There's Something About Boodah

The reason why Boodah's hair is sticking up is certainly in no way similar to Mary's, but the effect is the same. (His is the result of a vigorous Burt's Bees Apricot Oil application to remove a strange brown substance growing on his head.) The effect lasted for a couple of days, so if you happen to be in the market for a new undiscovered highly effective styling gel, try Burt's Bees Apricot Oil.

We've been learning a lot about Kayaks lately, thanks to local historian Jeff Dickrell and the Museum of The Aleutians. Jeff put together a great presentation about the history and development of the kayak. The Aleutian kayaks had several features that distinguish them from the kayaks of other regions (pre-big-whitey they could be found from Northern Russia, throughout coastal Alaska, northern canada and all the way to Greenland. Basically the entire circumpolar region.)

At any rate, they had this thing on the bow, which somehow had the magical end result of allowing the kayaker to paddle downhill infinitely. Don't ask me how it works. That's for the physicists and engineers to explain.

Here we are trying to keep Mister from getting too up close and personal with the museum exhibits. Here's a picture from a model.

At any rate, the effect is to make the paddling easier and faster. They now use this concept, first discovered by the Aleuts at least 1,000 years ago (possibly far longer), on supertankers.

The other unique design attribute is the stern. All other kayaks come to a point, but the ones around here come to a flat back. Nobody really knows why, but there are some theories out there. It probably helped them navigate the frequently rough seas around here more easily.



And finally, here's a view of the kayak's bones. The end result would be this thing covered in leather and sealed up tight.



The final unique thing about these kayaks is they have a lot of rocker. And we don't mean Senor. It reminds me of my favorite movie, North Shore.

Happy Sunday the 13th! It's Russian New Year's Eve!