Dino Day!

When I was growing up, it was common knowledge that the dinosaurs were extinct. As an adult I find that a bit misleading, in the sense that Homo Habilis or Homo heidelbergensis is extinct. I think it's more accurate to say that they are just dead. Homo Neanderthalis is extinct for sure, but those other guys were eventually us. Similarly, the Trex is extinct, but probably the velociraptor is a progenitor for the main course today. Dinosaurs are everywhere, and they are delicious.

Karl got ahold of our camera, and now we have no idea where it is. It's possible that he fenced it to pay for some of the new toys I see him playing with today; I have no idea where they came from. So there's no pictures for Dino day. We may have to buy a new camera, which will be an exercise in will power, lest we buy a D-SLR to flaunt at the people of Kuwait.

In other news I've officially lost 10 pounds and ridden at least 400 miles since I started cycling to work. I've also outfitted my ride with lots of new accessories

- My bell is a "Bell" bell. Come up with your own abbot/costello routine (5$)

- a basket for my backpack is attached to a rack on the back (20$ & 15$)

- two red lights for the back (10$ & 15$)

- Nite Rider LED 3 hour light (109$)

- Orange safety vest (12$)

The first safety vest I found was 15$, a one size fits all Nathan reflective vest. It turned out to be for children or something, and it looked ridiculous. At Dick's they had a 'cycling' orange safety vest for 50$, but I found a 12$ safety vest in the "Hunting" section instead. Now I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse with my handy shotgun shell holders in my snazzy vest!

Unexpected side effect of bicycling to work in cold weather, I get cold at work on days when I don't ride in. I'm used to having a lot of extra body heat.

Anyway have a happy thanksgiving, and take a moment to remember the real history behind the holiday, that the white man steam-rolled over the native american tribes leaving little behind. The Algonquians probably never had a "thanksgiving" with the puritans. Histories victors are its authors after all.