Alcatraz

And now, a few pictures from my time spent on Alcatraz. Please enjoy!

We make our approach! What horrors live inside those walls!

Well that looks welcoming.

So this is home. All the essentials within rolling over distance.

The headphoned audio tour made everyone feel like they were living the prison life.

The windows could use a little cleaning, but the view was nice! I don't know how someone could have been unhappy at a resort like this one...

She was windy. She was rainy. She gave us all she had.

There were birds ALL OVER! These must be the bad birds that steal bread from the other birds.

Ah, life on the outside must be great.

I hope you have enjoyed the tour! Tip your waitresses!

It's True What They Say

It's true what they say about money. If you have it, people will literally (not literally) throw more at you. With this in mind, my new bank (Bank of America) has decided that I should have a new credit card with a $7,500 limit, 0% interest for the first six month, and 4% thereafter. It apparently also gives you money back, or rebates, or does your laundry and finds you a suitable marriage partner. This, of course, dwarfs my current credit line of $1,000 with some arbitrary interest rate (and it doesn't even do your laundry). Apparently they didn't even check my credit report. They're so sweet. I deposit my bi-monthly check and the teller just says, "Your pre-approved for a good credit card right now if you want it." So I reply, "Okay." And, after a simple John Hancock, it's in the mail.

I really don't see myself using this thing, but who doesn't want to feel $7,500 more powerful. Ah, the sweet smell of power. Now to go buy a small country or something.