Christmas is over, the presents are delivered, and Santa and his reindeer are exhausted and needing a little help to get in the air for that final trip home.
Category Archives: Photo Finish Friday
Photo finish Friday: “Night lights”
Riding a bike at night, with over a thousand friends.
Some of the other night riders.
A family adding a little color to the night.
Knoxville’s eighth annual Tour de Lights drew around one thousand people for a December 19th, Friday night ride that started in Market Square and circled north through neighborhoods such as Old North Knoxville, before ending back near where it began. Many of the bikes and even the bicyclists where festooned in lights and other decorations, including costumes. to Market Square with lighted bikes and riders clad in all manner of holiday outfits.
Kelley Segars, transportation planner with the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, said the first year the event was held, a little more than 100 people turned out.
“This year I’m guessing we probably broke 1,000 people, so we’ve definitely grown a lot and the weather was perfect this year,” she said.
The ride has become a part of the Christmas in the City events. The approximately hour-long ride started in Market Square before riders made their way to Gay Street, then to Fourth Avenue and Gill Street through Old North Knoxville and back to Market Square.
A bicycle was given away as a prize before the ride, and another was given away after the ride.
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Photo finish Friday: “Inside out”
Can you guess what this is?
A rare stone?
something from outer space?
Photo finish Friday: “Space”
“Number one, all the good deals are gone. What do we tell the Admiral?”
And the retailers were nestled all snug in their beds,
with visions of empty shelves dancing in their heads.
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Photo finish Friday: “eggs-istentialism”
Exceeding egg-spectations.
Some days, the eggs are sunny side up.
Other days, the eggs are over easy.
Some days, you get egg all over your face.
Other days, your eggs are a face.
Either way, some days, the yoke’s on you.
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Photo finish Friday: “Fall down”
Stepping into Fall
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Photo finish Friday: “Mistaken identity”
Are you C3PO? the reporter asked. The reporter was never heard from again.
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Photo finish Friday: “‘All’ Hallows’ Eve”
And then a hand reached up and took it ALL.
Happy Halloween!
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Photo finish Friday: “Super”
Ah, for those halcyon days when reporters wore ties, women walked at least six inches above the sidewalk, and phone booths, were, well, phone booths and you might never know…
…when or where a big man in a red cape might appear from one. Compared to that, a Tardis is just a cheap, doctor’s call box.
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Photo finish Friday: “the Cop Cab”
Is it a cop car?
Is it a cab?
Is it a Halloween prank?
It is not a prank. It is the Knoxville Police Department’s attempt to educate people on the cost of drinking a driving. They contacted cab companies for the fare rate. They talked to defense lawyers for their prices to defend people charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence). They contacted bail bond companies to get their price for a bond to get out of jail after being arrested but before being tried. The rest of the numbers come from Tennessee Code Annotated and the District Attorney’s office. What is painted on the hood of the car is the average cost of all those items. All this for a total cost of $18,815.
The average taxi cab fare: $2.00 a mile.
Which would you want to pay?
Might be better of to ride with “tha funk.” https://talltalestogo.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/photo-finish-friday-ride-along/
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