quote of the moment

"there is no justice in video poker."

-- dan, while playing video poker; las vegas, NV

the time

las vegas, NV

pic of the moment

instrument gauge; las vegas, NV

pics of the moment

sunset, 2 views; barstow, CA

quote of the moment

"i'll be back to get you. love, jesus"

-- entirety of an inscription on the back of a semi; kettleman city, CA

quote of the moment

"it's right in the heart of expensive."

-- jim mensch, describing a blues bar in chicago; cupertino, CA

paraphrase of the moment

i can hear the clatter of surgical tools in vladamir nabokov's prose.

-- yvgeny yevtushenko in an undated "playboy" magazine

quote of the moment

"could i have some easy ass job?"

-- king feddy; cupertino, CA

walk out of "the happening"

the office manager of red's deal has the idea for a mass walk-out of the movie, "the happening." i think it's such a good idea that i've already done it myself.

thenothappening.com

you owe me one, lou.

quote of the moment

"a traffic light is only as strong as its housing."

-- voice over on "factory made"

haiku of the moment

what is father's day
when you have no children
and you have no dad

haiku of the moment

finger on the pulse
everything slightly askew
tense anxiety

haiku of the moment

dark copper sky glows
burnishing the end of day
close mountains smolder

photo of the moment

-- stan's donuts; santa clara, CA

quote of the moment

"oh ... i don't have a computer."

-- older white woman, talking to a librarian; santa clara, CA

haiku of the moment

you stand as a lie
so undisturbed on the curb
empty beer bottle

quote of the moment

"ted kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun."

-- bumper sticker, santa clara, CA

photos of the moment

day and night shots taken from the 36th floor of the palazzo hotel, las
vegas, NV

quote of the moment

"divorce settlements? please don't talk to me about that subject. my
ex-wife? i should have said, 'here's the house, here's the car, i'll be
seeing you.' it would have been much cheaper.

"there's no way i'd marry my girlfriend now. i mean, she's hot, but
there's just no way i'll walk into that trap again."

-- spoken by a very well dressed white man in his 40's, wynn hotel
elevator, las vegas

quote of the moment

"life may suck, but the alternative is unacceptable."

-- sole surviving deckhand of a capsized ship on "most dangerous catch"