~bruno999

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Life is so good. You may have to look hard to see it, but it is always there. Did you know that the people in Indian slums are rated as some of the happiest in the world? Here they are in abject poverty, but because they have each other, they still feel fulfilled. No iPods, cars, or plasma TV's. Not that I want to give any of that up, but that's not where I find my self.

My wife just came home from a business trip for Girls Inc of Tulsa County. As Executive Director, she left for Indianapolis a few days ago, looking to return during an ice storm. Luckily, the storm passed us by and her trip was a rousing success. I dearly missed her- not as my children's taxi or anything like that, but genuinely missed her company and our conversations about politics, science, and our friends deep-seated issues. Anyway, she is back and she brought back that sweet sweet lovin' with her. All is right with the world.

I can't help but notice how young a lot of the deviants are, these days. What's so humbling is the amazing talent of some of these 16, 17, 18 year olds. I am incredibly impressed by their imagination and talent with their camera. I wish I had started earlier.

What I am not impressed with, however, is the large group of said youths that are trying to turn deviantART into another MySpace. Please scoot on.

I look back through my gallery and notice that my first few submissions are rather disjointed and unrelated things. I see now, that my pictures are starting to feel like they have purpose. I have a new camera and have learned so much in the last few months. I am still taking pictures at an alarming rate and ditching most of them just a little faster, but I can feel what kind of pictures I like to look at and then the kind that I like to take. They are not always the same. But in all, I am finding a direction.