
Not what they usually mean by LAN security, but certainly effective.

Not what they usually mean by LAN security, but certainly effective.

Saw this while out on an errand the other day. Maybe it’s just that I’m reading the latest October Daye book, but anything permanent involving the Winter Rose sounds like a bad idea!

Found a place to hike this morning that was only in the 80s instead of hotter, and was greeted by this sign at the trailhead.
Also: several signs warning about how much poison oak and stinging nettle is in the area, with photos to help you avoid touching them. Update: they really aren’t kidding about the poison oak, but it’s still a nice hike if you keep your hands to yourself.

The power company is prepping for maintenance work, and these guys are out with the temporary no parking signs and barriers.
It’s still a better company name than the “Performance Utility Supply” I’ve driven past with a sign that’s mostly its initials.

Took the Macbook in for battery service yesterday. Fortunately it was easy to tell which store to bring it to!

This has got to be intentional, right? A reference to all those cake wrecks where someone wrote out the directions on the cake?

Spotted in front of an empty lot on a walk around the neighborhood.
(Update April 2026: almost 3 years later, the lot’s still vacant. I don’t even remember what the proposal was, if I even looked it up.)