The Traveling Gnome

I have a confession to make. I stole my friend Wes' gnome. I stole his gnome and sent it off to travel the world! From now on I will be posting updates as Wes gets letters from Gerald the Gnome. So, first stop: Monterey!
Here is pictures from "ThePhrog" who was the first person to receive Gerald in the mail.

Checking into the hotel:


Wheeling to his room on a bell cart:


Checking his itinerary with the concierge:


At Monterey Harbor, on his way to the wharf:


The long shot of the Wharf:


Gerald at the sign at the entrance to the Wharf:


Gerald visiting Bob, his cousin who works at Rappa's at the end of the Wharf:


Here's a picture of the sports car Gerald rented for his stay in Monterey:


Here's Gerald debating whether he wants fresh crab for lunch, or not:


Gerald is going for a ride on a surrey! The bike trail here is amazing!:


Gerald stopped at the Maritime Museum for a quick shot pretending to steer a ship:

Condolences

Picture by Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

My sincere condolences out to the friends and family of the Virginia Tech shooting victims.

I can't image what it would be like to loose family. Especially through something horrific like this.

Rabbits Gone Bad?

This is hard to describe so I will just quote.
From Spiegel.de:

In a scene eerily reminiscent of the attack of the "most foul, cruel, and bad tempered" rabbit in the cult movie "Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail," the Linz hare assaulted a 74-year-old woman who was hanging laundry in her garden early Monday morning. The animal, described as a "crazed hare" in a statement by Linz police department, bit the woman's foot, causing her to fall.

The unidentified woman, still under attack by the rampant hare, was eventually able to escape into her home, where her husband called the police before going outside to attempt to shoo the bunny away.

When police arrived on the scene, they found the 78-year-old man fighting the hare off with a stick -- and losing. Police asked the man to go inside. When the hare refused to give up the fight, the police were forced to shoot and kill the animal.

Strannnnge happenings, huh?