DeannaSzuter

I spent 24 hours in jail in Childress, Texas for having less than one gram of Marijuana on me.  Now, 8 months later, I get the paperwork.  $1,000 for fines.  $350 for court fees. 2 years probation that can be 1 year if I pay the fines and court fees off in a year's time.  With each monthly probation, I must also pay $200.  That's right, over $3,700.  I've never been in trouble with the law before, and I'm 45 years old.  I've moved to Ohio from Colorado because of the floods back in Sept.  Just as an example as to how steep my fines are, the same scenario in Ohio would be no jail time, and a Max fine of $150.00.

Yes, I back things up.  Regularly.  However, on this particular occasion, I was mid work on thousands of images when, by some moronic motion, I threw away the entire photographic folder that I had worked all summer on.  Added new categories, sorted and sorted... arranged, and started to upload the work here.  Made it to "Ornamental" folder (alphabetical folder sorting.. so yeah, on the O section) and that when I threw the folder away.  Not only did I throw it away, but I emptied the recycle bin without a thought.  As a matter of fact, I didn't notice I did this for 2 days.  I was about to proceed to upload that O category, when I realized I couldn't find it, nor any of the other categories.  

Decided to upgrade and give a year try to the premiums.  Time to get busy.

This is a great piece on a guy and his pin hole camera.

Click the link to read.
www.thestar.com/news/article/1…

Saturday is the last show of the season.  Called "The Last Minute Market", is held in the old Screw Factory, in Lakewood Ohio.  Kathy, the gal who organizes it, does a fantastic job with the event and makes it very easy to deal with.  Example: Set up starts at 7am, but, because she has created a floor plan and assigned spaces for everyone, there is no need to RUSH and scramble to find a space.  I can show up at 8:30 and be relaxed about it.  It only takes me an hour to set up, so no need to be there 3 hours before hand.

Today I'll be in production mode.  Printing up Day of the Dead related images mainly, since I about sold out of them at the last show.  And of course..  more Sock Monkey Nativity.  People can't get enough of that scene.

Once this is done, it's time to chill out and enjoy the last 1.5 weeks that I'll be in Ohio with family.