Circumnavigate. It means to go around the globe. I don't mean one of those sweet globe bar things that really rich people can afford to buy from The Sharper Image. I mean the whole thing. You know... Where you and (sometimes) I live. Yeah. Earth.
Earlier this week, 17 year old Mike Perham of England finished his circumnavigation of the globe. When I was that age, I was worrying about
not crashing my 1989 Ford Escort (named "The Mach 5"). For those of you who don't know, I eventually did but not before I had some amazing senior pictures taken with it. I was at the photography studio and saw a picture of this guy dressed as a fireman standing next to his red pick up truck... There were photo-enhanced flames and everything! After deciding that this dude looked like the baddest mofo on the planet, I decided that I, too, wanted to inspire the throngs of middle classians with a sweet picture of me... and my car. And so shot after shot (much to the photographers amusement) were taken of me in amazing poses in, on, and around my car. I was like Tawny Kitaen in a Whitesnake video but with slightly more clothes.
Earlier this week, 17 year old Mike Perham of England finished his circumnavigation of the globe. When I was that age, I was worrying about
not crashing my 1989 Ford Escort (named "The Mach 5"). For those of you who don't know, I eventually did but not before I had some amazing senior pictures taken with it. I was at the photography studio and saw a picture of this guy dressed as a fireman standing next to his red pick up truck... There were photo-enhanced flames and everything! After deciding that this dude looked like the baddest mofo on the planet, I decided that I, too, wanted to inspire the throngs of middle classians with a sweet picture of me... and my car. And so shot after shot (much to the photographers amusement) were taken of me in amazing poses in, on, and around my car. I was like Tawny Kitaen in a Whitesnake video but with slightly more clothes.But back to my point. This is truly a remarkable feat. 30,000 miles. Alone. Sure, 
he had a support crew relatively nearby him the whole time but this wasn't like Bear Grylls faking his way through adventures. Did anyone see the episode with Will Ferrell? I can't imagine the star of Semi-Pro (the best film about Flint EVER) surviving any extended period of time in the mountains. Maybe if it were Winter Park, Colorado and there mugs of cocoa a-plenty. But that would be about the only way. Otherwise, this dude ain't buyin' it. And I've been known to buy some dumb shit in my day. The 2 disc collectors edition DVD set of Snakes on a Plane for instance. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy the movie. I do.
he had a support crew relatively nearby him the whole time but this wasn't like Bear Grylls faking his way through adventures. Did anyone see the episode with Will Ferrell? I can't imagine the star of Semi-Pro (the best film about Flint EVER) surviving any extended period of time in the mountains. Maybe if it were Winter Park, Colorado and there mugs of cocoa a-plenty. But that would be about the only way. Otherwise, this dude ain't buyin' it. And I've been known to buy some dumb shit in my day. The 2 disc collectors edition DVD set of Snakes on a Plane for instance. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy the movie. I do.I think I'd like to try my hand at something like this. All I need is $14 million and a dream, right?
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