Class

Sure, some 5 star hotels have a blind guy in the restroom dispensing towels, but you can really judge a place by the urinal cakes they use.

Good to know

Curse you weak digital zoom on my phone! This ever-helpful sign informs the public that "FISH IS BACK". It strikes me as a random message more suited to being scrawled on concrete with spraypaint.

Incidentally, has anyone seen the Zoidberg graffiti on the 17 east-bound drainage ditch (look down and to the right before you hit Apalachin)? It simply has "Mute?" written next to it - a very deep message in my opinion. The picture itself is nice work - considering where we're at. I suppose I'll have to get a picture of it now - even at risk of shutting down "future I-86" with a 22 car pile-up.

"Well you see officer, I have this blog..."

At the Post Office

What law is that again? Is this Al Gore's doing? Happy tax day!

Party Room

Of all the party rooms, party room four never seemed to be booked with as many birthdays as rooms one through three...

"Peace, my son - it was the 70's"

The son of god was sent to Earth to forgive all your fashion sins.

Viva Mexico!

A bottle in one hand and a gun in the other. This place is authentic!

Welcome Bowler's

I'm not above typos by any means, but I do go over several times anything I'm committing to a sign. This one caught my attention because of the apostrophe...

I thought, maybe they ran out of budget for the second line of text but no, if they wanted to go for a possessive it would be "Welcome Bowlers' Leagues", would it not?

I wouldn't bat an eye at dropping punctuation on signage, but to go out of your way to put it in - that will make my blog. My blog with all the extra commas and ellipses...

Expensive Cheese

If this is what is what $55US worth of cheese looks like, I'm sticking to my $3/lb cheddar. I guess I just lack the culture to appreciate it...

This is as seen from an ad on the story about the super-internet. I worry that there is some strong, deep reason for the product placement that I am missing.

In the News

Is there a blogger alive that hasn't drifted out of existence at some point - only to return all apologetic? Perhaps not, but most don't drift away for as long as me.

The truth is, I have been online this entire time - and finally disabled my StumbleUpon toolbar to free up some spare time. This was a short-lived victory since I was introduced to the "steam-punk comic" genre and have since spent every waking moment online reading Girl Genius thank you very much...
As of now, I am caught up and eagerly awaiting Wednesday to get my next fix.

On another note - I have lost my domain name through a process of neglect that I have perfected. It was scooped up by a cyber-squatter company, and I have no hope that it will be available any time soon. Maybe in a year. Maybe never. (shrug)

And to round out this update, I would be remiss to not point you to an article on the future of the internet. It is an intriguing tale from CERN of ultra-fast speeds and the mysterious Higgs Boson. Incidently, the Higgs Boson is proposed to be the reason there is mass, so perhaps if we crack this particle physics question we can finally find a cure for feeling fat! Look for the article headed "Super-Collider Blasts Love Handle Woes"!

5lbs chocolate bar

Gnome used for scale.

Good to know

Aside from amusing me - there was a serious message behind this "after-market addition"...

THIS PHONE IS TAPPED Your conversation is being monitored by the US Government. Courtesy of the US Patriot Act of 2001, Sec. 216 of which permits all phone calls to be recorded without warrant or notification.

Vandalism? Perhaps. But bloody brilliant vandalism. If only they can hire pick-pockets to grab your cell phone, put a sticker on it, and put it back in your holster. Or cat burglars to put them on your home phone...

No sunset but...

It's been so long since I've seen a rainbow - and so bright... and it was a double! I am _so_ ready for spring.

Sorry I didn't have some clever joke to play on you today - I'll plan ahead for next year ;)