The Wandering Minstrel

A Troubling Gap

Posted by Minstrel on 17 Aug 2011

A troubling gap appeared at the base of our giant saguaro cactus. The gap between the cactus and the ground is on the north side of the root. The Better Half noticed it yesterday but we don’t know for sure how long it has been like that.

Clickable image - the saguaro gap - courtesy The Better Half

Needless to say, I immediately placed a call to the garden shop that sold us the saguaro. The owner indicated that he would get in touch with the expert from the cactus farm and that they would have a look at it tomorrow. It’s troubling, but they assure me there’s no reason to panic.

Notions on Like-Minded Thinking in Our Town

Posted by Minstrel on 17 May 2011

The Better Half took this (clickable) image of a young man walking down a street talking on his wireless in our town this afternoon. We were both amused at the imagery on the shirt he had on.

We observe many indications that a lot of folks here think as we do. We see pro-gun and anti Obamination bumper stickers, Gadsden Flags and other conservative notions. Once in a while, however, we see some poor liberal bastard driving a Prius with an Obama/Biden ‘08 sticker. There always seems to be some rotten apples spoiling the barrel.

A Four-Wheeled Motorcycle

Posted by Minstrel on 16 May 2011

I’ve seen plenty of trikes and sidecar rigs for motorcycles, but this is the first four wheeler outrigger (training wheels?) I’ve seen. The Better Half snapped this (clickable) image this afternoon near the post office. I know, it’s a Honda motorcycle and we like Harley-Davidsons here, but weirdness can’t be overlooked.

Shotgun Shell Candles

Posted by Minstrel on 24 Apr 2011

I found this weird image on the internet today while I was looking for something entirely unrelated. It’s an image from a Field and Stream on-line article about how to make candles from used shotgun shells.

Lady Bug

Posted by Minstrel on 13 Apr 2011

The Better Half drove us down to the hardware store and the post office in her little Sebring convertible today. While we were at the post office, The Better Half took this photo of a Lady Bug parked nearby. The driver had the same good sense as The Better Half to retract the convertible top on such a beautiful spring day. We also spotted a classic Pontiac Firebird convertible, also with the top down. Clickable images.

Seriously?

Posted by Minstrel on 10 Apr 2011

I find it difficult to believe that anything on the road needs to be this small and this pink. After the head-on with a Hummer, you wouldn’t be able to distinguish viscera from vehicle.

Clickable image courtesy of The Better Half.

Internet Bullshit of the Day

Posted by Minstrel on 30 Mar 2011

Stuff like this makes me wonder if there is any sanity left in politically-correct minds.

From AP via the Daily Disease:

LONDON - An unassuming semi-detached house in Wales has become an unlikely Web star after Internet users decided that it looks a lot like Adolf Hitler’s face.

Update: If the following were true, the world would be a better place . . .

The Japanese Radiation Threat

Posted by Minstrel on 25 Mar 2011

The following animated graphic summarizes the media morons and political morons take on the radiation threat from the recent nuclear plant disasters in Japan . . .