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One quote stood out for me from this piece about people who (bless their hearts) send voluntary donations to the US government to help pay off the national debt: [Senator Orrin] Hatch (R-UT) said he wasn’t surprised that more people don’t … Continue reading →

Busted!, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. The Valley of Fire is, thanks to its winding roads and its alien landscape and its proximity to Las Vegas, extremely popular for car photography. The first time I came through (last year), Goodyear … Continue reading →

Mojave: Where The Streets Have No Name, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. OK, all U2 jokes aside (the famous photo was actually shot in Death Valley National Park anyway), this is a Joshua Tree, sitting on the vast, empty lava … Continue reading →

Grand Canyon, Tiny Robot, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. The Grand Canyon is even grander when you’re only three inches tall.

What were they thinking… OF DEATH!, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. In the early 1880s, a San Francisco businessman named William Tell Coleman came to Death Valley with dollar-signs in his eyes. He said “I’ll mine the borax from this … Continue reading →

Tiny Robot OF DEATH!, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. Tiny Robot’s feeling a bit low today.

San Francisco Sunset, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. The sun sinks behind the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear November afternoon. (You really want to see this one larger, or even full size, trust me.)

What’re you looking at?, originally uploaded by Shiny Things. Seen at the Cal Academy of Sciences, which is one of the most awesome museums I’ve ever been to – this cranky-looking bloke. He’s a diamond-backed rattlesnake, he’s easily venomous enough … Continue reading →

The winner of Britain’s 2011 MPG Marathon, a competition judging which cars can be driven the most economically is… not a Toyota Prius, not a Smart ForTwo, and not a VW Golf diesel. The most economical car, with a 50% improvement over its listed … Continue reading →

I was a little surprised – and sort of flattered – to find that a loopy goldbug website has borrowed my Flickr photo of the Nymex building without attribution. All of the photos on my Flickr stream are licensed under … Continue reading →