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Organized

Organized

TripleArborNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Ok, so maybe I’m not so organized. Maybe I actually like being cluttered, messy, and confused most of the time. (Where did I leave my car keys? Have you seen…

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The Book of Days

The Book of Days

FullFrontalHouse4204, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. This is another in a series of very typical “Austin-y” homes. Note the (now colorful) mid-50’s architecture, typical of that period, when the majority of the Austin area was actually…

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Passion and Aplomb

Passion and Aplomb

EricAndChair, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. In case you did not know, today is Eric Clapton’s 65th birthday. To borrow a line from one of his songs, “Hello, old friend, it’s really good to see you…

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Getting Around Austin

Getting Around Austin

WhiteHouseInTheWoods, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. For the longest time I never posted any pictures taken in Austin or “my own backyard” as Barbara used to call it. I was Rolodexing, I was penciling in exotic…

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Autograph

Autograph

StreetLampWithBasilBackdrop, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Recently, I was poking around a bookstore and happened upon a signed Michael Kenna book. I’m not a big fan of autographs, in fact, I’ve always thought that they were…

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Crazy Suzy

Crazy Suzy

ColorUtilityNo3, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. My friend Rose has a new SUV. It’s one of those SUV’s that comes with all those newfangled gizmos, you know, it’s got things like a DVD player that flops…

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More Power To Ya

More Power To Ya

ColorUtilityNo5, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. This is a utility box. Boring, dull, uninteresting. It’s the place where all that stored up energy comes into your home, office, building, yurt, or what have you. It’s the…

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There’s Only One Way to Play it

There’s Only One Way to Play it

PresHallTrumpClose, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Smooth Jazz should be smooth. Hot, sometimes, crazy, ok, maybe lively, sometimes sexy, but *always* smooth. This was taken in New Orleans, at Preservation Hall. I was lucky enough to…

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Wearing a Coat Like an Arctic Monkey

Wearing a Coat Like an Arctic Monkey

ShadowWalksByGrandCanal, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Everybody’s talking about the Arctic Monkeys. They played South by Southwest, practically didn’t bother to show up for their own gig, and still got tons of press coverage. All over…

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Good Lord, What Was That?

Good Lord, What Was That?

WeirdStoreWindowNo1, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. My friend Steve once went to see the movie Star Wars. He went on the day it opened, when it was playing in a crowded, sold out theater. Before the…

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It’s a Festival of Photos

It’s a Festival of Photos

MissionHouseInDrought, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. For your viewing pleasure (well, actually, mine) this weekend, I attended Fotofest in Houston, TX. The FotoFest headquarters are in the warehouse district in Houston, housed in a two story…

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Technology

Technology

CityLights, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Are these city lights? Nope, actually electronic LED’s taken in a computer server room. What kind of data is traveling through those machines? I don’t know. I do know that,…

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Road Trip

Road Trip

UnderTheOverPassNo3, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. This one is a bit more “out there” than the other “Drive By” images, but I like it, because it has a certain motion about it. Everything’s just a bit…

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Living with TiVo Can Be Murder

Living with TiVo Can Be Murder

UnderTheOverPassNo4, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. So, lately I’ve been addicted to all things American Idol. I’m following the competition very closely this year, perhaps because it started while I was on vacation and I had…

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Vision

Vision

SunglassStoreKodak, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. The entry guidelines for this week suggest the following: Windows, Mirror, Eyes, Printed Matter, Glasses, Sunglasses, Monocle, Camera, Microscope, Telescope. Let’s see how I did… Windows-check, mirror-check, eyes-check, printed matter-nope,…

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Driving

Driving

DriveByAndUnknownExit, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. So, I’m driving downtown today. There are tons of cars on the road but the traffic’s really moving. It’s just booking along, clocking at a nice even pace, as I…

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Unknown Destination

Unknown Destination

UnderTheOverPassNo2, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Well, not really. I do believe this is somewhere near the 35th Street overpass and I was going home. (It’s definitely I-35 for you. It’s got I-35 written all over…

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Pine Needles

Pine Needles

PineNeedlesNo2, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Don’t you just *hate* these things? I mean, they get all over the yard, and they stick to everything. They’re so messy, these pine needles are. But, they are part…

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Red Boats

Red Boats

RedBoats, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. I thought it a bit odd that these fellows parked their red boats right next to each other. Odd for “boatmanship” but it makes for interesting pictures, don’t you think?…

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