Flying Corn

Words cannot describe....

Sometimes an image of reality needs no words. This graces the Delta terminal in Atlanta.

See Something?

I was surprised to see the RNC now runs their own "tip line". The statement to "CALL RNC TIP LINE" followed by "1-800-CALL-FBI" makes me wonder if the party now believes they run the FBI.

I'm not sure if this is what they were hoping to have reported, but I think multiple snow plows on a greater Cleveland highway in mid-July is something to see and very suspicious. Considering much of the summer has been in the mid 80's to low 90's, I'm sure the plows were not needed.

Unless, of course, ODOT was hoping to plow up the b.s. at this convention. If so, they may need to call for assistance from other states.

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. :)