Monday, August 17, 2009
Driving on the Red Planet
Maybe the picture doesn't reflect the real reddish color that I've encountered. Well, it's not for the first time, but this strange effect I've seen only in Texas, and of course it comes from the reddish sunset, but the main condition to get such an effect is that there must be clouds above you, so the red reflection will give ya the feeling that you're on a sci-fi scene, somewhere on another planet... I must notice that the picture is untouched (no manipulations).
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Today's joke:
At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital.
While the IRS agent was checking the books he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, "I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there's too little left to be of any use?"
"Good question," noted the CFO. "We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every now and then they send us a free box of bandages."
"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way.
"What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what's left over after setting a cast on a patient?"
"Ah, yes," replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. "We save it and send it back to the manufacturer, and every now and then they send us a free package of plaster."
"I see," replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO. "Well," he went on, "What do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?"
"Here, too, we do not waste," answered the CFO. "What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS Office, and about once a year they send us a complete d*ck."
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Exquite,Eddie!!!You are completely right.It´s another planet...somewhere!! Wonderful capture as always...and a great moment for sure!Thank you:))
ReplyDeleteStunning atmopshere ! I've never seen it in Texas ... I whish I had :-)
ReplyDeleteVirginie
Thank y'all for the visit!
ReplyDeleteVirginie, never say never! :D
Great picture and absolutely wonderful joke!
ReplyDeleteOH, my goodness what a joke to start my day with..Love it. I needed that laugh this morning.
ReplyDeleteThe image is just gorgeous, what an excellent capture.
Excellent photo and joke
ReplyDeleteThat is one fantastic photo Eddie and the atmosphere is super
ReplyDeletewunderschönes Foto!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDer Himmel hat eine großartige Farbe!!!!
I believe you as I have captured the same thing many times. Stellar sunset and capture
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteExcellent sky... WOW!!! I have experienced something similar in Namibia and will post it in the coming weeks!
ReplyDeleteThe joke - a winner!!!! LOL...
Yes, I've seen those skies! Awesome pic! (:
ReplyDeleteAn awesome capture and photo!
ReplyDeleteFantastic joke :)
Lot of wind and red dirt in Texas - Now is above also !! Very colorful -
ReplyDeleteTexas O' Texas
ReplyDeleteBeautiful red dark colord sky, excellent capture.
ReplyDeleteMust be tax time again. Haa!Haaa!
ReplyDeleteSuper!
ReplyDeleteExcellent Shot.
ReplyDeleteSuperb image. Well done.
ReplyDeletePiękna scena i koloryt.
ReplyDeletePrzy powiększeniu jest doskonale piękna,
Pięknie wykonana praca
Bardzo dobry obraz i styl wykonania.
Pozdrawiam miło.
an impressive road pic, that is one menacing sky.
ReplyDeleteNow that made me laugh! Great joke and a very impressive looking photo. Thanks for both!
ReplyDeleteExcellent capture and super atmosphere!!!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL SKY
ReplyDeleteWonderful sky! Great capture. Really funny joke!
ReplyDeleteWow that's spectacular, I always thought that was a bit of an exaggeration, but I can see it isn't!
ReplyDeletewonderful shot
ReplyDeleteImpressive and fantastic sky, a wonderful shot........!!!!
ReplyDeleteSplendid sky and shot!
ReplyDeletehahahahhaha eddie love your joke..wow! this is really beautiful sky and u did AWESOME capture...
ReplyDeleteSome very distinctive coloring for sure.....
ReplyDeleteI guessed Texas before reading your notes. Could red dust also contribute to the effect? Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWe get this sort of sight in northern California, however, only during wildfire season when the world around our valley is on fire and the ask and fire fill the sky. As you say, this is a sight more common to Texas and one I can only guess if from the beauty of the land reflected in the setting sun... Awesome.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful shot!!
ReplyDeleteWOW...it's really beautiful. Wonderful shot!
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteSuper
ReplyDeletebeautiful sky and awesome capture
ReplyDeleteCool!
ReplyDeleteExcellent photo!
ReplyDeleteVoyager c'est se remplir les yeux de belles choses . Il suffit d'y prendre goût . Bravo et mile mercis
ReplyDeleteGreat sky!
ReplyDeleteI have seen this before...it is really amazing! You captured it perfectly here!
ReplyDeleteSuperb sky and shot.
ReplyDeleteA real show!!!Eddie! Wonderful sky and colour in the air!Great work of you once more.Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteWOW, amazing! must be some experience driving in this scene. and Oh, almost forgot - regarding the joke, it is not told about a hospital, but about a Synagogue.
ReplyDelete:-))))
Fantastic photo Eddie !!!:)
ReplyDeleteA superb scene
ReplyDeleteExcellent capture!!
ReplyDeleteHad to come back to this shot today. Like the addition of the highway scene. It adds a dynamic quality that is missing in many other pure sky shots. Well done.
ReplyDeletebeautiful highway scene...
ReplyDeleteGreat picture in great color
ReplyDeleteerland
Bravo, excellent capture ! Spectacular !
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