Category Archives: Current Affairs

Twin Cities Staycation Solution!!!

Have you ever wondered what in the world is there to do in and around the twin cities that is new and interesting and fun? Has the terrible recession got you thinking that you will not be able to take a vacation this summer but instead you will have to take a stay-cation instead to save money?
Well I have the perfect solution for you!!
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Moon Minneapolis & St. Paul

My picture of the Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge was chosen for the cover of a new Minneapolis and St. Paul Travel book from Moon Metro Publishing.
This week it has been released from the publishers and it is available for purchase.
If you would like to purchase it, you can find it here…
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First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota

First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota Badlands National Park So this whole purpose of this trip was…1. To get away from normal life and to get refreshed a little bit.2. … Continue reading

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Badlands National Park Road Trip 2009

Badlands National Park Road Trip 2009 Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. So this whole purpose of this trip was…1. To get away from normal life and to get refreshed a little bit.2. To hike.3. To learn some new techniques…4. And to … Continue reading

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Ghost Town Okaton SD in BW

Ghost Town Okaton SD in BW Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Four guys from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, went to the SD badlands for an early spring adventure. The guys were Dave Parker, Bob Martin and Barry … Continue reading

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How to save your marriage! Love Path International

Joe Beam, founder of Love Path International, is a world-renown marriage
expert who has been featured on The Montel Williams Show, Good Morning
America, The Today Show, The Mike and Juliet Show and Focus on the Family
Radio.
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Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Electronic Book

If you are anything like me, you like high tech stuff, you are very connected to the internet, and you love to read all that great online content and resources. But you also like to be able to physically carry your book around that you are reading. And, you also want to have a huge library available at your fingertips. Oh and you also want news resources to be instantly available to you and access to your favorite blogs all done without wires.
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My Picture is on the cover of a Book!! – Moon Minneapolis and St. Paul

I am so excited… One of my most popular pictures, the Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge  is on the cover of a book that is coming out in June.  The book, Moon Minneapolis and St. Paul (Moon Handbooks) is a Minneapolis and … Continue reading

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Wayne Moran Photography / Art Gallery Open

Minneapolis/ St Paul Photographic Art!!! Wayne Moran is one of the premiere up and coming photographic artists in the Twin Cities.  His specialty is Architecture and Cityscapes.  His cityscapes explode with light and life!  You can see a huge collection … Continue reading

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Rest In Peace – Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day – Fort Snelling National Cemetery ~ Please consider spending some time on today remembering their sacrifice. Continue reading

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Freedom – Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Freedom Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Freedom of thought and expression are two of the most basic tenants of any free society.Without those two things, you do not have a free society. We went to a must see movie this weekend. … Continue reading

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Minneapolis Skyline

Minneapolis Skyline Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Listening to: Regina SpektorSummer in the City. Part of a recent outing… I think this whole outing was very successful!!! If you are interested in being able to take pictures like this click here … Continue reading

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Riverplace

Riverplace Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. The other day it was a rainy wet cold miserable spring day. The kid of day that makes you want to wrap up in a blacket and read a good book… But this thought in … Continue reading

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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is the bridge that collapsed today in Minneapolis.  This was the 35W bridge over the Mississippi river in Minneapolis which is a major artery with very heavy traffic.  Fifty cars went into … Continue reading

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The Nativity Story

My family and I went to the new movie "The Nativity Story" this weekend  http://www.thenativitystory.com/ First of all getting four kids, two of which are boys in high school, to go to a movie that is not filled with action … Continue reading

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Gold futures tap $700 for first time in nearly 26 years – MarketWatch

More on Gold….  Don’t put your trust in Gold, but if you are a real investor, you really want to consider putting some of your money into Gold. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures tapped the $700-an-ounce level Tuesday for … Continue reading

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Bush Taps Snow As New Press Secretary – Yahoo! News

I love Tony Snow!!!  Great Job Tony, do good work. Complete Story: Bush Taps Snow As New Press Secretary. WASHINGTON – President Bush on Wednesday named conservative commentator Tony Snow as White House press secretary, putting a new face on … Continue reading

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Tehran Threatens West With Homicide Attacks

The liberals throught the world say they are affraid of the "Religious Right."  I bet you will not hear much concern out of the liberals about the crazies in Iran.  Now this is something to truely be concerned about. Link: … Continue reading

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Homosexual Rights Group – Early Supporter of VIRTUS in Twin Cities

This letter went out yesterday from primaryeducators.org . From: webmaster@primaryeducators.org Dear Parents, You may have missed this in the previous broadcast message due to its length.  Some additional information is provided. A question was raised at the meeting that if … Continue reading

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Parent’s Group Oversees Cleaning up the Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandals

If you are not aware of the "Clean up" of the Catholic Preist Sex abuse scandals, this may all be new to you.  There is a concerned parents organization that is currently head quartered in the suburbs of Minneapolis/St Paul … Continue reading

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Anti-conversion law passed in ‘tolerant’ Algeria

Another Islamic government has made it illegal to convert to Christianity. As attention focused on an Afghan Christian convert who faced the death penalty for his conversion, Algeria quietly passed a law that punishes anyone who persuades a Muslim to … Continue reading

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‘Satanic’ art in Catholic Church exposed

Now this is interesting stuff from a sector inside the Catholic Church. Could the Roman Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis be tied to embedded Satanic and occultic imagery in its artwork – some of it hundreds of years old? That … Continue reading

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The Cost of becoming a Christian in Afghanistan

Of course you don’t hear this in the MSM but this is what happens pretty regularly in the Muslim world.  Abdul Rahman is facing a death sentence for becoming a Christian.  What a heinous crime! One bystander states… "Cut off … Continue reading

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Update on Blogs For Terri

Dear Friends, One year ago we fought together on behalf of Terri Schiavo at BlogsforTerri as a loose coalition of independent bloggers, commenters and readers. Despite our protests, we watched with sadness and alarm as Terri’s food and water were … Continue reading

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X-rated ‘children’s’ books outrage students’ parents

What is with our schools and libraries? Parents across the nation are taking action against both school districts and libraries that feature books, some of them required reading, that include sexual issues and obscenity many believe are inappropriate for school … Continue reading

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