Random stuff

Random stuff that I want to talk about.

• I have made no secret of my intense passion for bikes and biking. I have blathered about the topic several times, like here and here . This week my days as a glorious and proud outlaw came to an end. I surrendered my gritty, badass ways and agreed to abide by society's repressive laws. That's right. I finally purchased a helmet. For 10+ years I rode around unfettered, like an untamed majestic beast of the wild. Now after months of persistent pushing, both by friends and family, I am a rebel no more. Here is the heinous object that made it happen:

•  Notwithstanding this (admittedly) funny commercial, I walked out of the Apple store here with an iPhone 5:

         

• Speaking of lemmings, this comic from one of my favorite strips 'Pearls before swines' is absolutely hilarious:

• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is a terrible, terrible disease. 50% mortality in about 2 years. Wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy (or maybe you would). 

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