I was in the Washington, D.C. area this weekend and while visiting a book store came across this Hummer sitting out in the parking lot. Thought I’d share the license plate with you guys…

Almost a year ago I wrote about the new Microsoft Photosynth technology, calling it The coolest photo technology I’ve ever seen. I still think that. Dammit! How much longer do we have to wait for a public release? Seriously this is Microsoft’s main problem - they… take… too… long… to… do… anything. Let’s have it already!

Anyway, here is a neat demo of the technology as applied to the Space Shuttle. You need to follow this link to go and actually check out the image collection.

For Endeavour’s historic launch on August 7th, 2007, Live Labs joined forces with NASA to provide a Photosynth tour of the shuttle from vehicle assembly building to the launch pad. Thousands of photos intertwine to provide three dimensional, 360 degree perspectives of one of human kind’s greatest innovations.

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Courtesy of DontVisitThis.com. And by the way, the URL says it all.

Our friend Colby Jones spotted this funny / confusing sign. Reminded us both of the FRESH FISH article.

Man, now that I’ve seen this, I’ve got a lot of stuff coming my way. Lets see, there are at least 50 hot women who owe me a date. I’m expecting three raises. I’ll be winning the lottery any day now. And I should be allowed to run right out and buy my brand new Lamborghini!

During my recent visit to Maui, Hawaii I spent the better part of a day traveling along the famous road to Hana. For those of you that are unaware, it’s one of the most famous drives in the world.

According to the T-Shirt, we’re talking about:

617 curves, 56 bridges, 52 miles and 3 hours

… of non-stop driving fun. Of course, the whole point of the Road to Hana is the drive, not the destination.
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This photo doesn’t require much of a setup. Now nobody wants to be wheeled into an emergency room, but suffice it to say that you really don’t want to be any of the people in this picture taken in the ER. If you aren’t getting it, examine the guy on the table closely.

Oh, and if you select the image you can see a larger version in case it helps.

My wife walked in and snapped a photo of me when I was going through some of my magazines (uh yeah… I read a lot of magazines) in my office and told me I should share the photo with you guys so you can see where I spend all my “free” time.

So yeah, this is me, and this is my home office where all the magic happens for OMB.

Of course… about the time you’ll be reading this, I’ll be arriving in Hawaii. So, I wouldn’t say I’m exactly “hard at work” right now.

Don’t worry, I’ve got the posts all tee’d up and ready for you guys for the next couple weeks. I’ll also be augmenting those articles with photos and stories from my travels as I’m able to (Translation: when I get off the beach and am not feeling too lazy to do a little work).

As we all prepare for the holiday season, I thought it would be appropriate to remember what it’s all about. So, here is a little preview of what we can all be looking forward to for the next month!

Is anyone else catching the irony here?

Those of you who enjoy the water will get a kick out of my most recent acquisition. You see, I decided that I wanted to pick up a little something to cruise around the Greek Isles with, so last week I bought this little baby and had my name plastered on the side of it!

I’m kidding folks. But this really is a Greek ship that my father (John P Sr.) snapped a photo of a while back, and we both get such a kick out of it that I thought I’d share.