The great thing about the Internet...

...is that when you are driving down highway 2 and see something amusing, you don't have to stop to take a photo because someone else has almost certainly done it for you already:

Another great thing about the Internet

Depressing statistics!



This is why I'll be leaving Vancouver at 5 AM. Don't know why the asswipes at customs don't do something about this, it surely harms the American economy.

Walking the Plank

I'm quite fascinated with things that are "psychologically" impossible to do. Here's a good one:



This is a fallen tree at Pine Flat which is about 2' in diameter. On the part that rests on the ground, it's easy to walk on - you can even dance a little jig without any chance of falling off. But for the part that's hanging over the river, it's a different story:



Even though it's absolutely solid and no different from the section on the ground, I found it TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE to walk out on it. Aside from the fact that if you fell you'd almost certainly drown in the river - it flows VERY fast - the movement of the river itself seems to have a lot to do with it. Having things move under your feet like that is kind of dizzying and makes it hard to move at all.

I spent a little time trying to make myself walk to the end, but it was like trying to force your way through a brick wall. My body simply refused to do it. I would love to have the variety of discipline that could overcome that sort of fear.

Special news flash for inflation fans!

Isn't it wonderful having kinky friends? It makes reading the news so much more interesting:


Compressed air turns NZ trucker into human balloon