David Byrne and NYC Bike Racks

Interesting read about David Byrne’s involvement and sponsorship of some artistic test racks for the NYC Bike Rack Design competition (hosted at WordPress, no less).

Four Reasons that $4 Gas is Probably Good for You

So, it’s a buck a reason:

1. That dinosaur juice won’t last forever.  Sure, there’s plenty of controversy about how long, and whether we’ve crested the supply curve.  But, sooner or later, it’s going to be all gone.  Have you seen any dinosaurs lately?
2. Your environment.  Burning oil’s not so hot for the old greenhouse gases, in case you just beamed in.  It’s time to invest in alternatives.
3. Your health.  The bike racks at my neighborhood grocery (not central city, but suburban, Tahoe-driving kinda ‘hood) were full this morning, I counted 15+ bikes.  And I saw lots of walkers too. Hats off!
4. Energy independence.  Maybe we can avoid invading any more sovereign countries on BS rationale.

Penny Farthing

Wow, I’d like to try this guy out:

Evidently it’s only available in the UK.

Vacation Day

Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas said:

“Nobody on his deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I had spent more time at the office.'”

So I took a day of vacation. Managed to keep it at 15 minutes on email and a short conference call. Not bad!

Last week in Waikiki