Peter’s Blog V2

Every year, on this day and the weeks that follow, it becomes exponentially more difficult to:

• Find a seat on the subway
• Walk on the sidewalk without being slowed down by a not-in-a-hurry tourist
• Walk on the road, due to the police barricade
• Jaywalk, due to the police barricade
• Run the red light, because the cops that pop out of nowhere actually care about it for once

I don’t understand why people can’t simply go to Mercer County, NJ where the tree came from, and see it there.  They can actually take all the photos they want without blocking any hungry New Yorker who just wants a quick bite before returning to work.

I’ve always thought that I never cared for fish.  I didn’t like to eat them, didn’t like to see them, etc, until I saw those giant Arapaimas in Beijing Zoo.  The next thing I knew, I found this picture of a Napolean Wrasse on the Internet.  Then I realized that I just don’t care for fish that aren’t big enough.

Napolean Wrasse, AKA Maori or Humphead Wrasse, is a fairly common resident in aquariums.  Swimming in tanks near Nemo (Clown Fish) and Dory (Blue Tang), this fish is identified by its semi-shiny blue colors and retarded appearance (not an official description…):

Although all aquariums I’ve been to have this fish at 1-2 feet in length, according to Wikipedia it can grow up to 6 feet.  But apparently that’s not a hard limit.  Check out this following photograph:

That thing is massive!  To its left is a diver; and unless he’s a midget, this fish’s gotta be over 10 feet in length!  Yeah I’d be scared to swim with that thing, but big fish is so cool!

Here’s the photographer’s (Russian) blog.