I Hate What Now?

Posted in Picture du jour on March 10th, 2010 by bill

I saw this in a parking garage in Walnut Creek this morning. Look at that precision, that perfection of form. Lovely, but what does it mean? Is it a message from some ancient civilization? Did aliens put it there? So many questions, so few answers.

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Oh, the symbolism

Posted in Picture du jour on January 26th, 2010 by bill

Someone left the hope out in the rain:

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Non-conformist

Posted in Picture du jour on October 8th, 2009 by bill
One bird preens while the others gossip.

One bird preens while the others gossip.

Tis the Season

Posted in Picture du jour on August 15th, 2009 by bill

In case you didn’t know, today is National Relaxation Day.

The cats were only too happy to participate:

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Just for the heck of it: Agnes Moorehead

Posted in Picture du jour on January 21st, 2007 by bill

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John Lennon orders tacos

Posted in Picture du jour on January 11th, 2007 by bill

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Where’s Walton?

Posted in Picture du jour on November 14th, 2006 by bill

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That’s an easy one—in this picture of the groundbreaking for the Martin Luther King memorial, that’s him at top left, towering over everyone and smirking as Jesse Jackson embraces Andrew Young. The question is, why is he there? Does The Most Annoying Man in Sportscasting History have some connection to the civil rights movement of which I am ignorant? Maybe so; in all fairness, Walton seems like a decent enough sort, aside from his superhuman annoyingness. Maybe he was there at King’s side back in the day, saying things like, “The whole concept of separate but equal is horrrible, Mart.” But still, it seems strange.
And while we’re at it, who’s that on his right, looking aghast? The caption on SF Gate, from which I shamelessly stole this picture, describes her as “an unidentified woman.” Maybe fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, looking spiffy but disoriented in the red tie, knows her. Wait, Tommy Hilfiger? Why and wherefore? Oh, never mind.

The Day the Aliens Landed

Posted in Picture du jour on October 19th, 2006 by bill

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I would’ve sworn I dreamed this…

Posted in Picture du jour on September 10th, 2006 by bill

…but there it was on my memory card: a giant, faceless rabbit keeping watch over a lonely nighttime storefront.
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Poor Boy George

Posted in Picture du jour on August 16th, 2006 by bill

Normally the picture du jour is one that I take, not one that I steal from the Associated Press (thank you, Louis Lanzano). But how about this poignant shot of bald, portly Boy George sweeping up trash under the watchful eye of New York City’s finest?
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