Shopping Carts Are a Privilege and Sargasso Sea Eels in Your Back Yard
Well, here we are again. We all continue to be surrounded by idiots.
My week started with a bang:
Check out this bullshit. I showed up at my neighborhood grocery store, Hannaford’s, and this is what I see. What kind of sick individuals do this? I wish I had a video to show the scope of the problem. The cart drop off point was not nearby, but this is a complete lack of effort, sense, and most importantly respect for the hard working folks lugging these carts around.
Yes, of course I brought these carts back to their home. Vigilante justice!
In other news, there is and has been some really bad shit going on in the gold mines of South Africa. An article titled, “The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mines” in the most recent “New Yorker”, outlines the whole scene down there. I could not believe what I was reading. The terrible news was coming at me like a firehose. I might need more time to put my full thoughts together. Biggest takeaway: How had I not heard of this before?
Here’s a hot take for you. I think the voices in the darkness told Aaron Rodgers to sign with an XFL team. I saw that XFL owner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson liked Aaron’s most recent Instagram post. Just sayin’. Shake up the sports world, take some pressure off his performance, and make the league relevant instantly. A win-win for everyone.
Has anyone ever heard of the Sargasso Sea? Yeah, me either. Apparently, we should know what it is. It is our earth’s only sea that is not surrounded by land on any side. This sea is located off the East coast of the US, near Bermuda. Sounds like the Atlantic Ocean to me. But, there are some interesting things that happen there worth noting. Because it is the confluence of several different currents, the sea is generally very calm. It gets its name from the type of seaweed that floats amongst the waters, Sargasso seaweed. Also, it is the main breeding ground for most eels that migrate to the rivers and lakes of Europe and the Northern US.
Eels. Fascinating creatures. Today, after entering a casual discussion about the Sargasso Sea, I learned something incredible. Sargasso Sea eels live in rock quarries right here in my backyard in rural Maine. What in the heck is even that? Quarries are massive landlocked pits where the material has been extracted and water often hangs out there. No rivers or anything coming in or out. So how does an ocean-dwelling eel find these quarries? This question sent me on a mission. The answer turned out to be simple. Get ready for this. The eels wait for a big ole rain. Then they slither out of the sea and ride the waves and drains through anything that leads them to a quarry. The answer is so simple, yet so confusing. Has anyone ever seen an eel slither down the street or in a culvert? Maybe keep those eyes peeled next time we get a downpour.
I am once again all in on Sungjae Im. I’ve put my money where my mouth is. Need a big week at Arnie’s Place. He’d look so good in that red cardigan!
The Patriots should sign Leonard Fournette. I like what Rhamondre had done so far, besides the ill-advised fumbles. Pierre Strong might be interesting. I like Damien Harris, but he should jump ship as a free agent and trick someone into paying him too much money. We could sign Lenny for less than 5 mil. He’s only 28, and a new system might be just what he needs to get his mojo back.
I saw some bullshit clickbait thing about how OBJ could land with the Pats. It made me physically ill. OBJ should stay far away from Foxboro. If I had it my way he would be in prison. I hope everyone saw the video of him on the plane a few months back. Doesn’t seem like a nice guy!
I’m going to see the Bruins play the Rangers on Saturday. Patrick Kane might be there. I’ve always hated Rangers fans. They don’t know anything about hockey, every year is “their year”, and they all love posting pictures of themselves at MSG with a 35 dollar bud light in hand.
A question for you all to answer in the comments: What’s your favorite smell?
