http://johnesimmons.com Writing, photography, video, multimedia production Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:21:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I inherited a 1974 Mercedes Benz 230 from the family of the original owners.  The car was obviously well cared for and maintained, but has been sitting for some time.  Lots of things are very stiff.  I'll be posting on restoration efforts. http://johnesimmons.com/2009/07/14/a-new-project-1974-mercedes-230/ Welcome to your source for stock highway construction photography.  In this section, you'll find signs, barrels, barriers and barricades, as well as other safety apparatus.  You can buy images as high quality prints, or as high resolution digital files.  Various licenses are available - send an email to the address ... http://johnesimmons.com/2009/03/20/highway-construction-barriers-barricades-and-signs/ Your source for nautical and nautical construction stock photography.  You can buy images as high quality prints, or as high resolution digital files.  Various licenses are available - send an email to the address to the left. Click on the image for a larger view. [gallery] http://johnesimmons.com/2009/02/11/nautical-stock-photography/ [caption id="attachment_425" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Developer sign on Dutton Island"][/caption] I paid a visit to Dutton Island today - a great one to photograph fog. You'll soon see those photos in the stock photography section. As I was driving out, I spotted this sign back in the bushes.  Are there still plans for ... http://johnesimmons.com/2009/01/27/development-coming-to-dutton-island/ [caption id="attachment_302" align="alignleft" width="250" caption=" Gene Talmadge"][/caption] Barack Obama took office without a stumble, except for that oath of office.  Just after World War II, the State of Georgia saw a much more difficult transition. The November 1946 election for governor saw the people of Georgia do what they'd done three times ... http://johnesimmons.com/2009/01/22/the-2000-election-and-georgias-three-governors/ Yesterday, while most folks were distracted by the inauguration, 1850 employees of Clear Channel Communications lost their jobs.  Those dismissed include 930AM's David Lamm, who had been with the station since the beginning.  At the time, it was only the ninth sports-talk station in the country. http://johnesimmons.com/2009/01/21/more-media-jobs-lost/ Weathermen will tell you a hurricane hit the coast of North Carolina in 1876, but the people in the small town of Swanquarter say it was a blessing from God. Swanquarter lies on the coast of the Tarheel State. It's so small it's unincorporated - the only unincorporated county seat in ... http://johnesimmons.com/2009/01/19/church-moved-by-the-hand-of-god/ [caption id="attachment_397" align="alignleft" width="155" caption="Bishop John Freeman Young"][/caption] Bishop John Freeman Young sleeps in Jacksonville's Old City Cemetery. While there's nothing on his tombstone to indicate it, he's known internationally for his English translation of the world's favorite Christmas carol - "Silent Night, Holy Night." Young was born in Pittston, Maine on ... http://johnesimmons.com/2008/12/19/sleeping-in-heavenly-peace/ I'm looking for freelance work in writing, and basic production and post-production. You can reach me at the email address in the sidebar.  To see my resume, click the resume tab at the top of this site. http://johnesimmons.com/2008/10/09/looking-for-business/ I must be. I am 80% Tortured Artist.Angst, and bitter resentment drive me to create works that not a single idot will ever come close to grasping. Ah, the raw and unforgiving statements that bleed from my soul are so misunderstood.Take theTortured Artist Test@ FualiDotCom http://johnesimmons.com/2008/09/30/am-i-a-tortured-artist/