The loading dock becomes a parking lot after all the parking services people go home

At least they left a small space to squeeze through.

Follow up to the parking fee envelope

I went over to parking services today to turn in that payment envelope.  I told the lady behind the counter and she said in a not so pleasant tone, "If you would just hang your pass on the mirror they would leave you alone."  I quickly whipped out my phone and pulled up the photo to show her that I have a pass stuck to the windshield since a hanging pass can be stolen if I leave the top down.  She really changed her tone and was much more pleasant after that.  I figured out why I got the envelope instead.  They tell their employees not to leave the envelopes on cars with passes hanging from the mirror and they follow that word for word.  Oh well at least I may have helped them figure out they have to be very specific when training employees.

Katie looks out and enjoys the view

Why do the put a charge enevlope when I have a pass stuck to my windshield for the garage?

Fire in the Sky

Saw this cloud while leaving Target on Gunbarrell Road

Getting back into it

I brought the camera to work today. I was out walking around enjoying the nice weather during a break. It felt good to get out and look at everything. I notice a lot more when I have the camera in my hand. Things like the fire hydrant in the photo. I knew it was there but I never really noticed how neglected it look.

More photos

I'm going to try and get out this weekend with the camera. Not where which way I'll go if I do but I'm going to try to get some new photos uploaded.

My toys

Funny Application

I play a little game called Hobowars. Well there are gangs and in order to join a gang you have to submit an application to be considered unless you know someone in the gang. Well here is an application that was sent to our gang recently.

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous document .ries. When I\\\'m bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don\\\'t perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat .400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair.

Keyboards are silent transmitters

Your wireless internet connection is secure, you have anti-virus software, and your firewall is up. You think you are safe from identity theft but there is a new way to gather information from your computer. An internet connection is not even needed............

Go to SciTechBlog to read the full story.

Little dirty after a day of racing

 

Local pup gets a little course time during lunch break

 

Full power = lots of dirt flying

 

Hanging the tail out

 

Slinging a lot of dirt!

 

It's Rally Cross time!

 

Chattanooga Panoramic

Took this shot from South Crest Road

Sexy Concept Vette

Might it be possible that the General would consider going retro for its next Corvette? It's worked wonders for the current crop of remade pony cars, with Chevy's own Camaro being a prime example. Some might argue, though, that the modern 'Vette has never really strayed from its core ethos of offering big performance for a relatively low price, so perhaps it's not in dire need of visiting the past for inspiration..... Click the title for the link to Autoblog to read the rest.

Big Drift!

 

Best smoke of the day