Camelump

Still Glad I Don't Live in Buffalo

What a great idea!

Glad I'm not in Buffalo

Dracena Fragrens on Steroids

We had a spectacular bloom on our corn plants this fall.

Now much as I usually love it when my indoor plants are blooming, the fragrance of the corn plant flower is somewhat intense. And by somewhat intense I mean necessary to evacuate the house. These flowers are probably used for chemical warfare somewhere.

There is a reason the scientific name of the corn plant is Dracena Fragrens.

Upstairs:

Downstairs:

So much as I hated doing it, I had to cut off the flowers. And these were just from the plants upstairs.

After taking this picture, I put them outside the house. It was either that or sleep in gas masks.

Walking Tour of New Brunswick

We took a walking tour of New Brunswick in September

Looking at my photos, I think doorways were the highlight of the tour for me.

Election 2014 - Pallone

And to think - These photos were from his campaign, not the opposition's.

The Selfie Arm Extender

The Selfie Arm Extender

Barnes & Noble Fail

#Barnes & Noble Fail, #Geography Fail

The Groundhog War

We have declared war on the groundhogs. So far we have trapped all 5 that had taken over our front steps. On the day this was taken, we trapped a total of 4 of them. These 3 were caught in the morning. The 4th was caught after these were taken away and the traps put back out. Next we go after the ones on the side of the house, then the back.

After we catch a groundhog, we call up the Edison Animal Shelter and they come and take them away. To be released in someone else's backyard.  Which is behind the Animal Shelter (in back of the Municipal Building). I'm glad I don't live on that block.

You Must Complete Your Flight by, at the Latest, Two Thousand and Twelve Years Ago

 Those pesky airline rules. 

I was trying to verify the policy for changing the date on a flight booked with frequent flyer miles and came across this helpful page. 

 You must complete your flight by Jan 01 of the year 0002.  

Not sure what kind of aircraft you would be on since the Wright brothers 1st flight wasn't until 1900, and according to Wikipedia, the hot air balloon wasn't much earlier

The brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier developed a hot air balloon in Annonay, Ardeche, France, and demonstrated it publicly on September 19, 1783 with an unmanned flight lasting 10 minutes.

Maybe carrier pigeon? 

Don't think the asterisk clears anything up. All it talks about is how much this change is going to cost you.  And I wonder what you should pay the airline change fees with?  May I suggest

Not sure how long this flight re-booking policy will be in effect, as the airlines change their rules all the time, so if you are going to check it out, do so soon.      united.com/reservation/flight/cancelAwardRebook.aspx

My Backyard Wild America - Baby Goundhogs

Or in this case front steps. These are my front steps. This is not good. This is going too far.

Four, count them. Four!

How to Prevent Forest Fires

Make sure all your forests have fire hydrants. Simple.