with a spontaneous idea: She wanted to go to Tallahassee to visit her sister, Andrea. Erin also wanted to use Andrea’s Windows machine so Erin could use her GRE study software (just in case you did not know, we are a fully a [...]
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Hamfest, Gainesville Style
By Charles E. Roop
A weekend ago, I decided to check out the Gainesville Hamfest, a place where amateur (“ham”) radio operators and the like check out the vendors and meetings. It was very small, unlike the Orlando Hamfest (which is around every mid-February).
I found someone trying to sell this old radio with an eight-track player. [...]
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Wandering Monday.
By Charles E. Roop
While taking a break from studying for my General level amateur radio license, I decided to go around campus and get some photos. I did not find much, except for an alligator sitting beside a pond near the Graham residence area.
Since some rain was coming, I decided to head back to my [...]
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