What I saw, what I didn't

I saw.... a dwarf on a motorbike. At least I think it was a dwarf. Or the vertically challenged, as they cruelly say these days. It - the wee person - was riding one of those huge ugly chariot type bikes that are sadly so prevalent in Tokyo. I complain because the bastards are so noisy, and are seemingly designed for people who don't know how to ride a real motorbike and are just a bit desperate to impress. But anyway, this particular rider - I think it was a lady - could hardly reach the handlebars and I felt like asking her if she was old enough to go chariot racing.

I saw ..... a group of people worshipping a tree in our local park. It was a dull looking tree - not a mighty oak or something of that nature. The people had hymn books out and were doing some droning and chanting. Some of them were young and normal looking - which made me wonder why they'd chosen to waste their morning singing to a tree - not that I have anything against trees. Apparently in some buddhist sects this is not THAT out of place. I've taken to avoiding that part of the park all the same as I have a life-long aversion to lunacy in all its forms.

I saw..... a little dog that looked like a piece of shredded wheat. He looks like a cross between a mutt and a corgi. He's an adorable thing and he makes my day when I bump into him on the way to work when he's out with his owners trotting along without a care in the world. If I were any better at the Internet I'd post his photo, which the owners gladly allowed me to take.

What I didn't see .... was sputum in the swimming pool. I eventually gave in and returned to my twice-weekly swim. It was sputum free, thankfully. Perhaps Mr. Snotface is on holiday.

It's not all doom and gloom

Sometimes the news is so bad it makes you want to cry. Today was different: In Japan, a man who apparently was already married, tried to burn down the hotel where he was getting married the day after to someone completely different. Late night nerves or a guilty conscience? Or silly fucker.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/married-man-arrested-for-torching-hotel-before-bogus-wedding-in-yamanashi

And in France, a man was led away from a TGV train with his arm still attached to a powerful suction toilet. Although my first reaction was to shout "Pervert!" he'd apparently dropped his mobile phone down there and was trying to retrieve it when the toilet took offence and tried to suck him in. Terrifying - and embarrassing. Imagine being known for that the rest of your days....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7693386.stm