Daily Archives: January 2, 2012

 

I’m in New Orleans, finally.  The only thing good I can say about Delta is I did get here alive!  Every other thing that could go wrong did go wrong!  I flew Delta from the day I joined Nikon 9 years ago and for the first 7 and a half years I loved them, then they merged with Northwest and a bunch of other carriers and became the world’s largest and now, in my opinion, worst airline.  It seems that the former great airline that was always on time, always friendly and helpful has now become none of the above.  This morning our flight was delayed because two crews showed up to fly us to Atlanta, and the one crew that was supposed to fly us had not had the proper paperwork filed!  When we finally left 25 minutes late, we then had sit on the tarmac because Atlanta Air Traffic Control held up flights in bound for 20 minutes, then when we finally landed in Atlanta we were delayed for fifteen minutes waiting to get into our gate, then the pink tag bags were very late.  I ran to the train, and ran to my next gate and made it just before they closed the door.  Packed in like a sardine, I finally went from a boil to a simmer, to calm, but I had to do something in honor of their lack of performance today, so here is my newest t-shirt!

 

O.K. having vented, I did get to the hotel and picked up my credentials for the Sugar Bowl and met with Mike Anskat our Repair Technician and planned our day at the stadium, (Super Dome), for the days activities.

 

I did get out in the afternoon to pick up some supplies and shot a few images of the French Quarter.  I just carried my point and shoot and was happy with the variety of stuff I could  produce with a simple camera.  Not having to make lens decisions actually led to a much more relaxed stroll.

 

Hope you like the results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Orleans painting on side of building.

 

 

The Hot Sauce capital of the world!

 

 

So I will rest up and post tomorrow evening after I have some Sugar Bowl stuff to share!  Thanks for the prayers, please continue, the enemy got the best o fme this morning but I recovered!

 

 

In Him,

 

the pilgrim

 

A nice sunset promises a better day tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2012, 9:05 p.m., back in another Marriott.  Yep!  Christmas vacation is over.   I’m flying out in the morning at O”Dark Thirty for New Orleans.  I’m covering the Sugar Bowl and then later early next week the BCS Championship Bowl.  I will be in New Orleans for the next 8 days, then home for a few and right back to New Orleans for Imaging USA.  Oh well, they do send a check every two weeks.  I will try to find some interesting things to photograph over the next week to share with you!   I enjoy New Orleans and I’m sure some great subject matter will present itself.

 

I am on a more important mission though, of course there is the work to be done for Nikon, when I say covering a bowl game I mean assisting the media that is covering the game for publications.  While I often get to make some images that is not my main reason for being there, sorry to disappoint you!  The atmosphere should be exciting and I always enjoy working with the media, so all will go well!  My other mission is to serve my Heavenly Father by reaching out to everyone I come in contact with His love.  It’s amazing how many people He sends your way when you are looking for someone to serve!  Prat that He will make me able to complete His mission, an that all the glory in victory will go to Him!  I can’t tell you how excited I am to have the opportunity to do the work I do and serve the God I serve.

 

Please pray for me and all the others out there that know who they belong to, and who they serve!  The spiritual war is raging, but God is in control and He will see His plan completed!  I just pray daily that I’m a good servant and not and impediment to His plans!   I met with Jim Begley at the house this afternoon and we talked about some of the great workshops and trips planned for this year.  You should never wish a single day or moment away, but I can say I can’t wait for some of the great times that are out there in the future!

 

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic start to your new year.  I look forward to sharing with you each day on this assignment.

 

My best,

 

the pilgrim