I like to draw as often as possible. Sometimes? Sometimes I just don't have great ideas:

And I'm just now getting around to posting it. I'm a jerk.

Here's some art:

Holy moley, I'm a few weeks behind on reviews. I read this before the Tour and it's almost Vuelta time…

Anyway, yeah, I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Like crack it is.

This is a very readable book. This should come as no surprise as it's a best seller and has spawned movie franchises on two continents (I'm assuming the American version will be enough of a success to see the two sequels through to completion,) but just how good it is surprised me. It's an intense, surprising story full of great characters- the kind of book I'd stay up until 4:00 to finish (which is exactly what I did.)

So, yeah, check it out.

Me? I've got this queued up on Netflix. Got to start in on the movie versions.

I got the Lost Auction catalog from Profiles in History this week. It's a well put together collection, and I've got a short list of about 7-8 items to potentially bid on in a few weeks.

I am somewhat disappointed that two items I was hoping would be in the catalog never made it into the listing.

I bet you're wondering what they are. I'll tell you. I'm just that kind of guy.
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I did Bike Friday last week. It was a lot of fun riding into town a big convoy like that. Sure, it probably took 20 minutes longer than my normal commute, but it was still very cool.

Plus, FREE coffee and food when you get to city hall (thanks to the awesome sponsors)

I took some photos:

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