Hong Kong

Hong Kong, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Taken on my way into the Hong Kong office. Humidity caused the lens to fog up and take this impressionistic picture.

See the Sky About to Rain

082407_19381a.jpg, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Taken in the middle of proverbial nowhere when I was driving back from southern Georgia. I drove there to buy a pinball machine and the trip ended up taking about twice as long as I had suspected.

Well, I Laughed

The Internet is flooded with Chuck Norris related material. Don't tell me you haven't noticed that! Most of it is supposed to be funny, but is not. I finally have come across a Chuck Norris story that made me laugh. It is the following:

Chuck Norris was the fourth wise man, who gave baby Jesus the gift of beard, which he carried with him until he died. The other three wise men were enraged by the preference that Jesus showed to Chuck's gift, and arranged to have him written out of the bible. All three died soon after of mysterious roundhouse-kick related injuries.

Places Named After Numbers

I was driving to work when I noticed this sequence of numbers.
Places named after numbers, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

By the Pool

By the pool, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Lisa, add a bench and towel hooks for out by the pool.

Update: A couple of people have emailed asking what this post means. It doesn't mean anything. I meant to text it to Lisa from Lowe's as idea for a bench to put out by the pool. I inadvertently sent it to the account to automatically post the cellphone picture to my blog as well. Mystery solved.

Crisis Averted

Crisis Averted, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Smog Town

Smog Town, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Tuesday fire

Hail No!

You would have preferred "Hail Hail Rock and Roll!" or "Hail to the Chief!"? Sorry, but those puns make zero sense in this context.

Spring in Atlanta or a Mustard Gas Attack?

Pollen is here, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

I took this picture as I was walking back to my car after jury duty. See the green mortar between the bricks? That’s no mortar, it’s pollen! See the green covering the bricks? Same thing. Thus begins the nightmare two or three weeks in the spring when Atlanta is drenched in pollen.

The pollen haze is one of two things that drive me crazy about Atlanta – rush hour traffic is the other. I cannot say which is worse. Traffic is year round, but the pollen fills the sky with a caustic haze that burns your nose and throat. It reminds me of the tear gas I smelled (from a great distance of course) when the police had to disperse the rowdy street crowd at a long ago Carbondale Halloween party.

Did I mention I have jury duty? That means I know how to choose. Or, as the judge told all of the potential jurors, I am “an upright and intelligent citizen.” I reluctantly choose traffic as being the greater of Atlanta’s two evils.

I can type no more into this cell phone – I want to go home.

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

Nap time. It must be a pretty exciting Nascar race...

Wii will rock you

Wii will rock you, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

One of the cool things about the Wii is that if you have friends who are fellow Wii owners then their Miis randomly stage a parade in your machine. A friend of my friend Pete has decided to stage an impromptu one-person march on my Wii.

Happy 40th Birthday to Me

Puerto Rico Sunrise, originally uploaded by biroschik2000.

I’m spending my birthday away from my family sitting here on the beach in Puerto Rico, but fear not - no wacky mid-life crisis for me. I’m on a business trip.

Not to brag or anything, but my life has had a few bumps along the way, but is turning out about as close to perfect as I could ever hope. I would have to be an idiot to have a mid-life crisis. I realize that was a softball pitch there – keep the obvious clever rejoinders to yourself please. And the Karma Police should note that I said I’m not bragging.