The Coffee Zone was packed. SRO. I chatted with Gaylin for a couple of minutes (I think she’s the instructor) and learned that some of the dancers were beginners and others were more experienced.
Pedal like your life depends on it!
Bob lives in Madison, WI, where it’s damned cold. And every morning (and every evening) he hops on his bicycle and peddles pedals five miles to work. Whatever the weather, no matter how cold. Or so he says and I want to believe him. I don’t know how you ride a bike in ass-deep snow but Bob says you can (special tires?).
He snapped this photo this morning. It was a few degrees below zero. Note his rosy cheeks.
When it’s that cold, what happens when you sling a bucket of warm water into the air? It freezes before it hits the ground.
Update: Willie Lohman “peddles” like his life depends on it. Thanks, E. for the reminder.
Nanotube Radio
Some researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have constructed "a fully functional, fully integrated radio receiver, orders-of-magnitude smaller than any previous radio, from a single carbon nanotube. The single nanotube serves, at once, as all major components of a radio: antenna, tuner, amplifier, and demodulator."
"The nanotube radio’s extremely small size could enable radical new applications such as radio controlled devices small enough to exist in the human bloodstream, or simply smaller, cheaper, and more efficient wireless devices such as cellular phones."
They’ve provided short videos of this little bugger playing Layla, Good Vibrations, and the Star Wars theme. [Thanks, Trish]
For the record: I’m for Obama
I’ve always been a cynic when it comes to politics. I recall saying something derisive along the lines of, "I think it’s precious that you believe it makes a difference who is in office" when someone would praise or knock a politician.
George Bush and Dick Cheney have burned that cynicism right out of me. It does matter. And while I don’t know which candidate –if any– can get us out of the jam Bush and his buddies have put us in, it’s time to stand up and be counted.
I’m voting for Obama. If he wins and makes things worse, you can send me a link to this post and hold me accountable. And I promise not to hide. Funny, but I can’t find a Bush supporter anywhere these days.
This post is just for the record. No need for comments. I urge everyone to pick a candidate and support them.
How do you know when it’s over?
When you find yourself in the Fraternal Order of the Eagle Banquet Hall in Jefferson City. That’s Missourinet reporter Brent Martin. The faces say it all. [Photo by Jon Allison]