Swim with the Sharks

Oh, I can not believe I actually listed this. Of all the things in this world, I think sharks terrify me the most. I'm scared of goldfish. I have nightmares of rainbow trout. I fed Shamu at least a dozen kleenex at Sea World because I could not touch the sardines my mom bought to feed her. For some reason, I'm not quite as terrified of killer whales, dolphins, and the like. My fear of sharks is so deep seeded that I feel I must somehow rise above it. I have braved the waters of California, Oregon, Washington, Florida, British Columbia, Mexico, Hawaii, Greece, and Italy...some see sharks, but I certainly did not. In fact, a woman was killed when I was in Maui a few years back...for some ungodly reason she ventured into their breeding grounds. Needless to say, I stayed pretty close to shore after word got out! There are over 450 species of sharks that will attack humans, which, in my opinion, is far too many! Then, there's the whole urine issue. I'm sorry, but if I see a big old shark in my near vicinity, I think peeing might just come naturally! I have never been to Australia or New Zealand, & I'm thinking if I'm going to do this, I might as well do it right! I keep hearing about this Cascade Special Stout, so I will likely kill two birds with one stone (and perhaps myself, while I'm at it!) And really...it'll probably take me at least 8 beers to go through with this ridiculous idea! I will not delete this post. I will not delete this post. I will not delete this post!