On the way to work I overheard this tasty little exchange:

[young spare-change punks to dude on biscycle] (unintelligible shouting)
[dude on bicycle] Do I know you?
[young spare-change punk] No.
[dude on bicycle] Good. Let’s keep it that way.

early win.

Over the course of the last week or so, five kids have tried to fuck with lightning. They all died:

Five young lives have been ended by lightning in less than a week, a deadly reminder of one of summer’s leading hazards.

“Typically, July marks the peak in lightning activity. It’s also the time when people are vacationing, so they are outside and they are vulnerable to lightning,” said John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert at the National Weather Service.

But why so many young people in a few days? “I don’t have an answer for that,” Jensenius said, “It’s all very sad.”

Landon Dillard, 16, of Macon, Ga., was riding a bicycle at a summer camp in Colorado when he was struck down on July 3.

Two days later, 19-year-old Korey Moore of Swansea, S.C., was riding a personal watercraft when hit. The next day lightning claimed Stephanie Dawn Kirpes, 23, of Woodbridge, Va., while she was jogging along the shore in Virginia Beach, Va.

And on July 7, two 16-year-olds were killed by lightning: Ben Richter on his family farm at Watertown, Wis., and Lucian Ellis of Sampson County, N.C., who was in a beach hut sheltering from a storm.

You can sign a petition to Google and the “Google Maps” team to request a “bike there” feature. The best part is it’s all online and takes about two minutes so DO IT! This will go with the “drive there” and “take public transit” options. I really hope this passes because I get lost a lot & riding my bike around Chico, Ca is scary with all the dodging cars and drunk people.

The first cardboard bike has been created by Phil Bridge, a design student from the UK. The design is almost finalized as the last few kinks are being worked out. The frame is completely made of cardboard so it’s all recycled and VERY green. The wheels are standard bike wheels made of rubber and metal but you won’t find any other materials besides carboard. It can hold a person up to 168 pounds and only costs $6 to make!! Retail value is around $25. This is awesome.

way cooler than my video on a bike.