{"id":2166,"date":"2009-10-15T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2013-06-14T23:44:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T04:44:15","slug":"cell-phone-photo-stream-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2166","title":{"rendered":"Cell phone photo stream part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_031.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>This is a picturesque section of the Badlands National Park near the entrance in Cactus Flats, South Dakota. Right after this a wind storm blew in that literally ripped campers and motorcycle trailers apart on the interstate as we drove toward Pierre! I have pics of those, too.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_032.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>Eight bucks is just too darn much for a movie ticket, but if you&#8217;re going to spend eight bucks it had better be at the Grand Theaters. At least they built a facility that gives me the impression that they value my eight bucks. They make going to the movies an experience.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_033.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>I ran top camera as well as ringside camera for the Mixed Martial Arts thing that came to town. It was quite a ride. Two heavyweight fighters rammed into the chain link wall of the Octagon so hard that it bowed out far enough to bonk my video camera! Thankfully the viewfinder didn&#8217;t give me a black eye&#8230;we&#8217;ll save those for the guys <b>inside<\/b> the ring.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_034.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>North Dakota continues to have the best skies. Of course, I give all the credit to the God who created them for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11).<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_035.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>A couple of Christmases ago I was able to ride my motorcycles and document the occasion. It was a little icy in places but that&#8217;s no problem.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_036.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>I built this little electonic &#8220;cricket&#8221; that chirped until it sensed light. I then deposited it at a friend&#8217;s house, who proceeded to check all his smoke detectors and stuff like that before finally discovering it. I score myself pretty highly on this one, but the victim is actually the guy who gave me the idea when he built one a long time ago to use on our coworker. Things came full circle for him, and now I&#8217;m the one watching my back!<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_037.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>Of course I&#8217;ve got to have a picture from the handgun range. I don&#8217;t spend nearly as much time here as I did when I was young and single, but I&#8217;m still quite handy with a pistol.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_038.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>I did lots of photography for the event when Jason Britton (of &#8220;Superbikes&#8221; on the Speed Channel) came to town. He and his buddy Tony did lots of stunts during the July 4th Parade last year and I was along for the ride. This is after the parade, riding the Cycle Hutt float back to the shop with Jason. That&#8217;s Amos (of the 5-Oh variety) in the foreground.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_039.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>I&#8217;m all for a funny license plate; I&#8217;ve had a few myself! Guess what? We&#8217;re <b>all<\/b> CO2 emitters. Climate change is a hoax. And some people are able to have a sense of humor about it. Good on &#8217;em.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/cellphone_pics_040.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>The Red Dragon. No, I&#8217;m not referring to the Thomas Harris novel. This particular dragonfly stood so still at the Game &amp; Fish Headquarters OWLS lake that I was able to take pics with my camera <b>and<\/b> my phone.<\/p>\n<p>That almost exhausts my noteworthy cellphone photos. Almost As luck would have it, interesting and quirky things present themselves to me on a daily basis (especially the mirror) and I try to capture them the best I can. More to come&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a picturesque section of the Badlands National Park near the entrance in Cactus Flats, South Dakota. 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