Frog laws

Ok, this day is starting off strangely. I just opened the toilet lid and found a tree frog! I have returned him to nature (not through the plumbing) and am still trying to figure out how it got in my house. I live in the woods, and leave my windows open, but there are screens on all windows. Obviously, this frog knows something I don't. It is disturbing when they look at you like 'What the hell? You left that gaping hole in your wall, and I'm not supposed to use it?' I'm just glad I saw him before one of my massage clients spotted him. Actually, that gives me an idea! Tree frog massage! I wonder what that would feel like. I'm surprised I haven't seen it on Fear Factor, but I think some people would go for it. It would take several frogs I imagine, and one could use bigger frogs, or stack them to get deeper into the fascia. Hopefully, Minnesota doesn't have a law against this.

Big News!

First of all, congratulations to James Tainter, Masters National Match Sprint Champion!

And now for something completely different...

First of all, Minnesota doesn't have statewide licensing of massage therapists. So it needs to be on one side of the fence or the other. Otherwise, ex-wives rule the goddam state! Secondly, can I use this two-year rule in my advertising? 'My massage is so powerful, the effects will stay with you for two years!' I think I can, I think I can...

It will be interesting to see how this case turns out. I hope it ends up being a catalyst to get Minnesota's laws cleaned up. Otherwise, it's just a negative mess caused by an angry ex-wife using over-protective statutes to get revenge. Hell, the massage school I attended in 2001 didn't even know of this law! That's how obscure it is! Good luck to LaRae and Kirk.

Kobayoshi

Takeru Kobayoshi was in Sheboygan this past weekend, and he's done it again. 58 brats in 10 minutes! That got him first place and 8 grand in prize money. What is astonishing is his size. He's a svelte 160, which might help him sneak up on his competitors. I think he's my new hero now that Landis has been turned out. Of course, Takeru could be found guilty of some exquisite slight of hand trickery in the coming months, so maybe I should just quit looking for heroes, and focus on perfecting my own skills until someone idolizes me someday. That reminds me, I should get on my bike today and focus my training for the upcoming Madison championship with SuperRookie. He's been flying, and I'd hate to be the team anchor.

BodyWorlds

I finally made my way to the exhibit. It was one of those stupid-hot days when the a-c felt really nice. So I grabbed one of my anatomy books from massage school, and spent 3 hours in the exhibit. I didn't learn anything terribly mind-blowing, but I did reinforce most of the mental images I had built up over my first five years in the massage business. The most fascinating stuff for me were the vascular exhibits. They really did an amazing job of showing the arterial system in many forms. Well worth the $22.