Got Time to Waste? Try Watching Marble Racing.

There are days when you just need to do something mindless and veg out in order to get away from all the daily stresses. Usually I just read or watch a movie, but today someone sent me a link to a YouTube channel called Jelle's Marble Runs, which was...weirdly compelling. It's an entire YouTube channel devoted to something called MarbleLympics (basically marble races in which the marbles are treated the way horses are in horse races, complete with funny names and exciting (well, sort of exciting) commentary.

There are races on sand, in water, long jump competitions, high jump competitions, relay races, curling, hurdles, sprints, mazes and more. Very strange and yet...I confess that I watched more than one...or two...or three.

(I know. I know. It's embarrassing, but...don't judge me. I needed to do something relaxing). 😀

Have fun!

Myrna

Sometimes Winter and Snow Can Be Fascinating and Beautiful

Okay, it's mid-February. We've had our share of ice, snow and cold in Chicago, and many (most) of us are counting the days until we see the first crocus poking out of the ground. But today I ran across a few things about winter that made me smile.

This man recreated the Mona Lisa on an ice rink. How awesome is that?

And here's a man who has the job of removing snow from the roofs of the buildings at Yellowstone. It can get pretty deep there, so they use modified saws (long ones, as seen in the video below) to cut the snow into blocks. Then, they pick up the blocks (second video) in a move that almost looks like performance art when the film is sped up.

Winter just got a lot more interesting! Enjoy!

Myrna