Sexy cows

Interesting visit to the super market. I walk up to the dairy section, and you find the usual products. On top of them there is a picture of a bunch of cows. Great, cows lead to milk, milk leads to all of the things in this isle. No big deal.

Take a closer look at the cows. I forget the name of the thing that holds the milk, but they don't look like what they are supposed to look. I've seen a cow up close and personal, and that's not how they are supposed to look. That actually looks a lot like something else I won't mention in a futile attempt to conserve the little dignity this blog has left. But hey, that's part of the fun of having little or no readers. You can do almost anything and not worry about offending someone!

The beautiful countryside

Took a recent trip to the wonderful city of La Vega (for those of you curious enough to click on the previous link, sorry couldn't find a better one). The trip to get there was probably more entertaining than the stay itself.

First 3 pictures are from a guy in a wheelchair who was easily defying the speed limit... in the middle of the high way! I just sat in awe from seeing this, and then imaging all the different ways he could seriously injured or worse. Guess I've seen too many horror movies.

Next pic is from a pickup truck that was carrying about 10-15 dudes. I've seen some pictures from the middle east that are far worse than this, but this is still funny!

Last and probably the lamest of them all, is a picture of a receipt of the placed we stayed in La Vega. The girl signed both company rep and client spaces. There are usually stupid people directly working with clients (which is one of the worse things any company can do), but this was just lovely.

New species discovered

This one comes from the legendary Warchiefx. My thanks to him for the support. Although he could have gotten pictures in a little higher quality ;).

Usually chickens "land gracefully", "hover softly" or however you want to call it. The thing is that they aren't very good fliers. At most then can soften the fall. They are probably second only to penguins on the "stuck to the ground" list.

In his search for the answer behind life, the universe and everything, Warchiefx stumbled upon a new kind of chicken. One that could fly. This heroic chicken single handedly got on an electric wire that had to be no less than 25 - 30 feet off the ground. The nearest house (observable in the first picture), isn't close enough for a jump, and even if it were, the electrical cable is higher than the house.

Once again, proof has been shown that this is the land where anything is possible.

Now if I could only get my good pal "the monk" to upload that footage of water running upstream for me. That should prove to be a convincing post!!

Tropical McDonald's

So I was visiting a McDonald's the other day... No seriously, I was at McDonald's. Yes we have McDonald's here! There's more here than what most foreigners imagine! As I was saying, minding my own business, eating a crappy burger, then all of a sudden I get another chance to strike. Luckily there is a portrait of our good ol' pal Ronald McDonald in the picture, which proves that I'm right (or that I have no life and took the time and resources to fake this in a desperate attempt to amuse my 3 - 5 readers).

Some of you will probably find this non controversial, maybe even normal. I found it very funny. This guy comes into the restaurant with a coconut in his hands. Set's it down on top of a garbage bin, talks a bit with one of the guys working, and after a short while leaves. What's the funny part? Can you imagine something like that happening in New York, Chicago or L.A. (not Los Alcarrizos, I meant Los Angeles)? These are the kinds of things that only happen in my country.

Just gotta love those transit officers!

I know this is the second one in a row. It's not that I have something against transit officials... I don't support any prejudice against them. I dislike all police men alike. :).

This one just kills me. The sign on the right reads "no passengers". Basically vehicles are not allowed to stop here to pickup and or drop off passengers. This applies to all types of vehicles, but the ones offering transportation are the most likely to stop and go at here.

On the left, you'll see an official transit official's jeep parked (green car). This is supposed to give a clear message to all cars passing by: "I'm here, so don't you dare park where you are not supposed to". This is all well and good, but YOU ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE PROHIBITING!!!

Let's look at it from the logistics side: you are preventing something dangerous by... uummm.... doing the same thing? Or the "lead by example" case... well, I don't even think I need to elaborate on that one.

Plain and simple, these people are stupid, and shouldn't be allowed to even carry firearms. Why can't we just use the money spent on that program to make a more efficient transit system? Half the time there's backed up traffic it's usually their fault anyway.

Creative transit officials

I've always admired the creativity of the ordinary man in an extraordinary circumstance. No better example than the last encounter I had with a local transit officer. Keep in mind this is one of the principal intersections of the city, of the most important city in the country.

For lack of a better name, let's call him Chicho. Chicho is happy, smiling, directing his traffic, just like any other morning. Poor Chicho had the back luck of working in a tropical country. The sun, the humidity, all that exercise, makes a man thirsty. Perfectly understandable. Strolling by come (again, for lack of a better name) comes Rizo. Rizo has a over sized tricycle win which he makes and sells orange juice on the street, very common in this areas.

Chicho wants some juice, but he has traffic to handle. What to do? What to do?! And then it hit's him! He stops transit in all four directions (I'm not kidding or making this up). No cars are flowing on any of the streets. He calls RIzo up to the middle of the intersection. He orders some juice, probably didn't pay for it. Starts patiently sipping it. By now, traffic is backed up in all directions at least by 1/4 mile. He akes his sweet time, finishes his juice, and then resumes transit.

The little cars that are visible in the pictures are those that couldn't stand it anymore and decided to cross the intersection anyway.

You gotta hand it to the local authorities. The surprise me in new ways everyday. After all, how can he manage traffic if he's not properly hydrated?