I am an introspective, creative, and somewhat unusual person! I have two children, am happily married, and am an R.N. teaching in Community Services at Angelina College, Lufkin, Texas. I am also a freelance photojournalist and writer. I have interstitial cystitis and must tailor my activities somewhat because of the chronic IC. However, I get around the world pretty well via my computer! I love a good story, especially true crime stories, stories about the sea and natural disasters, and stories about things that haunt us. I love to take a good picture and give it life with the beauty of words. To me, the written word is as music is to a pianist. I have learned that through trials, one may still find beauty and wonder. http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/Mattie-of-Mom-085/539662806_PEeWV-Ti.jpg http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/ 2009-11-26T04:10:14Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Heading up the highway past High Island to Bolivar Peninsula. Note the damamged telephone poles to the right. The telelphone poles to the left are post-Ike. During Hurricane Ike, reports sai ...</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393903644_vhA7e" title="Heading up the highway past High Island to Bolivar Peninsula. Note the damamged telephone poles to the right. The telelphone poles to the left are post-Ike. During Hurricane Ike, reports sai ..."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000858/393903644_vhA7e-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Heading up the highway past High Island to Bolivar Peninsula. Note the damamged telephone poles to the right. The telelphone poles to the left are post-Ike. During Hurricane Ike, reports sai ..." title="Heading up the highway past High Island to Bolivar Peninsula. Note the damamged telephone poles to the right. The telelphone poles to the left are post-Ike. During Hurricane Ike, reports sai ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:12:20Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000858/393903644_vhA7e-Th-3.jpg 2008-01-02 15:30:05 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Long shot.</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394472826_gzs6r" title="Long shot."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001542/394472826_gzs6r-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Long shot." title="Long shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:19:55Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001542/394472826_gzs6r-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-02 22:06:59 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1469.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394447811_uXJPt" title="100_1469.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001469/394447811_uXJPt-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1469.jpg" title="100_1469.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:16:18Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001469/394447811_uXJPt-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 21:50:13 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Still Alive. This is at Starlight RV park, right next to our old vacation home on Gayle St. The RV park was on Hwy 87.</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394447654_MJcXZ" title="Still Alive. This is at Starlight RV park, right next to our old vacation home on Gayle St. The RV park was on Hwy 87."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001468/394447654_MJcXZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still Alive. This is at Starlight RV park, right next to our old vacation home on Gayle St. The RV park was on Hwy 87." title="Still Alive. This is at Starlight RV park, right next to our old vacation home on Gayle St. The RV park was on Hwy 87." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:00:06Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001468/394447654_MJcXZ-Th-1.jpg 2008-01-02 21:49:47 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Still Alive-Cary Rogers 2025 Hwy 87 Lot #7 Gilchrist, Texas 77617 10-1-08</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394447330_ZTMdq" title="Still Alive-Cary Rogers 2025 Hwy 87 Lot #7 Gilchrist, Texas 77617 10-1-08"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001467/394447330_ZTMdq-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Still Alive-Cary Rogers 2025 Hwy 87 Lot #7 Gilchrist, Texas 77617 10-1-08" title="Still Alive-Cary Rogers 2025 Hwy 87 Lot #7 Gilchrist, Texas 77617 10-1-08" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T22:50:38Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001467/394447330_ZTMdq-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 21:49:25 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />South Shore Grocery, Hwy 87, Crystal Beach</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393939918_NPm3r" title="South Shore Grocery, Hwy 87, Crystal Beach"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000956/393939918_NPm3r-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="South Shore Grocery, Hwy 87, Crystal Beach" title="South Shore Grocery, Hwy 87, Crystal Beach" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T22:55:15Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000956/393939918_NPm3r-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 17:41:35 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />1972 Avenue D, Crystal Beach</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393934473_4TSUd" title="1972 Avenue D, Crystal Beach"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000920/393934473_4TSUd-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="1972 Avenue D, Crystal Beach" title="1972 Avenue D, Crystal Beach" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:12:27Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000920/393934473_4TSUd-Th-3.jpg 2008-01-02 17:05:17 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_0906.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393932237_xup6c" title="100_0906.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000906/393932237_xup6c-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_0906.jpg" title="100_0906.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:05:40Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000906/393932237_xup6c-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 16:55:05 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />969 Gulf Shores drive, the Norwoods</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393932156_jYzGx" title="969 Gulf Shores drive, the Norwoods"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000907/393932156_jYzGx-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="969 Gulf Shores drive, the Norwoods" title="969 Gulf Shores drive, the Norwoods" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:15:27Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000907/393932156_jYzGx-Th-3.jpg 2008-01-02 16:55:10 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1314.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393910197_XB9mW" title="100_1314.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001314/393910197_XB9mW-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1314.jpg" title="100_1314.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:16:03Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001314/393910197_XB9mW-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 20:52:54 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1313.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393909962_YaZHV" title="100_1313.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001313/393909962_YaZHV-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1313.jpg" title="100_1313.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:19:18Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001313/393909962_YaZHV-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 20:52:42 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Eerie photo of car buried in the sand to the right of Hwy 87 heading to Rollover pass. Was this person trying in vain to escape the rising water before Hurricane Ike made landfall?</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393904012_iH273" title="Eerie photo of car buried in the sand to the right of Hwy 87 heading to Rollover pass. Was this person trying in vain to escape the rising water before Hurricane Ike made landfall?"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000866/393904012_iH273-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Eerie photo of car buried in the sand to the right of Hwy 87 heading to Rollover pass. Was this person trying in vain to escape the rising water before Hurricane Ike made landfall?" title="Eerie photo of car buried in the sand to the right of Hwy 87 heading to Rollover pass. Was this person trying in vain to escape the rising water before Hurricane Ike made landfall?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T22:55:51Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000866/393904012_iH273-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 15:54:26 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1650.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394492645_6noct" title="100_1650.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001650/394492645_6noct-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1650.jpg" title="100_1650.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:19:58Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001650/394492645_6noct-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 22:45:14 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1007.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#394008811_FLkmj" title="100_1007.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001007/394008811_FLkmj-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1007.jpg" title="100_1007.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:07:07Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001007/394008811_FLkmj-Th-3.jpg 2008-01-02 18:22:12 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />100_1307.jpg</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393909215_A6ZKD" title="100_1307.jpg"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001307/393909215_A6ZKD-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="100_1307.jpg" title="100_1307.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T22:49:42Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1001307/393909215_A6ZKD-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 20:42:53 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a><br />Zipping by Claude's True Value Hardware, or more accurately, what is left of Claude's sign. The structure is gone.</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix#393903817_ZjnaZ" title="Zipping by Claude's True Value Hardware, or more accurately, what is left of Claude's sign. The structure is gone."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000865/393903817_ZjnaZ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Zipping by Claude's True Value Hardware, or more accurately, what is left of Claude's sign. The structure is gone." title="Zipping by Claude's True Value Hardware, or more accurately, what is left of Claude's sign. The structure is gone." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T23:01:11Z rhondamadgirl http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000865/393903817_ZjnaZ-Th-2.jpg 2008-01-02 15:53:40