Super Bowl Sunday Bike Ride

Yesterday, I met my friend Linda at the Centerville School in Beverly, and we went for a "Super Bowl Sunday bike ride". Because the Game was on late, Essex County wasn't as creepily deserted as when the Patriots play in the afternoon. On those Sundays, there's absolutely no traffic, and it seems like we're the only ones outside. It was a nice ride for the first 20 miles, then it started raining heavily. We made our way back from North Andover, taking a more direct route through Boxford, Danvers, and Topsfield, but still managed to do 37 miles total. Not bad for February, and the third bike ride of the year.

Very Hungry Caterpillar

It's too bad these don't come in Adult sizes (i.e., XXL). I could definitely use a new mummy bag, and this would be perfect for sleeping out in the woods on long bike trips. And nobody would bother me if they thought I was a giant insect larva....

(http://kbeanies.co.uk/, photo by Jenni B.)

 

Spring Fashion Prediction

My Men's fashion prediction for Spring 2014: "Pixel Pants" - shorts with a pixelated pattern that will make it look as though you're actually naked from the waist down, especially in photos:

And the reviews are in:

"Every time someone takes your picture, it'll look like your nads had to be blocked out." - eXquire

"Heh, heh, they said naked from the waist down!" - Beavis and Buttwear...

"We love it! Just l-o-v-e it!" - Guns and Camo

"If it becomes popular, it could be a trend." - Vague

"Hombres sin pantalones? Dios Mio!" - Marta Stuarto

 

"Men without pants? OMG!" - Okra Palfrey

 

 

The Latin Grammy

There were quite a number of nominations for this category. But, surprising no one, "Gregorian Chants" won the Latin Grammy for the 457th year in a row.

Cats Online

If Cats were on-line:

Cute Human Pictures - 30%

Baby Humans, cute or what? - 20%

Letting your Human go outside (10%):

      No  - They might never come back
             - Not there to feed and scratch you

      Yes - Not interrupting your nap...
             - They seem so refreshed when they come back in
             - They might have food with them

Catnip (10%):
      - Is too much just/not enough?
      - I can quit whenever I want to

Humans (10%):
      - Do we really own them, or
      - Do they actually own us?

Finding new Hiding Places so your Humans will really know who's in charge (10%)

How long to wait before changing your Favorite Foods/Places to Sleep/Toys (10%)

 

Sleep Like A Baby

Are you too smart for your own good? Do you stay awake at night worrying about things only Brainiacs care about?  Then  get the bed that  conveniently lowers your IQ,

 

 

 so you can stop asking questions like "What is the One-Year Annualized T-Bill Rate?”, “Should we use Tau instead of Pi?”, or "Where is the Kaliningrad Oblast, anyway?" and  get a good, restful night's  sleep.   So, let go of  all that  Frontal  Lobe activity  and

 

 

 

 

Regional Language Survey

If you could use a good laugh , try The New Yorker's version of the New York Times language Survey:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2014/01/what-do-yall-yinz-and-yix-call-stretchy-office-supplies.html. (Thank You, Jeph Jacques.)
 

Is it Just Me?

 

The Power Of...

The Banjo

This has been floating around Folk Music circles on the Book of Faces for the past month or so (thank you, Chris Hutchinson-Jones):

 

 

Notice how, in the Before picture, the man is clearly a Branch Manager or Insurance Salesman, with a wife to match; whereas, in the After picture, he's been transformed into a Coal Miner or Factory Worker, with matching spouse. Is this not the Beatnik-Folkie-Counterculture Dream come true? All I can say is, "Wow, Folk Musicians! With Promo like this, you'd better get on the Banjo Wagon now, before the big rush."