Here is the link to the galleries of the photographs that have been submitted so far. It appears to have been a successful and great idea. The photos are from all over the world. Very well done.
http://www.aminuteinthelife.com/
Monday, June 4, 2007
Sunday, June 3, 2007
A Minute In The Life
I decided the A Minute In The Life project from yesterday could be approached a couple different ways. Some may have planned or posed a photo. I decided to go about my day as usual and at the 2:00 PM designated time, snap a picture. Where ever I was, what ever I was doing.
I was headed to Walgreen's Drug Store and while driving, I watched the clock. At 2:00 I was on Livernois Road, in Rochester Hills, Michigan, heading north. Still driving, going about 45mph, I was able to take these three shots before 2:01PM. I submitted the house.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Today ... 2:00 PM
I received an e-mail from Lori at This Just In about a photography project. It's called A Minute In The Life. Check this link for the details.
The simple, yet potentially awesome idea is for everyone, as many possible throughout the world, take a picture, of anything, June 2, 2007 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Then, e-mail your photo to aminuteinthelife(at)gmail(dot)com and he will be posting them. (Hummm, I see a future book publishing here.)
I think the amazing thing is that this project will have been promoted throughout the web, probably by the majority being bloggers.
I don't have a clue what I am going to take a photo of, but I will post mine here later.
Take a photo and join in.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Sales Men vs Women
As I was saying, I have to turn in my ($80.00 a week in gas) wheels by June 10th, which is next Sunday which really means by June 8th, next Friday.
For the past 10 years I have leased Ford Explorers ... the fatties, XLT's. I had no clue what I was going to lease next, but I knew I wanted something that would run on ignorant people, because that's seems to be the only abundant thing I have run into lately. I guess it's not an option.
I hate car shopping, hence the end of lease rollovers for the last 5 I've had. I tried to call around during the day to get some information so I could narrow my search down. My plan was to go after work and not come home until I decided on something, anything. Sales people do not want to talk on the phone. The spiders want to get you into their web in hopes of consuming you on the spot. They don't realize they are talking to a praying mantis here.
So I get nowhere on the phone with the exception of one saleswoman. That's right a woman gave me a complete out-the-door price on one of the models I was thinking about.
Just before I left work, the salesman that I planned on meeting called to tell me NOT to come, they were so busy with end of the month deliveries he would not have time to spend demoing and talking with me.
Well, at least he called, saved me the time of going to deal with someone who is quite obviously an asshole. Who. In sales. In Michigan. In AUTOMOBILES. Tells a potential customer not to come?
Now my friend Debbie is quite the opposite of me. I know if she had the means, she'd out do Jay Leno as far as owning warehouses full of cars. Thank God she came with me last night to look at my options.
Despite being uninvited to the one dealership, I went anyway. I'd show him. I won't mention his name and get a different salesperson and when the deal was made, I'd hunt him down and put it in his face. Sounded like a good plan until the "next available salesman" that was paged appeared before Debbie and me. He acted like I was imposing. The reality was, I wondered if he had ever heard of Crest Whitestrips. Did he know dry cleaners could iron shirts if you lacked the ability? Debbie was trying to avoid dropage of the booger hanging out of his nostril. At this point, I just wanted out ... I looked at one car and asked him to write the price down. I think it would have been kinder to ask him to cut off his legs.
On to the next dealership. This is the one where the saleswoman quoted me an out-the-door price over the phone. She got a demo ready for us, went for a ride and sat down to talk pricing. After deciding on which car, she entered everything into the computer and I thought OK, here comes the catch. Well what do you know? The price she gave over the phone, was right on the penny. Gee, a person of her word. No slight of hand, no add-ons, no bait and switch, no gimmicks to get me there. It was what she said.
I signed her papers and will pick it up tomorrow. When the lease is up, she'll be the first person I will talk to about the next one.
Oh yea, this is what I got ... it's going to be a big change from an SUV, but it's going to be more change in my pocket !
2007 Pontiac G6 ~ Black
For the past 10 years I have leased Ford Explorers ... the fatties, XLT's. I had no clue what I was going to lease next, but I knew I wanted something that would run on ignorant people, because that's seems to be the only abundant thing I have run into lately. I guess it's not an option.
I hate car shopping, hence the end of lease rollovers for the last 5 I've had. I tried to call around during the day to get some information so I could narrow my search down. My plan was to go after work and not come home until I decided on something, anything. Sales people do not want to talk on the phone. The spiders want to get you into their web in hopes of consuming you on the spot. They don't realize they are talking to a praying mantis here.
So I get nowhere on the phone with the exception of one saleswoman. That's right a woman gave me a complete out-the-door price on one of the models I was thinking about.
Just before I left work, the salesman that I planned on meeting called to tell me NOT to come, they were so busy with end of the month deliveries he would not have time to spend demoing and talking with me.
Well, at least he called, saved me the time of going to deal with someone who is quite obviously an asshole. Who. In sales. In Michigan. In AUTOMOBILES. Tells a potential customer not to come?
Now my friend Debbie is quite the opposite of me. I know if she had the means, she'd out do Jay Leno as far as owning warehouses full of cars. Thank God she came with me last night to look at my options.
Despite being uninvited to the one dealership, I went anyway. I'd show him. I won't mention his name and get a different salesperson and when the deal was made, I'd hunt him down and put it in his face. Sounded like a good plan until the "next available salesman" that was paged appeared before Debbie and me. He acted like I was imposing. The reality was, I wondered if he had ever heard of Crest Whitestrips. Did he know dry cleaners could iron shirts if you lacked the ability? Debbie was trying to avoid dropage of the booger hanging out of his nostril. At this point, I just wanted out ... I looked at one car and asked him to write the price down. I think it would have been kinder to ask him to cut off his legs.
On to the next dealership. This is the one where the saleswoman quoted me an out-the-door price over the phone. She got a demo ready for us, went for a ride and sat down to talk pricing. After deciding on which car, she entered everything into the computer and I thought OK, here comes the catch. Well what do you know? The price she gave over the phone, was right on the penny. Gee, a person of her word. No slight of hand, no add-ons, no bait and switch, no gimmicks to get me there. It was what she said.
I signed her papers and will pick it up tomorrow. When the lease is up, she'll be the first person I will talk to about the next one.
Oh yea, this is what I got ... it's going to be a big change from an SUV, but it's going to be more change in my pocket !
2007 Pontiac G6 ~ Black
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