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Here’s another sight from my walks around home. This is the same location as yesterday’s, so if you guessed that one, you’ve got this one.

I took these photos with my cellphone, so they are definitely low-tech. But they came out okay. I may get ambitious and carry my good camera along on some walks.

It’s always a good day to read a book, if you’re these two kids. This art seems to capture a perpetual lazy, summer day. I always liked this one and it often catches my eye, even as I drive by this location.

Read tomorrows post to find out where this is.

Yesterday’s photo: Continue Reading…

I’ve been taking a walk every day for exercise. Not terribly long, but enough to get some fresh air and get the blood flowing again. I used to see a blog where a guy in Buffalo would walk from his home to his business every Sunday and take a different route each time. He took along a camera and would post a few interesting things he’d see on his walks.

I thought that’d be a great idea for me. It might give me some incentive to extend my walking and get more exercise. Plus, it might be fun to have some fun with the pictures. So here we are.

A whimsical statue greets visitors to this Lockport business that apparently is always freshly painted. Do you know where it is? Click on the photo for a clue.

I’ll add more of these on a regular basis, maybe even daily. Read the next walkabout post to see if you knew what this was.

I read an article on Hybrid cars the other day and it’s pretty clear to me that the manufacturers of those cars could have a heyday with their MPG ratings. Watch a few commercials and you’ll see claims for 50MPG or more. The new Chevy Volt is touting 230MPG.

First of all, how do you give an electric car a MPG rating at all? It doesn’t take any gallons, unless you count windshield wiper fluid. Continue Reading…

While the Right-wing has been having a heyday objecting to President Obama talking to our kids in school, at least some people have been having a little fun with it. I hope the vast majority of people will understand it for what it is, a sincere address meant to inspire students.

Meanwhile, let’s enjoy the stupidity of those who see something sinister in it by turning to that bastion of citizen parody, You Tube: