The Right Way

On Caltrain, conductor's voice over the intercom:

"Please keep cell phone use to a minimum, and speak quietly into your phone when in use. On the behalf of your fellow passengers, we ask you to be considerate, and exercise discretion. Thank you."

No, no, no. Here's how to do it:

"On behalf of all the scam artists and personality thieves on the train, we'd like to ask you to speak loudly and clearly into your cell phone at all times, especially when discussing information of a personal or private nature. Thank you!"

That should work.

Hang up and Drive

In what is no doubt soon to become another commonplace experience, encountered a cyclist weaving around in traffic while attempting to hold a conversation on a cell phone. As ridiculous (and dangerous) a practice as this is while operating a motor vehicle, this is even more reckless while riding a bicycle one-handed.

But I never really intended this blog to become a catalog of moronic behaviors. How about some name-dropping?

I rode past Ix running through the Panhandle. He's lost a hell of lot of weight since the CP days, and looks great.