Monday, June 19, 2006
Nicotine Dentyne...
I was in London Drugs and I noticed a guy talking to the pharmacist about Nicorette, the helps-you-stop-smoking gum. He grabbed a big box of the stuff and headed towards the front cashier. When I came up there, he was talking to the clerk at the cigarette counter, and buying a big carton of cancer sticks.
Now, was he just going to be performing an experiment of some kind? I mean, if he really wanted to stop smoking, he wouldn't have walked out with enough cyanide, tar and nicotine to choke a diesel bus, right?
Oh well, addictions make us do silly things sometimes. I mean, except for me, of course. I can stop blogging anytime I want. Really. It's true. Stop looking at me like that....
Now, was he just going to be performing an experiment of some kind? I mean, if he really wanted to stop smoking, he wouldn't have walked out with enough cyanide, tar and nicotine to choke a diesel bus, right?
Oh well, addictions make us do silly things sometimes. I mean, except for me, of course. I can stop blogging anytime I want. Really. It's true. Stop looking at me like that....
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Breakfast On The Go...
Maybe the most surreal thing I've seen in a long time. I just pull out of my driveway on the way to work this morning, and I stop suddenly behind this white van in front of me. Turns out he applied the brakes for a little brown mouse crossing the street. It scurried across in front of him and made it safely to the curb. As the van moved on, I came to the stop sign at Royal Oak Ave and looked over at the mouse, mesmerized as I watched it's struggle to climb the curb and get onto the sidewalk.
Then a crow swooped down, and pecked it to death.
Yeah, the story took quite a turn, didn't it? Poor little mouse. He makes it across the street due to the kindness of an anonymous van driver, only to arrive at a gruesome demise in the clutches of a scavenger. I was going to comment on how this bizarre scene played out in front of me as part of the "Circle of Life", but really, it seemed more like a rhombus or a trapezoid or something. Man, those crows will eat anything....
Then a crow swooped down, and pecked it to death.
Yeah, the story took quite a turn, didn't it? Poor little mouse. He makes it across the street due to the kindness of an anonymous van driver, only to arrive at a gruesome demise in the clutches of a scavenger. I was going to comment on how this bizarre scene played out in front of me as part of the "Circle of Life", but really, it seemed more like a rhombus or a trapezoid or something. Man, those crows will eat anything....
Monday, June 12, 2006
Ear Bud...
You know that low-budget movie about the dog who plays basketball, Air Bud? Well this post has nothing to do with that. It's about me and my ears. Specifically, my right ear. You see, I got an iRiver MP3 player for Christmas from Beth, but haven't been able to use it until recently (due to our low-tech Win98 computer). Now we've upgraded and I can finally use my Christmas present.
I use the MP3 player when I'm mowing the lawn, and will use it whenever I get around to practicing the drums. Here's the thing: the right ear bud doesn't fit my ear very well and always slipped out when I was mowing the lawn. There could be a few reasons for this. Maybe my right ear is somehow mutated and deformed? It looks okay in the mirror, but it's hard to look at your ears because you have to turn your head and then your eyes are looking way to the left and you have to kind of strain and squint to look back at your ear in the mirror.
I thought maybe the ear buds were different, but no, they look exactly the same. Maybe I sweat more from the right side of my head, so it was slipping out? That doesn't make much sense because I sweat a lot from all over. Maybe my right leg is slightly shorter than my left leg, so I limp unnoticeably around the yard as I mow, slowly jarring the bud from my ear? Maybe it's heavier, so gravity pulls on it more than the left bud? Maybe there was ear wax in my left ear keeping it in place?
It is a mystery that will haunt me until I mow again. If you've had this experience, your comments would be welcome. Don't lose any sleep over it though. Maybe duct taping it to my head would work....
I use the MP3 player when I'm mowing the lawn, and will use it whenever I get around to practicing the drums. Here's the thing: the right ear bud doesn't fit my ear very well and always slipped out when I was mowing the lawn. There could be a few reasons for this. Maybe my right ear is somehow mutated and deformed? It looks okay in the mirror, but it's hard to look at your ears because you have to turn your head and then your eyes are looking way to the left and you have to kind of strain and squint to look back at your ear in the mirror.
I thought maybe the ear buds were different, but no, they look exactly the same. Maybe I sweat more from the right side of my head, so it was slipping out? That doesn't make much sense because I sweat a lot from all over. Maybe my right leg is slightly shorter than my left leg, so I limp unnoticeably around the yard as I mow, slowly jarring the bud from my ear? Maybe it's heavier, so gravity pulls on it more than the left bud? Maybe there was ear wax in my left ear keeping it in place?
It is a mystery that will haunt me until I mow again. If you've had this experience, your comments would be welcome. Don't lose any sleep over it though. Maybe duct taping it to my head would work....
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Smart Car, Dumb Driver...
How about those little SMART cars running around, eh? I haven't driven one but I've followed more than my fair share. Does anyone know if they come equipped with signals, because it doesn't seem like anyone uses them if they are part of the package (maybe it's an extra option). Did you know that the only thing that actually makes the car special, other than weighing less than Minnie Driver, is that it has a diesel engine. Yup. It's not even electric or somehow envio-friendly.
Oh yeah, it also has a titanium safety cage that will apparently stand quite a strong impact. Makes me want to buy a Hummer and run down a few of those little tin cans. Simply to test the safety features, of course....
Oh yeah, it also has a titanium safety cage that will apparently stand quite a strong impact. Makes me want to buy a Hummer and run down a few of those little tin cans. Simply to test the safety features, of course....
