Shark Whisperer

 I blogged last month about my interest for shark, particularly this time of year. Like I said, I tend to watch sea related stories and shark documentaries. So I watched the Netflix documentary series Shark Whisperer with fascination. I know featured conservationist and shark lover Ocean Ramsey is controversial, but I really enjoyed it all the same. For two reasons. One, I think it's great that sharks have an advocate, given that many shark species are now endangered. Two, because the images were simply, absolutely, utterly, breathtakingly gorgeous. Even if you find sharks scary, I think Shark Whisperer could make you see them in a compeltely different light. Anyway, that's my viewing recommendation today.

The smiling volcano

Sometimes, I blog about some odd/strange things happening in the world. I am not original, not in this instance anyway, as the news got viral, but here it is: in Hawaii, a smiling face appeared in an erupted volcano. And? And nothing. It is odd and fun/funny. And kind of ironic, this benign smile being created a potentially very dangerous situation. And the smiley face reminds me of the acid party sign. Am I the only one to have such twisted mind? Anyway, so we had a smiling volcano erupting in Hawaii today.

Pele's Hair

I took this picture in my recent visit at the National History Museum. This is Pele's Hair, named after the Hawaiian goddess Pele. But in fact, it is a product of a volcano, volcanic glass to be precise. It is absolutely beautiful, looking like hair made of still fire. I am not the volcano buff in the family, the one who really had a fascination about them is my brother PJ. He made a presentation about them in primary school. That said, I do find the subject very interesting and I love the influence volcanoes had on mythologies around the world. I did not stay very long in this section of the museum, I was more interested about animal life than geology, but I am glad I took time to read about it and take a picture of Pele's hair.

Hawaïenne (parce qu'y fait frette dehors)

C'est une chanson particulièrement bête, voire même stupide, mais j'aime bien Les Trois Accords justement pour leur bêtise assumée. Bien des groupes québécois maintenant font des sermons larmoyants plutôt que des chansons. Alors voilà, pour remonter le moral de mon lectorat (et le mien) une soirée grise et froide de janvier, j'ai mis ici Hawaïenne. Il n'y a rien de plus authentiquement québécois que de rêver des tropiques au beau milieu de l'hiver, alors au moins c'est une chanson qui dépeint sincèrement un certain trait psychologique collectif.