Not That Bored Yet

We just returned from spring break a few days ago, and I must say it was something of a letdown. I mean, when the highlight of day 1 was getting a haircut and all the ironing done, you know the week was going to go downhill from there. Actually, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't basking in the sun on some south of the border beach (no doubt infiltrated by drug lords) either. There was the WNIT basketball game to watch and a leisurely walk down Michigan Ave. in Chicago...one day under falling snow! The newly discovered Beard Papa's cream puffs were astounding (try the strawberries and cream), but hardly the stuff to make the week memorable. But at least I didn't resort to watching Puppy Cam like so many others. How many others?
At last check, more than 7,342 people were followers on the internet of Puppy Cam, a site that has had more than 23 million hits. Seriously. It is simply a camera pointed at a group of puppies as they sleep, yawn and eat through their day. Really. Sure, they're cute, but visit them every day...or even more than once? Fageddaboutit. However, it could be worse, at least that's the impression I got when I happened on www.asylum.com and found myself staring at an article listing weird webcams. How weird? Read on.
There are, of course, webcams all over the world that allow us to look at probably every known part of the world. Some go to extremes that I find, uh, interesting. Here's a list of the more "interesting" ones I've discovered.
1. Leprechaun cam. Faces a field in Ireland where the viewer can keep an eye peeled for leprechauns.
2. Watching grass grow cam. A must see for horticulturalists.
3. Stature of Liberty cam. Just to make sure she doesn't walk away, I guess.
4. Hissing cockroach cam. Self-explanatory and operated by the U of South Carolina.
5. Snowmen cam. I suspect it's probably offline by now, but there were two of them in various stages of decrepitude.
6. My favorite: peeling paint cam. 'nuf said.

So, while it is evident that I DID have a bit too much time on my hands, at least I wasn't bored.