Virginia ~ Tornadoes X’s 3 - Apr 08.. pictures

Overturned signs in Suffolk / PHOTO: Delores Johnson/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated Press
Three tornadoes swept through central and southeastern Virginia on Monday, damaging multiple homes and buildings and injuring more than 200 people according to reports. From nytimes.com and AP -
Associated Press | SUFFOLK, Va. — Weary residents and business owners, some awakening in emergency [...]

Marine Ads Seek ‘A Few Good Women’.. pictures

A print advertisement from 1974 is targeted at women / PHOTO: J.W.T. and Duke University’s Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
The Marines has been looking for a few good women for a long time now. Check out some of the adverts, interesting marketing ploy. From nytimes.com -
The Marines started recruiting women for clerical [...]

Atlanta ~ Tornado hits downtown.. pictures

Photo: DAVID TULIS / AJC
Monday, what a week-end. In this post we travel to the ATL where a tornado ripped through the downtown area. As bad as it was, it could have been a lot worse considering the area.. from ajc.com -
Downtown Atlanta including Centennial Park, CNN Center and the Georgia Dome was damaged [...]

Stripper-owned, operated, Strip Club.. pictures

Lusty Lady peepshow / ALL PHOTOS: REUTERS/Erin Siegal
From reuters.com - “A look inside San Francisco’s Lusty Lady, an exotic club turned into an egalitarian co-op by its dancer-workers.”
The above picture..
A view of the exterior of the Lusty Lady peepshow in San Francisco, February 25, 2008. Work for the motley crew of dancers at [...]

Northern Illinois University ~ gunman opens fire - Feb 14/08 pictures

Photo: Eric Sumberg/daily-chronicle.com, via AP
In the news, another horrible school shooting.. from ajc.com, nytimes.com and msnbc.msn.com -
DEKALB, Ill. — The man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday.
The man, [...]

Tornadoes Sweep Across South - Feb 08 pictures

Photo: Mike Avery/AP - The Courier
In the news, from ajc.com ~
LAFAYETTE, Tenn. — Residents in five Southern states tried to salvage what they could Wednesday from homes reduced to piles of debris, a day after the deadliest cluster of tornadoes in nearly a decade tore through the region, snapping trees and crumpling homes. At least [...]

Fat Tuesday ~ New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras.. pictures 08

Well, from the Rio Carnival in Brazil to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. You guys ready to keep this party kickin’? From wdsu.com.. straight out of the Big Easy.
New Orleans ~ Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, New Orleans’ unofficial opening of Mardi Gras. Characterized by family friendly parades uptown and in the suburbs — [...]

In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ 2008.. pictures

From ajc.com and newsweek.com, we are happy and sadden as we remember and celebrate a truly great man.

KATRINA PUBLIC HOUSING DRAMA ~ Dec 07 pictures

Photo: Alex Brandon/AP
Looks like the people of New Orleans are in for more hard times, will it ever end? From abcnews.go.com -
“Police used chemical spray and stun guns Thursday as dozens of protesters seeking to halt the demolition of 4,500 public housing units tried to force their way through an iron gate at City Hall. [...]

In Detroit, Bad Timing for a Renaissance.. photos

Photo: Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times
Ren•ais•sance |ˈrenəˌsäns; -ˌzäns| the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.
• the culture and style of art and architecture developed during this era.
• [as n. ] ( a renaissance) a revival of or renewed interest in something
Detroit, known as the [...]

Weekend in New Orleans.. pictures

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The New York Times
Ahaa - New Orleans. From nytimes.com ~ What other city, after being half-drowned and left to starve, could welcome visitors with a platter of oysters on the half shell and a rousing brass band? Only in the Big Easy right?
Some of the photos include:
1> Rebirth Brass Band [...]

America Underwater.. in pictures

Have you ever wondered just what lies underwater? Some stuff that’s there is weird. From time.com - photographer Alex Kirkbride travels the 50 states in search of what lurks under the surface of our nation’s waters.
Some pictures include:
1> Workmen’s Tools, Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana. Depth: 51 feet
2> Eye of a Nurse Shark, Bonneville [...]

California Wildfires - Oct 26/07.. pictures update

Photo: Eric Thayer/Getty Images
Another Friday people. Let’s do an update on those crazy California wildfires that has damage so much of California.. unbelievable!
From the nytimes.com, two links for the update. Some of the photos include:
1> More than 700 Firefighters battled the Poomacha Fire, which covered 35,000 acres on the La Jolla Indian Reservation and threatened [...]

Blazes in Southern California - Oct 22/07.. pictures

2nd gallery link updated Oct 25th
Good Monday morning people, or so they tell me, and it’s already crazy early. In the news, California has been going through hell with the Santa Ana desert winds as they continue to fuel the flames. Destroying homes and other properties, forcing entire communities to evacuate, over 22 square miles [...]

Jena Six Protest in Louisiana, Sep 20/07..in pictures

Alex Brandon / AP
Additional Link Update added Sept 21-07: “March on Jena, La.”
From ajc.com — “Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. Hundreds of people dressed in black, from college students to veterans of the civil rights movements, boarded buses bound for Jena and a rally Thursday in support of six black teenagers who were initially charged with [...]

Fla Massive Manhunt for cop killer.. in pictures

Slide Show Updated: Sept 14, 3:40 PM
Friday.. looks like it’s going to be a real busy day for me with possibly several post, time permitting, so let’s get started. An update link has been posted to Indonesia Earthquakes, Sept 07.. in pictures, click here for update.
Now, in Florida, a massive manhunt for a suspected cop [...]

UPDATE:6th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks.. pictures

The ceremony of the anniversary of 9/11 did not take place at ground zero, but near the southeastern corner in Zuccotti Park. Services were held Tuesday in Shanksville, Pa., in Lower Manhattan and at the Pentagon. From nytimes.com..
Some of the pictures include:
1> Families, public officials and visitors gathered in Lower Manhattan to mourn and remember.
2> [...]