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Random thoughts from the brain of ME!!!

It's about 9pm here in Hawaii right now. I just finished an awesome episode of 24. Does anyone watch that show? Man, that show is awesome. I got addicted three of four years ago, and I swear, Jack Bauer, lets just say I hope in real life, we have more people like him.

What's new with me? Nothing much. So I'm heading to bed rather early today. I have a surprise vow renewal tomorrow in Waikiki, then a wedding at Ko'olina around sunset time. I'm picking up the couple from their hotel in my Toyota Tacoma, and driving them to their wedding spot. Today was a rather laxidasical day. I woke up, answered a few wedding inquiries, had about 4, then got a long over due haircut. I finally don't like a hippy anymore...hehe.

REGARDING FACE BOOK
I joined up early last year. I have to say, it's quite interesting. I'm not sure if any of you are on there, but I am. You can add me. My email is steve@canoegirl.com It's a great way to keep up with friends. But do you notice, though, that some people there treat their face book page like their own reality show. They update exactly what they are doing, what they are eating, even pictures of the food that they are eating. It's kinda ironic that just a few years ago, people were complaining that the Patriot Act would violate their privacy, and some of the same people who are complaining about that basically put their life on the net for the world to see.

What do I have on my facebook page? Nothing much. I put a lot of news articles on there...and say hi to past wedding couples, etc..etc.. Add me if you want!

Did anyone see his news conference today? zzzzz

Yeah, Obama is a great speaker, or great script READER, but boy does he write some boring speeches. There's only so much a sane man or woman take before checking out. Luckily, I find financial information interesting. What I don't understand is this. I realize that Obama inherited a failing economy. But he keeps saying that he doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the failed economic policy for the last 8 years. When he says that, he's talking about tax cuts for the wealthy did not work, and basically was blaming those cuts for causing the economic disorder that we're in now. But Obama does his homework, he would realize that since '85, our economy has been booming, due soley to drastic tax cuts. Singapore and Hong Kong, have low flat taxes, and their economy is doing great. China pays less taxes, on the wealthy, pays less taxes than us, and thier economy is not hurting as bad. I have an idea for a stimulus plan:

• Cut capital gains for the stock market to 0%... and we would see the stock market go up overnight, people will get their retirement back.
• Cut capital gains for the housing market to 0%
• Base the dollar on gold...and we will see our dollar stabilize
• Scrap the IRS, and instill a flat federal sales tax on all items. There will be no graduated taxes....You will not get penalized for making more money.
• At a trillion dollars, that is how much the federal government actually takes in per year. Why not have a 1 years federal tax holiday!
• Cut federal gas tax to 0% make all freeways privately owned, but monitored by the government
• People who can't pay their mortgage, must lose their homes
• Get rid or mark-to-market accounting for banks.... Banks are actually not doing as bad as they seem to be.
• Get rid of the death tax
• Start building nuclear power plants across the nation.

That's my plan...doesn't it make more sense? I really don't see how creating road construction and fixing schools, etc..etc...will creates jobs for all of us or start banks from lending, or give the stock market back it's life. Anyway, lets just say I disagree with him on the stimulus.

Carrie and Don, signing the marriage license

And the RANDOM THOUGHTS CONTINUE!! Isn't it really cool when older people find love? I think it's pretty darn neat. Some comments on the photo. Good luck shooting a shot like this with a digital camera. You'll get nothing buy white skies.... I shot this with FULL flash, something which is a no-no, when you shoot digital. You notice here, I still have color in the skin tones, despite 100% flash.

Carried and Don on Sunset Beach

This is what Sunset Beach looks like when the sun is not setting. Sunset Beach is rather unique. It's so big, that you can basically have your own portion of the beach when it's crowded, and still feel as though you're having a private wedding. Sunset Beach is a great hangout spot for the locals. Not only do they surf there, they also drink there, out in the open...which is illegal. But no one stops them, not even the cops. This is...local style.

One thing which I never got about Sunset Beach, is the sunset. So the sun sets at Sunset Beach, and the beach there is on the North Shore. But at the same time, the sun is setting at Ko'olina, which is on the West Shore, on the opposite side of the island! What the hell man. Are there two suns in Hawaii?

A little black and white for you... Linda Reeves...kiss..

This is actually a color shot, desaturated in the computer to give that black and white affect. It's really not the same effect as film. Here's a modeling shoot which I did with black and white film.

Kaina.....a very talented musician

Black and White film actually has silver in it and it's really sharp, and not as contrasty. And the prints actually last forever. If you ever seen some hold black and white shots, I swear, you would think it was shot just yesterday.

Well, that's the end of today's random thoughts. Write more tomorrow. Take everyone.

Steve

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