Castle Shima

Victims. Arent we all? -- Eric Draven from The Crow

Tower View
Its Saves Gas Too
Last week was the official Bike To Work Week sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists throughout the country.

I figured I would give this a try because I'm seriously behind on my mileage goal. The distance to the office is only 7 miles so having an additional 14 miles a day would help in my training, but this involves crossing at least 3 major, very busy roads and my town isnt reknowned for being kind to cyclists.

As if my previous rants about the topics didnt give an indication to this, but it wasnt that long ago where a woman was killed while riding her bicycle across an apartment entryway. A truck leaving the complex not only hit her, but dragged her body out on the road where she was hit again by other vehicles.

Although getting up at 5:45a to avoid the maddening traffic is not my forte, I gave this a try just to say I did it.

When people at the office found out that I rode into work, they were in shock. Not because I rode to work, but because I was actually awake before to 8am.

Geez, now I guess I'm going to have to start doing this more often.
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Out In The Yard
Cyclist beats motorist in a race to commute to work. This plus the raising gas prices makes the purchase of that SUV even better, doesnt it?
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More 20 to 30 year olds are staying at home. So what happens when the parents get the cable turned off?
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Man arrested for covering motel room in vaseline. Why couldnt he use tissues like the rest of us?!
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Golden retriever wins National Hero Dog award for killing poisonous snake. Riki Tiki Tavi outraged for the loss of employment.
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New Zealand's age of consent is lowered to 12 years old. Mississippi residents have begun making plans for immigration.
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The Family Farm For Fetish Folks. The producers of The Simple Life are taking notes.
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Background Noise
As can be determined by the quote, the movie The Crow is on.

I always liked this movie. Its too bad this was Brandon Lee's last film. He would have been a great star like his father, Bruce Lee.

Another favorite quote from the movie: Is that gasoline I smell?

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* Days go by
* And still I think of you
* Days when I couldnt live
* My life without you
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