Loots' View

Check out this gallery of beautiful photos taken by a great friend of mine. I've put a permanent (and direct) link on the right sidebar, but it can be found here:

Planet Plum

Enjoy :)

Extra, Extra! Hump Day Round-Up!

My brother, Stephen, is my favorite photographer. The (amount of) photos on his site really don't do his talent its full justice... so I'm hoping that this will push him to put up more - some heretofore hidden gems that are my absolute favorites. I usually feature a different photo by Stephen every week or two on this page (top and to the right) to pretty up the joint. You can get just a further taste of how he sees the world through his lense, here:
Shutterblography

My cousin, Andrea Smith, is a music publicist and freelance features writer (Go Andrea!!). Andrea regularly contributes pieces to the Sunday Independent (for those who don't know, that's an Irish newspaper). She's a lot of fun and her honest humor, compassion and individuality shows through in her writing. Check out some of her work here:
Andrea Smith

Both of the above links are permanently featured in the right hand column, over there above the clocks ----->

For anyone reading my Adventures In Chairs - you'll be happy to know that it's gone. G.O.N.E. gone! Hooray! Farewell, old thorn in my side. I hardly knew ye :)

And last, but not least, a BIG (woo hoo!!!) congratulations goes out to my friend, Sharon F. She's on her way to obtaining her doctorate - a PhD in Criminal Psychology. She's been accepted to every institution to which she applied (I won't mention the institution I feel she really belongs in ;) ) - so far, it's 8 for 8! She makes my heart swell with pride - I know, I know... I'll stop embarrassing myself ;)

I'm going to have so much fun with the ol' "Is there a doctor in the house?" gag. Tee hee.