Not Much of a Post Today - But This Brontosaurus is Eating Up the Streets in Stratford and I Guess That is an Okay Thing

The pavement outside my house is pretty rough. In fact, it's messy. Thank goodness for orange spray paint, because at least we can prepare for sewers jutting out from the ground. I've been mesmerized by the the large machines that literally eat up the pavement that is already there, spitting it up to deposit it dump trucks. 

Yesterday, however, I needed to get a photograph of the dinosaur, as it was parading down the street after chowing on another few miles of pavement.

I couldn't help but think of Star Wars, or how the Jedi landed to planets to learn of prehistoric, primitive routines for everyday work. 

Phew. The grinder, pavement monster is pretty advanced for anything I've seen, but it also seems ancient and silly. I am both amazed by its efficiency, but also appalled that we aren't more progressive (I mean space saucers and laser refurbishments). I can't help but think that some future version of ourselves will think its hysterical that we have this outdated machinery fixing roads for us. 

I think it is cool...efficient even... but given the cinematic nature of our imagination, something like this seems so silly. I guess this is the age we're in.

Even so, I'll take it. I want smooth roads in my neighborhood and look forward to all still to come. 

But for the last few days I've been like Karal...curious by all the noise and inquisitive about what happens next. I watch it go by and I'm mesmerized. There are times I wish I went into engineering so I could create Goliaths like this. The little Tonka truck boy in me wants to play.