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Thursday, November 11, 2004

The drive goes on and on and on.

I pass by an enormous Nissan factory. It just goes on and on, just like my driving.

All this traveling has made me mighty hungry. To conquer my growing appetite I refuse to turn to just any food, oh no. What I need is good, healthy food to keep me alert for the remainder of my road trip. Maybe tofu? Perhaps sunflower seeds? Nah, I opt for McDonalds instead. Oh well, at least I'm drinking water, I could have chosen soda.

Finally, it looks like the weather is turning for the better.

I feel I'm back in Washington, D.C. Isn't that the Washington Monument?

Well, I'm a good 3/4 of the way to New Orleans. My GPS navigation software always turns the map so my direction of travel is up. In this case, north is south and vica versa. When you think about it, why isn't north really south and south really north. Quick! Look at the map of the United States, flip it around, and you quickly catch my drift. It looks strange, doesn't it?

It seems to me that maps are the way they are positionally because the folks who made the early ones lived in the northern hemisphere. Had they lived in the southern hemisphere, like somewhere in Australia, I believe the world, as we know it, would be flipped on its head (rotated 180 degrees). It's human nature to want to be on the top of things, and that includes the earth's equator.

Oh my God! Another great white truck. Oh, wait, this one must be a vegetarian.