How Rednecks Break Cabin Fever

Every winter when it gets towards the end of February, the people up North start to suffer from cabin fever. This year is no different. So a few years ago, a small in Michigan decided to do something to break it. An outhouse race called the Outhouse 500. You read that right. People build then race outhouses. 

But first you need some fuel to race on. So they have a chili cook-off. Unfortunately, I got there late this year so I was unable to taste the different recipes. Though I know from previous years the ingredients range from bacon to ghost peppers to give each competing team an unique flavor. There is also a bake sale outside so you can have some dessert. 

Now for the outhouse race! Teams race one on one in heats for best times. Best time wins the big trophy. There is also trophies for best decorated and furthest traveled. 

There are some crashes. Sometimes into each other and sometimes into the guardrails.

Last year they started letting kids under 10 race. At a shorter distance of course. 

Then they had some decorated toilet seats that auctioned off. Some were artistically done.

Someone painted a very detailed rooster on both sides
of the seat.

Some were just more for fun.

This year, instead of the Polar Plunge, they decided to do a dunk tank. Only two people volunteered. Go figure. Also, they were kids.

This poor girl. It took 13 throws before someone dunked her.

I just thought this was a neat extra that a team did to their outhouse. While racing, this was hidden, only can see when in parade mode.

Life is short. Have fun. Can't wait to see what people will think of for next year. So how do break the boredom and monotonous nature of winter? This is how some small town rednecks do it. 

Miss Coopersville holding a boxer shorts flag.

Parade before the race

Hope to see more people next year!

What's Your Gender?

Yesterday (2/13/14), Facebook started what I like to refer to as the "50 Shades of Gender" for you select. Yes, you read that right. 50 different genders. 

NEWS FLASH!!! 

There isn't that many. This kid even understands it.

Overly simple, yes. Look in any medical anatomy book. You will see 2 genders. Male & female. Some more advanced books will even discuss intersex or hermaphrodite. Even with that, it only brings it to 3 genders. 

So now that most of the hard science part of this post is over, let's get to what this is about. So called 'gender roles'. Males are supposed to be the strong, mechanical ones, while females are supposed to be the fair, nurturing ones. I'm not sure who wrote these rules, but there wrong. We all know people who break those stereotypes. From my understanding, this all boils down to one thing, feelings. People let their feelings rule over logic & reason. 

This graph that is typically used in grade school science class
shows how chromosomes determine your gender.

As you can see, feelings are not science. So why should everybody have to learn 47 new gender types? If you present yourself as a male, I will call you a guy. If you present yourself as a female, I will call you a chick. Life is complicated enough, why keep adding to it?