Lexidiem's Buzznet Originals Profile

Me love you long time...

Received the following message from an apparent admirer here on Buzznet on Tuesday, 8/11/2009. Have had a number of messages from spammers and scammers over the years, especially to my Yahoo account, but this is the first of its type that I've personally received here. Some... Read More

Changes happen.
It's often interesting to view yourself as others see or portray you. That's the case here as well. I'm still the person behind the camera, but this was offered to me after a little Photoshop work had been done on the original.
See the original version here.
You... Read More

Changes.
It can be interesting to view yourself as others see you, especially if you're the one who is usually behind the camera. That's the case here... and it's also interesting to see how you look to others when you're in a serious mood.
And even a serious mood can... Read More

The tag says it all... PSSST! I'm full of vitamins
The nutritional value of a 3.5 oz (100 g) banana is as follows:
• Energy: 90 kcal 370 kJ
• Carbohydrates: 22.84 g
• Dietary fiber: 2.6 g
• Fat: 0.33 g
• Protein: 1.09 g
• Riboflavin (Vit. B2): 0.073 mg (5%)
• Niacin (Vit. B3):... Read More

Dangerous Snake at the Flea Market...
OK, this snaggletoothed cobra isn't real, but was detailed enough to scare the willies out of more than one child, and a few adults did jump back when they saw it.

Took a Saturday trip with a good friend to the Golden Nugget Antique... Read More

Took a Saturday trip with a good friend to the Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market on River Road in Lambertville, NJ. We left at dawn to unload some stuff, as George Carlin defined the things that we accumulate, and not to buy anything. There was lots of stuff there... something... Read More

At the Flea Market...
There's something to be said about checking to see just how much light passes through your clothing before leaving home for a flea market visit. There's also something to be said how much skin overflows ones belt line. But they did seem to be enjoying their Saturday... Read More

What's a flea market without a variety of old glass bottles available in just about every shape in size?
Best viewed in full size.
Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market, 5/30/2009

Old 35mm cameras and other optical gear were all over the place at the flea market. That's an Argus A in the tan leather case, produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1936 to 1941. Still have one of these buried away in a box somewhere... and mine still works. Dickered... Read More

So many tables at the flea market with so many tchotchkes like this all over the place, and we were selling our share of them as well. Always loved the Yiddish word tchotchkes, which loosely means things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique). George Carlin would... Read More

Interesting newspaper from December 10, 1936, announcing the abdication from the UK throne by King Edward VIII. He renounced the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite, and was succeeded by his brother Albert as George VI. George VI was the father of the present british monarch, Queen... Read More

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Bristol Township, PA
And each man stands with his face in the light of his own drawn sword. Ready to do what a hero can.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
This bronze memorial is located in the Bristol Township Memorial Park, and features a sculpture of a Vietnam-era marine or soldier holding... Read More

To whom it may concern: It is springtime. It is late afternoon.
~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Sunday was a April day that one could feel that springtime was really here. Last week we had a couple of nights where the temperature had been at or below freezing, but we saw... Read More

The Dumbest Contestant Ever?
In 2006, an (unnamed here) woman won the dubious title of The Dumbest Contestant Ever to make it onto the popular TV show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ She was said to have humiliated her family and friends when she set a new standard for stupidity... Read More

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised on April 26th, 1564. His unknown birthday is traditionally observed on April 23rd, St George's Day. This date, which can be traced back to an eighteenth-century scholar's mistake, has proved appealing because Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616.
Shakespeare is often called... Read More

This is an image of the seed-bearing parachutes of the Taraxacum as they're taking off into the wind.
The Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, and are native to North America, Europe and Asia. Most call them a weed, and by their common name... Read More

To me — absurdity is the only reality.
~ Frank Zappa

The legendary Frank Zappa (1940–1993) was a prolific American composer, musician, record producer, and film director. In a career spanning more than thirty years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique... Read More

Keep getting higher and higher with the Hacky Sack, and you never know just where it will land!
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99 & 44/100% Pure...

Marilyn Ann Taylor passed away last Sunday from unknown causes. Her 17-year-old daughter found her mother's body Sunday night at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Canyon Country. She was 56-years-old, and far too young to to go this way.

I met her once, years... Read More

A walk in the woods...
Silver Lake Nature Center
Bristol, Pennsylvania
March, 2009
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