AZDana

Archive for August 29th, 2007

My son forwarded this story to me, and the pictures are unbelievable. Australia’s shoreline north of Sydney looks like a gigantic bubble bath! The article calls it the ‘Cappuccino Coast‘, but to me, it looks like a tanker filled with Mr. Bubble exploded. It appears that there’s no damage from the foam, which scientists say is created by impurities such as dead plants, salts, decomposed fish, chemicals, and excretions from seaweed. If you look at the pictures, it shows people playing in the foam, but I don’t know if I’d want to have it on my skin. Ick!

I always snicker a bit when I read news or posts that make Arizona sound like a place where no sane person would live. Sure, we’ve got blazing high temperatures that can turn your skin into a crisp and give you heat stroke. To be honest, I’ll admit we’ve got some interesting creepy crawlies like black widows, tarantulas, rattle snakes, centipedes, and gila monsters. And I suppose that I should mention the coyotes and bears that have come out of the rural areas and have been seen lurking in major metropolitan areas.

Come to think of it, perhaps life here is a bit more adventurous than other states. I mean, where else are you going to find a scorpion doing the Hokey Pokey in your kitchen in the middle of the night?

Arizona’s a great state and there’s so many fun things to do outdoors, whether its a picnic on Christmas day, or hiking up Camelback Mountain. Head outside and have a blast. Don’t worry too much about all the so-called hazards out there. Personally, I’ve enjoyed all sorts of outdoor activities and haven’t suffered too many injuries, unless you count the the time I accidentally sat in a patch of prickly pear cactus.