Repairs to the raft were top priority last weekend in preparation for an upcoming fun-filled weekend of splashing down the Kennebec River with friends. Several leaky valves were overdue for replacement and, with the help of some marine glue, elbow grease and sunshine the job got done.

But with that, and unpacking from the Cohos Trail (yes, still) and packing for a trek out west not far off, the weekend was shot. So it goes.

On the entertainment front, however, I did manage to get in a few laughs with the movie The Darwin Awards. I'm a sucker for a good laugh, and people who do incredibly stupid things and then end up dead just crack me up for sure.

Makes me a sicko maybe, but it damn sure puts a big smile on my face. If you haven't seen The Darwin Awards do rent it and enjoy.

Post-movie I couldn't help but take another look at The Darwin Awards website and get a few more chuckles. I was particularly interested in outdoors people who had managed to give themselves the axe, so to speak, so I typed a bunch of different things into the search box to see what I could find.

And here, for my adventurous Trail Heads friends, are a few accounts of hilarious death and disorder that will be sure to entertain:

Hiking: Yosemite hiker with sore feet

Canoeing: Hurricane Blumpkin runs the rapids

Camping: What's under the hood matters (Honorable mention)

Biking: Airport no place for a bike

Skiing: Don't steal the foam padding

Snowboarding: Washed out on Rainier

Snowmobiling: The snowmoboater

And my all-time, pee-your-pants favorite Darwin Award (even though it only merited an Honorable Mention, i.e. the guy lived)... Lawn Chair Larry!

Finally, in the Can-You-Top-This? category: The flying lawn chair

Hump day tomorrow! Make it a good one. But please don't do a Darwin!