Bings Haus (posterous)

Happy New Year to you, too @$$h013

Its pretty rare for me to get a "get off the road" honk or yell on my ride to work. I figure most motorists on my route are used to seeing bike commuters and it just doesn't phase them. And I try really hard to operate in traffic in a way that doesn't inspire honking, regardless of the vehicle I am driving. Honestly, the dearth of road rage or frustration I experience is part of what makes Durham feel bike-friendy to me.

Today we had two honks, one of which distinctly more frustrated than the other.

Not sure what folks are trying to accomplish with the honking. Its not like you're suddenly going opem my eyes to the wonderous joys of motorized traffic. In reality, all you've accomplished is to show the world, or at least a bike commuter or two, that you're an impatient jerk. Happy New Year, asshole.

Little League "branding" was more in-your-face when I was a kid. #fb

In a world where it feels like every square inch is covered in advertisements, its interesting to me how little league "branding" was actually more in-your-face when I was a kid. While I played for Kasler's Dairy and Sports, Inc, my son's league consists of the Blue Jays, Rockies, Nationals and Cardinals. Today's sponsors still have some space on the back of the shirts, but there's no logos and the sponsor name is almost incidental.

I definitely like it, i'm all for reducing the extent to which brands are in our kids' faces. I'm just surprised to see anywhere in the world where there's actually *less* branding then when I was a kid.