Maybe ducks do stand-up comedy too ...

I stumbled upon a flock of ducks today. Rather oddly arranged ...
One duck was front and center, aligned evenly between what appeared to be an enraptured audience of about 12-15 mallards.
They'd formed a striking half crescent around the head duck. It was quite pretty.
So I stopped, to, you know, observe this.
Anyway, the boss duck was quacking, in what I now assume to be the set up for some kind of duck joke, which I (not being able to decode the varying cadences and pitches of quacks) could not understand.
But the duck is really selling this thing. It's like 15 seconds of solo quacking. And no other mallards are making a peep. They're all really focused.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seemed like Mr. Speaker Duck was building his volume as he spoke. Some sort of fiery quacking-crescendo. Building, building, building ...
Until he stopped cold.
And there was silence.
The audience looked on for a fraction of a second and I noticed what could only have been a shared flicker of recognition settle upon the duckies.
And then ... incredible quacking! All of them at once!
Duck applause? Duck laughter?
Well, sure ... why not, right?
Of course, maybe I'm misinterpreting things. For all I know, this could have been a mallard hate rally aimed at taking the reservoir back from the encroaching Canadian geese.
Whatever. I still think it was a stand-up routine.
I just hope they weren't making fun of me ...

But, weird, whatever it was, yeah Internets?

What I've been thinking about all day ... YES, it concerns you.

It also concerns bugs. Namely - if you were given the opportunity to capture any bug and enlarge it so you could ride it around town, which would you choose?
I should note the insect would be tamed, completely under your control and willing to do your bidding (for good or evil).
I still haven't decided, but I'm leaning toward one of two options:
1. Hercules Beetle (Can support 850 times its weight, wow!)
2. Grasshopper (Jumping is the new flying! And when you leap a football field in a single bound ... well, that's just like really intense, man.)

What would you pick, Internets?

Whatever: No Lunch!

Once again I ended up working through lunch today.
And lo and behold I'm fighting an incredible headache that I (unwisely) decided to combat with a can of Diet Coke. Ow.
I don't know why I keep starving myself. Yeah, I'm busy, but I'm not that busy. And I like food and all, so that's not an issue.
Maybe it's some subconscious desire to be like Les Stroud. I've been watching a lot of Survivorman lately. Hmm ... I'll have to think about that.
Luckily my job only requires rapid finger movements, not, like, actual work ... really. So I don't think I'll pass out or anything like that. I do feel pretty crappy though.
So here's to eating more. Food is good. Now to get some lunch ...

RANDOM: Something store

The idea is simple ... send them $10 and they'll send you something random.

Maybe I should make a rival store for $5 a pop...

Check them out here and be sure to share what you get!