Bicycle chosen as best invention!

"The humble bicycle has won a UK national survey of people's favourite inventions".

"Listeners to BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme were invited to vote in an online poll looking at the most significant innovations since 1800.

It was an easy victory for the bicycle which won more than half of the vote.

The transistor came second with 8% of the vote, and the electro-magnetic induction ring - the means to harness electricity - came third."

Those folks in the UK must ride a lot of bikes!

Cheerio,
Dustin

Nanocars Starting to Roll!

After eight years in the lab, the Tour Group has made rolling nanocars. See this C&EN article:

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i43/8343nanocar.html

See ya,
Dustin

The Book Quiz

You're I, Robot!

by Isaac Asimov

While you have established a code of conduct for many generations to
follow, your demeanor is rather cold and calculating. Brought up to serve humans, you
have promised never to harm them, to follow orders, and to protect yourself. Living up
to this code has proved challenging and sometimes even drives you mad. If you were a
type of paper, you would be pulp.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

The 2005 MS-150: Not Gonna' Do It!

I decided some time ago not to do the MS 150 in 2005. Too many things on my plate, and didn't have the energy to do the training rides and all. Gonna try to do one or two training rides though.

Finally got my "Live Strong" bracelets. I had been looking around at local bike shops for one, and had heard all sorts of stories about orders from the web site being slow, but once I finally placed an order, it only took about two weeks to get them. Seeing Lance and Sheryl on Oprah (my wife taped it for me) finally pushed me over the edge to order.

I am planning to do the MS 150 next year; this year I will try to volunteer at one of the rest stops, or the starting gate.

See ya on the road,
Dustin