Macy’s Rain Gear
Saturday, June 30th, 2007This poor kid's mother made him wear a Macy's shopping bag as a rain jacket. That's just plain wrong!
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This poor kid's mother made him wear a Macy's shopping bag as a rain jacket. That's just plain wrong!
106,456,367,669
Thursday, June 28th, 2007According to a rough scientific study, the total number of people to have inhabited Earth between 8,000 B.C. and the year 2002 is somewhere near 106,456,367,669. If you count the extra 702.8 million people born since 2002, the total becomes roughly 107,159,216,169. That's 107.1 billion people! ...
Evergreen
Sunday, June 10th, 2007I was making some BBQ shrimp last night (in the rain) on our deck and I noticed that the light was hitting an evergreen in a particular way that made it sparkle. I got up close and noticed that the sparkling was due to tiny water droplets that had been ...
Laptop Safety - Watch Your Stuff!
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007I've heard countless stories about people's laptops being stolen. Thefts apparently occur in all types of places - airports, offices, restaurants and even coffee shops. With all the hubbub, you'd think that people would pay a little more attention to their computers when out in public. I ...
I’d Like a Pretzel, a Hot Dog and Rehab…
Thursday, April 5th, 2007The astute wordsmiths over at the Rose Garden put this sign up just before the Blazers-Jazz game last night. I thought it was even funnier that the message was sponsored by Coors.
Funny Polar Bear
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007Here's a funny video clip captured at the Oregon Zoo. Enjoy the goofy behavior. =)
Snow!
Friday, February 23rd, 2007I really thought our winter was over, but this morning's snow proved me wrong. There's not enough to take photos of, but hopefully by tonight there'll be a soft white blanket over the town.
Vodka made in Oregon
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Most people think that vodka was invented by the Russians. From what I know, it originated around Poland some time in the 13th or 14th century. It was referred to as 'hot wine' or 'burning wine' (gorilka). It wasn't until nearly 100 years later that the word 'vodka' was ...
Unusual Style of Photography
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007I found an amazing set of photographs on flickr.com recently. I was so impressed by the style of photography and post-production (photoshopping), that I stuck up a dialog with the photographer to find out how he does it. Then I tried one of my own photos along similar ...
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