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No Ordinary Day: 2003

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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

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The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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April 16, 2003	John L. White	[/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Apex resident Gerald Gamble's face turns a light shade of red as he blows as hard as he can after picking up the bagpipes for the very first time during a practice session at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh. Gamble spent over four months honing his technique on a chanter before reaching the point where he was ready to try the full set of bagpipes. At right, the hands of Ken Hanson, a two year veteran on the bagpipes and a member of the Raleigh-based City of Oaks Pipe Band, reach in to make a few adjustments. "I didn't think I was going to be able to do it," said the 59-year-old Gamble, "I thought I might be too old."