So, this place still exists.

Gnarly.

Main Street America ( Read more... )

The German 24 hour news channel N24 reported about the death of two runners involved in the race to the top of the Zugspitze (the highest mountain in Germany). The springing point of the report was about who carries the responsibility for their deaths. Their death resulted from hypothermia caused by a sudden worsening of the weather near the peak, ( Read more... )

Sun in the sky during daytime ( Read more... )

And this is what I get ( Read more... )

France recently had its election and the hard-nosed Sarkozy won. The Socialist contender Royal put in a good showing but that wasn't good enough for the socialist masses. As one of the socialist supporters put it, "Now that Sarkozy has won the difference between us and the rich will become even greater." As if the socialist contender could ( Read more... )

Sign seen at a urinal:

"Handle With Care."

Words to live by.

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I'm quite sure my mom will never take another trip like this. The 'like this' is going to France by train rather than flying ( Read more... )

On my way home today I was listening to the radio (mostly an exercise in jumping between the four radio stations to try find what's least painful or even kinda good, or just switching it off when all else fails) and remembering a recent post I read by a webcomic artist about him downloading a tune off the iTunes website ( Read more... )