Zero Tolerance

Things were getting bad - total lawlessness in the house. When a man can't enjoy some fresh spinach without anarchy prevailing, it's time to crack down.

The trouble with zero tolerance policies is they tend to be inflexible. Still, if we give in now, what's the use of having a policy?

Random Stuff from the Weekend

Too much going on these days to put together a coherent blog posting, but here's a sample from the nice breather this three day weekend provided.

In no particular order...

1. The baby is getting his crawl on - between his focused demeanor and his new found mobility, he's into everything.
2. Starting to get ramped up for the season - Hell of the North Salt Lake is less than 50 days away. I spent six hours on the trainer this weekend - couple of Sergio Leonne westerns, some Robot Chicken, and the live Muse DVD helped pass the time. Need to figure out what group to race with - 45+, Masters 35+ B, ??? Same with the mountain bike - age group or open single speed division - so many way to taste bitter, bitter defeat. 
3. Watched a couple movies - Shaun of the Dead and On the Waterfront - both classics in their own way - one with zombies, one with Brando.
4. Marshalled the whole family down south and ran the Ikea maze, only to forget the dimensions of the narrow space we're looking to fill with a shelf unit.
5. Tapped some Bushmill's 10 year single malt my sweet thang gave me for Valentine's day.
6. Started the 2008 tax return.
7. Rode several laps around the block with the older kids - both have figured out via observation that cold, snow, and dark are no impediment to riding a bike.

Stimulus and Other Infographics

I thought this graphic from creditloan.com was interesting (click on the image to see it in its entirety):

And this infographic from from the Economist daily charts was plain astonishing:

January Commute Summary

Between some work obligations requiring that I drive, some icy weather, and other things messing with my schedule, I was only able to get in 12 commutes. Nothing really stands out, other than it being pretty cold, at least in the mornings. I'm at the point where 35+ degrees can be comfortable.

Super Bowl Sunday

Exit Bush 43

Finally the end of 8 years of Bush... hard to know what to say, but consider the 5.6 trillion dollar ten year surplus he inherited coming into office, and the 6 trillion dollar ten year deficit he left us with. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Mr. Bush.

Riding home, I spied the genius owner of this truck removing the wit and wisdom he had proudly displayed on the back of his truck. It was sweet watching him do this under cover of darkness on a sub 30 degree afternoon. 

MLK Day