Felix is in denial

Giant insects threaten Arlington!

 

(OK, the picture is actually just a bug on the window at Starbucks. I wonder why the long tail?)

My hands aren’t that dirty

If they really cared about recycling, reusing the insulating sleeve would be an easy place to start.

Planet discovered!

Ruth and I were running down a dirt road through the woods in Lyndon, VT when we came across a sign off the side of the road in the middle of nowhere:

Upon closer inspection, we found that we’d discovered Jupiter:

A little further down the road we came to the Riverside School. The sign must have been put there by the school, but we still have no idea why it was put way out in the woods by itself.

City riding

For obvious reasons, I ride my bike a lot these days.  I enjoy the freedom of bike riding; i.e., I wander through traffic as I see fit, and I usually don’t bother with a helmet.

I was riding home from class the other day, when I came up to an intersection where all the lights were red, and the cars were waiting in all directions.  That made it a good time to ride through.

Also waiting at the intersection was a woman on a bike.  As I passed her, she chanted, “Ride careful, ride safe.  If you break a law, you endanger us all.”  I guess there’s a slogan for every situation.

She must have been one of our Cambridge tree-huggers.  She was fully decked out, with helmet, mirror, gloves, extra pads, and a bell (so if there’s a problem, she tinkles).  She had everything but the lycra bike racing outfit, probably because she thinks riding fast in the city is dangerous.  She, of course, waited at the red light rather than riding through while traffic is stopped.

Since I’m riding my bike because I’m a dangerous criminal, I figure I might as well just ride on through.  But I did have the courtesy to look back as I passed and warn her “Then you’d better be very careful.”

Don’t piss off the cat

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