I’d hit it. Story below (source with photos: techon.nikkeibp.co.jp) New Fuel Cell System ‘Generates Electricity with Only Water, Air’ Jun 13, 2008 Kouji Kariatsumari, Nikkei Electronics Genepax Co Ltd explained the technologies used in its new fuel cell system “Water Energy System (WES),” which uses water as a fuel and does not emit CO2. The [...]

I hate reading this stuff, but it’s there. And it’s real. And I can’t duck posting it and somehow pretend the last eight years didn’t happen. This is from Andrew Sullivan’s site. I haven’t been able to read Jane Mayer’s new book yet. But the reports, news stories and reviews confirm much of what this [...]

Chilling in Sedona doing a whole bunch of nothing. To do list includes hooking up a dryer and not getting drunk before noon. I’m hoping to split the difference on those two in particular. Shit, I may even go for the hat trick and drop off the recycling. I know, I know, a bridge to [...]

From: Walt van Wasatch Subject: Walt van Wasatch DC doesn’t have this problem bikeradar.com/…my-punishment-for-tempting-fate Yeah, not yet anyway. But speaking for the gnome and me, it ain’t for lack of trying. We don’t get let down so much because we pretty much expect nothing out of people. And so it goes…

I got an update on the grim LA road rage incident via email. From: Eric Subject: Fwd: charges in la road-rage case latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikecrash ‘course the local hotheads are claimin’ bullshit on felony reckless driving – apparently they don’t like the semantics and would prefer attempted murder or some such, but I for one am pleased [...]

I don’t know much about Blazin’ Saddles, but I love his stuff. A few choice bits below: Tour de France – Blazin’ Saddles: Liqui-blast Eurosport – Sat, 12 Jul 13:02:00 2008 The honeymoon is over. Just when the world started to believe in a clean Tour, along came the moment that so many had anticipated: [...]

You just knew it was coming. From: Ryan Subject: DOPER! Uh-oh, looks like a fish got caught in the doping net. So, will Liquigas now exit the Tour? Let’s see what Prudomme does now since he decried that any caught dopers would face a wrath. Maybe the wrath of the Badger? He’s old but he [...]

Cosmic Cycles has a website up and rocking. And it’s sweet. Check it out here: CosmicCycles.com. That rolling image factory on the intro splash page is a blast from the past. John S. with hair? Forget about it. Ah shit, I’m old. Most of the witnesses agreed that banning all drugs would be a very [...]

Just got this one via email. From: Brad Subject: Hit and Run / Biker Down From DC… Rolled up on this scene moments after it happened yesterday – a horrible thing on an otherwise spectacular SW Colorado day. montrosepress.com From the article: The state patrol is seeking the driver of an SUV it says struck [...]

Strange goings on in the wonderful world of bikes up in Portland. Full story at: kgw.com. And a few choice bits below. In an unusual case of alleged road rage, a driver said he was attacked by a cyclist in Southeast Portland, according to a report in the Oregonian Newspaper. Yeah. It gets better. …the [...]

I believe Mayo…was doped to the gills. Spanish climbing specialist Iban Mayo became the latest rider to fail a drugs test after it was revealed he had tested positive for EPO during the Tour de France… The 29-year-old, who finished 16th in the Tour, which finished on Sunday, has been suspended by his team. “The [...]

He quit He told me once that he decided to quit smoking when he visited his father who had cancer in the hospital. He saw people sitting outside on park benches taking their chemotherapy dosages and smoking at the same time with thin aluminum stands next to them holding bags of poison to fight what [...]