goodreds

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Webdev since dial-up. Survived IE6. Learned to be responsive with time. Brisbane, Australia.

Allen Stanford, an infamous fraudster convicted of an 8 billion dollar fraud and sentenced to 110 years. He is shown handcuffed and dressed in an orange prison uniform, accompanied by female prison officers.
Cactus flower blooming, for one night only. White flower with pink tips.
A bee flies towards a bunch of orange jasmine flowers, in Brisbane, Australia. His knees are covered in pollen.
A millipede from the species Paradoxosomatidae in Bali, Indonesia. Possibly Anoplodesmus saussurii. It is about 30-40mm long and is a dark brown with yellow markings.
Tokay gecko with a mouthful of winged termite in Bali, Indonesia.
A beetle with bioluminescent spots on its abdomen that came to say hello during dinner.
Possibly Calliophis intestinalis (Banded Malaysian Coral snake) being gently relocated away from the path at the end of a long stick.
A beautiful snake - possibly Calliophis, which means 'beautiful snake'
A 1964 Jaguar E-Type series 1 coupé in a photo from Wikipedia. The car is considered a classic, timeless design and here is shown in light blue against a windowed wall, where contrasting yellow accents in the windows make for a quite striking photo.
New Jaguar cars logotype design. Held in white-gloved hands, the logo is circular, with gold bordering leading into two J letters which are also gold.
An anti-grafitti sign in Osaka, Japan, reads "No scribbling" in English translation.
Charlie Brown looks despondent as he declares "I still miss the KLF"
A painting showing a green prairie scene, out to a distant horizon and under a grey, cloudy sky. There is a small bluff on the left side but the general feeling imbued by the piece is one of splendid isolation in the landscape.
A white ibis perches next to a small pond. A sign behind the bird reads "No fishing in the mall".
A signpost shows a warning sign of a 'Road ahead'; a second sign below reads "Caution. Beware of snakes.
A Wikipedia entry that explains that dock leaves (Rumex obstusifolius), which are commonly used as a topical folk-remedy in the UK to relieve nettle stings, have no scientific basis, and can be attributed to an example of the placebo effect.
1990s Mac OS internet connection utility choices read: 1. Take me to the internet. 2. Tell me more about the internet. And the selected option: 3. I'm not ready for the internet.