Mmm ... pickles.

I tried a new (to me) place, which is called something like "XXXXXXX's European Cafe". The only thing on the menu is schnitzel in at least nine variations. (I exaggerate. There are also three soups and ... something involving chicken and mushrooms.) This is the "Parisian style (no breading)". As you can see there is plenty of batter though. The smaller plate on the right is filled with sweet dill pickles. I could not finish them. There was also nearly a loaf of bread provided in the basket which can be seen in the background.

LOLspiders

A view of a bird

Melting....

Its hopeless ...

From a company of which I am a customer, a mass emailing with the subject:

Productivity At It's Best

To paraphrase: customers should expect delays while employees learn the new, faster, more efficient electronic system.

My favorite part:

Please do not attempt to respond to this message.

Fay bears ...

I just misread the headline, “Fay [n] bears down [v] on Florida”, as “Fay [adj] bears [n] down in Florida”. I like my way better.

There will be a surprise!

I have on my desk a note from a neighbor which has the aforementioned statement written and circled at the top. I fear the presence of this sentence automagically renders it false. Comments are welcome. Compare and contrast to the following pair of sentences:

The following sentence is false. The preceeding sentence is true.

Footnote: I think I first came across this pair in Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.

This headline is not self-referential

“Mainstream media finally jump on Edwards' affair”
—Los Angeles Times

PLS ...

Earthquake!

The Los Angeles Times’s web server is down; cats and dogs are living together; and I am jumping on the furniture. I do not like earthquakes.

Like a ...

Why is it that we talk about things “fitting like a glove,” yet I have never owned a glove that fit properly?

Phone booth

This is reassuring

Welcome to New Orleans

Sadly I had no opportunity to photograph the burning pickup truck that my brother reported seeing. In every other respect the trip was a resounding success.

Here’s a portrait...

...of my friend John. There seems to be a problem with my camera.

Hello

More to come.