Real Life Super Hero

When Colleen and I were living in Japan we had the opportunity to see a very interesting New Years program. It's an obstacle course that apparently they do every New Year and everyone who is everyone from TV personalities, stand-up comedians, athletes and movie stars are invited to take part, and it has a huge turn-out. When Colleen and I watched the 2005-2006 event it was an all day televised extravaganza. An obstacle course in four sections. The first one is timed and many people don't get past this part. The second section is also timed and weeds out even more people. The third section is not timed and is all endurance sheer muscle power. We never saw anyone make it past the third section. One guy got very close but couldn't finish. This year from what I gather someone actually made it to the fourth section and won. Keep in mind this whole thing is done in just one day, so no rest days to recuperate. This video highlights the winning performer in his superhuman feats of daring do. Check it out.



And now you can't say that people can only do that stuff in comic books.

Unreal reality

So I came across this video a few minutes ago, and thought I would share. Even for those who are not technically savvy, (which I barely am) this is really cool stuff. You can take a photo of anyone and render a movable 3-D image. If this stuff becomes mainstream, just try using a photo as evidence in the courtroom. Have a look for yourself.

I'm a bad man

While I'm not an advocate of beating children, I do find child on child violence a source of pure entertainment. I'm not talking junior high school students stabbing each other, I'm talking about five year old kids delivering a two handed Etch-A-Sketch to the cranium. Or using a lazy-boy to catapult your sibling into the next room. On American television they have shows like Nanny 911 or Super Nanny. I watch the first five or ten minutes that generally show a montage of the kids wailing on each other. Comic gold I say. This is why the video camera will always be nearby when I finally have kids. So when they are killing each other I will have it on video, to be enjoyed in slow motion (at their wedding many years later). Does that make me bad? I was surfing the web and came across this little clip I at first found it to be somewhat disturbing, but then it turned into something great. Kid on Dad violence. Have a look.



Cheers.

Happy New Year

Well Colleen and I rang in the New Year sick as dogs. Hacking, coughing and sneezing away we rang in the New Year drinking and playing games. I phoned my friend Chiaki in Japan to see how things were and to see if she could send me some Japanese New Years food. Unfortunately fish doesn't travel well in the mail. But she did send me some pictures that brought back great memories from last year when her family shared their New Years tradition with us.







Wishing you all the best in the new year.