Does the New York DMV have a sense of humor or any sense at all?

Travels had to renew his driver license as we all need to do from time to time. A great piece of ID in today's world and ever so helpful when renting a car.

Now the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles may or may not be better or worse than where you live, but they are rather sub-par in service. Good advice is to always bring a book or magazine as well as enough coin to feed the parking meters. (Trust me they patrol those meters more often then many others. A ticket would just add hurt to all the time spent/wasted at the DMV.)

But I had great amusement while waiting for Godot to process me. There behind the counter, just to the right of the eye test chart was a poster warning of the dangers of DUI. DUI is a real danger on today's roads and reducing that danger is clearly a good thing. And, I am told, that posters can help get a message out to the public.

But, really, does anyone really think that Stevie Wonder is the right star to be featured on such a poster? I love the guy's music. However, I will state for the record that no mater if Mr Wonder is drunk or sober, I'm not getting into a car if he is behind the wheel.

One has to wonder about the brain trust behind the New York DMV.

Walt Disney World African Kingdom park in Orlando, Florida

Well, after a long time away from this blog, Travels is back.
In July Mrs Travels and I went to Walt Disney World in Florida. The Animal Kingdom park knocked us out. It is so much more than a zoo. The safari ride was surprisingly close to our actual South African safari experiences. Sure, it was Disney and all. But they really did a great job during the 13 minutes of safari in the park. (tip: try to sit on the left hand side of the car. I think the picture opportunities were better on that side.)
For the bird lovers among you, there are walk thru areas with amazing creatures! This one caught my eye, but I failed to write down what it is. Beautiful, nonetheless!

Enjoy!