#358: Tensely Coiled

Ready and waiting patiently on the garage floor .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Round and round ... what goes around comes around .....

#357: Deca-Dunce Hat

No ... I was not on a film set.

I was in the Commerce Casino .... scoping a new job.

It was an odd scene, indeed .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Ra .....

#356: That's What "They" Say

"They" say what you do New Year's Day dooms you to do so for the remainder of the year.

This guy, then, will be relocating.

Yet again.

And stopping off at Starbucks (off camera) for a refill in the process.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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"We're gonna need a lot more boxes, Jim ....."

#355: Just Numbers

It's 2010, A.D.

Happy New Year, I say.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Happy New Year, everyone .....
..... and remember: The end of the decade is next year .....

#354: You Can't See It, But You Know It's There

My Mother-In-Law went in for a triple bypass this morning at a hospital in Salt Lake City.

Six hours of surgery (and tons of prayers beforehand) yielded success.

Thank you, Lord.

(By the by .... I don't think it was coincidence I came across the above as the subject of the photo. Knowwhuteyemean ... ???)

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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You gotta have heart .....

#346 - #353: Whilst In Park City

A bit of catching up to do while on a Christmas vacation. Onward .....

#346: Iced Up To The Crossbar

Bicycles buried in the snow, obviously, on the side of the neighbor's house .....

#347: Snowprints

The new Christmas Eve tradition: Planting your bare ass in a snow bank and leaving impressions.

Not only photographic evidence, but no harm was done to the environment.

Brilliant.

#348: Prime Rib

Christmas dinner included the traditional prime rib.

Cooked to perfection - rare in the middle, medium on the ends .....

#349: Hasta!

Dea, heading down the run at Gorgoza in Park City.

Bon voy Ha-Gee .....

#350: Non-Removal

Taggy The Tagger. He's just grand, Sierra.

(Yes .... I know you don't get it. Click onto "Taggy" for a close-up and you'll figure it out .....)

#351: No Green, Right Side

In and around Park City during the 2002 Olympics, The Powers That Be decided to place colorfully painted moose around town.

In the main square. At the occasional gas station. At Olympic Park. At the library.

They were (and still are) interesting, at the very least. But they are worse for wear, as Sunshine Eye above shows you .....

#352: Beef

"Beef"? Really?

Why ... but of course.

They're "beefing up" the ski runs at Park City Mountain Resort, making more snow, you see. If it weren't for those damned wind creations getting in the way ... spinning ... catching eyes .....

#353: Happy Birthday

Next month, it's the birthdays of them there cream cheeses.

They'll be four years old January 21st.

And, while they're still relatively "young", I'd be willing to bet they're "bleu cheese" colored within their protective wrappings.

I'm not willing to find out .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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It's catch up time .....

Quick Winter Break

Dear F (STOP) Habitué:

The monkey business will cease on this site!

Temporarily.

Christmas vacation is now in process. I will be "back on the job" in short order. The missing days of photos will appear. Promise.

Until then ..... Merry Christmas, everyone!

........................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

#345: Body Parts #6 - Glutei Maximi

In the continuing "Body Parts" series, offered here is not one, but two glutei maximi.

Okay ... technically, one and one half .....

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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The trousers stay on .....
(Thanks for playing, Doc!)

#344: Fuschia

Winter colors on the left coast.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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Anniversary Flower. Happy 16th, Dea.

#343: Metal Beacon

Genie not included, no requests taken.

.......................... Ruprecht ( STOP )

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We wish you hum-dum-dee-dum dum .....