Here's some random photos to keep you satiated over the weekend. First up is a picture of Mr. Fou hugging a bookmark that has a picture of a cat hugging a bear on it:

The next one falls into "weird things I found at the supermarket" category:

A solution of what? Unclear. And why does the barcode imply that this is turkey? Anyway, next up is a picture of East Pecos Baldy, taken last weekend during Rainier Training Climb #2.

Finally, one more Engrish-esque item... the el-cheapo HDMI cable I bought recently. You can pay $60-$100 for a cable like this at Best Buy, or you can buy them from Amazon for $2.73.

The only difference is that the cheap one comes with awesome stuff on the packaging like these gems:

• HDMI CABLE V1.2 with bright gold plated. I'm not sure what the V1.2 is all about... perhaps this means that the cable supports version 1.2 of the HDMI specification? But if so, that's not unlike the "Windows 95-compatible" power strip I found at Best Buy once. But at least it includes bright gold plated; I loves me some bright gold plated.
  
• Supports up to 720p and 1080p. OK... well since 1080p is more than 720p... that's sort of like saying that my truck can tow up to 1000 and 2000 pounds. Sweet. On the back of the package they go into a bit more detail: "For video, 720p, 1080i, 1080p (next highest resolution)." Well. There it is, then.
  
• Triple copper shielding to reduce interference, radio like frequency. It's those radio-like frequencies that really get you.
  
• HDMI ready device can auto detect the best viewing format for Your display. For movie, often it's 16:9 and for the standard viewing, it's 4:3. Pave the mat, anyone?
  

Anyway, enough of that. Minesh, Laura, and I will be leaving for Rainier Training Climb #3 here in a bit; this weekend's targets include Colorado Fourteeners Handies and Wetterhorn.