Something totally unrelated...

...but in a way, it affects everyone's lives.

Did you know that 6,000 tons of sunscreen washes off of people's skin and goes into the ocean every year. That sounds pretty significant, but I would assume its no big deal in the large scheme of things. Its just a few tons of sunscreen in billions upon billions of gallons of ocean water, right?

Here is the clincher: Four common chemicals that are found in sunscreen activate dormit viruses on coral reefs. That means that you and millions of other people- rubbing in Banana Boat sunscreen and going skinny-dipping - are essentially threating the lives of the coral reefs. This might be a one of many reasons that the reefs are dying off.

My source: http://realitysandwich.com/sunscreen_chemicals_threaten_coral_reefs



Here is the other clincher: No Reefs + circle of life (loss of natural ecosystems) = Death

I'm not particularly a tree hugger, or a reef hugger for that mater, but I just thought I would throw that out there.

SOS

Saturday Feb. 9th, 2008:

There is a little something I call anger. Anger is when you wake up, eat breakfast, and start getting ready for a good day of training. Then you look out the window and momma nature decided to blanket the road your taxes paid for with a big white blanket (made out of trillions of small particals of chrystalized water), snow. At this moment, several thoughts may cross your mind.

1. Darn-it, I can't get out my chalk and make a new hop-skotch pattern on the road to frolic about in dainty bliss like a jolly school-boy.
2. Since i can't play hop-skotch today, I want to go for a bike ride.
3. Come to think of it, my road bike didn't go anywhere in 4 inches of snow, last time I tried.
4. Does this mean...? oh no...! Say it ain't so!
5. Indoor Trainer/rollers!
6. #$%^&%$#%^&%$#@$%^&%$#%^.
7. #$#$%$#% @#@#$#@.
8. I wish I had a cross-bike.
9. Screw the cross bike, i wish I lived on the equator where I could sweat until my internal organs seeped out of my poors, and I would turn my head sideways with a puzzled look on my face, like a dog, whenever someone said the word "snow."
10. Will my state senator help pass a resolution in congress to move pennsylvania south about 900 miles.

Sunday Februray 10, 2008

The snow is still coming down heavy. The thought of Hopskotch is still a distant memory. But I have learned in desperate times to never give up hope. I have resorted to eating one of my roommates. That means there is only 3 of us now. God bless poor Matthew. I looked out the window and vomited to the sight of snow. It makes me sick having to live like this. That (the snow), and the fact that I pulled the short straw, and was rationed to eating my roommate's feet. It didn't settle in my stomach very nicely. I just want to say, If anyone finds this journal, please tell my family I love them. Little Johnny, my auntie beth, the pups..

Monday February 11, 2008

I got a faint internet signal. If anyone is out there... anyone.. please send help. I opened the front door today. I lost my left arm due to frostbite from opening the door. I'm hallucinating now. I'm seeing little green lepricons and flowers that shoot nerf guns. Please send help.

I didn't want to say anything prematurely..

(Photo from cyclingnews.com)

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I will have a new post about every two weeks. But don't worry, I am still going keep posting on jimcamut.blogspot.com. 

And for the person who left a comment on about who's shoe I peed on... the name begins with an S and ends with a teven. Thats just a hint. By the way, it was completely accidental. I don't do that sort of thing for fun.