Street Photos and Politics

So yesterday, I took a walk through the streets of SC...thinking; thinking that you know what, Universe, you decide what I should come across my street journey. And so it did. I want to share a piece of my journey with you all. Its a little political. Probably because of a story I read that is still etched in my head. (LINK) I swear it feels like someone stabbed my brain with a fork.

I saw a group of people protesting the war, advocating peace, and requesting troops to be pulled out, so I decided this would be a good start towards photojournalism. I approached two protesters who've been doing this for about 5 years. "Why? Why are you doing this?" Truth is, this is pretty much a repeat. That is, this is Vietnam just tweaked a little differently. And now we are falling into another cycle. Another cycle of where the weak are taken for fools. Where those who have power think they can play the same ol' game and come out on top.

But, there is one problem for those who think that everything will remain the same: change is the only constant. The world evolves and people, well, they follow suit.

I asked them if they thought things were getting better...after all they had witnessed decades go by...so I asked, is there hope? They remained silent, but they remained standing. Standing, because there is hope; hope that things will change. It's a strange feeling to comprehend. A sensation that there will a change in world. You aren't sure which way it will go, but between doing nothing at all, you can at least hope it will go for the best.

Who knows, maybe one day I can open up the paper and not see a spiritual person, praying that our President dies. Blah...just writing that sentence left a dirty sensation in my mouth. I am gonna go brush my teeth folks; till next time...

Hope for the best in others,
Serg

"It is difficult to achieve a spirit of genuine cooperation, as long as people remain indifferent to the feelings and happiness of others."
-Dalai Lama

Facebook Photo

Hey all,

Seeing as how we are doing two cases back to back, I wanted to at least stop by here and give you, my fellow blog readers, a premiere of my facebook photo album.

Here is something written by, Kahlil Gibran, from The Prophet.

"I cannot teach you how to pray in words.
God listens not to your words save when He Himself utters them through your lips.
And I cannot teach you the prayer of the seas and the forests and the mountains.
But you who are born of the mountains and the forests and the seas can find their prayer in your heart,
And if you but listen in the stillness of the night you shall hear them saying in silence,
"Our God, who art our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth."

Starring into the ocean, I couldn't help but feel a oneness with world.

Hey

Hey Everyone,

On the road again...

Seems like no matter how many days we get off, the time sorta flies by. For several weeks now, I have been uploading a photo with a short story on A&E's Paranormal State Facebook group. I included to link to it on the bottom. I usually submit one every week on Mondays. If you guys are bored, feel free to check it out.

Facebook Paranormal State Photo Album

But now here I am, ready to take on our next case. I kinda decided to take advantage of the different locations that we travel to, so I stepped out of our hotel tonight and took some photographs of the streets of...whoosh. That was close one; obviously our location has to remain a secret.

Now for those of you who aren't fans of Twitter, maybe this will convince you:
http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Somehow I can see this becoming quite a following.

Off to get some rest.

Peace,
Serg

iPhone

Hey guys

So I got an iPhone. Right now I am traveling to the airport and at the same time I am blogging. So I want to try a new form of media communication with you all. I have a bunch of camera apps for my phone so from time to time I will take photos and videos to share with you. Last case, Chad and Ryan were vlogging like crazy.

I will respond to emails tonigt when I get in. Sorry about the delays; the Thomas house event and two investigation took up a lot of my time.

Stay strong,
Serg