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Christmas “Break” 2011

The Grand Architect of this Website — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:06:09 +0000

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks which is why I’m just now getting this blog up on the website. Ali and I had a great Christmas “break” and feel a little bit more recharged going into this new year. As a teacher, Ali got two weeks of for Christmas. I on the other hand experienced my very first year of life without a Christmas break. As a business owner I was able to take off a few days around the holidays which was great! This was also the first year we did not go to my parents house for some sort of gift opening. Mom and dad moved to Lawton this year and our whole tradition got switched around a bit. Dad had to work on Saturday but did make it in time for dinner at the grandparents house on Christmas Eve. This is a 35 year tradition so we’re glad he made it just in the nick of time! Ali and I drive from Owasso to Edmond on Christmas Eve night around 9 pm every year. We woke up and opened presents with Ali’s family and then went to church for a Christmas service. We continued our tradition of getting up early on the day after Christmas where we stocked up on some Christmas lights for next year as well as a couple of goodies! For New Years Eve we hung out with our FCA group in a cabin on Tenkiller lake in Oklahoma. It was a relaxing time with friends and a good time as always. Ali and I went back to work on the 2nd and are ready for the new year! This is going to be a BUUUUUUUUSSSSYYYYY year! I hired a part-time employee to help with some of the load at the office. I’m planning on going to about 6-8 seminars this year as I slacked off a little this past year with the start of a new practice. On the photography front, I recently sold my Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L lens, and Canon 15mm 2.8 Fisheye lens in preparation for the new Canon 1Dx. I purchased the new Canon 70-200mm 2.8 IS II on December 31st as there was a huge $400 rebate for one day only. I also picked up the new Canon 8-15mm fisheye lens to use on my current camera body, the Canon 7D. There has been a lot of switcharooing around here but I’m hoping to have a great rig put together by the Oklahoma City Marathon this year. I’m even toying with the idea of selling my Canon 200mm f2 IS and buying a Canon 300mm f2.8 IS for the extra length on a full-frame. Anyway, a lot of camera talk. I also just bought a new wordpress template for my business website and hope to start building that soon! I hope you all had a great Christmas holiday season and are a little bit more rested for the new year. Have a great year! -Barnezy-2011 Christmas 16 2011 Christmas 4 2011 Christmas 6 2011 Christmas 13 2011 Christmas 20 2011 Christmas 1 2011 Christmas 22 2011 Christmas 23 2011 Christmas 32 2011 Christmas 34 2011 Christmas 35 2011 Christmas 36 2011 Christmas 37 2011 Christmas 38 2011 Christmas 45 2011 Christmas 46 2011 Christmas 49 2011 Christmas 50 2011 Christmas 52 2011 Christmas 54

Josh Wilson Presents Noel Christmas Concert

The Grand Architect of this Website — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:15:47 +0000

Earlier this week Christian singer Josh Wilson came to Tulsa to play a Christmas concert at Southern Hills Baptist Church. We went with the friends the Sheffields. JJ Sheffield is a member of the Matt Roberson Band and has played with Josh Wilson before. This summer I was invited to the YEC conference in Norman where the Matt Roberson Band played for Josh. Josh’s Christmas concert was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. He played 20 different instruments and recorded each instrument creating “loops.” in the process. It was a remarkable concert as Josh is not only a very talented singer, but a tremendous musician. The church was packed and Josh played for a solid two and half hours. It was my first time using the Canon 7D. I sold off my Canon 5d Mark II and Canon 1D Mark III in preparation for the release of the Canon 1Dx in March. It’s been a busy time this holiday season and we’re looking forward to some much overdue time with family. Merry Christmas to all of you and thanks for all of the Happy Anniversary wishes we’ve received this past week. -Barnezy-

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Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ opens in Broken Arrow, OK

The Grand Architect of this Website — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:21:57 +0000

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Yesterday Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ opened in Broken Arrow, OK. This is easily the best thing to ever happen to the city of Broken Arrow. (Well at least since we’ve lived here!) As many of you know, we spent the last four years in Kansas City while I was in chiropractic school. Shortly after arriving to KC we were introduced to the Big 3 BBQ joints of Kansas City. Fiorella’s Jackstack, Gates, and Oklahoma Joe’s. Arthur Bryant’s is also one of the best places in town, but the three I mentioned are our favorites. The original Oklahoma Joe’s of KC is located in a gas station at 47th and Mission. They added a second restaurant in Overland Park, KS which was just a few miles down the street. On one of my weekly visits to “Okie Joe’s”, I sat down with one of the managers for a quick bite and he told me the history of Oklahoma Joe’s. I won’t give you all of the details, but you can read about it on their website. When it came time to move back to Oklahoma this summer one of the hardest parts of leaving KC was leaving Oklahoma Joe’s behind. It had become part of my weekly routine (and sometimes several times a week routine) and I got depressed just thinking about the Tulsa BBQ joints I knew of. Shortly after we moved back to OK I heard rumors about an Oklahoma Joe’s coming to Tulsa. I asked around and even contacted “Joe” who lives in Bixby, OK. Sure enough, the plans were set and they were only looking for the right location. A few months later my wife and I were on our way to church when we saw a sign on a building which read “Oklahoma Joe’s Coming this Fall.” My wife and I literally screamed as this building was less than a mile from our home. What are the odds? Our favorite restaurant in the world was moving right down the street from us. Given, this isn’t a franchise of the KC restaurant, it was built by the founder of the restaurant and most of the menu is unchanged. Ali and I showed up last night (for our anniversary.) and were one of the first people to get to enjoy the new restaurant. We were greeted out front by Joe who is very personable. We also got to meet Joe’s wife Page who was incredibly welcoming to us on our first trip to the restaurant. We ordered the “Jumbo Chicken Z-Man” and fries since that was our favorite thing in KC. The sandwich did not disappoint and we were surprised at how close it tasted to KC version of the sandwich. It took several years for the second Oklahoma Joe’s location to catch up to the flavor of the original restaurant which is probably due to “grill time.” The sandwich was FANTASTIC and the fries were amazing as well. We didn’t indulge too much because we had a reservation at Mahogany Prime Steakhouse in Tulsa for our anniversary dinner. We’re planning on swinging by after church tomorrow and then we’ll probably make it a weekly meal for sure! If you live anywhere near Tulsa you HAVE to stop by for the best barbecue in the state… and maybe the planet! Tell Joe we sent you! -Barnezy-

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Happy 5th Anniversary!

The Grand Architect of this Website — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:21:19 +0000

Yesterday Ali and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary as husband and wife. We were married on a beautiful December day in Guthrie, OK in 2006. The past five years have been simply amazing through the fun times and the hard times. We have grown closer every single year and this past year was no exception. We faced several challenges with so many transitions in our lives but the Lord was faithful and brought us through them all. Yesterday we started out the day watching this year’s anniversary video I made. I’ve made one every year since we’ve been married and it’s one of my most favorite things to do every year. This year we broke out all of the stops and spoofed a scene from “LOST” for our opening. We watched all 120 episodes of LOST this summer thanks to Netflix and we loved it so much we wanted to include it in the video. For dinner, Ali and I stopped by the all new Oklahoma Joe’s in Broken Arrow, OK for their grand opening. I will blog about that later this weekend. We split a Jumbo Chicken Z-Man with fries which was just enough to tie us over for our second dinner at Mahogany Prime Steakhouse. I’m convinced they have the best Filet Mignon in Oklahoma. I have yet to find a better filet in my travels. I gave Ali a diamond tennis bracelet this year since I haven’t bought her anything jewelry-wise since we got married. With this being our fifth anniversary she definitely deceived something sparkly for putting up with me for this many years! Overall, we had a fantastic anniversary and I can’t wait for the next one with all the challenges we will meet before then. People ask us how we’re so happy with one another and how we seem to fall more and more in love each year instead of drifting away like most couples. The answer is always simple. I married the one God made for me. The reason we know this is that when we met we were both seeking to know God more and when we met, it was never so clear that we were the ones for each other. I fell in love with Ali the first time we sat down and had a conversation. A few years earlier I may not have given Ali a second look as I was looking for a “different” kind of woman. When I started seeking after a godly woman instead of a worldly one, I was given the gift of Ali and I knew in my heart very early on that I was going to marry her. So when you marry the right person, it’s pretty easy to grown more and more in love with them every day! Thanks again for all of the congratulations you have sent our way, we are truly blessed to have such good friends! Now sit back and enjoy the four months of hard work I put into our 5th Anniversary video! -Barnezy-

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Barbecue, Christmas lights, and good friends

The Grand Architect of this Website — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:17:22 +0000

‘Tis the season to travel to the Mecca of BBQ and eat so much that you sweat barbecue sauce! A few weeks back we took our friends the Sheffields to Kansas City for a tour of the best barbecue on the planet earth. I’m sure that will be hotly debated by Tennessee and Texas residents but as far as the world is concerned Kansas City is king! The Sheffields had not spent much time in KC and therefore we thought it was our duty as friends and former KC residents to give them the proper tour of barbecue! We ate at Oklahoma Joe’s twice and the original Fiorella’s Jackstack in Martin City. I wish we could have taken them to Gates and Arthur Bryant’s, but there’s only so much a body can take in a given weekend! We had an amazing time seeing old friends, shopping at the Plaza, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Cabellas, Legend’s etc… This was our first time back in a while and Tulsa is truly home now. When we got back we finished our “Lost” spoof for our 5th year anniversary. My good friend Jared Glover and his girlfriend Lauren helped us film a famous scene from Lost in the parts department at Jim Glover Chevrolet. This was the first time I’ve let Ali participate in the creation of our video. This video used to be a surprise, but after 5 years in a row I guess it’s become expected. This year’s video is pretty stinking funny and will be one to top in the years to come. I’ll be posting that video on Saturday so make sure you come back for that one. Last weekend we had the Sheffields over for an amazing cookout consisting of Pork tenderloin, chicken, steak, and jalapeño/cheddar sausage. We had our own little Brazilian barbecue meal and I performed a controlled burn in our backyard. The fact that the grill is sitting a few feet from the burnt area is merely a coincidence! After an amazing meal, we toured the Rhema Christmas lights display which is now primarily LED’s. It’s simply amazing how bright these things are! We finished off the night with the classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Allison had never seen it, and there’s no better movie for getting into the holiday season! Things are slowing up a bit at work during this time, but that’s just fine with me! I got to take two of my favorite patients to lunch yesterday for one of their birthdays. Our anniversary and Christmas are just around the corner…. I better get busy shopping.. and making presents! -Barnezy-

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Thanksgiving in Charlottesville, VA

The Grand Architect of this Website — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:25:23 +0000

This past thanksgiving my wife and I traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to spend the holiday with my brother-in law. He is an assistant pastor in a church in Charlottesville and has been there for about a year. He was unable to come back this Thanksgiving because of his work so Ali’s mom decided that we should go see him. I had never been to Virginia so I was absolutely all for it! Ali’s parents were visiting their relatives in Missouri this year and my parents were not hosting Thanksgiving since they live down in Lawton now so it was actually a really good year to bail on Oklahoma. We flew in on a Tuesday and stayed till Sunday morning. My brother-in law Asher has a really cool basement apartment at a house right down the street from the church. We got to do a lot of things during our time there and I left Virginia with a greater appreciation for Thomas Jefferson and our nation’s past. We did a little hiking but were forced to turn around on Old Rag Mountain because of a storm. We ate at some great local establishments! We had Thanksgiving dinner with complete strangers who were members of Asher’s church. They were incredible hospitable to us so it was like being with family. We met Asher’s adopted family and spent a night eating dinner with them. We met some absolutely fantastic people during our time in Virginia. We even drove to Target at midnight on Thanksgiving but we decided not to wait in the line that easily had 2,500+ people standing in it. We were unable to park at Walmart or best buy and we decided to just come back later in the day. We visited the University of Virginia where Asher conducts a Bible study with some of the local students. It’s an amazing campus and the history involved is remarkable! I wish I had more time to take pictures as everything was beautiful and outrageously historical. The Virginia-Virginia Tech game was held the Saturday we were there so we left campus before it got too crowded. On a different note, I’ve nearly wrapped up our 5th Year Anniversary Video and will be posting it on the website in the next 10-12 days. I have been working on it since September and this year has some really fun surprises! It’s been a phenomenal five years with my wife and I’ll do my best to write a little blog about our journey thus far. The office keeps getting busier and busier which is nice and I actually decorated my office with Christmas lights so I’ll post a pic of that soon. Hope you all are enjoying the season and make sure you make time to reflect on the reason we celebrate this time of year. -Barnezy-

Our First Marathon Expo Experience

The Grand Architect of this Website — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:31:39 +0000

Two weeks ago we had our first racing expo experience. I have shot the Route 66 Marathon three years running and this year the race director asked me if I wanted a booth at the expo. I knew it would be a crazy weekend but thought to myself, “sure, why not?” I ordered a banner, brochures, business cards, about $800 in Kinesio and strapping tape. We brought my 30 inch Apple cinema display for showing slideshows of my photos from previous races. I sweet talked some of our office staff into helping me on the weekend and asked my sweet wife to do the same. We had a nice spot against the wall that wasn’t in the middle of all of the chaos. We worked all day friday and from 11-6 on Saturday at the Tulsa Convention Center. I ended up treating and taping about 100 people which was a ton! We had a wait list going all-day saturday and there were 20-30 people who we were unable to see due to the constricted hours and the wait. I primarily worked on and taped runners for: Plantar Fasciitis, IT band injuries, Knee Pain, Shin Splints, and low back pain. I think we were able to help most runners get through the race and I got a lot of hugs at the finish line where I was taking pictures. Overall it was a great experience and we had several new patients come into our office after the weekend. I think we’ll definitely have to have a booth there next year and perhaps at the Tulsa Run expo as well. I could definitely not managed the booth without my lovely bride and our two exceptional staff members. Thanks again you guys! On another note, I’ll be posting about our Thanksgiving vacation in Charlottesville very soon. We have a crazy weekend up ahead of us as well so check back for that blog in the near future! -Barnezy-

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2011 Route 66 Marathon

The Grand Architect of this Website — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:34:17 +0000

Two weekends ago I shot the Route 66 5K and Marathon events in Tulsa. This was my third time shooting the marathon and second as an official photog. They even gave me credentials this year because I begged for them. They typically say something to the effect, “Your camera is your credentials!” and so far that has been true, but I like to collect credential tags since I’m not a legit professional. This year was the first year I shot the race as “Dr. Barnes” which was fun since I had a booth at the Expo. I will blog on that adventure soon enough. It was an absolutely grueling weekend with the 12-13 hours of shooting photos plus 18+ hours working on and taping runners. It was a crazy, crazy time and my cameras got plenty of work. I’m definitely a little relieved that my race year is winding down and I don’t really have any more races to shoot till next spring. This is a good thing as I’m selling a lot of my camera gear to put towards the new Canon 1dx which goes up for sale in March. This year the Route 66 event took place over two days with the 5K being on Saturday morning and the marathon being on Sunday morning. I think I really liked this change and it made shooting everything a little easier as well. One of the really cool events this year was the “Mascot Dash.” There were 15-20 mascots that ran a 200 meter footrace. Afterwards they danced with about 50 kids to songs like “Cupid Shuffle” and the “Cha Cha slide.” It was an absolutely awesome moment and the kids, mascots and spectators had an amazing time! I shot over 1200 photos this year which is easily double of any other race I’ve done. That’s a lot of photos, but they turned out pretty well. You can view the entire set and download any of the photos in full-resolution HERE. It was a bitter cold day on Sunday and I found out that my autofocus on my Canon 1D III works a lot better without me having to activate it by pushing through a big squishy glove. Overall it was a great weekend and I really enjoy this event and hope to be asked to shoot it for years to come. The expo was also a really fun experience so I’ll most definitely try to do that in the future even though it makes the weekend crazy! On a different note, my wife and I spent last weekend with my brother-in law in Charlottesville , Virginia for Thanksgiving. I’ll be posting a blog on that hopefully this week. I have about a dozen more blogs to do before the year is out so I’ll be busy. The anniversary is right around the corner so come back for the 5th year anniversary video, it’s going to be a good one! Well, back to work, I have patients waiting! -Barnezy-

2011 McNellie’s Pub Run

The Grand Architect of this Website — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:41:32 +0000

I’m a couple weeks behinds on blogs so I’m playing catch up today. A few weeks back I shot the McNelli’s Pub Run in downtown Tulsa. This is a great 4 mile Tulsa event that draws a lot of people and a lot of Guiness! Many of the runners were participating in the “Guiness Challenge” where they had to drink a pint of Guiness every 1.3 miles of the course. This really makes things interesting and I saw a handful of people who were unable to keep down their Guiness. This was my first time shooting this event and was invited by a few patients who were participating. The event was a lot of fun and I wish I could have stayed longer to enjoy a Guiness with my patients. Maybe next year! Well it’s been a crazy couple of weeks (as usual) and I’m currently enjoying some good down time with my brother-in law and wife. I’ve got upcoming blogs from the Route 66 Marathon, the Route 66 Expo and a trip to Virginia I recently had. The holiday season is vastly approaching and the office is getting insanely busy, but that’s what I live for! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends! -Barnezy-

Xtreme Footwerks in Idaho Springs, Colorado

The Grand Architect of this Website — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:19:34 +0000

Two weeks ago Ali and I spent a weekend with my good friend Dr. Alan Yoder in Golden Colorado. We visited Thornton, Colorado Springs and Idaho Springs as well. In Idaho springs there is an orthotic maker by the name of Shawn Eno. He is a certified pedorthist and I first made his acquaintance in 2009 at an MPI Gait seminar in Lombard, IL. We had many of the MPI instructors lecturing as well as Peter Breeze of New Balance (then with NIKE). Shawn was the last lecturer and blew us away in terms of content and his understanding of biomechanics and corrections he could make with custom orthotics. At the time Shawn was working with the Gait Guys but now has his own practice called Xtreme Footwerks. It’s located in a historical building in downtown Idaho Springs, CO. I spoke with Shawn at the 2011 MPI Gait Seminar about possibly working with him in making our patients orthotics. When I started working with Dr. Peterson in April, he was very receptive to the idea of us having a true custom orthotic for our patients instead of the Quadrastep system they had been using for a year or so. I dove right in and bought 25 casting boxes and a pedograph and we casted our first patient in June. Since then, I’ve performed something like 40 exams and we have built a ton of orthotics together. The exam Shawn has us perform is beyond impressive. We look at gait, torsional deformities (like twists in the leg bones), foot dynamics, knee/hip orientation etc. The exam takes me about a half hour and then we ship the casts to Shawn where he builds one of the best orthotics out there. He builds an EVA foam orthotic as well as an acrylic (springy) orthotic. He can make any number of modifications to any orthotic we build, making them a true custom solution. Our patients have been overwhelmingly impressed with the orthotics. In my clinic, I see primarily runners and other endurance athletes and they are surprised by how comfortable these orthotics are. I have yet to see an orthotic made by a podiatrist that is actually comfortable enough for a an endurance athlete. Shawn has a great nitch with his orthotics because they are extremely comfortable and corrective at the same time. My wife has been wearing his orthotics for two years and was unable to run without them due to femoral and tibial deformities she has. She’s a huge fan, and I’m a huge fan as well! Without his orthotics I would be unable to do any sort of running or endurance training. The purpose of our trip was for me to refine my examination and learn a few things from Shawn. I also wanted to tour the facility and see what all goes into his orthotic manufacturing so I could share that with our patients back home. I also wanted him to build me a new set of orthotics as I’m planning on training for a 5K this year and want to be able to run it FAST! We spent about three hours with Shawn at Xtreme Footwerks and were blown away by his assessment and manufacturing process. After seeing what he does, I think we should be charging a lot more for these orthotics. I’m glad we’re able to provide them for an affordable cost to our patients, but I think they would be blown away by the care and attention given to every pair of orthotics. Overall it was an incredible experience and Alan and I both learned a ton. We filmed the entire exam and some of the manufacturing process and I may post some of that later on if I find some time. This has been a crazy week as I’m preparing for the Route 66 Marathon expo on Friday and Saturday. I’m also shooting the Route 66 Marathon and 5K’s this weekend so I’ll be posting some of those photos hopefully next week. My practice has been growing by leaps and bounds since September and we feel very blessed that so many people have trusted us in getting them back on the road! -Barnezy-

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