By now many of you have seen that “This Land” parody as brilliantly created by the brothers Spiridellis, but have you visited their blog?

This very funny post about snowmen reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend - more than once because there are memory issues involved - about how he would like to be a tree.

My take: it would suck.

Ok, so you’re a tree. Sure you get to hang out in the sunshine all day (and if you know me, you know I’m a sun whore and how much I would love that), you breathe mostly fresh air, sway gracefully in the breeze, spend time with friends, you never have to leave home, you even selflessly offer shelter to weary travelers and animals. Sounds great, but think of the downside.

Someone comes after you with a knife to carve the name of their new lover in your flesh, and there’s nothing you can do about it. An animal comes along and pees on you. Again, nothing you can do. Acid rain? Try to run. You’re stuck in the freaking earth. You have to stand there and watch civilization encroaching, forever fearful of the loud yellow monsters that have taken your family and friends and knocked them brutally to the earth before dragging them away.

Damn I sound like a Ferngully cult member. Jonathan’s right, I’m a hippie.

In closing, this may be one of the more entertaining URL’s I’ve ever seen: http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/