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On the road in Seattle
Seattle, WA - Hey look! I was cleaning my camera and it went off! It was good to see some people I've known for years but never met. I'm glad I got to make this trip. As an added bonus some pictures got taken too. Next week: Des Moines, IA. Nothing...

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Home video of Charley after the hurricane.
Blythe, CA - A good friend of mine, former ABC News Producer Karl Zimmerman, posted this video of Charley right after he moved in with us. As most of you know Charley adopted me right after Hurricane Charley. We, the truck engineers, originally called...

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Looking out of the door of the truck yesterday…
You can see the most interesting things from the door of my truck… Washington, DC - There hasn't been much in the way of substantial posts in these pages lately simply because I've been too busy to write. That's no way to keep the ratings...

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The end has come...
The main media camera platform in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles during Michael Jackson's funeral. Check out he dish farm in the background. Los Angeles, CA - The funeral is over. People are leaving. We're still here. I suppose I should...

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Day before memorial
Los Angles, CA - Just after midnight much of the television media packed up and moved into Nokia Plaza and the street in front of the Staples Center. There is going to be a perimeter set up a block in every direction from the Staples center. If you don't...

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Epic Driving Fail
I went to shoot a parade and festival and ended up shooting hard news. Why is it always me? That little blue car hit the Suburban in the rear with enough velocity to drive it into a spin and flip it. The blue car actually hit the ambulance in the background...

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A special circle in Hell
Ft. Myers, FL - If there is a Hell, a special circle exists for those inconsiderate, unthinking, self centered folk that park regular sized four wheeled vehicles in oversized spaces reserved for RVs, busses and trucks. This is especially true when there...

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So you crash your bike on April Fool's Day…
Ft. Pierce, FL - Today, while sitting at a light near Port Charlotte, FL a motorcycle went down about half a block down the street from me. My view was blocked so that I only saw the bike and rider spill. I'm told he swerved to avoid hitting a car...

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I-40, Mile Marker 1
  Grants, NM - This sign is in Barstow, CA at the very beginning of east bound I-40. It made me laugh. Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.  - Albert Einstein

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Sing a song of IHOP
Tampa, FL - At breakfast this morning, while discussing the pathetic state of California's finances with the server, song broke out. A group of fraternity brothers from FSU, serenaded their server with a most excellent choral performance. The group...

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