Detoxification

I'm not usually too interested in anything I classify as touchy feely.

I'm a cynic.

But I'm interested/curious about things that purge or cleanses the body: ear cleaning, facial and body scrubs, and body detoxification.

I've tried the first 2 and would like to try the 3rd.

A friend of mine went to Kamalaya Spa on Koh Samui in Thailand a few years ago and raves about it. One week of body detoxification left him lighter, healthier, and full on energy.

There are enemas involved.
I'm not into those, but if that's what it takes then so be it.

I'd like to see what extra stuff I've been packing around inside of me all these years.

Maybe I'd find that penny I swallowed as a kid.
Maybe I'd find my gullibility, naivity, or sense of wonder. I haven't seen those for a while.
Maybe I could get rid of my jadedness, cynicism, or that broken heart I think I'm still carrying around.

It would be interesting.

I think afterwards I would celebrate with a big steak and a bunch of beer!

Weights and Measures Redux

Canada went metric in 1977 when I was 12 years old.
Other than the funny ruler I had to use, I adapted.

I consider myself bilingual in the weights and measures department.

When I worked at a gas station, I had lots of fun with American tourists.

American Tourist: "How many litres in a gallon?"

Me: "Which gallon, an Imperial gallon or a U.S. gallon?"

American Tourist: "Just fill it up, and I'll pay for it with your colorful play money."

I thought I was pretty smart until I stepped on a scale in England and weighed 13 stone!

What's that about?

Do they measure people in hands as well?

Fortress of Solitude

Superman has his Fortress of Solitude: a place to get away from it all.
I think everyone has a place like that.

A friend of mine goes to the local river to do this.
Another friend has a little office above a stationery shop.

My Fortress of Solitude is an onsen.
Onsens (hotbaths) are very popular in Japan. Everyone goes to them.
For about 5 dollars; I can sit and think, collect my thoughts, and make decisions.
Just me and 10 to 30 other people sitting in a hotspring fed pool.

I guess it is a communal Fortress of Solitude.

It even has a restaurant and gift shop!

Superman's doesn't.
or
at least they don't show it in the movies.