I received this via email today. Took me a while to figure it out; after much head-scratching, I might add… It’s simple, really… Just count how many people are shown below.

Enjoy!

I’ve been reading “Don’t Know Much About History” by Kenneth C. Davis. In it, he says:

“The institution that cultivated Colin Powell, the American military, is generally credited with being the most successfully integrated institution in society.”

I can’t help but wonder if this isn’t the case because the military relies solely on performance for retention and advancement. In other words, in the military, there is no affirmative action, no quotas, no agendas other than creating the best possible military people and then judging them based on their abilities.

An email crossed my desk today with a variety of photos claimed to be from Hurrican Katrina. Most of them were similar to the one at the right. If this doesn’t look like a hurricane (or the gulf coast) to you, you’re right. It’s actually a photo taken by storm chaser Mike Hollingshead in Iowa.

This sample is an amazing photo, to be sure, but if you really want to blow your socks off, visit his digital photography page. Be sure to also read his accounts of storm chasing that accompany the photos. It’s in these accounts that you can see the higher res images. Amazing stuff…

Abby is just beginning to “toddle,” carefully moving around the room from place to place. While slightly behind, Grace has been making good progress and I expect her to be following Abby around soon.

[See the video] (it will probably take a minute to load…)

For the second day in a row, the Indiana State Fair Train has collided with a vehicle. Luckily, no one has been injured in either case and police are cautioning people to be more careful at crossings. This inattention is exacerbated by the fact that the train (which is a rolling history museum) only operates one month out of the year, so people become accustomed to those tracks going unused.

The accident yesterday happened when a man driving a pickup was taking a short cut through an alley. He described the accident like this:

“I glanced both ways and then turned my attention back to avoiding the potholes, because some of them are pretty big there. And, of course, the front of the train is painted black, so I just didn’t see it.”

Hmmm… perhaps I’m being overly critical, but does this sound like a quote for someone saying, “I screwed up” or “Look what they did to me”?