“Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him.” ~ Romain Gary (1914-1980) French Writer
Drilling into a volcano
Naples, Italy: “Scientists to drill 13,000ft into active volcano in test that could cause earthquake…” Coincidentally, I hear that Ireland is lovely in October. Ahem.
FULL! IRISH! BREAKFAST!
…in one handy package. Sweet!
Ultra English
A fellow travel blogger recently asked how she could modify her content to better address British readers. I advised the following: "Add "u" and extra syllables to words like "humor" and "aluminum." Put your quote marks inside the final punctuation. Talk about football a lot. ;)" I love Drew's comics. He also writes …
Featured photo: Tasty Zanzibar
Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania Mmm! Nothing says Zanzibar-flavored love like dried octopus! Mm, mm, mmm!
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link)
April in Ireland: Part 2 (handy link) Handy link for the front page of TourAbsurd, since I backdated the original entry. Cheers!
April in Ireland: Part 1
April in Ireland: Part 1 Link for the front page. :)
Vicino Kinsale
29 August 2010 A few pics that Dario took around Kinsale. :) Kinsale Old Head Horses near Kinsale Near the Old Head
Ubuntu Cola
Open source cola? Naw, but it’s Fair Trade!
Rosemary & Olive Oil Almonds
Napa, USA When Dario and were in Napa visiting Emily and Charlotte, we stopped at the Robert Sinskey Vineyards for some wine tasting. The tasting was pretty overpriced, frankly, and there was only 1 wine — the 2008 Pinot Gris — that we all really liked. I will say that although we tried several other …
Americana festival
Now that’s funny. I knew that we culture-starved Americans borrowed everyone else’s festivals, but I didn’t realize other folks borrowed ours. …Well, except for Pizza Cowboy in Guidonia.
Dario feeds the lorikeets
Dario feeds the lorikeets. Sooo cute – the birds, too! ;)
Pith helmet + cheetah = AWESOME!
Pith helmet + cheetah = AWESOME! Dario and I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park today. They were selling pith helmets. We simply had to buy a matching pair. Now our tour is truly absurd. ps: this cheetah is nearly as close as the one in Tanzania. ;)
Road construction stop
Construction on the road to the Giant Forest delayed our trip down for a perfect 15 minutes. We stopped with a great view of Moro Rock and several distant mountain ranges. Thanks, Park Service and construction folks!
Mysterious bee creature
Mysterious, hovering, bee-like creature. We found several of them holding still in formations in scattered patches of sunlight. They were striped like bees, and not wasp-ish (well, I didn’t ask them about their politics or religion), but a passerby suggested that bees don’t hover, flies do. So they may have been faux-bees!
Find the Fish!
Need polarized filter for lens… In the meantime, how about a nice game of Find The Fish? :D
Tharp Log
Tharp Log near Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park. The very large sign at the site clearly stated the name sans apostrophe or "s." Yes, I know. It's so unnatural!
Purple lupine.
Taken near Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park.