Daily Absurdities

Just a final pic from the island before I jet off tomorrow back to Asia. Australia, we knew ye well.

This is what I’m talking about. These guys think they run the airport, the lives of the people within it, and apparently, their finances as well. I’ve had a few run-ins with them before, but nothing like this.

This clever bloke managed to record his entire experience with them and you can just hear their chests puffing out the entire time. This penis measuring contest required the attention of not just one TSA employee, but 4. Really it was just a battle of wills, and since the government leaves the entire decision for who flies and who doesn’t in the all-too-capable hands of high school graduates, you know where this is going from minute one.

“Am I legally required to answer [why I have $4700 in my carryall]?”

No? Then case closed, next question. If it’s not a matter of flight securty (your job), then it’s time to attend to the business of, you know, flight security. Not to mention that you don’t have to declare anything less than $10,000. I picture 4 men berating him and insulting him while a dubious fellow walks safely by with one of those cartoon atom bombs strapped to his back. Kind of Pink Panther style comedy.

Then they just try to insult him and make him angry so he’ll say something he is culpable for. Who gives these people the right to behave like the Gestapo? Clearly the amount of money one carries on the plane is a security issue. Enough bills and the plane becomes flammable.

Yes, I am aware I haven’t been posting lately. I’ve been busy with all sorts of things. I’ve been testing some new ad/revenue sources and have been generally just running around. I’m not at home, so I can do that.

I’ve finally decided where I’m going to be on the 20th of this month. It came down to Berlin, Portugal, Fiji, and San Francisco. Duty called, and so the flights are booked.

In other news, I finished “The Secret Life of Bees” last week. To balance out the fact that I cried at the end, I also finished off the latest Palahniuk book last week – testosterone through the roof. Now moving on to the über-manly “Suite Française”, so I should fit in perfectly in the weight room or at the bar in conversations.

Above you’ll find the map of boutiques for my favorite watch brand. I’ll be at one of these locales before the end of the year for a birthday present most likely. I have not decided which, but am 99% sure it won’t be Beijing.

Somehow I got into this, don’t ask me because I don’t know. We are off the coast of Brisbane testing whale lipids for toxins, specifically those used in pesticides. Apparently they have been drifting to the poles and, primarily in the south pole, affecting humpback whales. Because krill are the “keystone species” in Antarctica, and the humpback whale’s primary food source, we find high amounts of substances like DDT in their fat stores, since metabolization tends to push them from the blood stream to these areas.

I wrote the rest of this post but I’m now revising it since I don’t know how much more I’m allowed to say because it’s a research project.

I’m not really a fan, but it does show our support of the ever-growing Nike/UO corporate enterprise. Nice to have Goliath in your corner.

FULL ARTICLE HERE

Stumbled upon Teddy Thompson today. Great. Very Chris Isaak.

Well, it’s hard to make phone calls because of the time change, but in keeping with the other blogs I want to wish Dad a HFD today.

This one is him doing what he loves most: pouring over a map. Taken in Paris. One love.

WHAT IS THIS????!? DO YOU WANT MORE???! (Roots)

Took a final walk last night. Attacked by strip club owners, the homeless, and saw an action movie being filmed with a helicopter. Also saw a manhunt take place over the bay with a police chopper. These are the moments.

This week’s installment discusses the importance of good posture. Why is this important? Because good posture will help avoid a hunched back in old age, make your clothes fit better, and is the groundwork for achieving your body’s peak physical form.

I’m not an expert, but there are a few things that I think most experts would agree upon. In short:

- be active, move around

- strengthen your core, it supports your lower back

- walk with chin parallel to ground, stomach in, and shoulders squared

- stretch whenever possible, do yoga if you can stomach it

are some of the tips that I read in researching for this topic. They stand out for me because they have been the most effective in the shortest amount of time. Good posture increases daily energy because you’re managing the body’s caloric economy more efficiently. I would say that most of the other goals in ones life, professional or otherwise, revolve around working to perfect one’s form.