Am I on the Barf Bag Gravy Train?

Collectibles Corner TV recently interviewed me about the Air Sickness Bag Museum (http://www.airsicknessbags.com/ for those few who may not know). If you can endure the nails-on-chalkboard sound of my voice in order to hear the nails-on-chalkboard sound of my opinions, the interview can be found here: http://www.collectiblescornertv.com/35-air-sickness-bags-an-old-bottle-and-turtle-junkables-nao-porcelain-and-the-forum/. In the remote event that you aren’t interested in minute details about say, Iron Mechanical Turtle Banks, you can start the video at about 4 minutes in. Then, after watching the clip, you under 30s should Google the term “Chalkboard”.


Now if the rich, juicy goodness of that interview has whet your appetite for a figurative sickbag dessert, check out: http://www.killerstartups.com/Site-Reviews/airsicknessbags-com-air-sickness-bag-museum-online. Aside to lawyers: Is it worth trademarking the improbable phrase “Barf Bag Gravy Train”?



Fitpacking is in the news! Here’s one of the best articles ever written about it. Sure, it’s all lies, but that’s what keeps it from being boring: http://www.walkaboutmag.com/34footpaths.html . For those who prefer a visual representation of a Fitpacking trip, some pictures of last week’s Fall Foliage Trip can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/Stevebo?v=feed&story_fbid=171596010927#/album.php?aid=112005&id=17187844623 .



And I’ve been fortunate enough to garner even more media coverage that has absolutely no chance of helping me pay off any of my bills. The Modesto Bee published an article illustrating how not to interview for a job. You can experience the wacky hilarity here: http://www.modbee.com/columnists/workwise/story/862754.html



Just a thought. Instead of shouting “You lie!”, Senator Joe Wilson could have made his point far more eloquently by just throwing his shoes.



Finally, it’s time for some social commentary that I spent a lot of time thinking about but will ultimately affect no one in any tangible way.



The Wonderland Dog Racing track near Boston closed permanently last week. It’s good news for the dogs, but like anything else these days, for some it’s an opportunity to spout the rage that they love almost as much as life itself.



Now I can’t for the life of me figure out what’s so amazing about dog and horse racing. Some people claim they love the beauty and grace of majestic animals racing. And that may be true, but nobody ever assembles dogs or horses together just for the sheer joy of watching them run. There’s always some kind of wagering involved.



Much like the stock market, the NCAA tournament, and dog fighting, if no monetary payoff was involved nobody would care about these things in the least. If people get some auto-erotic thrill by guessing outcomes over which they have no control, good for them. But why involve animals?



Every year, scores of elite Track & Field gazelles graduate from college and are forced to take idiotic dead-end jobs just to make ends meet. Why not put an end to dog and horse racing permanently and bet on racing athletes instead?



It’s far more entertaining. Pro wrestling fakes the competition yet it thrives because of their athletes’ personalities and back stories. The same could be true of human racing. It would save all the jobs that dog and horse racing fans use as a red-herring to rationalize their cruelty, but it would also create new jobs for the athletes and be more humane to the animals to boot.



And while some might claim that betting on humans would cause corruption, then someone please explain why jockeys somehow can’t be corrupted. Just make sure to say it angrily and forcefully.



If you have something worth saying to the elite and powerful audience of superhumans who read this newsletter, send it on and I guarantee I’ll find some way to trivialize your point for a cheap laugh.



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