Patriotic van
Yes, this photo was taken while driving, and driving in the rain, no less. On the other hand, it was a heavy rain, and the traffic was very slow. Plus: the car was stopped by a red light, which you Continue reading Patriotic van
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Beach creatures
1690 Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who does Rube Goldberg one better. While Goldberg’s creations were spectacularly clever and astoundingly useless, they were very much artifices: without a human creating them, they wouldn’t exist. Your typical Rube Goldberg device Continue reading Beach creatures
Sensible shoes for armored women
4471 Your typical Frank Franzetta or Boris Vallejo book cover or magazine cover featured a scantily clad damsel fighting off an evil orc or BEM (Bug Eyed Monster) or heavily armored galactic overlord. The damsel might have a sword and a Continue reading Sensible shoes for armored women
Greener San Diego
San Diego has a desert climate. It isn’t just slightly short of water; it has virtually none. The average yearly rainfall is just nine inches. There are virtually no sources of fresh water; virtually all fresh water is piped in Continue reading Greener San Diego
Feeding is now litter
8832 This sign, posted on a San Diego, California, trolley stop, equates feeding birds with litter. If feeding is litter, this suggests you probably don’t want to try eating a snack on the trolley, or breast feeding an infant. Photo Continue reading Feeding is now litter
How many paragliders do you see in this photo?
4957 There are two paragliding chutes, but how many passengers? Taken at Torrey Pines Gliderport, a wind-swept patch of dirt atop cliffs overlooking Black’s Beach and the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, California.
Beach House, Cardiff By the Sea
The Beach House is a marvelous restaurant in Cadriff by the Sea, the poetically named oceanside community in northern San Diego County, California. The restaurant itself is oceanside, too — and that doesn’t mean a block or two away, but Continue reading Beach House, Cardiff By the Sea
Quiet stud are
7186 This Yoda-like sign suggests that studs are quiet. Yet in an informal sampling of every woman I know, they claim this is not true. Unless, of course, the stud is asked a question requiring an answer, in which case Continue reading Quiet stud are
House of Hospitality
4105 You are supposed to be hospitable to visitors. But in San Diego, this apparently presents some kind of cultural barrier, so the Visitor Center has a House of Hospitality. Presumably you are either ignored or treated rudely everywhere else. Continue reading House of Hospitality