Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Friday, April 17, 2015

My Body is Not a Wonderland


The human body is a compendium of electrical circuits and electrical impulses.  Interestingly, in 2001 song release, singer-songwriter John Mayer claimed his girlfriend’s body was “a wonderland.”  Honestly, that sounds far more intriguing than a bunch of electrical stuff.  What, I wonder, does her body look like?  Where might I find a girl like that?

Sorry.  I am off-track.

A standard issue human body, as I stated previously, is packed with electrical circuits and electrical components.  Though none of our natural human parts have been listed by Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL)—a requirement for all of the electrical widgets in your home—they generally function quite well.  Our brains, as example, function by way of synapses firing electrical impulses.  The human heart is equipped with something called the sinoatrial node (SA node).  The SA node is an electrical signal generator—the natural pacemaker for heartbeats.  The entire human nervous system is not that far removed from the electrical wiring in your home.

I could go on and on about the human electrical systems, but I am still somewhat distracted by the thought of John Mayer’s girlfriend.  I would love to see photos of her.  Do you suppose she might have a few UL listed parts?
   
I mention all of this human wiring because I think something is wrong with my own electrical system wiring.  Odd things happen to me at night.  I suspect that my system is over-charging when I sleep.  The end result of this overcharging is a bunch of weird dreams about fish swimming in my bed and unreal scenarios where bottles of Scotch are used as currency.  When I wake in the morning, the overcharging always leaves my hair all staticky and sticky-uppy.  I have posted a selfie to show you what I am talking about.
--Mitchell Hegman

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