Bikes and Shopping

As a youth, I would occasionally take my bike somewhere and shop. I had this item called a lock which secured the bike outside while I was inside. This shopper at a Walmart in Tulsa was gathering a few stares as he led his bike around the aisles. There were even more quizzical looks as he sat on the bike while waiting in line. Maybe Walmart should offer call ahead shopping with a bike-up window? ;)

Floppies

My company recently restarted a facility. It had been closed before I joined the company in 2004. I've made a few visits the the site and recently needed a pen. I headed off to the storeroom and was surprised to see a healthy supply of floppy disks on a shelf. At 3.5" these were a big advance over the 5.25" previous generation. Today, I have three USB pocket drives that all have at least 16GB of memory. The raw images for this post were each larger than the capacity of these floppy disks.

A lot of changes don't thrill me. The advancement of storage capabilities is an amazing one.

Lego Truck

Bling Ball

Many airports have at least one shop selling wares that seem to be there solely for the traveler who realizes they forgot a gift for someone on their trip. With an unexpected eleven-hour layover in Denver, I found that shop in Denver airport.

Someone appeared to have actually purchased one of the pucks. The puck holder just visible on the far right was empty.

They also offer the luxury suite official hat for wearing while sipping champagne and toasting those millionaires on the field.

In case you are wondering, I overheard a clerk tell a group of vacationing women the bling footballs were $1200 each. The hysterical laughter from the women was priceless. ;)

Google Dictionary

Is it possible the Google dictionary editor needs a new career because the current career is careening out of control?

It is a special time when one Snarky Friday post fruitfully yields another. :)

Word of the Day: Career

The last time I checked, playing high school sports is not a profession, occupation, job, or employment. The local paper seems greatly confused with this difficult to understand word.

Maybe I had it all wrong. When I played sports I thought it was supposed to be fun.

Garfield Minus Garfield

I've never been a big Garfield fan, but Garfield Minus Garfield is a different and often funny take on the cartoon.