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weather report

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2008.03.13

The weather's certainly changed. Yesterday was a warm one, and it brought out all of the folk who put away their bikes in winter. What was, from November until yesterday, a largely empty bicycle parking garage was absolutely packed, today. I'd say that at least fifty more people are suddenly riding to work.

As far as I'm concerned, having more people on their bikes is a good thing -- prepares the drivers for the sight of bicyclists!

rand()m quote

One day you will take a fork in the road, and you're going to have to make a decision about which direction you want to go. If you go one way, you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club and you will get promoted and get good assignments. Or you can go the other way and you can do something [...] for yourself. If you decide to do something, you may not get promoted and get good assignments and you certainly will not be a favorite of your superiors. But you won't have to compromise yourself. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That's when you have to make a decision. To be or to do.

—John Boyd, US Air Force