Max's Miscellaneous Musings

Some time ago, I wrote a post called Big Brother is watching, in which I commented on an article that described how the Dalai Lama's email server was hacked.  It pointed the finger at the Chinese government, and I made some sarcastic comment about how Bi… more »

I saw this pic on the net somewhere and loved it.  It appealed to my nerdy word game sense of humour.  Puntastic!   This picture is pertinent as I have been tent-shopping.  Specifically, I've been shopping for a tent to take to CQ.  Long-time admi… more »

It's been a while since I've posted a blog entry.  To be honest, there's not been much to write about.  So here is my life in bullet points, in no particular order:The snakes have been out and about on the bike paths lately.  The most recent incident… more »

An old school friend of mine recently got in touch with me, and suggested I get onto Facebook.  You know, because everyone's on it these days.  I'd so far resisted the draw of Facebook, purely from a "if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump of… more »

Site stats are a funny thing.  I look through this site's stats from time to time, just for fun.  Predictably, most search engine hits are for bike-related things.  "Continental gatorskins" is a current favourite, and lots of people have read my review o… more »

You'll recall that some time ago, I wrote a post entitled "I am a judgemental turd", in which I questioned the Fat Cyclist's ability to start dating so soon after the death of his wife.  Fatty's latest blog entry addresses this issue, in a much classier… more »

This is what you'll find when you search for tyre levers on Google.  What the?  :crazy: :)) more »

I really enjoyed watching Rent the other night.  I ended up downloading a couple of the songs from iTunes.  I can't decide which I prefer, Seasons of Love, or Take Me Or Leave Me.  I think I'm going with TMOLM at this moment, but that might change in SOL… more »

I happened to catch Rent on Fox the other day.  Wow.  Just... wow.  I really wish I'd seen this thing when it was in Australia.  Now it's stopped showing (at least, the Broadway production.. now it's the turn of all the two-bit amateur productions), I gu… more »

Yesterday, I took my car in for a service.  The 100K service was $666.  Then, I got a call from them telling me the brake pads were fucked and needed to be replaced.  Add another $600, for a total of $1270-odd. I have never resented my car quite as muc… more »