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The tire is Conti ExtremeContact DWS. It has a good reputation.

“Fashion is what seems beautiful now but looks ugly later; art can be ugly at first but it becomes beautiful later.” – Steve Jobs quoted by Mona Simpson

Social Sites

CNET: Facebook time is tops abroad, with Singapore No. 1

I still don't like socializing at sites like Facebook. To me, it seems cold and emotionless. It seems to reveal another sides of people, which is good in a sense, because some people may feel a relief from the real-world activities. But that is the biggest reason I don't like to be at those social sites. I just prefer to be the same me anywhere. I don't want to act differently between in the real world and on the Net. I don't want "friends" on the Net who I never see and talk to in the real life. I prefer one-on-one connection rather than friends of friends of friends of... are all friends. And I don't want to see a lot of people doing any of these I don't like.

To some I may look old school. To another I may look anti-social. I don't care. I just want to care more about the closest friends, when it really matters.

Yes, zip line is dangerous, people! (And so are any other sports.)

USA Today: Hawaii zip line deaths raise concerns in unregulated industry

Yeah, that thing can potentially kill you. (I just broke my ankle.) But I don't know how some regulations can safeguard those. Dangerous sports are dangerous. And that's the reason we do them. And it's fun. I've been lucky so far. But I'm guessing my death will be a painful one, or maybe it will happen in an instant. I prefer the latter. I hope the one died in the accident had the latter too. RIP.

TV

A defense of charging more for Web TV (Q&A) [CNet] -- I don't really care, when I all want is news and NFL games. I don't have cable, satellite, or even OTA. I cannot just justify the price only to get those two program groups. When I still had the cable, I only watched news about 30 min on weekdays and an NFL games or two in a typical week. But NFL's only about for 5 months in a year. In the rest of the time, I only watched news. I wouldn't pay $70+/month for that. I really miss all the Colts games, but being out of the state of Indiana I couldn't watch all of them in the first place. I hope someone would come up with an Internet service having a news package for $10/mon + a Colts package for $20/mon = $30/mon. I would gladly subscribe on that. Till then, I watch NBC podcasts and listen to Colts radio network on the Internet. Thank you very much.

1-year anniversary of broken ankle surgery

It's been a year since the surgery. A year ago today, I had a surgery to have my broken ankle fixed. It was the very first broken bone and surgery in my life. And I enjoyed it. How I broke it is a legend by now among my friends, because a friend of mine had his surgery two days prior due to the same cause. I broke my ankle and then he broke his heel bone ten minutes later in the same evening after a beer fest. I got a metal plate in my ankle and he had a gigantic bolt in his heel. But we both can walk, run and mountain-bike now. We must feel lucky about it.

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Joplin, MO

Again. Desaster continues. What are these several years? The Earth is resetting things? Mother nature has no mercy. We knew that. But every time it happens, there are people affected. My thoughts are always with them.

The Earth

The Earth is restoring something? There have been too many once-in-hundreds-years events recently. I don't buy an idea that mother nature is mad at humans. But I'm sure it's like her "period".

Osama bin Laden Killed

If you do something, there is a consequence. Osama bin Laden had to be killed and it has been done. Good.

Tragedy

If it had happened to me when I was a teenager, I would have done the same. My thoughts are with the young couple and their family. They will live in their friends' heart forever.