Disturbing Imagery

Ever walk past a group of people deep in conversation and overhear a few words that painted a picture?

Walking past some of the guys here at work, I just overheard ...

... like the Goodyear Blimp in Leather ...

A disturbing image, to be sure ...

Flaunt It!

Here’s the divine Miss M with some fantastic poses from an earlier year …

The Secret Cabal, Exposed!

Deep within TransMetro there exists a formerly secret cabal dedicated to the maintenance of the status quo at any cost. The solemn creed of this cabal is to ensure that commuter passenger numbers never rise past a secret threshold, by strategically degrading key services whenever passenger growth is threatened.

How do I know this?

Recent circumstances have forced the cabal out into the open, into overt disruption of services. No longer can they lurk in the background, reliant on the general willingness of the public to accept feeble excuses. Passenger numbers on the Wellington rail network continue to rise, whether due to poor economic conditions, rising petrol costs or a growing awareness of ecological issues, it matters not.

Anyone can see that the sheer number of incidents so far in 2009 is far higher than can be reasonably explained by simple “operational failure”.

Occam’s Law states that given two otherwise equivalent explanations, we should favour the simpler as more reasonable. "Hear hoof-beats, expect horses, not zebras" as one person put it. Given the statistical anomaly before us, I suggest that it is not only reasonable to infer the presence of the cabal but obligatory that we do so.

What can be done? Only what must be done.

First, we must ensure that the cabal’s efforts to sabotage Wellingtons commuter services fail, that passenger counts continue to climb despite their panicked attempts to the contrary.

Secondly, we must hold TransMetro responsible for their services, requiring of them both an accounting of their performance and a tangible improvement. By doing this we can force the cabal out into the light of public scrutiny where their power will wither.

We commuters must make it clear that Wellingtons commuter rail services are ours, that TransMetro operates these rail services on our behalf and that the required quality of service delivery is much higher than they currently achieve.

Cameron’s 7 for the 13th

Cam was mooching around, teetering on the brink of saying “I’m Bored”, so I gave him a shopping list of things he could do. The one that caught his imagination was to take photos of things around the house.

The challenge was to get 13 good photos (since today is the 13th) … he didn’t quite get there, but he did come up with 7 photos worth sharing.

Enjoy!

Faces of Easter

So here we are, doing an Easter Egg Hunt with some friends. Cameras are out, recording for prosperity – and Madeline asks to borrow my camera.

First, she takes a photograph of me …

Charming.

Then, she takes a photograph of her brother …

Can’t you tell that he’s thrilled!

Though, a few minutes later, he turned the tables quite effectively …

Surely, kids and cameras are a great combination!

Courtesy of a link found on TheOldNewThing, here's a superb parody of the Thunderbirds and the other Supermarionette shows ...

My Living Will

Received in an email from my Mum …

Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, “I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.”

She got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine.

She's such a bitch...

:-)