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(DRAW YOUR SWORD! uploaded by brownpau.) “You sir, have challenged my honor, and I demand satisfaction!” In case you’re wondering why DC is suddenly crawling with boy scouts, it’s the 2005 National Scout Jamboree in Fredericksburg, VA, starting tomorrow. The Jamboree lasts ten days, so start getting used to the sight of boy scouts from […]
(Wrap.jpg uploaded by brownpau.) Hey, look! Subway car wraparound advertising! I just can’t wait for the added revenue from this to be transferred to the customers in the form of lower fares and better maintenance of trains and escalators. Right? Right?
(And before you ask, as any Washingtonian will tell you, the National Mall is not a shopping mall.) (Mushroom Mushroom uploaded by brownpau.) (Capitol Flower uploaded by brownpau.) (Grant Memorial and Crepuscular Rays uploaded by brownpau.) (Brave Squirrel 3 uploaded by brownpau.)
(Shark uploaded by brownpau.) Amy took this photo of me in the Baltimore Aquarium Shop sometime in early 2004.
(Continued from “Gloria Resign?”) Gloria not resigning. Recent history continues to repeat itself in the Philippines: an embattled president dogged by scandal and corruption now faces — and refuses — intensifying calls to resign, with various opposition factions now massing in the streets to protest her defiance. She now faces impeachment, which, like the last […]
Terror attacks in London. So far, three Underground trains and a bus have been bombed. It looks like BBC’s being very conservative with the casualty count, and is wisely avoiding the flurry of rumors which always follows an incident such as this. And speaking of rumors, a heretofore unkonwn Al Qaeda group has claimed responsibility. […]
Happy Fourth! My neighbor Scott very nicely shared his Fourth of July tickets to the Department of Labor roofdeck with a few of the neighbors, myself included. The conversation was engaging, the view was grand, the cannons were loud, and the fireworks were fabulous. Click the photos to see them full size: (View from Department […]
I can understand the point of view of people who think “Da Vinci Code” is a good read, though I didn’t think it was one myself. (I felt like I was reading the solution to a puzzle-based video game, with chapter breaks before each boss level.) I can also understand people who are skeptical about […]
Happy Fourth of July! The impactor has hit Comet Tempel 1. Here are a couple of initial fuzzy screenshots from my rather jaggy NASA TV feed: The left photo is from the flyby craft mere seconds after impact, and the right photo is from the impactor craft just minutes before it hit. Here are better […]
(mo_155_.jpg uploaded by brownpau.) 4th of July napkins with the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, and the Declaration of Independence. Wipe your mouth with freedom!