Flying v. Invisible

Here are my top ten reasons for thinking that it would be way cooler to be able to fly than to be invisible (feel free to rebut with any counter arguments if you disagree).

1. You could get places way faster.

2. People would always be saying, "Hey, there's that awesome kid that can fly." If you were invisible all people would say is, "Where'd old what's-his-name go? He always seems to just disappear."

3. If you were always invisible you'd probably stop wearing clothes -- I mean what would be the point if no one can see you anyway, right? But then what if your invisibility powers ran out.

4. If you were invisible and you had to escape, you might be able to make it, unless they threw sand on you or paint or something. Then they'd total be able to tell where you were. If you could fly, you could just take off and be gone -- paint or no paint.

5. If you could fly, NASA would probably be really interested in you and you could get a free tour of the space shuttle or something awesome like that. If you were invisible, men in white space suits would probably attach enormous tubes to your house, capture you, run a bunch of tests, and then force you to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran or spend years learning Russian just so you could eaves drop on Vladimir Putin.

6. If you could fly, you could get above all the pollution and breath some fresh air. If you were invisible, you could probably see all the disgusting pollution going into your own lungs.

7. If you could fly, you could pretend you had a magic carpet. You could pretend the same thing if you were invisible, but the carpet wouldn't actually fly and no one would be able to see you on it anyway, so that wouldn't be nearly as cool.

8. If you could fly, you could pretend like you could just jump really high. Then you could win lots of Olympic medals and probably play in the NBA. If you were invisible, you probably wouldn't have those option unless you happened to be a naturally gifted athlete and could turn off you invisible powers -- I mean really, who's going to pay not to watch somebody play basketball.

9. If you could fly, you would never have to pay for a plane ticket again. If you were invisible, you could sneak onto planes, I guess, but if the plane was full, you'd have to cram yourself into an overhead compartment, stand in the aisle the entire flight, or wait for someone to fall asleep and then sit on their lap.

10. If you could fly, you could wear an awesome costume with a cape and a special symbol. If you were invisible, you could make a costume, but that would kind of defeat the purpose, wouldn't it?

(By the way, these photos turned out super grainy because I cranked the ISO all the way up to 1,600. That was the only way I could get a fast enough shutter speed to capture the movement in the bad light. This may have been one case where it would have been okay to break down and actually use my flash, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.)

Things I don't think

Okay, so it's been a really long time since I've posted. Two reasons I think: first, I just haven't had any time to go out and take photos and second, I haven't really had anything good to take photos of. So, the other day as I was driving into work, I saw a new sushi restaurant that is just getting ready to open and the thought occurred to me, I don't think anyone really likes sushi. My next thought was, it would be fun to come up with a list of things that I don't think. So here it is. As it turns out, I think about a lot of things, so the list was shorter than I thought it would be. At least it gave me some photo ideas.

1. I don’t think anyone really likes sushi; I mean it’s raw fish, common on, really, quit pretending and go eat something that’s cooked.

2. I don’t think it’s appropriate to talk on your cell (or other) phone while on the toilet. I get an involuntary shudder each time I’m on the phone with someone and hear a flush.

3. I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to eat more than two handfuls of Skittles in any one sitting, unless you are willing to purge.

4. I don’t think there are really enough hours in a week to be a dad, have a job, have a church calling, take up photography has a hobby, take up hiking as a hobby, take up soccer as a hobby, learn to play the guitar, and finish a painting before my wife’s birthday…and yet I can’t stop thinking I would like to buy a road bike and get back into cycling.

5. I don’t think I would have survived past the age of twelve if I’d been born before the Renaissance…without glasses I can’t even trim my own toenails let alone scavenge for food.

6. I don’t think domesticated animals really are all that “domesticated”; I think they’re mostly just patiently waiting for the right opportunity…did you hear about that monkey?

7. I don’t think everyone who smiles is necessarily happy.

8. I don’t think anyone really enjoys being tickled once they start puberty. It must be a hormonal thing or something. What’s nice about being prodded by other people’s fingers in unusual places? For some reason, though, my kids (thankfully all prepubescent for a few more years) can’t get enough.

9. I don’t think going downhill on Rollerblades, a skateboard, or other wheeled contraptions that don’t have a reliable braking system is either safe or fun.

10. I don’t think international travel with five kids under the age of six is as exhausting as trying to roll Roseanne Barr to the top of Mt. Everest, but it’s pretty darn close.

11. I don’t think there are really more than maybe twenty people in the world who are really good at golf, and even they hit it into the rough sometimes.

12. I don’t think I’m going to shave until my wife gets back from visiting her family (week and a half).

13. I don't think truly pure water has any flavor, although my brother insists that it does. Think about it though, if water had a flavor it would have to taste kind of like something. What does water kind of taste like? Can't think of anything, can you...proof that water has no flavor. You can feel the cold or hot of the water, you can taste impurities in the water, but water itself is tasteless, or at least so I contend.