Potholes

I was just at 70th and Holdredge and I swear I saw a small family living inside one of the potholes on the corner. Seriously, have you ever seen such big potholes in your entire life!?!

So it got me thinking about what causes potholes. I know it has something to do with freezing and thawing and ice and snow and whatnot, but really, what causes them? And what makes them so flippin' big? And in the year 2010, we have internet on our phones (if we have cell phones), we can order movies directly to our tv (if we have cable) and GPS in our cars but they can't invent an asphalt that doesn't "pothole?" And am I even typing it correctly? Is it "pothole" or "pot hole?"

So now I'm driving around really thinking about potholes (because without being laid-off, in debt, and very concerned for those poor souls in Haiti, I have nothing else to think about). Where does the stuff that used to fill the potholes go? Shouldn't we see big chunks of road next to the pothole where it used to fit? Kind of like a donut hole. Where does the pothole chunk go?

And then I started to think about fat. (Usually one of the top 5 topics on my mind) A few years ago with the help of a weight loss clinic, I lost a ton of weight. 66 lbs to be exact. Now since I have put a few (understatement) back on, I know where the fat comes from: Brownies and nachos and chips and salsa and good red wine and mindless snacking watching Conan. But where does it go?

Just something for you to think about when you're driving around today. Besides the errands you need to run, and the things you need to get at the store and paying bills and raising your kids and how to achieve world peace.