DeepForestNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Shocking news from the autopsy of ex-Enron exec Kenneth Lay, who died earlier this week of an apparent heart attack. Upon closer post mortem examination of his heart, doctors were…
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JumpingChase, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I know, I know, I haven’t been blogging that much lately. Call off the hounds, stop the search, bring back the choppers, I was just busy. You see, I have…
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TwoYellowApplesCrisp, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. You know what they say about an apple a day, right? Well, you might ask, what’s the second one for? Easy, that one keeps the dentist away. Man, I really…
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ThreePearsNo4, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. There’s an interesting relationship between a photographer and his tripod. On the one hand, we recognize the fact that tripods make us take better pictures, on the other, they are…
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ThreePearsNo2, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. A select online “gallery” that’s just starting up and looking for artists invited me to join their ranks a few weeks ago. I jumped at the invitation, simply because I…
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KidPullingDogInCart, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. There’s just something about Alice that fascinates me. Did you know Alice as a brunette? Everybody always pictures her as a blonde but she’s not. It’s true, her hair’s actually…
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EdgeReflection, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Today is the summer solstice. The longest day of the year. I sat down tonight to write (actually type, I tend to write longhand. In a notebook. A really really…
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GhostOfMeNo4, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. What do Lisa Kudrow, a dumpster, a giant blue care bear, Ben Stiller’s wife, and my car all have in common? Picture this. I’m late for work. Have you ever…
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HeadNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I love movies really, I do. You’d never know it from the frequency at which I get to watch them but, I really do like to sit down, on my…
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TwoYellowApplesCrisp, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Chris Rock once said that, as a Dad, your main job is to keep your daughters “off the pole” (referring to…
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TBirdHeadlights, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Beep Beep. Get out of my way. I’m driving. This is my entry for “Automotive” or this week’s Photo Friday competition related to cars. This is a classic ’55 (or…
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CafeNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. In case you didn’t know, the world cup is happening now. As you could probably guess, I’m not a huge sports fan but, this year anyway, I’m about as in…
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Giggle, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I was flipping channels on my TV late the other night, as I always seem to do when I can’t sleep (which is, well, lately anyway, just plain “always”) when…
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Homage: Napoleon Dynamite, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Did you ever get a hole in your sock? Ever have one of those holes that’s *just* big enough for your big toe to *squeeze* into and then…
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RedDressForm, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I don’t know if you can really make them out, or recognize them from this picture but, those railings to the front right are actually railroad tracks. This is a…
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CatAndGazingBall, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Since poor Charlie has passed, recent attention has turned towards getting a pet. A few of my friends have suggested I get a cat. This is where the fun starts.…
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GhostOfMeNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I keep hearing Tom Russell’s new song, “The Pugilist at 59” on the radio. As I heard it again today, driving down loop 360 towards Austin, I realized that I…
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MensHealth, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. From the “this just in” department, it appears that they are building a bank on the previously empty lot next to the new Mama Fu’s restaurant. A bank? That freaking…
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TwoYellowApplesSoftNo2, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Or, why I love my lensbaby, reason #438 It’s hard to put a focal length on a lensbaby. About the best I can tell you is “medium blur” or, if…
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ShoeBlueCafeNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Do you ever watch any of those cooking channels on TV? Ever hear of a program called the “Iron Chef?” The premise of the show is that they give a…
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