ALL HAIL THOSE THIN, DOUR, SERIOUS NORWEGIANS!

I know you have been waiting for my Winter Olympics analysis.  Well, here it is (top five, only.)

                Total medals: Norway (39); Germany (31); Canada (29); U.S.A. (23); Netherlands (20)

When you weight the medals – 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze – the ranking is identical, BUT

If you consider populations and calculate total points per million residence the table looks like this:

                Norway (15.48); Switzerland (3.70); Sweden (3.43); Austria (3.09); Netherlands

The U.S.?  Somewhere south of Japan.  We have too many people.  But we can beat most of ‘em in surfing!

So all hail Norway: Lots of mountains, lots of snow, and a tiny population!

By the way:  I am in the process of moving here in Roadrunner, so the avalanche of blogs will be interrupted.

THE ARC OF HUMAN EXISTENCE

This is not me

The arc of human existence, as exemplified by our means of locomotion:

                Baby carriage

                Tricycle

                Bicycle

                Automobile

                Motorcycle

                Automobile

                Bicycle

                Adult tricycle

                Wheelchair

                Ambulance

                And we will let it go at that.

This to inform you that I am shopping for an adult tricycle right now.

My Sturdy Little Jeep is in Love

 

 

Carolyn and Fine Feathered Friend

 

Linda’s sister Carolyn has been visiting me here in Borrego Springs.  While she was here she did all the driving, including an enjoyable long visit to Joshua Tree National Park.  She managed the cranky 6-gear transmission of my jeep wrangler amazingly well; in fact, she tamed the difficult lower gears as well or better than any former jeep jockey of my acquaintance.  And she did some off-roading!  Come back, Carolyn, and stay awhile.  I’ll even let you drive up Rainbow Canyon!