Misc Photos

Finally

The correct parts for the Emperor’s brakes arrived at work this morning and within an hour and a half after getting home, major stopping power was returned. The first time I stepped on the pedal during a circuit of the block for testing, it was eerily reminiscent of the first time I drove a car with power brakes, an unexpected demonstration of Newton’s First Law of Motion.

More madcap ways to place a photo of you inside different images – Fun Box Photo.

My favorite:

 
Although this one is more appropriate because the photo I used is from my 1978 passport:
 

Started down, went up, back down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 10/24/08: 156

Monday Time Out

I spent most of the evening erasing all traces of Ubuntu Linux off the laptop (I never did get the wireless card to work) and reinstalling XP. Then coincidentally I had trouble getting the wireless to work under Windows as well. But that was just a security issue and semi-easily solved. This left little or no time and motivation to blog, so here, enjoy a sunrise from our HHI weekend a couple weeks ago.

Started up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 10/24/08: 144

Cache

Started down, went up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 10/24/08: 122

Word Limit

Unfortunately I have used up all the words I’m allotted for today by typing out captions for the pictures I took this morning at the balloon fest, so head on over to Flickr to see ’em and read ’em – Aiken Balloon Fest 2008.

Started down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/08: 360

Smile

When we waiting for our breakfast on Saturday I wandered the block looking for photo ops, pickings were slim. I parked my butt in the median to get a low angle shot of the line of Miatas. I was there a while trying out differing compositions trying for the just the right shot. One of the members noticed my sitting there and broke out her camera to take a picture of me taking pictures (she thought it looked like I was sulking.) Of course by the time she got out her camera I had stood up and was heading back. By now everyone else was in on the scenario and waved me back to the middle of the road, so I sat down and smiled, thereby ruining the moment. That smile reminds me of Jack Nicholson’s Joker look from the 1989 Batman movie.


I got her back by taking her picture as she took mine….