EGAD
or, (de)mythologizing the fetish of placewherein our unlikely hero composes a series of
empirical geo-anthrospatial dispatches, aimed at establishing just where
he is, and perhaps even why it matters
Somewhere, I am absolutely certain, is a person who got tired of being made fun of for owning a monstrous 4x4 suburban assault vehicle that put in its most strenuous maneuvers in the mall parking lot. So tired, in fact, that they paid actual money for mud.
Which just goes to show that the trick to being a certain kind of entepreneur is being the one bloke who, when faced with an obviously silly idea, first thinks "That's stupid," but then goes on to wonder, "But surely someone would pay for that?" And apparently, somebody is.
I have since pointed out to Crystal that spray-on mud probably would make an effective bike-theft deterrent, but spray-on rust would really work better. And there's always duct tape.
In other news, STS-114 got off the ground right on time today, although there are still some concerns for those who enjoy nailbiting. Won't know anything definite for a couple of days, after the on-orbit checkout, but nobody's sounding particularly worried at this point.
Posted by Milligan at July 26, 2005 10:31 PM | TrackBackmy bike now has duct tape on all of the front wheel's spokes. as well as a bit on the frame. the battle is just begining!!
Posted by: crystal at July 30, 2005 12:43 PM (Permalink)Obviously, you must upload pictures somewhere so we can all admire your handiwork.
Posted by: Milligan at July 30, 2005 05:54 PM (Permalink)