Monday, March 18, 2024

Plants in the Window

 

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Dean Christopher: Musician, Keyboardist

Dean, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

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@elton_dan #keyboards  

Watching

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Firefighters


Leawood Fire Department (Kansas).

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@leawoodfire 

Saturday, March 16, 2024

DNA

In a 16-year span, forty crimes in Europe were attributed to a woman from DNA evidence collected at each scene.

Law enforcement had no success finding her. Profilers were brought in from across Europe, and when she murdered a policewoman in Heilbronn, Germany, over 16,000 hours of overtime were logged by Heilbronn police officers. They named her the Phantom of Heilbronn.

She was never caught on security cameras; a couple of eyewitnesses claimed she appeared to be a man.

Eventually, investigators determined the "Phantom" did not exist. DNA recovered at crime scenes had already been present on the cotton swabs used by police for collecting DNA samples.

The DNA belonged to a woman who worked at the factory where the swabs were made, and she had unknowingly contaminated the swabs.

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#DNABlunder #eyewitnesses 



Flag of the United States of America

Raising the flag for our national anthem.

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5K Marathon

St. Patrick, blessing the 5K marathon.

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@kccosplayrunner @kcrunningco 

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Self-Portrait

 



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#lfl #shadow

Danny Kaul: Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Guitarist

Portrait of a pensive musician.

Danny, prior to a rousing performance.

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@dannykaul123 #fender #bassguitarist  

Natalie Riggs Wessel, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Natalie, performing with Cherry Bomb.

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@kcriggs10 @cherrybomb_rocks #vocalist 

Casi Joy: Singer, Songwriter, Musician


#WomenYouShouldKnow 

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@casijoymusic #singer #songwriter #guitarist  

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Nicki White: Musician, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

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@mama_nickiwhite #singer #guitarist  

Clay Johnston, Musician

Clay, performing with Soca Duo, Soca Jukebox.

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@soca.jukebox @steeldrums 

Summer Timperley, Vocalist



#WomenYouShouldKnow

Summer, performing with The Wednesdays trio, Wednesdays At Herman's.

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@sumtimps @wednesdaysathermans  

Trent Oehlert, Musician

 

Trent, performing with Way Too Famous.

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#guitarist

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Sunrise



Emptied glass, Sunday morning, hotel bar.

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

Aerial Performer

#WomenYouShouldKnow

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@quixoticfusion 

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Warm-Weather Ice Skating





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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Ribbon

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Reflections

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#buildings #reflection

Table, Chair

 


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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Ice Skaters At Rest

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Colin Ridge, Musician

Colin, performing with Big Time Grain Co.

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@ridgetastic @bigtimegrainco #guitarist 

Monday, March 4, 2024

Fire Department Gear

These bunker pants and bunker coat are worn by Captain Andrew Harper, Leawood Fire Department (Kansas).

Together, they are referred to as turnout gear, although they have been described by the public as, "their costume."

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@leawoodfire #cityofleawoodfiredepartment #ItsNotACostume 

Keith Sauro, Musician

Keith, performing with The Suburbans.

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@suburbanskc #bassguitar  

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Trey Bose, Musician

Trey, performing with Perpetual Change.

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@perpetualchangeband #saxophonist 

Friday, March 1, 2024

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian will co-star in the new ten-season science-fiction series, "Murderbot", on Apple TV.

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@dastmalchian @paramounttelevisionstudios @appletv #murderbot  

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Mannequin

 



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Erin Jones, Vocalist

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Erin, performing with The Phil Collins Experience.

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@pcexperience 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Milkshake

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Heading Home

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#walkway #businessman 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Aqua Penny's


Although still under construction, Chef Penny Mufuka (#WomenYouShouldKnow) offered me a peek inside her newest restaurant, Aqua Penny's, at Park Place in Leawood, Kansas.

Expect fresh coastal-seafood flown in daily and a full-service raw bar when they open in about 6 weeks.

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@aquapennys @parkplaceleawood #chefdriven #culinarywizardry #seafoodrestaurant

Awning and Window

 

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Dresses

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Noble Gasses

 

A selection of noble gasses, not just neon, are used in gas-discharge decorative lighting.

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#chemistry

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Keshon Duke, Musician

 

Keshon, performing with the St. Louis-based band JAM: Jackson and Mars.

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@jacksonandmars #bassguitar #guitarist 

Ice Skater

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Moving Van

 

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Honoring A Military Veteran


An officer and a gentleman has passed: Brigadier General William Joseph Mullen III (Ret), United States Army.

-Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point; Master of Science degree from The George Washington University, awarded while a student at the Naval War College; graduate of the Army War College.

-Army Ranger, Master Parachutist.

-Vietnam, twice. Korea, Panama.

-Commanded 1st Infantry Division (Forward) in Germany and deployed with them to Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Storm.

-Staff positions at The Pentagon, US Central Command, and US Forces Command.

-Awards include Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Distinguished Service Cross, two Distinguished Service Medals, two Soldiers Medals.

-His 33 years of active duty culminated with command of the 1st Infantry Division (Separate) (Forward) in Germany. 

In one of the emails between us after I made this photograph, he expressed his gratitude, "I am honored and flattered." 

He signed his notes, "All the best, Bill."

I never called him Bill.

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@westpoint_usma @usarmy 


Friday, February 16, 2024

Carmen Dieker, Musician

#WomenYouShouldKnow

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@la_colina_violinista @quixoticfusion #violinist  

Zae Romeo, American Idol

 

Watch Sunday, February 18, 2024, as Zae Romeo auditions for American Idol (ABC, Season 22).

You will recognize Zae from The Voice (NBC, Season 20).

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@ZaeRomeo @AmericanIdol @TheVoiceCasting @KMBC9News #TheVoice #AfroLatino 

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Guitarist, and Technician

 

Lars Groce (l), guitarist and vocalist for The Zeros, and Mike Foster, guitar technician.

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@larsgroce @thezeroskc #musician

Straws



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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day

A sidewalk-flower for Valentine's Day.

Artist: Unknown. Young at heart.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Dang Thai Son, Musician

#ClassicalPianist  #Pianist

As a boy in Vietnam, pianist Dang Thai Son took refuge from the Vietnam War by evacuating with his family to a remote village in the mountains.

His mother, the co-founder of what is now known as the Vietnam National Academy of Music, taught him to play on old pianos rescued from her school in Hanoi.

Their extraordinary story is recounted in the feature-length documentary, "The Cannon and The Flower" (2014, Story4).

He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, in Russia.

In 1980, Mr. Dang was the First Place Winner and Gold Medalist at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, becoming the first pianist from Asia to do so.

Mr. Dang has performed with renowned orchestras in more that 40 countries.

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@icmpark


Monday, February 12, 2024

David Luther, Musician

 

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@thedavidluther #guitarist #vocalist 

New Life

I was 21 years old, when I placed spermatozoa into Petri dish containing an ovum.

A membrane formed around the ovum within a minute of being fertilized, creating a barrier to other spermatozoa.

Then, new life: Cells divided and multiplied.

The profundity of that experience has lasted a lifetime.

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

Head Chiefs



Former Kansas City Chiefs General Manager, CEO and President Carl Peterson, and former Head Coach Dick Vermeil, exchanging opinions.

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@chiefs  

Sunrise

 

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