Robert Orben

“Quit worrying about your health. It’ll go away.”

A fascinating series of pictures over at Dark Roasted Blend of the days when being a flight attendant (or stewardess for us Neandrathals) was considered glamorous.  I’m sure it wasn’t and the only way they got pictures like this was because the FAs’ union wasn’t as strong as it is now.

Today, most flight attendants are overworked, underpaid and just a trifle grumpy.

Went up to Wasaga Beach today to help Maxine set up her new computer.  Took a few minutes to wander around the backyard on a cold, incredibly clear late February afternoon.  If you want snow, this is the place to go.

This first picture shows deer tracks leading away from the house into the woods.  They love the cracked corn that she puts out for them and have started coming at all times of the day.  Unfortunately, they decided to play shy today.

This shot was taken from the same spot looking back at the house.  Lots of snow and, if you get off the path, it’s easy to sink almost to your knees.  Quite a load on the roof and David has been busy pulling some of it down.

A nice picture right?  Just an ordinary sunset.  Not quite.  This is what sunset looks like on Mars.

Picture taken on May 19th, 2005 by the intrepid little rover Spirit as the Sun sinks below the rim of the Gustev crater.  Time – 6:07pm, Martian time.  (click picture for a bigger version)