THE MUDWALKER

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID THRIFT

Above photo credit: Taken by David Thrift on Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 1:35 PM CST in Lee County, Alabama.

Welcome to my Updates page. This page is provided for you so that you can get the latest updates and additions to my website. An archive of these updates will be provided as this site grows.

STICKY NOTES:

  • A few things I’m adding to this site soon: Social icons with links, a page for upcoming content and content ideas, a resources page, a feedback page, a contact page, website directory pages, Twitter directory pages, Facebook groups/pages directory pages. Yeah… I’ve got a lot of page building to do.
  • Some upcoming layout changes: Some parts of the home page are showing on the blog section, and single post pages. I will (when time permits) be removing some of these parts from those sections as I feel that not everything on the home page needs to be available site-wide. That’s what the home page is for.

UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 2022:

2022-10-05-WED @ 1:40 PM CST – My MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 006 is now available, and get this, I actually got it posted on time this month in October 2022. I’m trying to get better.

2022-10-05-WED @ 1:42 PM CST – My MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 006 is now available on the blog.

2022-10-04-TUE @ 9:48 AM CST – My Tabs page has been added to the website. This page was created for myself to be used for hoarding links instead of hoarding open tabs in my Firefox browser on my phone.

2022-10-04-TUE @ 8:12 AM CST – My Gradients page has been added to the website. This page is primarily for myself, and is here to hold links to color palettes on the coolors.com website where I get color palettes and gradients from for use in business and for my website backgrounds. These links are held for archiving purpose so that if I change my background, I can always resort back to other ones if I want to change them around.

2022-10-04-TUE @ 6:17 AM CST – My Projects page has been added to the website. This page is primarily for my own use to keep up with progress on all of the projects I’m working on. The projects range from ebook publishing, to content creation, to personal projects. This page was born out of my need to have all of my projects listed in one place so that I can keep up with all of the projects I’ve got going on, along with my progress, and help myself to keep focus on my project goals. For you as a site visitor, you can see on this page what I’m working on, and what may be coming to the website soon.

UPDATES FOR SEPTEMBER 2022:

2022-09-30-FRI @ 4:00 AM CST – My AI page has been updated. The update includes a simple note to say that I’m still working on some new AI art, but haven’t transferred any to my collection yet.

2022-09-30-FRI @ 3:09 AM CST – This week has been a busy week for me since this past weekend, but it didn’t include new updates on my website. The reason for that is because I have been working in my home office all week on a decluttering project, and also working to download a music collection (A State Of Trance Podcasts from trancepodcasts.com) that I’ve been trying to catch up on for a very long time. The decluttering project is scanning old books I’ve had laying around my home for months that I’m working to digitize into pdf format for saving shelf and floor space, and easier access to the information in them on my laptop. This being a Friday, it’s my Monday. Tonight for productivity, who knows what I’m going to do. I need to finish creating some picture color pallets for yaascolor.com on my phone, and I’m sure I have at least one other project on my phone running that I can’t remember at the moment. It’s been awhile since I’ve watched earthcam. I may tune in to watch Duval street in Keywest Florida tonight to see what the nightlife is like down there. Maybe I’ll collect some more screenshots for a new ebook. I’ll also get back to posting more photos to the blog soon… maybe even this weekend.

2022-09-26-MON @ 2:14 AM CST – My Flashback Photos 003 Courthouse Square In Opelika Alabama Tuesday September 6th, 2022 photo blog post is posted. Check out the beautiful water fountain at one of my favorite parks.

2022-09-25-SUN @ 11:47 PM CST – My Flashback Photos 002 Train In Salem Alabama Saturday September 17th, 2022 photo blog post is posted. Check out some photos of a train I took in Salem, Alabama.

2022-09-25-SUN @ 7:39 PM CST – My Upcoming page has been updated. This update includes notes on new content implemented on site starting this evening, which is my Flashback Photos blog post series. This is a series of photo posts where I’m sharing more of my photography.

2022-09-25-SUN @ 6:43 PM CST – My Directory page has been updated today. The update includes Flashback Photos, a new blog series.

2022-09-25-SUN @ 5:09 PM CST – My Flashback Photos 001 On The Tracks In Salem Alabama Friday September 16th, 2022 blog post is up on the blog. This is the first post in a new blog series I’m calling “Flashback Photos”. The purpose of this blog series is to share more of my outdoor photography in mini, one page photo galleries that are intended to highlight memories of a specific day.

2022-09-15-THU @ 1:22 AM CST – My UPCOMING page has been updated. Visit this page to find out what new projects are ahead in my art, photography, ebooks, website changes or updates.

2022-09-13-TUE @ 9:52 PM CST – My Updates Archive 006 September 2022 post is up on the blog. This post will archive all website and project updates for the month of September 2022.

2022-09-13-TUE @ 9:33 PM CST – My MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 005 has been posted to the blog. This post contains the pdf download link you need, as well as links where you can view the newsletter, and all past newsletters on Issuu.

2022-09-13-TUE @ 8:38 PM CST – The Newsletter page has now been updated with the latest MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 005 available for downloading, and/or viewing on Issuu. All links you need are including on the page.

2022-09-13-TUE @ 5:04 AM CST – My AI page has been updated.

2022-09-09-FRI @ 7:43 AM CST – My Upcoming page is now on site. I have placed this page on my website to list things that are in mind for future add-on’s to this website, or new project ideas I’m considering.

2022-09-09-FRI @ 2:08 AM CST – My new AI page is on site. This page was created primarily for my own use. I recently got into a.i. art (art that is generated by artificial intelligence online based off of keywords and phrases), and this page serves as a journal where I’m keeping up with topics I generate art with. These artworks will be published in new ebooks. So this page also serves as a tracker for my progress on making new ebooks available.

Updates Archive:

PAGE INFO:

This page was created on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 @ 8:40 AM CST.

Sunset on 2022-09-25-SUN. Photo taken in Salem, Alabama. It's extremely cloudy today in Salem, AL on this Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 3:09 PM CST. I am not complaining. I actually hope it rains a little. It's 87 degrees out as I post this at 3:16 PM CST. So clouds and rain are wwlcome as long as no huge storm comes along. Mimosa (I think) tree blooms near a building in Salem, Alabama on Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 6:09 PM CST. #trees #flowers Birds on a wire in Salem, Alabama at 6:04 PM CST, Sunday, June 12th, 2022. #birds Cardinal on a post. Photo taken at 5:55 PM CST, Sunday, June 12th, 2022 in Salem, Alabama. Download my current MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER at ddavidd.com/newsletter A beautiful #sunrise on this Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 5:49 AM CST in Salem, AL. May everyone have a peaceful day ahead. Don't forget to download my newsletter if you haven't already at ddavidd.com/newsletter My favorite kind of sky on 2022-06-11-SAT @ 3:20 PM CST in Salem, AL #clouds #sky nature It's not the most beautiful location as far as places to hang out is concerned, but there is a beautiful sky above today. I might shoot some video of the clouds floating across the sky to post on my YouTube channel. It's MUDPIX OUTDOORS if you are interested. Also get yourself a free copy of my latest photo ebook at ddavidd.com/ebooks Veasey Creek Park on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 at 5:40 EST. Outdoors on West Point Lake at West Overlook Viewpoint on the Alabama side of the lake near West Point Lake Dam. To enjoy more of my photography, you can purchase my photo ebooks at the link below. 2021 and still at it with my photography (www.mudpix.com) and I've started making beanies again after a long hiatus since around 2014. Find my beanie store at www.dudecapz.com and I hope you like this photo. This is at Long Cane Park on West Point Lake in Troup County, Georgia. Have a great day! #photodump #nature #outdoors Went to get some things at Dollar Tree next to Workout Anytime in Opelika, AL today and saw two hot dudes with bangin' asses walk in. That's right, I said it. Great views on a beautiful day.
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Albums Recently Played – Listening to music at home is a very important part of my home life. These are some of the most recent albums I’ve listened to on Spotify. Most recent listed first.

  • Various Artists – 80s 100 Hits (Compilation) 2010 – [link]
  • Thompson Twins – Into The Gap 1984 – [link]
  • Cathy Dennis – Move To This 1990 – [link]
  • The Cover Girls – Show Me 1987 – [link]
  • DINO – The Way I Am 1993 – [link]
  • DINO – 24/7 1989 – [link]

New Album Discoveries – Listed below are some albums I’ve discovered that are in my que to give a listen to. You may want to check them out also.

  • Far Corporation – Solitude 1994 – [link]

You’re At The Right Place! – If you were looking for my other websites at f2fw.com, or mrdthrift.com, then you are at the right place. Those domains now redirect here to ddavidd.com until further notice. For my own records, f2fw.com to was transferred as a secondary domain to ddavidd.com for redirect on Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 11:56 AM CST. I do not remember when I transferred mrdthrift.com as a redirect to this site. This info only to remain in this spot until I find time to organize it properly in another place, perhaps a new domains page.

BLOG CATEGORIES:

BLOG ARCHIVES:

10 LATEST POSTS:

  • MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 006
    MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER ISSUE #6 OCTOBER 2022 EDITION The 6th issue of my MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER is available for downloading or viewing online. You may view it directly below, and there is a download option available to you if you want to save a copy to your computer. It is a direct download. Just click the download […]
  • Updates Archive 007 October 2022
    This archive provides all updates made here at DDAVIDD.com during the month of October 2022.
  • Flashback Photos 003 Courthouse Square In Opelika Alabama Tuesday September 6th, 2022
    There is a small, beautiful park with a large water fountain in front of the Lee County, Alabama Courthouse in Opelika, Alabama. Occasionally I like to stop by there for a little time to watch the fountain flowing. At almost midnight on Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 I visited the park after a run into town […]
  • Flashback Photos 002 Train In Salem Alabama Saturday September 17th, 2022
    In the late afternoon on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, I took these photos of a train passing by in Salem, Alabama, because I like to watch trains. So if you also love to watch trains pass by, then I hope you enjoy these photos.
  • Flashback Photos 001 On The Tracks In Salem Alabama Friday September 16th, 2022
    Thanks for checking out this blog post. This post marks the beginning of my “Flashback Photos” blog post series at ddavidd.com where I am posting 10 photos in mini photo galleries in each post. These are my outdoor photos, and maybe sometimes photos of other subject matter.
  • Updates Archive 006 September 2022
    This archive provides all updates made here at DDAVIDD.com during the month of September 2022.
  • MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER 005
    MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER ISSUE #5 SEPTEMBER 2022 EDITION The 5th issue of my MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER is available for downloading or viewing online. You may view it directly below, and there is a download option available to you if you want to save a copy to your computer. It is a direct download. Just click the download […]
  • Digital Art For Zoning Out 001
    Digital Art For Zoning Out 001 is the first photo art ebook in this series, and is a collection of beautifully colored and patterned digital art. IT’S FREE – SO DON’T MISS IT! – I am giving away this first ebook in my Digital Art For Zoning Out photo art ebook series for your viewing […]
  • Surf Session 002
    It is Sunday morning, August 7th, 2022 @ 12:42 AM CST. Once again I am at work. Between my duties I’ve been working on building accounts I follow on Twitter… that was until my Twitter account was suspended. Why was it suspended. I said in a tweet that “I wish these foldables would die”. This […]
  • Following On Twitter In EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS
    Services providing information on ebooks and audiobooks. These I follow are included in my EBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS list on Twitter.

DUDECAPZ BEANIE STORE:

An original design slouchy crochet multi-color beanie made by David Thrift, owner of DudeCapz Beanie Store, online at Storenvy.

Did you know that I am a knitter, and a crocheter? Did you also know that I have a beanie store on Storenvy where I sell my hand-knit, and crochet hats for men and women. They are one size fits all, so they are great for anyone 12 and up. Click here to go over to my shop and find your new favorite beanie for yourself, a friend, or your loved ones. Shipping for these items is to any of the 48 contiguous United States.

FEATURED VIDEO:

Amazon Kindle App & Z Fold: Quick View & 4 Features To Enable For Enhanced Reading – [link]

I’ve got my eye on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 a lot lately, and I’ve been looking for reasons to justify buying one. I like to read, but I don’t always like to carry my Amazon Kindle. I wondered how the Amazon Kindle app would look on the Fold 4 phone. This video gives a good look at how it would appear, although it’s shown on the Fold 3. I think I would like it if I decide to purchase the Fold 4. So if you are wondering how your Amazon Kindle app books would look on these fold phones, give the video a watch. – Featured on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 2:28 AM CST.

Find other related videos on YouTube under search for “amazon kindle on z fold 4” – [link]

For more of my featured videos on YouTube, please click here for my Featured Front Page YouTube Videos 2022 list.

FEATURED SPOTIFY:

80’s Techno Music – New Wave – Synthpop – [link] – There are over 400 songs from the 1980’s new wave and synthpop music era in this playlist. Featured on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 12:09 AM CST.

Previously Featured:

Spotify Playlist – TRANCE 2022 – Best Trance Music Official TOP 100 – [link] – Some of the best trance music tracks in one of my favorite Spotify playlists. Featured on Thursday, August 4th, 2022 @ 1:09 AM CST.

FEATURED ALBUM:

Dino 24/7 – Released on January 1st 1989 by The Island Def Jam Music Group

Tracks:

  1. No More Heartbreak (The Opening)
  2. I Like It
  3. Never 2 Much Of U
  4. Summergirls
  5. Boyfriend-Girl Friend
  6. Real Love
  7. 24/7
  8. Sunshine
  9. In The City
  10. Nightime Lovekind

Listen on Spotify – [link]

View album with purchase options on Amazon – [link]

More info on:

Angelfire (artist) – [link]

Discogs (album) – [link]

LastFM (artist) – [link]

MusicBrainz (album) – [link]

MusicBrainz (artist) – [link]

Spotify (artist) – [link]

Wikipedia (album) – [link]

Wikipedia (artist) – [link]

Featured on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 1:28 AM CST

HERE ON EARTH IN 2022

A list of notable events happening in 2022. These events come from Twitter. If you are on Twitter, then you may have already seen these, and if not, I have these listed so that you can check them out. Follow me on Twitter @MrDThrift for my latest updates. Note that the timestamps indicate when I listed these, not the actual time and date these events were published on Twitter.

2022-09-14-WED @ 2:06 AM CST – Houston nurse hit 130 mph before deadly Los Angeles car crash (September 12, 2022) – Prosecutors called Nicole Linton’s collision a ‘NASCAR-worthy performance’ in a Friday filing opposing the reduction of her bail. – [link]

2022-08-05-FRI @ 8:26 AM CST – Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover seen in 36 years – Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia recorded the highest amount of coral cover in nearly four decades, though the reef is still vulnerable to climate change and mass bleaching, a monitoring group said Thursday. – [link]

2022-08-05-FRI @ 2:47 AM CST – AI art software Dall-E moves past the novelty stage and turns pro – After capturing the imagination of tech insiders, the autonomous drawing tool is expanding to broader audiences and commercial uses. – [link]

2022-08-05-FRI @ 2:01 AM CST – After 6,000 years dormant, Iceland volcano near Reykjavik erupts twice – While people have been told to avoid the area because of poisonous gases, the government said there was no immediate risk of damage to critical infrastructure. – [link]

2022-08-05-FRI @ 1:58 AM CST – U.S. Coast Guard seizes 40 sharks caught illegally in Texas waters – Border Protection officers alerted the Coast Guard that the four men were catching sharks near Corpus Christi. – [link]

2022-08-04-THU @ 6:47 AM CST – Her birth was a ‘great mystery.’ Then she found the man who delivered her on a street 30 years ago – A woman traveled from South Dakota to meet up with the man who helped bring her into the world more than 30 years ago on a San Francisco sidewalk. Here’s how it happened. – [link]

2022-08-04-THU @ 6:41 AM CST – Icelandic volcano 20 miles south-west of Reykjavik erupts – The eruption follows days of small earthquakes in the area along a peninsula known to be a seismic hot-spot. – [link]

2022-08-04-THU @ 6:36 AM CST – A ‘reversible’ form of death? Scientists revive cells in dead pigs’ organs. – Researchers who previously revived some brain cells in dead pigs succeeded in repeating the process in more organs. – [link]

2022-08-04-THU @ 5:56 AM CST – Rare walking shark spotted on land blows viewers’ minds in ‘history-making’ footage – Shark Week on Discovery has been awash with incredible moments this year, but no one expected to see a walking shark on their screens. – [link]

2022-05-11-WED @ 12:16 PM CST – Texas fisherman catches a 300-pound fish of a lifetime – and then he let it go – Payton Moore traveled Houston’s bayou, determined to catch one of the largest alligator gars Texas has potentially ever seen. – [link]

2022-05-10-TUE @ 3:33 PM CST – Deep-sea researchers spot ‘yellow brick road to Atlantis’ while exploring ocean floor – It was the crew onboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus who caught sight of the formation. ‘It’s the road to Atlantis,’ a researcher on the radio can be heard saying. ‘The yellow brick road?’ another adds. The strange-looking feature, which resembles a road paved in cobblestones, was located in the Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in the Pacific Ocean – [link]

2022-04-13-WED @ 10:29 AM CST – Neptune experiences an unexplained shift in temperature – Neptune, the farthest planet in our solar system is experiencing a shift in temperature that scientists can’t explain. – [link]

2022-03-09-WED @ 9:23 AM CST – TIME’s Women of the Year 2022 – The list highlights 12 extraordinary leaders working toward a more equal world. – [link]

2022-03-09-WED @ 8:43 AM CST – The wreck of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, is found – Explorers and researchers have located Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship that sank in the Antarctic in 1915. – link

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER 2022

One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – AUGUST 2022

Guess you gotta be fake for people to care that much. I’d rather be alone.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – JULY 2022

Always be a first rate version of yourself, and not a second rate version of someone else. – Judy Garland

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2022

Grow through what you go through.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – MAY 2022

Healing yourself can be offensive to those that benefited from your brokenness.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – APRIL 2022

Actions always prove why words mean nothing.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2022

It’s not that serious. Focus on your work. – David Thrift

More quotes available in my newsletter. – I am a collector of meaningful quotes and sayings. You can find my entire collection in my free MUDWALKER NEWSLETTER. Get it here. It’s a free pdf download.

NOTICES:

2022-08-05-FRI @ 9:05 PM CST – A big focus for me this month in August 2022 is to start listing accounts I follow on Twitter. You will see a lot of these pages being posted to the blog over the course of this month.

2022-08-01-MON @ 12:06 AM CST – This week, probably starting tomorrow on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022, I’m planning on populating some resources and information from some of my other sites into the 3 column panel of my website below. I’m also considering to add a new section into the template below for temporary promotions of interesting things I find on the internet. UPDATE – Promotions has been added. – UPDATE – I still have to move content from other sites.

2022-08-01-MON @ 12:00 AM CST – I’ve got several other .com websites that I have not been doing a lot of updates to lately, and for quite awhile. I’ve already set one of them to redirect here to ddavidd.com, and I’m considering to do the same with several more of them. Doing this will allow me to redirect funds to possibly set up a new store website using Woocommerce on Wordpress, rather than using 3rd party storefronts like Storenvy, and Gumroad to sell my craft products and my ebooks. This will be a huge move with a lot of work required if I choose to make this happen. Stay tuned for updates.

DDAVIDD.com has recently been relaunched on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 with a new theme I designed. You may notice some things moved, or removed as needed over the coming weeks as I adjust to this new layout and getting my content organized. Update: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 – Work is still going on with setting up my website here with the new look and upcoming content. You can check my UPDATES page to see the latest updates as they happen. Update: Monday, August 1st, 2022 – Most work has been done to get this website set up with the new theme now. Going forward I just have some clean-up of content to do, and decisions on what content to place where within my new template. Hopefully by the end of 2022, I will have everything running smoothly, and this notification can finally be removed from the site.

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New Hobbies & Collections Photo Journal

My new publication called Hobbies & Collections will give you an up to date look at what is keeping me busy the most. Click here to read it on Issuu. This is frequently updated.

SPOTIFY LIFE – My Spotify listening journal is being put together so that I can publish it here on site. Look for it soon.

GAS PRICES 2022

Tracking the surges in gas prices in my local area in Alabama. This is a mostly just “to be doing it” thing to take up space in this section until I figure out what else to put here in a future update.

  • 2022-03-10-THU @ 6:10 AM CST – $3.89
  • 2022-05-10-TUE @ 7:57 PM CST – $3.93
  • 2022-05-11-WED @ 10:22 AM CST – $3.93
  • 2022-08-04-THU @ 3:20 AM CST – $3.36

COPYRIGHT & CREDITS

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David Thrift resides in Southeast Alabama, and his primary interests are photography, art, reading, music, crafting, and content creation.

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