It was a soggy gray walk this morning and I thought the dog and I had the trail all to ourselves until I heard the whistling. I turned and saw a man riding a bike with a bright lamp attached to the front. The whistling grew louder as the man on a bike pedaled closer. I snagged my dog, leashed him, and stepped to the side to let the biker pass.
I studied the man and his rig as he passed. The rider was an elderly gentleman with a white beard. His bike was stacked with all sorts of saddle bags. He kept whistling as he rode past. The back of his bike had a blinking red light attached.
I snapped this pic as I watched the blinking red light disappear into the barren wet trees. I could still hear his whistling even after he was no longer in sight.
The whistling and blinking eventually dissipated and the dog and I were alone with the rain again.
The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!
A great animated short about a “terrible” space beastie.
Way Down in the Whole
He said it was ten feet below the surrounding streets, and that the people who lived there called it “The Hole.” They said it had been a dumping ground for the mob years before, and that there were still bodies buried in the empty lots.
Great photos and story about a strange little New York neighborhood.
Theme Park Maps Archive
They even have a Busch Gardens Williamsburg map. Many a summer vacation included a couple days wandering around this park with one of these maps clutched in my hand. As the day wore on it slowly deteriorated after being doused in the Roman Rapids, unfolded and re-folded to find the location of the Big Bad Wolf, and wrinkled from being crammed in a pocket throughout a hot summer day. Good times. By way of Binky the Doormat.
my son requested this photo.
“Everybody’s broke, so here’s the rule for Christmas this year; if you still shit your pants, you get a present. Otherwise tough shit.”
Unemployement Rates by County 2007-2010
Click the play button and watch high un-employment rates spread across the nation.
Pluto 2015: Journey to the Rim of the Solar System
The spacecraft Horizon’s 10-year, 3-billion-mile journey to recently demoted Pluto is halfway done. NASA turns it on once a year for a 50 day check-up. Other than the annual check-up all non-critical functionality is shut down and it runs on ” … a single radioisotope thermoelectric generator and uses less power than a pair of 100-watt household light bulbs.” I can’t even fathom a 10 year long trip. Amazing.
From misha.m.johnson, this one almost makes me wish for snow.
Colour A Month Daily Planner Box Set (Moleskine Srl)
An individual Volant daily planner for each month of the year. Light and practical to carry, easy to collect. The 12 months are packed in a gift box that protects,organizes, and preserves.Santa I promise to actually use this if I get it for X-mas.
International Photography Contest 2009 Desktop Wallpaper
The photos featured in today’s Big Picture are available as desktop wallpapers. I already snagged this one.
