A traffic cop at Connecticut and K St. What is up with these people? Why does DC insist on putting human beings in the middle of busy intersections when all they seem to do is copy what the traffic lights are already doing? What do they add, other than a terrific risk that they will be injured or killed? I just don't get it.

Oh, but what I do get is this absolutely stellar photoblog: Express Train. It's a daily shot from a NYC commuter. Awesome stuff. Plus, he's doing what I've often thought of doing but have always been too scared to do—he takes pictures of strangers w/out asking permission and he has business cards w/his URL to give to people who are interested in what he's up to. “To seek permission is to seek denial.” I've got to remember that. Wouldn't you like to see more pictures of people here? Yeah, me, too. I'd feel better about it if I had more professional looking photos like those at Express Train, but I might just try it anyway and see how it goes...