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These books are much more than just photo books, they are a photographically-illustrated, collection of non-fictional short stories that become a cohesive short novel. All 3 volumes are interconnected. Vol. 1 is a about a physical journey (traveling across the U.S. in...
NOW AVAILABLE!! Volume 3: Lost Soles lead to Hope Found.
The long anticipated Volume 3: Lost Soles Lead to Hope Found has been released and is available for purchase. But hurry and order today to ensure you get your copy before Christmas as they make for unique gifts. [book id='10'/] Click on the left box in the navigation...
A new shoe becomes an old sole 😉
To say time has flown by is almost too cliche, but it is so true. I am not one of the lucky people who remember anything before age 5, but I do remember a lot after that. As you can tell by my blogs there are a lifetime's worth of stories in my head. And as I turn 40...
“Never Kiss an Elephant on the Lips”, a fortune from a cookie.
Almost everyone has one, a saying from a fortune cookie that sticks in their head. I remember as a kid what a treat it was to get a fortune cookie as my parents never ate Chinese Food. My mom hates rices still to this day and thinks all Chinese is made with rice 🙂 I...
A Thanksgiving Story courtesy of Noah
First of all let me say a quick Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I am so thankful for so many things this year, but most of all for little Nora. As everyone knows I am finishing up my book so it will be available for sale on Black Friday, tomorrow morning. In order to...
Complete Collection of Lost Sole Photos
Recently I have been doing a lot of search engine ranking research and want to see if I can get higher up in the searches involving the keywords lost soles and lost shoes so I am creating this gallery for that purpose. Let's see if it works! I must admit though, this...
How to properly order a San Miguel beer
You will understand the headline later in the story so I ask you to bear with me as I write this entry mostly for myself to preserve the details of a great weekend. This past weekend Sharon's parents along with her sister and her husband, and her other sister came to...
“Marley And Me” and Me
Over the weekend Sharon and I watched the movie Marley and Me. We had been told NOT to watch it as it is pretty sad and it might hit too close to home. Well it did. And I am still affected by it. What happened is we were hanging out Sat morning and looking for...
Feet found in shoes washed up in Washington
This is one of my greatest fears, that I will walk up to a shoe to photograph it, and there will be a foot still in it!! I guess there could have been as I did not look in them for feet. I came across this article in Outside Magazine and I just had to repost it here....
Life as a Daddy so far
First of all I am having to type this while Nora is laying on my desk in front of me, squirming like crazy and getting quite fussy. Time to hand her back to Mommy soon, my milk has yet to come in 🙂 With everything going on, newborn baby, work overload, the 365...
Volume 3 due to be released at Thanksgiving
The 3rd Volume of the One Shoe Diaries entitled Lost Soles Lead to Hope Found is currently scheduled to be released on Thanksgiving of 2009. This will be just in time for Christmas Orders to be taken and shipped in time for the Holidays. **hint-hint** Just as the...
Best of 365: September
Here are photos selected from the contributor's galleries submitted for the 365 Project. They reflect several unique and different perspectives on our world. Quantity is going down each month. It started with 31 contributors and is down to 12 🙁 But the quality keeps...
Nora turns 2 weeks old!
Well time is going by pretty quickly and it is amazing to see the changes that have taken place with Nora already. she is starting to look less like the angry old man when she came out, to a sweet baby girl. She is definitely growing. She started at 6lbs 4oz, and went...
Nora’s Birth Story (part II)
Okay, so there we were in the delivery room, I had just cut the cord. They then placed her on Sharon's chest and we both cried again, all three as a family at last. The moment was perfect. But as with all moment they are fleeting, but the memory of a great one gets...
Nora’s Birth Story
(As a preface, I must tell you I am typing this entry as I sit in the dark at the hospital with Sharon taking a rest and baby Nora in her bassinet sleeping snug as a bug in a rug right next to me making the cutest cooing noises ever, all is perfect in the world at...
Inducement day
Well the time had come, we spoke with the doctor and told him we are ready if Nora is. He had no problem inducing as long as Nora's lungs were fully developed which meant having an amniosynthesis. But we did have to wait also until two days later because he had his...
A day to relax, lament and prepare
Sharon and I took Labor Day as a time to spend with each other and the dogs out at the beach. It was a great day. Little Jinny ran and ran, and she just loves to be in the water. And Jack loves to explore the shoreline, sticking...
B.J. Nicklesen turns 100
On August 13, 2009, one of Sharon's favorite patients, B.J. Nicklesen turned 100 years old! And to honor this accomplishment a party was thrown in his honor at the St. Ann's Catholic Church where he attended mass for over 90 years on and off. He even helped build the...
Nora’s Progress (or lack of 🙂
Well it seems these last two months are going to take an eternity. The first 8 flew by, but it feels like time is at a standstill. And if I think that, can you imagine how Sharon feels about it? She has been uncomfortable and generally miserable. Although she is...
Best of July from the 365 Project
Here are photos selected from the contributor's galleries submitted for the 365 Project. They reflect several unique and different perspectives on our world. I hope you enjoy and I hope to have everyone on board for the full 365. And remember it is not too late to...
Flip Books!
Technology never ceases to amaze me, now my viewers can virtually turn the pages on my volume 1 and 2 books using my new electronic flip books. Check them out for yourself. Open Volume 1 Flip Book >> Open Volume 2 Flip Book>>
Guests at the Hamilton Mansion (Part 2)
In addition to Trish we had my good friend ,Dave from Cincinnati come visit. We knew each other from up there when we worked together at a frame shop which he now owns and operates. We were also co-workers and roommates on the Big Island of Hawaii. We had a lot of fun...
Rowan Suhr’s Birth Story
This entry has been written by Sharon. For the last few weeks I have been waiting for my friend Heather to call me and let me know she was in labor. Heather, like me last year, was having a home birth and she asked me to be there with her, along with her other great...
Guests at the Hamilton Mansion (Part 1)
Trish had come to stay with us for a week, plenty of time to really explore Pensacola. She drove down with her dog Abby which made the puggles happy, they love having friends come visit. The first day started a week-long whirlwind of activities. We went to the...
Unbelievable Deja Vu, Noah Style!!!
The time had come for me to go to McGuire's and honor Noah by posting a dollar bill on the bar wall sporting Noah's name just like I did almost a year ago exactly. You can read about the occurance that happened at that time in detail using this link >> What happened a...