ASSHOLE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

While waiting for G-Dog's flight to arrive at DIA this evening, I saw a sign celebrating the achievement of Erik Weihenmeyer, the first blind man to summit Mt. Everest. That's a great accomplishment, but why would a blind guy want to climb mountains? "Hey, Erik, this is a fantastic view from up here. Too bad you can't see it."

Come to think of it, how does he know for sure that he made it? Maybe some Sherpa guide just marched him around in circles at base camp for a couple of hours:

SHERPA: Okay, we're here.

WEIHENMEYER: Wow! I'm standing on top of the world! This is amazing!

SHERPA: Yup, congratulations. (Yawns.)

WEIHENMEYER: I thought the climb would take a lot longer!

SHERPA (unwrapping a Snickers bar): Yeah, it's not as hard as people think. Ready to head back?

If you're blind and you're reading this -- whoops, never mind.

+posted by Lawrence @ 1/16/2005 11:58:00 PM