'family' Category
Winter in Minnesota with a Zenit 11
January 3rd, 2007
Over the gloriously long holiday break I managed to snap a roll of film with my Zenit 11. Zenit is a Russian/Soviet camera with a long and storied history that began with the manufacture of the original Zenit in 1952 at the KMZ factory near Moscow. While my model has some less-than-intuitive characteristics, it’s proven [...]
Best. In-laws. Ever.
December 9th, 2006
Shanon’s mom and stepdad approached my Wii dilemma with the kind of ferocity usually reserved for describing rabid raccoons. Now that I’m well into my second day of Nintendo-induced euphoria, I’m super-duper thankful that they don’t take “no” for an answer.
How could I possibly repay such kindness? A crappy blog post and a check for [...]Thanksgiving at the lake with an Argus C3
November 27th, 2006
Despite having plenty of time to relax this Thanksgiving, I only managed to snap one roll of film with the Argus. This year we visited Grandpa and Grandma K. at their lakeside home in the wilds of northern Minnesota. The weather was unseasonably warm, and our arrival was met with lots of sunshine and some [...]
3 reasons to love November 8
November 8th, 2006
Elections are (mostly) over
“Mostly” is the operative word. Still, the end of another long, bitterly contested season of electioneering means no more campaign phone calls, and less garbage filling our mailbox.
