Plastic Sheets vs. The Terrorists
You know what I find kind of funny. Since the American Emergency system (or warning system or whatever it is called) went to "Orange" status there have been all of these reports about going out and stocking up on food and buying lots of plastic sheets. Now stocking up on food, water, batteries etc. isn't always a bad idea. It's not like those things are going to sit around and go to waste even if a situation doesn't arise but in the case of plastic sheets I have other feelings.
It's not likely that covering your house in plastic sheets will do you any good. It's also not likely that you would be able to block off all of the places where the "chemicals" can get in and even if you could create an air-tight enclosure you'll likely run out of air and die anyways :)
Using plastic like this is akin to the "stop, drop and cover" mentality of the 1960's (during the whole nuclear crisis). It won't actually do anything for you but it will appease the public so their isn't widespread panic. Crazy Americans.
Curling Basics
I went curling again last night. It was unexpected but I was called upon to substitute for someone who wasn't around this weekend. The game was alright (though my playing stunk) and we ended up winning 5 to 2.
Since I've been talking about curling a lot lately and the only people who understand what I am talking about would be the Canadians (and maybe a couple of the Americans) plus Am said in an entry response that she had no idea what the game was all about I give you a link which may help explain what the game is about. Curling Basics is a nice little flash site that shows animations for the basic curling plays. I would suggest for anyone interesting just look at the first row of animations and you'll get an idea of what the game is all about. There are also some pictures of the 2002 charity curling bonspiel.
In summary curling is kind of like shuffle board except: (1) you play it on ice, (2) you break a sweat, (3) angular momentum comes into play in curling. Hope this explains a little more about the game to those who care. :)
