Santa's Land
Thursday, July 10, 2008
I'm having fun in the mountains with my parents and kids. Lynn is off at a resort in Tuscon, AZ living the good life. We're both a bit envious of each other. I'd love to see the desert's beauty. But, seeing my kids enjoy Santa's Land in Cherokee, NC may be an even bigger treat. We had a great time. For a full gallery of fuzzy pictures (taken by my Blackberry), hit this link.
Labels: vacation
Rafting in May
Saturday, July 05, 2008
It is July. It is hot. But, not long ago, I conquered the Cheoah River in North Carolina. I'll return to the mountains on Monday afternoon. And, I'll be taking another rafting trip on August 1st. So, to get ready, click on this link for photos from the fun time in May.
Saab Aero X Concept Car
Monday, June 09, 2008
Please oh please SAAB. The world needs this car. I know that the vehicle is a concept car.... but change nothing. Get to it.
mountain.jpg
Friday, June 06, 2008
I've got plenty of photos to publish from my rafting trip in early May. Unfortunately, the photo quality is terrible. In fact, one of the "best" shots of the mountains trip was from my Blackberry. The disposable underwater camera shots are not so good. Lynn had photographs, not digital pictures, developed. So, per the quality (and pain of scanning), I need to return the negatives to our local CVS to have digital proof that I tamed the Cheoah River. An AWESOME river, at that.
Olympic Stadium reviews
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Beijing National Stadium is a wonderful structure for less-than-wonderful sporting events. As athletics continues to gain professional notoriety, why do we prop up this relic of the Cold War? I think it is done to provide prime time TV programming in the summer. It is not done for this sports fan's entertainment. Yawn. Give me Arena football over some of the painful "events" like the Opening Ceremony. I need more sports and less "human interest."But, hey, the stadiums that hold some of the games can be pretty cool. Per CoolHunting.com (maybe?), I was linked to the Oobject web site/blog to review a gallery of every postwar olympic stadium. And I quote from the site:
With the possible exception of the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium, Beijing’s “Birds Nest” stadium, designed by fashionable Swiss architects, Herzog & de Meuron, promises to be the clear winner, architecturally. Here is a list of all 16 post-war Olympic Stadia. Vote for your faves.This is really a great little gallery. For more information on the stadium, and pictures, Good ole Wikipedia does the trick with a nice entry dedicated to Beijing National Stadium.
Labels: photography
A-Day in Tuscaloosa
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Birmingham Chapman family enjoyed a short road trip over to Tuscaloosa for spring football. Pictures of A-Day are up in the photo gallery. 78,200 fans were there for the scrimmage. Not quite as good as last year. But, still the largest (so far) spring game in the nation. Its great to be from Alabama!
Labels: family
Leningrad Cowboys and Red Army Chorous boom out "Sweet Home Alabama"
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
As originally posted by Cory Doctorow on the Boing Boing blog:
In "honor" of April Fools, I blaspheme Lynard Skynard.
In "honor" of April Fools, I blaspheme Lynard Skynard.
Labels: Alabama football, April Fool's
Easter 2008 with the Birmingham Chapmans
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Easter weekend has come and gone. Yet, the candy found in plastic eggs continues to linger on. Now that Amelia is a big girl at 2-and-a-half, the Easter Egg hunt is faster-paced. Please scroll down the page at: http://chrisachapman.net to view several short video clips from Easter morning.
Do not forget to view family photos by clicking on the gallery link at the top of this blog. Specifically, the Easter photos can be directly accessed via this link.
Labels: family
Easter Egg Hunt, part 1
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Amelia and Ethan brave the 38 degree morning to find eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny.
Labels: family
