April 10

    Whew, to say that the last few weeks have been insanely stressful would be an understatement, an understatement in the same vein as referring to WW11 as a rather nasty argument or saying that Carl Malden was slightly unattractive. We've been running on nerves,Adrenaline, rage and what my partner has so rightfully labeled Motivational Accelerators. All of which unite in that perfect biochemical ballet of form, function and sleep deprivation required to power through almost any shitty situation, buzzed enough to come out the other end laughing. I personally suspect the sleep deprivation plays a far greater role than Kara is willing to admit. Along with the award winning combo of nerves, accelerators, etc, the mixture isn't truly complete without the addition of Chinese food, pizza and hot dogs. At the conclusion of one particularly tense interval, my previous evenings pizza dinner made the acquaintance of today's hot dog lunch, they instantly hit it off, amalgamated their assets and sought escape via the most readily accessible route, all of which has led me to a perfectly workable theory regarding the origins of the 'Pizza Dog'.

Now, Adrenaline is an extremely powerful thing, enhancing our abilities – strength, speed, agility, awareness – allowing us to perform extraordinary feats, ie: the oft told (probably apocryphal) tale of the common housewife upending a crashed vehicle to rescue her trapped children – we've all seen Geraldo, Oprah et al.

     Our brains, in order to deal with the massive amounts of pain generated when exerting ourselves in super-human acts of Adrenaline fueled strength, releases another chemical into the bloodstream Endorphins. At an estimated 300 times the strength of Morphine, Endorphins are more than capable of killing most types of pain, with the added bonus effect of intense euphoria. 

      OK, now blend the Adrenaline and Endorphins – end result: a very fast, strong, aware, near painless individual who also just happens to feel FUCKING GREAT!

      But wait, there's more! When these 2 naturally occurring chemicals are then boosted by those Motivational Accelerators alluded to earlier, with their ability to deliver alertness, wakefulness, more euphoria and a clearer, sharper focus than any dose of Ritalin could ever dream of, we approach a state of mental/physical superiority unparallelled in the sphere of 'normal' human experience. Until they wear off.

Next time: The Crash

As always, be safe, adios for now.