Saying Goodbye...

I know that this is kind of after the fact, but I had to take the time to sit down and edit all of these after I found them. I just wanted to share a few of the moments that I have had with my friend Phil before he moved to California. It is hard to quantify how much a friendship means just in a few photographs, but I think that these say a lot. Phil you have been a good teacher, and I know more now than I did when I met you. Thank you for teaching me about photography, love, people, and life in general. Melissa, you are tremendously charismatic, smart, witty, and a very encouraging person. I thank you for convincing me that I should take the Sommelier's exam. I cannot imagine two people that are a better fit for each other. I hope that the two of you are having a wonderful time in the Bay area. It's still weird not to be able to go by that old apartment and see if I can get you out of bed Phil. Just the other day I needed to ask a camera question, and I started to get in the truck and take off. I stopped and laughed for a minute, and then I smiled. Now I have a reason to go to California!

This is my Christmas Cheer. Getting my Boss to do something stupid for the camera. HA! Who says that you can't have fun at work. Merry Christmas to all. Got a little Captain In You?

Looking back...

I guess that I should not have been so brutal on camera phones. Here is a shot of my little girl, that a friend of my wife shot in the hospital with her Razor.

Wine The Final Revision

The Final revision of the "Love of Wine" photo painting.

Wine Reloaded.

The Revision.

Hmmm.

Well, I guess that I should say, get ready for the revision. This one is waaaaay too dark. Can't even see the glass which was one of the main focal points to begin with. Better put my thinking cap on... Now if only I could remember what I did...

Wine

My Love, my life. Click the image and view it full size.

VA Wines

I have no idea what this thing is, I just thought that it looked really cool.

It's almost here...

Well my friends, it's almost here. December the fourth. Three days until I know when I can take the Certified exam. Can't wait.

NO NO NO! This is why people don't like wine. I laughed like crazy when I saw this. It is so ridiculous. I will agree to an extent, but if your Burgundy A.K.A (Bourgogne) Pinot Noir tastes like a sweaty sock, then you need to take it back for a refund. Us profeshunals call that a FLAW. Look it up... I'm just glad to see Conan drinking wine.


Conan tastes dirt, cigars, wet rock, socks and mor - Watch more free videos

Uncle Jay Explains...

Just Click on the Link and you will see what I am talking about...

Grapes and their Magical Powers, am I lazy or what?

Well, we went to Oakencroft Winery (http://www.oakencroft.com). I have to say that it was quite the experience. The only part of the trip that was better than visiting the winery, was when I was called as one of the people that passed the Introductory Sommelier's exam. My wife and I actually got to meet Felicia Rogan (No pictures please), and she was a wonderful woman. A person that rolls up in a 1967 Jag, with the Jaguar hood ornament cut off and replaced by a plastic bull, has to be interesting, and she was. She was also a very kind woman, and I would love to have a chance to sit down and talk with her. A very interesting story there. Enjoy some of the best that VA has to offer.

Wow, they really are that dumb.

Ms. South Carolina