Riding the bus
On days like today, I often reflect on why I choose to ride the bus to work. As I push aside all of the obvious practical environmental reasons, I'm left with the conclusion that the real reason I take the bus is because I learn stuff about the world. My appetite for learning new things is insatiable (unlike my appetite for destruction - thanks Klosterman), and so I am drawn to the new perspective the bus offers me on the world and my small part within it. For example, today I noticed the following:
- Billy Idol's 1990 ode to underage lust, "Rock the Cradle of Love," sounds painfully dated - much more so than songs off of 1983's Rebel Yell.
- Cold K has tagged the 43.
- The Kerry/Edwards campaign might need to rethink their chosen slogan. Why? Well, imagine if the "o" were replaced with an "a" on the following bumper sticker:
"A Stranger America" - I'm surprised the GOP hasn't thought of this yet - There is a very, very, very fine line between long shorts and capri pants. While the former may look fine on most men, the latter certainly does not.