Beautiful wordless video of "the world's best road trip"

Atlanterhavsveien 27. desember 2011. That title is the only explanation YouTube user HSRham9 gives for this video. Damn him or her for making me slog all the way over to Wikipedia to learn that Atlanterhavsveien means Atlantic Ocean Road. 

This is a 5.2 mile long causeway that runs over several small islands to connect the Norwegian mainland with the island of Averøy. TWELVE hurricanes hit the area while the road was being built. Me, I’d give up after six or seven. That’s probably why I’m not a Norwegian roadbuilder.

According to Wikipedia, “The road is preserved as a cultural heritage site and is classified as a National Tourist Route. It is a popular site to film automotive commercials, has been declared the world’s best road trip, and been awarded the title as ‘Norwegian Construction of the Century.’” 

Spend 3:52 of your life with HSRham9’s beautiful little video and see why. Then let’s go. 

Enjoy this intra-species snorgling while I try to get off YouTube's double-secret probabtion

I got a “copyright strike” on my YouTube account over a video I posted over a year ago. I take this seriously, because YouTube could decide to cancel my account over this and deny me the ability to ever post videos there again. 

Interestingly, while YouTube removed the video from their site, I found that I could still view it embedded here! I’m glad I checked, because presumably this would still leave me open to claims of infringement. I therefore COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE. 

All this has given me a case of morning tsuris I didn’t need. I went through my YouTube channel yanking anything I felt may leave me open to other claims of infringment. 

So, no time for an original blog post today! Instead, enjoy this video (copyrighted by ME!) of my dog Lupita snorgling with her boyfriend Louis. Lupita is the gorgeous golden mutt and Louis—or Woowis to his friends—is the Boston Terrier. 

In the video, you will also glimpse of my legs and my underwear, neither of which is copyrighted by anyone else, so far as I know. 

Keenan Cahill: a meme I missed

Can’t even remember how I stumbled upon this (though it wasn’t StumbleUpon). Keenan Cahill is a 15-year-old kid who all his life has battled a rare genetic disorder that has stunted his growth and given him oddly proportioned features. Never mind—Keenan is a Net star for reals. His YouTube videos (mostly of him lip syncing to popular songs) have gotten millions of views. Yeti is beyond jealous. I love how he maintains his deadpan expression even when Fitty enters the picture. What a trip. And you gotta love Fitty for this.

Why won't Chrome let me scroll past YouTube videos? Conspiracy????!!!???