Welcome to my visual diary. This is a window to the world of life on the road, or off the road, or nowhere near the road. The only rule for posting snapshots -- I can't be at home. It's just me, a feeling, and my Palm Pilot camera. On occasion, I'll post the most engaging and compelling snapshots with captions throughout the year.


#1 FLYING J TRUCK STOP IN PENNSYLVANIA


I just got a new Palm Pilot for my birthday and wanted to use the camera feature. The first photo above is from the dining room at the Flying J Truck Stop. This is the one that serves pizza and fresh Chinese food (fresh used loosely). The food is behind me. I'm sitting at the counter pretending to use my Palm Pilot while secretly taking this picture. The hat is just a small part of the anxiously awaited new spring line (available at Flying Js everwhere).

 

#2 CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME IN LOT OF NY REST AREA

The next photo is from the parking lot at another rest stop. This one is in New York. It's the rest area with the Dunkin' Donuts and the bathroom that has a scale near the last stall in the men's room. I bought a coffee and three donut holes (chocolate glazed). Ends up, they didn't charge me for the donut holes because there wasn't a button on the register for just three donut holes. Lucky day. It just so happens that the nun driving the car in the photo above was in front of me in line at the Dunkin' Donuts. She ordered a crawler and a latte. True story. In case you can't read the bumper sticker, it says, "Life is short. Pray hard."

 

#3 THE INDEX FINGER LAKE OF THE FINGER LAKES

This is one of the Finger Lakes. There are five Finger Lakes (coincidentally, there are also five fingers on a hand). Here it is. Feel free to frame it (great for basements, rec rooms, and bait & tackle shops).



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