You may notice from my photostream that I like to get shots of random signage every now and then. Here’s a few from last weekend:
Note the tiger.
Lotion with FM Radio
This bottle of moisturizer was sitting behind a locked glass door at CVS. Free Mini FM radio with your lotion! I’m curious as to what PR/Marketing exec thought that one up. “I know! We’ll offer free cheap FM radios with our lotions! Of course that’ll be prone to shoplifting, so they’ll have to be locked behind glass doors! That’ll really boost sales! Wow, FM radios!” Maybe I should buy one of these lotions and try out the radio as a re-kick-off for Cheap and Tiny.
Canal Photog Swarm
For some reason there’s about a dozen photographers with DSLRs swarming around the Georgetowner canal boat, taking photos of it. I’m wondering if it’s related to the school bus just now unloading its cargo of middle school field trippers nearby — camera-savvy helicopter parents trying to capture every single moment and detail?
Birthday Weekend
It was my birthday on Saturday, and my brother Francis was in town for the weekend to visit, so we went around and saw the sights: the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center, the Natural History Museum, the Solar Decathlon, and the Zoo. Some photos from the weekend:
More photos here:
Jacquelyn spent the day here as well, and was able to get photos of the delicious cake Amy baked for me — complete with a full set of birthday candles, which I don’t think I’ve had on a birthday cake since I was seven. Can you count them and guess my age? (Those of you who already know don’t get to guess.)
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Waiting in National Airport for my brother, who’s visiting for the weekend. Flight delayed, of course. Update: Flight arrived.
(MeAtDCA.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
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Cold and cloudy over the Potomac at sunset as I cross the Key Bridge.
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The blue heron of Lock 2, standing on the ledge opposite the towpath this morning.
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Another ExplodingDog/Cyanide and Happiness-style graffiti stick figure scrawled on a garbage can along Penn Ave. The can and dollar sign indicate a nearby homeless panhandler. Note the saintly halo, possibly added by a later artist.
(Hello2.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
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This is from last night, trying for another ‘warp’ effect with my phone camera on a passing NJ Transit train while waiting for Amtrak.
(WarpTrn.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)