Thriftin'

One thing that people shopping in a thrift store probably do not need is travel luggage. Unless they are traveling in a time machine to a time to when these suitcase were in style.

But then again, why should anyone care how cool the container that you are using to carry your clothes is. Especially if you've got no place to go. Stuff a big steamer trunk in the overhead. It's like I always said; poor people don't die in plane crashes.

Oh, an btw, I go to thrift shops, but I rarely buy anything. But every now and then they have something cool that makes it worth stopping in

Just finished bottling 24 bottles of Rhubarb wine from 2009. I thought I let this go for too long in the in bulk storage but it turned out pretty good. Also of note are the 42 bottles of Appfelwein that are bottled, primed with sugar and will be carbonated in about three weeks. Bottling is the part of this hobby that is really a pain, but I love to look at them all lined up after its done

Ready to Kick some Butt

This is a photo from an uncontacted tribe somewhere in Brazil that is dangerously close to coming into contact with some rain forest munchin back hoe.

What amazes me about them is that they are being photographed from a plane or helicopter(neither of which they know anything about). They are looking up at something flying overhead that they have no idea about and rather than run, they grab their bows, arrows and spears with the intent of kicking it's ass, or eating it for dinner. I would be in the hut hiding and crying.

Then I took a longer look at the guy on the far right and found it difficult to believe that they have never come into contact with any humans other than immediate local tribes. Clearly he has been influenced by Marvel Comic Superhero webslinger Spiderman. Down to the red belt and booties. You can compare that to the only image of Spiderman that I could find standing up which was of a little kid in a Halloween costume. Try to find a picture of Spiderman where he is not in a squatted or swinging position. You can't do it