Dog Walker

"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
Mabel Louise Robinson

Leadership

“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.”
John Naisbitt 1929-

I found the parade but I didn’t get in front of it.

This is a marching band getting ready for the Butter and Egg Days parade in Petaluma last weekend. You can see a few more shots over at the Red Umbrella blog.

Good in Bed

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep good?" I said "No, I made a few mistakes."
Steven Wright 1955-

Nobody’s perfect.

A Former Moment

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
Buddha

This is a large statue of Buddha in Wat Ou Sai Kham in Chiang Mai Thailand. On the wall are murals depicting some events in the former life of the Buddha. But let’s not dwell on that.

Not To Worry

“Politics ain't worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space”
Will Rogers 1879-1935

Bikers tend to make up their own rules of the road.

So Vulgar

There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined.
Mark Twain 1835-1910

Who says you can’t take it with you?

Over Ten Billion Served

“The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.”
Woody Allen 1935-

So this is where they make the stuff.

Something to Chew On

The belly rules the mind.
Spanish Proverb

A picture may be worth a thousand words but this one’s only worth fifty. It’s a photo collage made from four quotations in a kitchen supply store window.

Falling

“From a fallen tree, make kindling”
Spanish Proverb

Start chopping.

What People Say

“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.”
Banksy

Was this truck done properly?

Smoke(screen)

“The believing we do something when we do nothing is the first illusion of tobacco.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

The Long View

In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

Robert Green Ingersoll 1833-1899

It’s all a matter of perspective.

Railroad Digger

“There is no way to success in art but to take off your coat, grind paint, and work like a digger on the railroad, all day and every day.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

There you have it. It goes on forever.

Passer By

“Ah…so many pedestrians, so little time...”
Robin Williams 1951-

Just thinking of all the lives that pass by everyday.

Upside Down

“When my time on earth is gone,
and my activities here are passed,
I want they bury me upside down,
and my critics can kiss my ass!”
Bobby Knight 1940-

To view this scene as God intended it, rotate your monitor 180 degrees and add color.

Are you bending your neck yet?