Something we all can relate to.

We do have some great adverts here though.  I think this is my favourite.

Culture Pub was one of the best French TV shows, and since we are mostly designers and logos makers let's appreciate one of the best opening credits ever made (with dozens of logos): Culture Pub - Le Générique - YouTube

Joyeux Noël !

The flames came from one pipe only, as a Photoshoper I would have put flames in all pipes.

almost that time of year again

good news!

Just as a note, and not that it makes it right, but of the big cats, cheetahs are the most controllable and trainable. African Kings and Shahs, from the Pharaohs on down, have used them as hunting animals since ancient times -- the way Europeans use hunting dogs.

Indeed, that removal from the wild and controlled inbreeding by man is one big reason the cheetahs are in such a genetic crisis today. Even among the still wild populations, the genetic variation is so slender and narrow that breeding almost any two cheetahs is tantamount to breeding first cousins. This came to light years ago, once zoos had the ability to do genetic testing on their animals to make sure they weren't breeding animals whose bloodlines were too close. Worldwide, they couldn't find a decent non-relative match for any cheetah in captivity. Since then, testing on the wild population has yielded no better results. The genetic line may already be too narrow. Sadly, the species may already be doomed.

(And, yes. I watch way too much National Geographic, Nature, etc. etc...)

-- OB

Poor animal!

This "salopard"* represents everything I hate.

(As a biker I am also allergic to texting while driving)

* I wrote it in French otherwise it's censored.