BLAM! CRASH!

Lighting strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time! from Craig Shimala on Vimeo.

The Abdication of Edward VIII

That's Edward. Not a very dashing sort, but that sure is a neat sword.

He also had a typewriter.

And a hankering for the ladies.

You know the rest of the story.

Summer Solstice 2010

Precisely at 0428 Pacific Daylight Savings Time on Monday 21 June.
Do please enjoy your extended daylight hours.

Concerto for Vuvuzela in B Flat

Here it is, folks. Just grab your vuvu, follow the notes, and you too can be on world-wide television. (At 4:30 a.m. on the West Coast of the USA.)

Or, if you prefer, just copy this warning sign and put it on your TV set:

Summer Fog

I'm thinking that finally we have reached Summer equilibrium. The days are sunny and warm, the late afternoon brings the strong West winds, and the evenings are cooled by the fog over the Bay. Mornings are foggy and cool until about 11:00 a.m.

That's a typical summer. We welcome it.

Flag Day 2010

Monday, June 14 is Flag Day in the United States. So, go fly it!
And the 235th birthday anniversary of the U.S.Army!

The Second Stanza

6 June 1944 - DDay

Just sayin'

Remembrances (1906)

Now, read the account of the '06 Earthquake as recorded by Arnold Genthe, photographer of City Hall (above) and his famous shot down Sacramento Street:

http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/ag/ag-asi-10.html

This one is worth the time it takes to read. So, read it.

(Thanks)

Memorial Day 2010

Remember the Days?

Sorry. I guess I'm feeling morose.

Time for a Cool One

Tulsa Needs Parking Lessons

I'm having great difficulty with text wrapping.

In any case, this guy driving his wife's Volvo ('cause only women buy Volvos, right?) went to park in the bank's parking structure.

He's an excellent driver, right? ('cause all men are excellent drivers.)

So, he backs into the parking stall, on the seventh level, in Tulsa Oklahoma.

And, his pictures will live forever.

Kittens Learning

Is this applicable in other circumstances?

Two Airplanes. Different Times. Different Missions

I just couldn't avoid the comparisons.

That's a Russian Flying Battleship from WWII.

And an American Reaper from right now.

Interesting contrasts.

New Walnut Creek Restaurant

Lunch this Friday with Dear Wife #1 at Eleve (place accents over the first and last "e") in town. It's in that weird triangle bounded by Locust, Civic, N.Main next to the Honda dealer and kity-corner from police headquarters.

This is, ostensibly, a Vietnamese-fusion restaurant. Whatever, the food is delicious. I'll return for dinner, where the peanut-carpaccio is on the menu. Good service, a bit pricy, might be noisy when full.

I'll give a preview of the calimari. Go to http://www.eleverestaurant.com/ for lots more.

I used to ride a BMW

Those were fun times.

Dish Lane

I don't know, but the historical contrasts in the photograph, as well as the colors, attracted my eye.

Twitter has a Conference @ Ft. Mason

And, guess who was there?

(photographer unknown)