NEIL GAVIGAN

This billboard was spotted outside the Australian town of YASS. No explanation required…

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This one has been on all the blogs but just in case you missed it . . .

Quoting from ‘best of craigslist’ Tampa Bay:

Survival of the Fittest

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.

Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theater of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world.

Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment.

When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3×5 card reading, “Please use this M&M for breeding purposes.”

This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this “grant money.” I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion.

There can be only one.

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It’s fire time again. blogging.la has some good links to live coverage and a local view on the situation. Hopefully the wind will slow down and the weather get cooler soon. I’m glad I live in the concrete jungle. It’s pretty hard to burn asphalt…

Put up a few pictures from my brother’s going away party. Some animals, but also people. Good luck in NY Andrew!

OK my portfolio site is finally ready to reveal to the world now that I have filled in the “art” section. I will be trying to add more pieces every week but for now I have a lot of my most recent work in design, illustration, photography, art and web up for all to see at neilgavigan.com

Not much to say except for I’m jealous. I will be implementing this project in my house very soon.

PICTURE IS GONE. DAMN!

Fish pics are hard to get. Just a few up now, but I’ll be taking more as I figure out how better to shoot through glass and water. Also put up a couple of LEGO pictures. I think Im going to try and shoot more of these as well.

A cargo container fell off a ship and landed a beach in North Carolina, leaving beachcombers to cash in on the free vacuum sealed chips.

Here’s the link to the original article

I know I’m late. I don’t think anyone reads this anymore, since I hardly ever post, but here’s the link for the Halloween pics from Keith’s party in the Leuc.

Lt. Dangle busts the hotel party in style!

Santa Monica is attempting to expand their no smoking law to include all public areas including patios. Although they have never enforced the ban in place on the beach and pier for years, a quick search turns up news of smoking bans in France, Texas, Utah and more.

I say make it illegal or quit whining.