2005 May 29

David Geller was on his way home for the weekend, and he offered to stop by and let me ride on his brand-new Segway. Yes, a Segway – THAT Segway. I've seen one roll up and down our street a few times in the past, so I know there's more than a few in Seattle. When I was younger, I wished that I had duck feet – but Dean Kamen hasn't invented a Flapway as of yet. Still, Segways are so out-of-this-world expensive, that I just couldn't justify owning one.
That said, riding a Segway is a lot of fun – and this video proves it. I wondered if they'd ever come down in price, but David remarked that we wouldn't want any ol' idiot riding these things around, eh? Perhaps they'll have a Department of Segway Licensing soon. Wasn't too difficult to do – much easier than I thought it would be. Thanks, David – Ponzi's next! Segway rides for everyone at Gnomedex, BTW, according to Mr. Geller.

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What are we memorializing – or who? It's a holiday weekend here in the US, and many families have gone on a three-day vacation. Monday is Memorial Day, and some would argue that the original meaning of the holiday has been lost. I'm doing nothing other than catching up on a pile of tasks throughout this entire break (lest something else come up), but I haven't really paid attention to the overly-commercial nature of Memorial Day. Lockergnomie H. Robert Lewis weighs in:

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