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State wrestling

February 25th, 2008

I spent the weekend shooting state wrestling. Wow am I tired, but it sure is fun to see how intense and passionate the wrestlers are. The coaches are almost as fun to watch – their reactions and emotions. Two 12 hour days and you get a lot of access to the wrestlers away from the [...]

 

I spent the weekend shooting state wrestling. Wow am I tired, but it sure is fun to see how intense and passionate the wrestlers are. The coaches are almost as fun to watch – their reactions and emotions. Two 12 hour days and you get a lot of access to the wrestlers away from the mat. Here are a few of the brothers who won state and another teammate.


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Rancher

February 20th, 2008

This was one of those assignments that I was looking forward to, and it was just as fun as I thought it would be. I got to stand up in the truck bed with Joe as his wife drove us through the snow, slushy field. Hay stains covered my pants from leaning against them, and [...]

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This was one of those assignments that I was looking forward to, and it was just as fun as I thought it would be. I got to stand up in the truck bed with Joe as his wife drove us through the snow, slushy field. Hay stains covered my pants from leaning against them, and everything smelled so fresh.

Ranching is all Joe knows. It’s what he grew up doing, and continued to do in his adult life. It’s in his blood. So down-to-earth and friendly. Wish I could have made the rounds with him to his other fields.

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Choo-choo

September 23rd, 2007

Met an interesting man named Dick Maddock this week. He is enamored with anything to do with trains, and has built a miniature railroad system around his property. I was thinking – wow, to have a hobby where you invest so much time and money into, but then I realized – my job is my [...]

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Met an interesting man named Dick Maddock this week. He is enamored with anything to do with trains, and has built a miniature railroad system around his property. I was thinking – wow, to have a hobby where you invest so much time and money into, but then I realized – my job is my hobby and I do the same thing…