I saw my first bear on my first trip through Glacier National Park, but here’s a look at what they do when no one is watching. And no, they don’t pick their noses. Well, they might, but that wasn’t caught on video!

I spent the majority of last night in Hungry Horse, arguably one of the more dangerous places in the nation to be on the 4th of July. I don’t think they’ve beat Eureka, but the residents sure seem to try. This year I did not hear the tell-tale sirens that signal the A.L.E.R.T. helicopters, which means it may have been an injury free 4th in the canyon.

Not so in nearby Columbia Falls. I was driving home and had to wait for a bit while ambulances carried a couple of celebrators off to the hospital. The smell of sulfur was a little thicker than usual, and I’m almost certain that a fireworks catastrophe had occurred. I think the lights from the firetrucks, police cars and ambulances were brighter than the fireworks.

A good time was had by all at the festivities where I was at, and no one got hurt. Well, mostly, but I’m not going to tell you how a crackle ball in the cleavage area happens.

Here’s one of my favourite photos of the night, which I took during the finale. A slide-show of the rest will happen within the next few days. I have to make one slide-show for friends, and one for you guys, so it may take a few…

And finally, I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday!

Edit: And oh, Darn! Jesse Helms is dead.

An alien? Ghost? What about Munch’s screamer? Maybe it’s Jesus. Who do you think revealed himself to me in the mold on my plum?

I am anxiously awaiting the September 7th release of Spore, a game in which you build, paint, play and share your creature. In the meantime, Spore Creature Creator (a starter kit), will have to suffice. I even made a video of one of my spores. Of course, now I’m even more impatient for the full game to come out!

I think this may be the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen.

I saw this on Nick’s Bytes and thought I’d give it a try.

Here’s how it works . . .
• Answer each of the questions below.
• Surf over to Flickr (set up an account if you don’t have one–it’s quick and easy AND I DON’T THINK YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THIS - SET UP AN ACCOUNT) and type your answers (one at a time) into the search bar.
• From the choice of pictures shown only on the front page, click on the one that moves you.
• Once the page with your picture opens, copy the URL.
• Surf over to the Mosaic Maker, set up your mosaic, and paste your URLs.
• Click “Create!”

The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you attend?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. What is your favorite drink?
7. Where would you go on your dream vacation?
8. What is your favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. Choose one word to describe you?
12. Your Flickr name? (Substitute a nickname if you don’t have an account.)

Photo credits:
1. Cloud Bed, Courtney Skott, 2. Surf and turf, 3. Storm aftermath, Urbana IL, 4. llibreria - bookstore - Amsterdam, 5. LastEver, 6. Drink Dr. Pepper!, 7. (0430) Pyramid of Menkaure or Mykerinus (Giza) Egypt, 8. szechwan peppercorn creme brulee, 9. Cricket? Grasshopper? I’m no entymologist!, 10. Got milk?, 11. Lonely Fish , 12. Epicuro, la morte

George Carlin has died.

Tomatos with Salmonella…
Spinach with E. coli…
Even cantaloupes have had their battle with Salmonella…

I’m just waiting for the cucumber recall due to Herpes contamination.

Yup. I said it.