August 24, 2006

  • Did you hear?  They demoted Pluto to a “dwarf planet” today.  It’s not one of the planets in our solar system anymore.  I don’t think this was a deliberate insult to Pluto per se as much as a delicate reaching out to dwarves, a much-neglected segment of our society.  Following suit, look for them to demote Mercury to a “midget planet” next.  By the way, are munchkins from Venus or Mars?


     


    I’m traveling to Ottawa, Canada next week to obtain some work-related training at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) College.  Can anyone tell me if those boys like to party or not?


     


    Does it really cost $96 a day to feed oneself in Ottawa?  Because that’s what the State Department affords travelers like myself.  And they stipulate that if you spend more than 3 times that limit that you will then have to justify your expenses.  If it is really that expensive to eat in Ottawa, then I expect I’ll see a lot of poor thin Canadians strutting around.  Lord have mercy.


     


    Still running (I am).  Is it any surprise?   I suspect I still have enough in me to complete my second virtual lap around the circumference of Earth before I revert ever more to walking.  Ha.  One of my personal challenge fantasy-visions is to run a marathon at the age of 100.  In Antarctica.  After (projecting future global warming) some of that ice has melted and there’s exposed virgin terra firma to dance upon on again.


     


    "He who does not trust enough will not be trusted."—Tao Te Ching, 23.  No, I'm not preaching, just reminding myself.

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