I constantly see things while driving around town that make me wish I had a camera with me more often. Back when I did travel with one on more of a regular basis, I found that due to the nature of the photography in question, often done in less than ideal conditions (for example, in traffic whilst driving), film was wasted more often than not. The last time I carried a camera in my car and stopped to take a picture, in this case of some white-tailed deer grazing in a field next to a power plant, my alternator died and required me to get my car towed home.

People watching has always been a favourite pastime, as well. Given having a camera, I am sure people watching would most certainly turn into a photography session as well. In any event, today while I was eating lunch at the Sobik's Subs near work, I observed a middle-aged couple enjoying lunch. The thing that struck me was the fact they said maybe twenty words between them the entire time. As they sat and ate, they both read a book and newspaper, respectively. On my way back from eating my sub, I sat at a traffic light watching a man on a bicycle carrying two more bicycle wheels with him.

I need to start carrying a camera again, film or otherwise.

Oh, and I fixed my CD player. One day of driving in silence and I was ready to commit vehicular homicide. Turns out the dash unit itself had a fuse independent from the car's fuse box that required replacement. I would still like to get something new eventually, because the existing audio setup is mediocre. On the other hand, it is the something that is much better than nothing. And keeps me out of jail.

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