People in The Background

I've been sorting through a backlog of pictures this morning. A pattern I'm starting to see is that the people in the background of the picture are often a hundred times more interesting than whatever the main picture subject was supposed to be. These are background people watching a street performer in the middle of a running, flying leap over six crouched-down people. These are crops from a much larger photo, so pardon the grain:









There is so much that could be said about this phenomenon, from learning how to change one's focus, to opening our eyes a little bit wider. This is more Mona's territory though. Not that I don't have my own thoughts on this. They just don't fit the general tone of this publication. More poop humor to come. . .

My Real Work Cubicle

With some minor modifications (to more accurately reflect how it actually feels to sit here):


Any other bloggers out there have any get-rich-quick schemes that will actually work?

If You Liked "Brokeback Mountain,"

And you're into politics, then you'll LOVE:


I hear Barack Obama is stunning in his majesty. . .

Otto Pilot Possibly Responsible For Midway Airport Accident

On Thurday, December 8, 2005 a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 skidded off the end of snowy runway. I know I'm going to catch all kinds of hell for this, but a reliable source has coughed up the following incredible photograph showing a possible reason as to why the plane overshot its mark and crashed through a perimeter fence onto the street which left one child dead:

At this time details are sketchy as to how Otto came to be aboard the flight, let alone allowed into the cockpit. Otto Pilot, famous for his wacky role in the movie Airplane!, is clearly visible in the above photograph.

All other media outlets are now focusing on a possible malfunction in the plane's reverse thrusters and are using this accident as an impetus to spark national discussion on airports with shorter runways. Do you smell a coverup?

Regardless, Chicago's own Mayor Richard M. Daley, (or Richielu M. Daley based on how he runs his administration), a guy with a penchant for ripping up airports he doesn't like, is of course now going to use this accident as an excuse to push his O'Hare Airport expansion plans. Like any good politician (which means "bad human being") he is going to try to please everyone he can. With this in mind, instead of addressing the problem of shorter runways at Midway Airport, I think he should just change the airport name. With a simple name change involving the removal of one letter and addition of two others, the airport could be more accurately described and also contain an implied "caveat emptor" warning to those who decide to fly in or out of it: