This is my buddy Beetle. He looks just like Buddy Holly.
I've been meaning to post a big link-o-rama, and now that I've got an hour to kill, here it goes. A few of these links have some colorful language, if that's a concern of yours.
I've posted a few photos of strange statues that I have seen, but here's a huge collection at haha.nu. There's a ton of images, and it might take a minute or two to load. It's worth the wait.
Paw-paw is on vacation, and found a unique example of problem solving in Waco, Texas. How do you widen a road without cutting down a huge tree next to the curb? As my older brother Jim says, "What do you call someone who graduates at the bottom of their engineering school? A state highway engineer." I'm sure folks who build and repair roads get little credit for their hard work, and constant criticism over every little thing. Stuff like this doesn't help, though.
Dr. Wadcutter finds no intelligent life at a local eatery. At Wal-Mart in Louisiana years ago, I overheard an obese teenage girl tell her obese mother that, "Wal-Mart is good exercise, ma!"
This essay was posted eons ago, but I just found it the other day.
Incompetent Gun-wielding Criminals: 0
Applesauce Toting Senior Citizens: 1
Bruce has the details.
I guess some folks with XM and/or Sirius have had some wiring problems, turning their vehicles into small FM transmitters. Insignificant Thoughts details how listeners of NPR have had their thoughtful, progressive news analysis interrupted by Howard Stern. Heh. The full story is here...
Cop's Cop talks about gun safety. And Negative Ghostrider ponders to see, or not see, the new 9/11 movie by Oliver Stone. Personally, I'm not an Oliver Stone fan, so I'll probably pass. Or maybe wait until it's out on DVD.
A guy from work caught a 65lbs King Salmon not too long ago. He followed that up by having a black bear get inside his car and tear up the leather seats.
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