Well I am finally posting something again. I'm sure people are riveted by this blog with the frequency of it's posting. Anyway, I found some cool websites where you can play a free game and they will donate free, clean water for every question you get right. Now clean water may not seem like a big deal, but in 2006 it was said that 1.8 million people die because of contaminated water per year and that 1.1 billion people lacked clean drinking water. We have been in a drought where I live for a couple years and we have to be tight with water, but there is still nothing stopping me from waltzing over to a sink, turning it on, and having clean and cool water. It is something we take for granted, but about 20% of the population does not even have clean water (and I am sure the percent is much larger when it comes to running water). So, take a few minutes, play a game, and help some people get free water!

The websites are...
http://www.freepoverty.com/

and

http://www.helpthirst.com/

Have a great day folks!

It's a big world

I love going to the mountains. I think it is extremely refreshing to be in the outdoors and be a part of nature. My favorite thing about mountains is their size. It always made me think about how big the planet is and how small I am. The size of them just gives me reason to believe there is so much more to life than what we can see. I just feel that there has to be a bigger plan, and one that has been around far longer than I have.

As big as mountains are, they really do not serve as a good testament to the size of the universe. I saw this video on youtube, and it blew me away. Mountains are so big that they can make me feel small, but this video makes mountains look tiny. I'll let you connect the dots about what that says about me. Here's the video, hope you enjoy it. It's really well made and has some sweet music I think.



Here is the actual youtube page, if you want to learn more about the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=855LIxE0qP0

How to Take Good Pictures

I created a video for the website about taking good pictures. It doesn't need much explanation, you just need to watch it. I promise it will be helpful. Thanks everyone, have a great day!

Photo Contest Results

Well everyone the photo results are in! It was a great contest and we had a good number of participants. The winners are posted on the website here and I have created a slideshow of all the entries. And that is, right here...



Thanks to everyone who submitted pics!

Everyone, happy new year!