Car Show – Couldausedanotherday

I convinced my wife I had no time to remodel the kitchen, but if we waited two years until I retired – I should have much more time.

I retired a year ago, but moving grandma to assisted living, preparing and selling her house (and the estate sale) was a significant delay.

Replacing an upstairs bedroom carpet became a room remodel, and then sprucing up our stair well was another detour.

I learned that the roof of our rental house needed attention before the rainy season begins – the kitchen would have to wait a little longer while we do that repair (and extend the roof over the deck).

And then we can remodel the kitchen – except we plan to have visitors for most of December, should we begin tearing the kitchen apart this late in September?

I have a new website. I wanted it up and running in time to show pictures from my favorite annual car event (which is also my favorite photo event) – Cruising McMinnville, formally known as I Dragged The Gut in McMinnville. Missing my deadline would be like releasing a new Christmas movie in January.

This event is unique for me because I get to take low light, slow shutter pictures of classic (and other) cars driving on the street, resulting in still pictures that convey motion.

I wanted a website where I could show my pictures, and if anyone was interested, a picture could easily be purchased as a digital download.

After posting pictures on my new site, I began seeing them on the internet. People were simply saving screen shots and re-posting, so I branded the pictures with watermarks.

I don’t have delusions of fame and riches from my pictures, but at this point in this digital world, how can I show/share my pictures online without essentially giving them away?

I saw one of my pictures copied, edited, and re-posted on Face Book as if the copier was the original photographer. He posted it with complimentary words. I left a reply that it was also one of my favorite pictures from the event.

I was taking pictures at a local car show this summer, getting in very close for details in some shots. The owner of one car approached and asked rather accusingly what I was doing. I told him I was taking pictures.

He said he’d never seen anyone taking pictures like that (so close to the car). He harrumphed quickly and walked away before I could say- then you’ve never seen pictures like mine!

If you visit my new site, scottcanfieldphotos.com, you’ll currently find mostly car pictures, but be sure to check the Fireworks Galleries.

My last cancer check / blood test said the previous wobble in my Multiple Myeloma numbers was not a change in direction or status.

I continue testing for the cause of my constant sinus drainage and the resulting effects – currently we are eliminating(?) food allergies from the suspect list.

The living have so much to do!

Living requires a lot of energy – physical energy. I didn’t realize this when I had more than I needed. Most of the time now, my energy needle is surprisingly past the “E” and I wonder where I will finally run out and roll to a stop.

Is this due to the side effects of medications? The side effects of Chemo, or radiation? Is it due to Diabetes, or is it simply a normal part of getting older?

I’m learning to cope, to compensate, to not over-do. I don’t mind walking away, pacing myself to finish a project tomorrow, or maybe just get back to it tomorrow (or soon).

When my body proposes a nap, I’ve learned it’s beneficial to take one (unless I’m driving). It’s a use it or lose it invitation.

The Big Guns medication (Singulair) prescribed by my ear-nose-throat doctor has sadly lost the shoot out with my chronic throat clearing and cough.

When I asked him what’s next, he said we’re going to hit it hard with The Blunt Instrument! That blunt instrument was Prednisone, a steroid that failed to obliterate. I’m scheduled now to see him again to discuss a “Sinus Procedure.”

I survived the treadmill stress test (with nuclear imaging) for my heart doctor. At our follow up appointment, he explained that the stress test was negative, but my nuclear imaging was positive, and that is a contradiction.

He explained how that could happen, and how he prefers to proceed as though I have some arterial blockage and the risk of a heart attack. He doubled one of my daily medication doses and replaced another with something better.

He also led a horse to water with diet and exercise recommendations.

My brother rebuilt the Triumph Trike he’s owned for many years. We took it and my Chevy to a Show & Shine while I was visiting him in Brookings.