No comparison really

In news today an Indiana man is facing charges because he killed his girlfriend and ate parts of her. The article did not say which parts - or if he pulled her teeth prior to or after the event.

There has also been considerable debate about whether or not there should be hog wresting (hawg rasslin) at the Indiana Fair this year. I have not seen this particular entertainment in action but it certainly does not sound like something the hogs would want to do.

I was somewhat entranced a few years ago in Vienna when I watched bikini clad women wrestling in baked beans. This was an American TV show and was on very late. But of course with hog wresting only the hog is unclothed – and the other wrestler is a man. No comparison really.

There is a somewhat cavalier attitude towards animals in this part of the world. One of the favorite sports is penning deer into a fenced paddock and shooting them – sometimes with bows and arrows. I think there is a restriction on napalm.

Our beloved Governor Pence is apparently spending $2 million to attempt to repair the damage he did with his rather ill-conceived and discriminatory legislation. I imagine the money is coming out of the ‘pothole fund’ so these will not be fixed for some time.

I am planting a flower bed around the large one in our road and will be conducting tours on horseback with refreshments on our porch at the end.  

My neighbors – and many others in the area – have signs in their lawns saying ‘Pence must go’. I certainly agree with this as it is unlikely that any replacement – even thought it will be a Republican – will be quite so antediluvian.

There are limits

We discovered on the weekend that there are some cycling tracks which start in downtown Indianapolis. It has taken us two years to find these – and it was the first time on our bikes that we have found the canal which runs right thru downtown. So we had an excellent ride and in a week or so are going further afield. Maybe even Ohio or Kentucky.

We picked up our new bikes a couple of weeks ago. I brought them home on the bike rack which can be attached to my car. The man explained that I almost had it right but that I had the rack on upside down. With this fixed the bikes felt really secure so we will give it a test by driving a hundred miles or do. 

Our old German bikes were very heavy and were ‘boys’ bikes with the high crossbars. When you add saddlebags to this obstacle it was impossible for me to get my leg over the seat and I occasionally fell over getting on and off. 

So we bought much lighter ‘step thru’ bikes which are a doddle to use and to ride.

Cate is now walking 13 miles each Saturday and Sunday in preparation for Ecuador in July.

I have put back on all the weight I lost when I was in hospital so I have started cycling and am also on the exercise bike some days.

I have given up Coca Cola and fries but have not been able to give up coffee or chocolate. 

There are limits.

What was she doing?

There was a story in the Huffington post  about a man who extracts women’s teeth with pliers while he is having sex with them.

I thought that would definitely be in Indianapolis – in fact I thought it was one of my neighbors -but it turns out that he is a Kiwi – and is facing eleven charges for the same sort of thing – but he sometimes uses a screwdriver.

“In testimony played to Wellington District Court today, one of Hansen’s alleged victims claimed he held her down in a car while removing six of her bottom teeth with a pair of pliers and throwing them out the window.”

He threw them out the window. He doesn’t even want the teeth. He apparently likes gummy women.

WTF was she doing while he pulled out six teeth with pliers?

Now this is very weird behavior even by our standards here. He is one of those guys that I would just love to talk to about what makes him tick.

There are many people I would like to talk to. They include the man who decided that that signs to Indianapolis International Airport should read ‘Indpls Int’l Airport’.

Indpls? Where did he get that from?

Why not Indy? Everyone uses that – even the government.

Or if it is too big to fit on a sign why not say ‘Airport’. There is only one. What would he do with Mississippi?

Or the man who deigned the parking meters in Leichardt in Sydney. The LSD panel can barely be read in daytime and is just a black screen at night. At night you would see people striking matches or using a cigarette lighter to try to read the screen. 

Indianapolis is hosting an international cricket tournament.

The Indy Parks Department has confirmed that the Pepsi ICC Americas Division1-T20 Championship will be held on 3-9 May. (See - ‘Indy’)

The teams doing battle will be Canada, Bermuda, Suriname and the USA. The two top teams will go to the 2016 T20 tournament.

I have not seen any cricket for a while and just may pop out to see this spectacle. The thought of two heavyweights like Bermuda and Suriname battling it out sends chills down my spine.