Winter Weekend Getaway

Cabin fever set in real bad, so Elaine and I went to Akron Saturday night and stayed at

This is the way things looked outside


But we were warm and had fun inside

Sign of Life on Mars

Here is the image making its way around the internet.


Oops, sorry not that one. This one.

Decisions Decisions

Ryan and Elaine went to Paper Daisy in Canton looking at all the invitation designs.

Aaron's 20th Birthday Party

Since Aaron was home for the three day weekend, we celebrated his birthday early by taking him to Friday's in Canton.


Here's the Happy Birthday Boy



Who says there is no such thing as a free lunch? There is on Aaron's Birthday. We were seated one place, when Stacy the manager asked us to move as she needed to seat a party of 25. For our trouble, Stacey said that lunch would be on her.

Happy Birthday Aaron!

Meanwhile, Back Home

Work continues on the new house in the backyard.

Ryan and Brian's New House


Ryan and Brian bought a house in Akron, as Brian's lease was up at his apartment. Here is the house


Here is the living room


Here is Ryan's kitchen

Building a New House

In the lot behind us.

Aaron is Back at School

I took Aaron back to Ohio University yesterday to finish out his second year.

Flowers for Elaine

Happy New Year

Christmas 2007 HD Video


Christmas 2007 Video HD from Marshall Karp on Vimeo.

Christmas 2007

Sea Hunt 50th Anniversary Podcast

Brian Alves and I do the Underwater Videographer Podcast. We decided that it would be a real Christmas present for our listeners to have a Sea Hunt 50th Commemorative Special Podcast. Click here to listen or download.



I interviewed author Eric Hanauer (who interviewed Lloyed Bridges before he passed away), Hollywood actress Susan Silo (who guest starred on an episode of Sea Hunt) and Jeff Bridges (who shares memories of his father and Sea Hunt).

Pearl Harbor Day 2007

Here is the video of my father's incredible eyewitness testimony of Hickam Air Base on December 7, 1941.



God bless my father. God bless all who serve.

Fox 8 Cleveland Reports on Chick-Fil-A All-Nighter

Brian at the Chick-Fil-A All-Nighter

Tonight, Brian is braving the cold and the snow to stand outside the Akron Chick-Fil-A all night long. The reason, the first 100 people will eat free Chick-Fil-A for a year!



Way to go, Brian!

Ryan's 27th Birthday

We took her and Brian to Red Robin in Canton to celebrate.



Happy Birthday Ryan!

University of Pittsburgh Beats West Virginia

Great win for the Panthers, being four touchdown underdogs. Knocked West Virginia right out the BCS National Championship Game and knocked Ohio State right up into it.



Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt hugs Kennard Cox after upsetting No. 2 ranked WVU Saturday, Dec. 1, at Mountaineer Field.
Photo: Chaz Palla/Tribune-Review

The Family Meet Brian

Then, we went to my parent's apartment where they met Brian for the first time. Everyone was so happy. Brian is a welcome and loved addition to our family.

Brian Meets the Family

Thanksgiving weekend, Ryan and Brian went to Pittsburgh to meet the family. First, they stopped at my brother's house.

Thanksgiving 2007

Our 28th Wedding Annivsary

Elaine and I celebrated our anniversary by going to the Carousel Dinner Theater in Akron


The show was


There was wonderful singing, dancing, and big production numbers. Elaine and I had a great time

Ryan's Houston Business Trip

Here's Ryan, her supervisor, and co-workers in Houston at the Airport Midwest Roundtable.

Steelers All Time 75th Anniversary Team

Yonaguni Japan Underwater Videographer Podcast

I interviewed Dr. Robert Schoch of Boston University for the Underwater Videographer Podcast. Yonaguni Island in Japan is an unusual and exotic dive site as there is a huge underwater structure 80 feet below the surface. Some say it is artificial, but Dr. Schoch comes down on that it is naturally occurring. This was the basis of a History Channel special. Click here to listen to the Podcast.

Saturday Night Dinner

With Ryan and Brian at Applebee's in Akron. We discussed the wedding plans as well as other things going on.

California Fires from Space

From NASA satellite Aqua



Click on image for full size.

Ryan's Photo Appears in USA Today



Ryan took this picture and it appeared in Monday's USA Today Travel Section. Click on the picture to see it full size.

Honoring A Pearl Harbor Veteran

This man is Marvin A. Moore. He was a WWII veteran and a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack. While serving in the military, he received many awards, including: The Bronze Star, The Philippine Liberation Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with four battle stars, Good Conduct Medal and a Combat Infantry Badge. He passed away Monday October 15, 2007.

Last year, Marcia Potter, his daughter, contacted me about helping her record his December 7, 1941 testimony like my father. Here is the video of his eye witness account. May we never forget these heroes.

Akron Canton Airport Video Report

by Ryan, of course.

HD Image of Earth

Taken by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kaguya Spacecraft.

Engagement - Karp-Hollingsworth

Marshall and Elaine Karp of 607 Hawthorn Dr., Dover, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Ryan Karp, to Brian Hollingsworth. He is the son of Bruce and Lois Hollingsworth of Green, O.

Ryan is a 1999 graduate of Dover High and a 2003 graduate of Malone College at Canton. She is communications coordinator at the Akron-Canton Airport.

Brian is a 1998 graduate of Green High at Green, O., and a 2002 graduate of Malone College. He is development assistant at Akron Children’s Hospital.

The couple are planning a June 21, 2008, wedding.

Amish Country Today

I had a business appointment in Millersburg today, way out in Amish Country. It was a lovely day to drive out there and their were lots of tourists along the way. This is downtown Millersburg.


This is passing through Berlin.

This is on the outskirts of Berlin.