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Hey! mr. accordion man!

He didn't know how to play. iPhone photo.

Things I saw today

True/False Setup

Did some feature hunt work with the setting up for the True/False Film Festival.

How to Bathe a Chihuahua

For staff class, we were told to make a 30-second video that shows the passing of time. My edit went longer, but I think it's worth it. The whole film was shot on a digital Harinezumi 2. The black-and-white is all in-camera, so I didn't cheat.

Hope you like it.

Taco Bell Love

Harinezumi in Taco Bell. I had no idea what a strange world exists in that place late at night. The second photo is by Jessie King.

The lone cow.

Digital Harinezumi Shot

Ash Wednesday

"He's not breathing!"

Doctor's Day at the YouZeum

Down at the Barbershop

COLUMBIA — In a small barbershop at the Parkade Center in Columbia, amid the hum of the clippers and the whoosh of hair aprons being put on, there's another common sound — laughter.

JT's Cutz barbershop, owned by Columbia resident James Carter, serves not only as a barber shop, but also as a place to hang out, talk and have a good time, Carter said.

The shop is a bit of a rarity in Boone County because it is a business owned by a black person. According to the 2002 U.S. Census Bureau survey of Boone County business owners, the number of businesses owned by black people in Boone County is too low to be statistically reported.

Carter said he is unsure why there are so few businesses owned by black people in Columbia, but said it could be due to the competitive business market in the county.

"You know everybody needs a haircut," he said. "As far as something like the restaurant business, you know, there's so much competition it's hard to stay open doing other things."

Although more recent census data will be released in early 2011, Carter said that in the years he has been open, little has changed in the climate for businesses owned by black people.

"You don't really see to many new ones open up," he said.

But right now, business is good for Carter. On any given Saturday afternoon, you can see old friends meeting up, children laughing (or crying at the sight of the barber's chair) and the the pulse of life that flows through his shop.

'braska baskets

Yet another loss for MU Basketball — this time to Nebraska.

Two views of a snow-day cleanup

Found weather feature. I couldn't decide which I liked better...

Looks of concern at a basketball game

Something a little different for you

Since it's the weekend, I thought I'd have a little fun. These are a few Harinezumi photographs I took and then detail stylized. Enjoy

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Local track star

Walking in lo-fi

Just a few Harinezumi shots from this week. Though some may not enjoy the inherent technical flaws that accompany this camera, to me that's it's beauty. There's no point in taking time to get everything just right. You just shoot, and see what happens. It's liberating in many ways.

TOP: Pauline Lasley and her husband, Bob, share a moment of laughter during their musical jam session practice Monday at the Columbia Area Senior Center. Lasley said she enjoys coming out to the practice sessions — though she was convinced to come because of her husband. "Well, I've been married to that old dog almost 60 years," she said.

The photo lab.

My home away from home

When there's no story...

I Had to drive 20 minutes out in the country for a fire that was no big deal. By the time I got there, no flames, no action, and a lot of confused looks from people wondering why I was even there. So, not to be one to leave without a photo, I had some fun with what was there.

Kids. Portrait. iPhone.