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I Bought a GoPro, But They Refused to Ship It to Me. Here’s Why.

I had been wanting to get a GoPro for a while, so I was excited when a friend of mine sent me this link to a promo code that offered a nice discount, which I assumed was a Christmas special. The discount was 40 percent off the HERO4 Silver, taking [...]

December 27, 2014 admin Business, Journalism/Communications, Photo, Tech 0

Florida Panther Chalk Drawing vs. Photo—Which One Is Real?

Dallas, Texas, artist Henry Darnell used my photo of a Florida panther as a model for the Sarasota Chalk Festival in November. The theme of this year’s festival, held every November in downtown Sarasota’s Burns Square, was extinct and endangered species. With a population believed to be between 100 and 200, the Florida panther subspecies (Puma concolor [...]

December 14, 2014 admin Music & Arts, Nature & Wildlife, Photo, Travel & Culture 0

Scenes from Berlin During World Cup

I‘m always so behind in the times on these things. Here are some shots from our last couple days in Berlin this past June, when the Germans tied Ghana 2-2 in the first round. Germany, of course, went on to win the whole thing, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the finals. [...]

October 26, 2014 admin Photo, Sports, Travel & Culture 0

Prague at Night (in photos)

— The Czech Republic is certainly different than Germany. The euro isn’t there. The people look, well, somewhat more diverse. And the historical buildings are more authentic, at least the central core in Prague that I had the pleasure of visiting this summer. I’d say those buildings are what made Prague most [...]

August 21, 2014 admin Photo, Travel & Culture 0

I Made It into Sports Illustrated (Can You Spot Me?)

My first year of going to Gator games was much different than my time at MTSU—the bouts were more intense, the stadium far more packed, and the fans exponentially more passionate. It was disappointing that the UF football team had its worst record since 1979 and, in falling to Georgia Southern, its [...]

August 18, 2014 admin Journalism/Communications, Photo, Sports 1

Birdwatching in Your Florida Apartment: Attracting Birds to the Porch and What Species to Expect

  — Nothing amazes me more than wild animals. So I got the idea of bringing them to me as I get work done from home—an ever-changing zoo exhibit of my own, if you will. No, having a bird feeder is nothing new, as my grandparents would tell you. But, as I lack [...]

August 6, 2014 admin Nature & Wildlife, Photo 0