ecomorons.org http://ecomorons.org Reporting from the realm of squander. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 And while you’re celebrating… http://ecomorons.org/?p=206 http://ecomorons.org/?p=206#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:50:11 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=206 radioactive growth

…please stay clear of dangerous radioactive growths.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=206 0 America kicks Ass http://ecomorons.org/?p=189 http://ecomorons.org/?p=189#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:34:51 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=189 santa_with_flag

This photo captures the beauty of patriotism.
And yet it fails to convey the true scope of this display. For the owner of this front yard, as well as his almost next door neighbor on Fremont Avenue in Alhambra (California), created an amazing audio landscape to make their Christmas light frenzy even more vigorous.
For a taste of holiday Casio vibe, please check out Video 1, for a more country attitude please see Video 2.

Video 1: Christmas Lights and Casio Sound on YouTube

Video 2: Christmas Lights and Country Sound on YouTube

(photo and movies: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=189 0 Why I don’t care about Global Warming http://ecomorons.org/?p=175 http://ecomorons.org/?p=175#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:51:20 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=175 christmas_polar_bear_2

Habitat loss is a myth.
These photographs prove it - wasting enormous amounts of coal-generated electricity to light insanely bright Christmas displays does NOT harm polar bears. See how happy they look in their Alhambra refuge?

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(photos: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=175 0 This is confusing http://ecomorons.org/?p=168 http://ecomorons.org/?p=168#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:13:38 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=168 chopper_santa

The owner of this front yard in San Marino (CA) put up a sculpture of a fat man in a skintight red suit and sunglasses looking for a parking spot for his chopper. Christmas time is weird.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=168 0 Pet Peeve http://ecomorons.org/?p=150 http://ecomorons.org/?p=150#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:45:17 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=150 Christmas SnoopyJPG

In these hectic and consumerist times, this canine nativity scene is a timely reminder of what Christmas really should be about: little cartoon dogs with floppy ears.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=150 0 We don’t get Snow, Man! http://ecomorons.org/?p=134 http://ecomorons.org/?p=134#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:21:43 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=134 california snowman

Hey there, giant white figure remotely resembling a snow man with gloves!
You must feel uncool for being a fake snow sculpture on a South Pasadena lawn. We don’t get snow in this part of California. Ever. In fact, we don’t really get any decent precipitation at all. But that’s a different story. Anyway. You are probably sick of the humiliation that comes with being out of place and you are plotting your escape as I am typing this.
Hope you make it. Before you go, please turn off any outsize plastic candy sticks you happen to bump into.
Thanks much and good luck, your Ecomorons

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=134 0 Let the Sunshine in… http://ecomorons.org/?p=129 http://ecomorons.org/?p=129#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:40:09 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=129 … and ride a flower bike. As they do in Berlin, Germany. We saw this one in full bloom at the Hackesche Höfe.

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=129 0 Insane Lights – The Wilderness Climax http://ecomorons.org/?p=126 http://ecomorons.org/?p=126#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:42:32 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=126

Who would want to camp in a National Park right in the Mojave Desert WITHOUT electric Christmas lights???
These folks wrapped their trailer with fairy lights at Ryan Campground in Joshua Tree NP. Happy New Year!

(photo: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=126 0 Plastic Monsters Take Utah http://ecomorons.org/?p=120 http://ecomorons.org/?p=120#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:06:35 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=120
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In the rural town of Springdale, Utah, the month of December has brought change of a special kind: Oversized, menacing plastic monsters illuminate the quiet streets at night. Residents say the strange figures started to appear shortly after Thanksgiving. People in this close-knit community at the gateway to idyllic Zion National Park now fear that the abominable snowman and his henchmen might have chosen Springdale as their permanent headquarters. Whence the monsters hail from has not been determined yet.

(photos: Backhouse Images)

]]> http://ecomorons.org/?feed=rss2&p=120 0 Bright Lights replace McCain/Palin http://ecomorons.org/?p=115 http://ecomorons.org/?p=115#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:33:33 +0000 ina http://ecomorons.org/?p=115 These are the most glaring Christmas lights I have ever seen.

They have a blinding effect from about 80 meters (about 87 yards) away. Fascinated, I braved the onslaught of photons and, squinting, checked out the display from up close. The secret of its insane brightness seems to lie in a layer of shiny metal to reflect the glow of oldfangled mini light bulbs (see pic below).
There is a little back story to this display. Before it appeared, a McCain/Palin sign adorned this front yard in South Pasadena, California. In late November, the sign was replaced with these lights.
Now, is that good or bad?

(photos: Backhouse Images)

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