License Plate Watch 33

Seen yesterday on a Lincoln Navigator: "DA G8TOR".

The meaning of which seems fairly obvious, University of Florida fans.

How does shouting help?

I hesitate to post anything that could come across as criticizing of the Girl Scouts, but...

The last several times I have gone grocery shopping, groups of Girl Scouts (with adult supervision) have been set up to sell their cookies. This morning was one such instance.

When I exited the store with my purchases, the girls were literally shouting the following over and over again (this one time all-caps typing is justified): "BUY 'EM! EAT 'EM! GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!"

How is shouting at people as they enter and leave the grocery store supposed to be helpful? Isn't it more likely people will just find it obnoxious and so be less likely to buy the cookies? Sheesh. I really hope this was a misguided idea by a parent or parents of this one group.

What's all this then?

Referring back to this, I've 95% made up my mind to shave off the goatee.

Additionally, I am also seriously debating with myself whether or not to do something I've thought about for a long time: going totally bald by having a barber shave off what's left of my top-of-the-head hair (or at least doing so on a test basis). The alternative would be getting #1 buzz cuts more often than I currently do.

If I do make up my mind to go totally bald, I think I'll hold off on it until I have a vacation of a week or longer later in the year, so that I could have at least a few days of letting the hair grow out again before going back to work if I decide I don't like the look. I'm actually on such a vacation right now, but hadn't got this far along in my thinking at the start of this week.

Thanks for nothing

Earlier today while out and about I stopped at a Pick Up Stix for lunch. (Love their food!)

As I was placing my order, the clerk asked me if I'm 55 or older (presumably thinking of a senior citizen's discount.)

For the record, I am 47. And I swear this was the first time I have ever been asked such a question!

So, that's caused me to do some brooding and get to wondering if perhaps I'd look younger if were to shave off my goatee (which is admittedly very gray.)

License Plate Watch 32

It's a two-fer Monday.

Seen on a Silverado pick-up: "ITBGOOD" - I assume it refers to the truck.

Seen on a white Mercedes-Benz: "02BUNNY" - Similarly, assuming it refers to the car.

License Plate Watch 31

Seen today on a Mazda MX3: "KNUCME"

Yep, I see you right there.

Wow

A forum that I participate in for users of digital cameras recently has been running a project to create, using photos submitted by forum participants, some calendars, the sales of which would go to benefiting a charity.

A little earlier in the year I had taken a photo of a flower that I was particularly pleased with, so I decided to submit it to this project for the "Flowers" calendar. I had little confidence that it would be accepted for the calendar, as the forum has many outstanding photographers which more experience than I, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to try.

So, I was completely flabbergasted when my photo was in fact selected to be included in the "Flowers" calendar. It will be the October photo.

I'll quote description of the project from the calendar sales site:

A little over a year ago, some forum members from BroadbandReports.com's Digital Imaging forum discussed how to collectively use the photographs that they were taking to help out a charity. The result is Shooting For A Cause. Currently, we have a line of four calendars. Five dollars from the sale of each calendar will go to help The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®.