A Morning at the Zoo

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to be exact. The zoo has come a long way from the days of rows of cages or concrete cells housing animals. A lot of effort goes into giving the animals room to roam among plants and other animals.

Eye of the Elephant - Cincinnati, Ohio

Who You Looking At? - Cincinnati, Ohio

A Model's Complexion, No Warts at All - Cincinnati, Ohio

"Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!" oh...I'm a Penguin - Cincinnati, Ohio

Red Panda - Cincinnati, Ohio

People Keep Telling Me I Look Familiar...They've Seen Me on TV - Cincinnati, Ohio

Stone People of Christchurch

Finally made it into Christchurch after all this time. Here are some of the people I saw along the way.

A Happy King Looks Down Upon You - Christchurch, Oxford

In Disguise - Christchurch, Oxford

Fang - Christchurch, Oxford

Some Harp Music - Christchurch, Oxford

Nubian Nun??? - Christchurch, Oxford

The King is the Pillar - Christchurch, Oxford

Dinner Date Gone Awry - Christchurch, Oxford

"I'm in Charge!" - Christchurch, Oxford

Grote Markt, Brussels

Besides being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brussels' Grand Place or "De Grote Markt van Brussel" is a popular place with tourists and just hanging out in Brussels. We stopped by with friends for a cup of coffee and to check it out on our way from the train station to their place. Elesa was amused by the juxtaposition of the Mexican Churros and the Belgian Waffles. It was also the first time she'd see the extender pole thingy for selfies.

Choose Wisely - Brussels, Belgium

Selfie - Brussels, Belgium

Out & About

Took a couple hour drive about thru a few of the towns and villages in the Cotswolds today. The sun was out so we had to take advantage of it.

Ducks Up - Bibury, Gloucestershire

It's Time You're Told....You're Adopted

First Class

I walked a bit north from Oxford and Wolvercote today along the canal path. My gut feeling is that I have a different idea as to what "First Class" means...

First Class Diner - Oxford Canal

Ai Weiwei in the Wild

So a while back, I went to the Hirshhorn Museum and saw the Ai Weiwei "According to What" exhibit. I've since noticed some evidence of his art escaping into the wild.....I now present to you "Weiwei in the Wild" :)

Ai Weiwei's Log

Nature's Log

Weiwei's Rebar

Boston's Rebar Notice the classic green

For those interested, the "According to What" exhibit has moved on and is now at the Indianapolis Museum of Art through 23 July 2013. I actually enjoyed the exhibit very much. You can read a bit more about Ai Weiwei on wikipedia HERE.

Organic...NOT! (at least temporarily)

I noticed this label on a lot of the produce today. I hope no one minds the parsley in the stuffing tomorrow was temporarily not organic...from what I can tell, it is not plastic either. (at least the stuffing will be made with real butter!)

Not Organic Parsley

Upset Alert???

I think CNN/Sports Illustrated needs to learn what "upset" means.

When a team is 1-9 and they are losing...I don't care who they are losing to...newsflash...not an upset.

When a team is 9-0, ranked #1....and they are losing....I don't care who they are losing to...upset.

Butter, Lost in Translation

Churn the corn milk and get...Butter! I'm not guessing when I say it wouldn't pass my sister's taste test...the sign used to just say "Homemade Butter", but now they've come clean and defined exactly what they are churning here.
"Butter"???

Car"cass" VIII - Headfirst

Smart Car is now a dumb car after landing on its head....now I see why these cars have roll bars, maybe smart after all....and at least now it is right side up.
Carcass VIII - Dumb Car

"Car"cass VI - Funeral Procession

Filmed on location in Abu Dhabi...Six vehicles were hurt in the filming of this award winning feature

Carcass VI - Abu Dhabi

Never Too Far From Home

Apparently there is a market here in Kuwait for Kroger brand Worcestershire sauce....this figures to be about $2.30 for a 15 ounce bottle.

A Long Way from Cincinnati - Kuwait

Not What You Want to See On Your Plane...

A woman straddling a jet engine isn't sexy...when it is the plane you are getting on, it is scary

Fixing the Engine - CVG, July 2010

Cow Tipping

I'm certain that with a few beers in me, I could tip these cows over... despite the Wikipedia claim that Cow Tipping is a myth.


Retired Cow Out to Pasture and Palms



Grazing Cow

Alaskan Bear

In Haines, roaming around with a few other guys from the cruise with a local photographer, we came across a bear doing a little salmon fishing...


Bear, Seagull and Men, All Salmon FishingHaines, Alaska



The Bear Decides the Men Have a Better SpotHaines, Alaska



Bear AssThe Bear Moons the Men as an Insult After Stealing Their SpotHaines, Alaska




Bear FishingHaines, Alaska

More..."No Photoshop Required"

This could be funny if it wasn't about to cost each and every U.S citizen about $23,000...$7 trillion true cost of bail out divided by 300 million citizens (approximate population of U.S.) and greatly prolonging the downturn in the stock market, housing prices and general economy.

Section 503 of the bill the Senate is about to vote on:
SEC. 503. EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN WOODEN ARROWS DESIGNED FOR USE BY CHILDREN.
blah
blah
blah

I'd post all the other stupid pork here (basically the entire 500, 600 and 700 sections which start at page 261 and go to the end) and some of the glaring loopholes in "taxpayer protections" (the first 261 pages:) but then I'd have to add a tag in the blog for depressing. I'd also like to encourage others to read the Senate's 451 page "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008". I can pretty much guarantee that your senator hasn't read it. I doubt the House Representative's read their version. It was light stupid summer reading of only 110 pages...it skipped the part about toy arrows :)

...even the Exxon Valdez made the bill....I thought we had our fill of that in "Waterworld".

Who Would You Vote For?

Like the U.S.A., Bosnia is also in the midst of an election cycle. They definitely have a different idea of what makes someone electable though. From looking at the numerous posters around town, the focus seems to be on serious, mean and ugly...do NOT smile.

Vote Jeff !!! - Sarajevo

No Photoshop Required

This is stuff you can't make up...
From our automobile insurance policy (for the car overseas) under section VIII. "Exclusions"
We will not pay for
3. Loss due to or as a consequence of:
b. discharge of any nuclear weapon (even if accidental);

dang! I thought I would have been covered!

Wormland

A reflection of the Glockenspiel on the Marienplatz, Munich.

Glockenspiel - Marienplatz Munich

Fun with Fungi

Somehow I should be able to come up with a good caption for this photo. It seems Maya has a bit of a foot fetish....I'm open to ideas, so send me a comment :)