Today is my birthday. And I’m not posting this so everyone emails me to say happy birthday. I just wanted to show off what might be the most KICK ASS birthday cake ever. And yes it is a ice cream cake.

Five or six years ago a fun little toy lens came out called the Lensbaby, and I bought one. It sat on a shelf in my office until last week! For fun I pulled it out and have been playing with it all week. This is a shot of my wife at dinner the other […]

Happy Birthday Maxine!

Frank Hengen “Dad”

Here is my “Top 10 Most Played” songs off my Ipod. 1. Last Night In Town “Lucero”2. I Wanna Destroy You “The Circle Jerks”3. Kiss the Bottle “Jawbreaker”4. Hurricane “The Championship”5. Forest Whitiker “Brother Ali”6. Beer For Breakfast “The Replacements”7. Buttercorn Lady “Art Blakey” w/ The Jazz Messengers8. Sailin’ On (Rock for Light) “Bad Brains”9. […]

It’s been a while since my last blog… but I have an excuse, really. My wife and I just bought and moved into a new home, and have been scrubbing it from head to toe, for eight to ten hours a day, for the last ten days. Ugh… This is a self-portrait I did of […]

Though I’m a regular blood donor, I had no idea I reached the 4 gallon mark. I received this certificate in the mail this week. It’s hanging on my fridge!

It was 731 days (leap year) ago to day that I tricked Maxine into saying I DO.Happy Anniversary, I love you.This is a photo from our trip this past March up Ramsey’s Cascade in the Great Smoky Mountains.

I would like to say Happy Mothers Day to every mother I know. And share this photo of my mother and father from March 1969. I love you and miss you Mom.