A while back, everybody was talking about Flickr, this great new photo sharing and social networking site. Well, it takes me a while to get around to doing what everybody else is doing, because I want to see first if it’s indespensable or not. Turns out it’s not only indespensable, it’s like a virus – and I’ve got the bug bad. It’s fun to play with, easy to use, and very cool when you stumble onto an interesting group of photos and realize “Hey, I took a picture that would look good here. So far, I’ve joined a few groups…
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Why do the ball caps on these armed British police look so oddly menacing? Is it because in the movies the cops with ball caps tend to be the bad-ass sniper guys? But that’s not a sniper rifle, so I don’t know. Still, now I may have to check out a “McFlurry” sometime soon. Via: Flickr By: tonypreece Who added: After today’s events in Leeds, and especially following two houses being raided just a couple of hundred yards from my home in Holbeck, I decided a night out was in order. So I met my mate Mel on Leeds station,…
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Lunch at the Arboretum: cranberry and goat cheese salad with raspberry vinaigrette, yum! There’s a Flickr group called “Lunch!” so I added this image to the pool. I had raspberry iced tea, too. I was in a berry good mood. 😉 Originally uploaded by GinnyRED57. Title: photo_0015.jpg
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Image title: photo_0014.jpg We went for a short jaunt today to Morton Arboretum – started with lunch, then went over to the west side to see an area we’ve never visited before, the Schulenberg Prairie. First things first, though. Cool off in the visitor’s center, then relax in the cafe. Originally uploaded by GinnyRED57.
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BBC NEWS | UK | ‘All four’ July 21 suspects held Now that’s what I call a satisfactory outcome, so long as they’ve got the right men. They thought they had a righteous takedown the other day, and we know how sadly that turned out. So I hope they’ve got the July 21 bombers, and I hope they’re getting useful leads to track down any more that might still be lurking about. And… Rome? Zambia? Obviously this investigation could lead absolutely anywhere.
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Okay, okay, my sister Timmy wanted me to be sure I saw this article. But clever me, I had already stumbled across it elsewhere (names changed to foil “religious extremist” Googlers): The claim that (Mmnsm) is the fastest-growing faith in the world has been repeated so routinely by sociologists, anthropologists, journalists and proud {Latte-less Aints) as to be perceived as unassailable fact. The trouble is, it isn’t true. Today, The (Charch of Latte-less Aints) has more than 12 million members on its rolls, more than doubling its numbers in the past quarter-century. But since 1990, other faiths – Seventh-day Adventists,…
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This ad appeared in the London Metro free commuter newspaper on July 22nd. Uploader megpickard noted that it was “unbelievably crass.” Not only that, but it’s not big enough to hold all the “High rise ‘workers’ special’ smoke hoods” left over from 9/11. Plus, it’s way too small to hold a roll of duct tape, which not only seals windows and doors against smoke, gas, radioactive dust and biotoxins, but doubles as a handy restraint system for “violent extremists” whose plastic food containers full of explosives fail to explode. Darn those former terrorists and their faulty DIY bombs! Meanwhile, the…
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This photo has been making the rounds via email and weblog and Flickr; Annie Mole and others are pretty sure it’s Photoshopped, but agree that if so it’s a great job. Of course, it might have been the work of a humorously disgruntled commuter on their way to a meeting, armed with a blue whiteboard marker. There are a couple of versions of it on Flickr, and one may be removed, so I hope I’ve linked to the one that survives. I suppose there will now be a run on commuter notices with amusing notices, since the fad for Photoshopped…
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Somewhere out there, Scotty is smiling, because clearly Discovery’s engines can take it very well. I’m very happy about this morning’s successful launch – I missed seeing it live, but watched a replay via BBC News. Now if we can get on with things and do the science, and make this return to space count for something, that would be a very good thing. I know a lot of people wonder why we spend a lot of money on space; I sometimes wonder why we don’t spend more. You can’t always put a dollar value on scientific exploration, and the…
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Just a note to myself: the sermon at Holy Moly yesterday was on the parable of the mustard seed. I was reminded that my mom has an old silver necklace with a mustard seed in it… it looks a lot like this one. Hers is nicer and probably authentically Victorian, though. I’ll be working on a blog post for Holy Moly on this theme and wanted to grab the image. I’m gathering links volunteer situations for people from Holy Moly to consider working with. We’re going to be coming up with some kind of master plan and I’m supposed to…