$12 Million or So

$12 Million or So, originally uploaded by Samer Farha.

Samer thinks he got really close to a lot of money today.

This automobile, if a genuine Ferrari 250 GTO would be one of fewer than 40 ever made.

I'm sure he still loves his VW very, very much.

Godfather of Odd Breaks his Silence

We don't know whether to call him the "Odd God" or the "King of Odd" or our personal favorite -- Evil Prince Adobe -- but Bob has been interviewed by about.com about (hey -- I wonder if that's why they bought that domain!) his blogging empire over at reuters.com.

For infrequent readers Bob blogs about the Oddly Enough news category he also edits, and the "Good, Bad and Ugly" section, which deals with reader feedback

Samer's Northern Exposures

Samer has compiled another stunning photo portfolio during his recent trip to Toronto.

The 74 images cover a wide range of subjects: buildings, architectural detail, people, shapes, colors. Oh yes -- there are the obligatory handful of shots involving drinking.

We don't know if Samer will write a guest column about his travels, and his comments on flickr are spare.

Of course, the pictures speak for themselves quite nicely.

The Res-Man is back, Baby!!!

Would you hire this man?

Jon advises that he is "back in the breaking news game" as an Intake Producer for AP in DC. The gig at APTN starts on Monday.

The Res-Man was a star at Reuters TV when he was plucked to be a member of the elite Reuters Washington Multimedia Desk (in what seemed like a shrewd career move at the time. What's up with that?)

After careful consideration we have decided to dispense with the obvious jokes, but here was our working outline when we were going there:

• Check "My Yahoo!" for Hell weather forecast
• Google last time Christmas fell in April
• Google last time Chanukah fell in April
  
• April Fool's prank by Samer?
• "Intake Producer" = "Receptionist"?

While peepsNet is delighted that Jon is no longer a burden on society and Sara, we hope that his golf game won't suffer and that he will make the right priority calls when sailing season begins in earnest.

Congratulations, Jon. And drinks are on you.