Just a Joke

The joke below was e-mailed to me recently, and I've entered it with the text that I received in the e-mail. However, it seems that the more popular version of the joke has the gender of the characters switched. A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one....

30 Jul 2008 · 2 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Beijing 2008 - Olympics In The Air

Last October, during the beginning of my time in Beijing, I wrote this blog post that mentioned air quality with two comparative photos. Since then, I've been following the blog of James Fallows who also has been posting photos for comparison. In the last several days -- China has done several things to try to improve the air quality for the Olympics. Temporarily shutting down most factories East of Beijing Even-Odd car restrictions...

28 Jul 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Strange Helicopter Transportation (photo)

I was driving into work this-morning, and I saw a helicopter driving down the road. Weirdest thing ever, so I absolutely had to take some photos out my window. Quite unexpected. That's all I'm saying.

24 Jul 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

For My Floridian Friends

http://xkcd.net/453/ Upcoming Hurricanes The XKCD web comic is one of my favorites.

23 Jul 2008 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink