Don't we think of Autumn as starting on September 21st? Well this year it starts on Monday, September 23rd. It will begin at 3:50 am.
So should you start practicing to balance an egg on its end in preparation for the day? It is said that it will be easier to balance the egg vertically on a flat surface on the equinox days. This is a myth - the amount of sunlight has no power over the gravitational pull of the Earth or our abilities to balance things on it. The story goes that if you are good at balancing things, you can balance an egg on its end any day of the year.
I haven't seen the Google car. These cars have been everywhere regularly. How could I not have seen it? It would help if I knew what the google car looks like.
How do you become a Google Street Map driver? The story goes that Google puts out ads on Craigslist, Adecco, and similar sites with a generic job title - 'City block driver' is an example.
Drivers have quotas to meet, driving from a starting point to a destination point. They have difficulties and hazards with the job. There are many who don't want streets or people mapped. Here's a picture that looks like a swarming - who know if it is friendly or the opposite. Places and people have tried to stop Google from taking Street Map images of their places. Even Mark Zuckerberg.
And there are the strange things that are captured. Here's the famous 'God Sighting' - or maybe it is Mary and Jesus - click on this YouTube link to see that one. You can see some of the weird, rude, disturbing sightings. Here are some in the mashable.com article HERE. They have titles such as:
Bums up for Google
Italian cycling apparel
Marriage in Rome
Death in Rome (weird costumes abound)
We've touched on Google Street View. There are unusual Google Earth Map images such as the airplane boneyard, mysterious desert pattern, swastika-shaped building complex, Giant Triangle, and many more.
Today's picture comes from our airplane ride travelling from Sacramento to Seattle. I assume this is Mount Rainier. It's in the articles on the 7 most scenic US Plane rides. It was great to be able to get a picture of it.
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