Out of order indeed

When I saw this bathroom in Suwanee, Ga., I couldn't help but think of the Leelee Sobieski vehicle Joy Ride. Can't say why, though.

Spotted!

Almost exactly a year ago, I compared dormant construction equipment -- backhoes, frontloaders, the like -- to sleeping dinosaurs. It was my great pleasure this week to spot a living dinosaur walking on the road:

Sole Survivor

For the second time in the blog's history, here's a picture of a wild turkey roaming the (mean) streets of Boston.


I can't believe this guy survived Thanksgiving. Now I guess he feels like he can strut about like the cock of the walk.

Is it a sign of the season?

I snapped this picture earlier this week in Brookline, Mass. I was taken by its starkness -- the juxtaposition of the signs, the bleak fall sky, the tree that's already given up for the year.

Unified theory of Dim Sum consumption

A long-time reader I once referred to as "Mr. X" put together this handy graphical representation of eating dim sum, which is like Chinese breakfast tapas.



As you can see, the target for consumption is $10 per person, though that's tough to aim for since no one knows what anything costs. The standard deviation is $1. If you eat $14 worth as I did some time ago, you are four standard deviations away, meaning you must skip four meals for your body to feel normal again.

FYI, five standard deviations may cause death.

FOUND: Rod Blagojevich

This may or may not be disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Superstar.


Well, to be honest, it really doesn't look much like him, except for the hat.

I snapped the picture at lunch this week in the Back Bay. That's Mrs. N-B's ear there on the right.

This post is really a vehicle to admit that occasions when I supply my own photo are no longer rare, so I am changing the tag to reflect that.