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I went bowling with Dan and his brother Alex his wife and her brother last night at the Moolah. Afterwards Dan and I went driving around aimlessly. Something that we discussed is the social status of bowling. It seems to have a special place in the nightlife of Americans. There are very few “sports” that people use as a activity equivilent to going to movies or going to dinner. In fact the only other one that comes to mind is possibly put-put golf and that might be a stretch. But really, why has bowling reached this status? I mean you likely wouldn’t take a girl to play 1 on 1 at the local Y or go for a bike ride. At least these are not nearly as common as taking a girl bowling on a date. But this isn’t limited to dates and such, it is a night time activity that everyone does regardless of age, race, marital status and creed. My only guess is that in general everyone is equally bad at bowling, so there is little competition. Also, it’s turn based play offers plenty of time to talk, drink and enjoy the ones you are with. Most importantly it’s cheap and easily accessible. But if you have any ideas let me know.

Ok, so a while back I picked up a piece of vinyl, The Campfire Headphase from Boards of Canada (They are not from Canada, Scotland rather). I can say now that I like much more than I did. I am not sure if I need time for it to absorb or I just listened to it enough that I tricked myself into liking it. Regardless, I really enjoy it and they are my very short list of electronica that I like. Below is the video from a song off the album called Dayvan Cowboy, it features great footage from Joseph W Kittinger’s historic ultra high sky dives.

Their latest EP Trans Canada Highway is also very good and has some new cuts and a remix of Dayvan Cowboy.

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Originally uploaded by zeusfaber.

I work a lot, which is something that I am becoming more and more aware of by each passing day. My sister started calling my a work-aholic months ago, I suppose I am finially figuring that out. I am not all that concerned with it as I still have plenty of time to ride and relax. Anywho, this is my version of a mobile office. These are the indispensable items that I take with me everywhere. My recently upgraded Blackberry, the laptop and IPod. One other item is my digital camera, but since I am taking a picture you can’t see it. I never know when I may need one of these, either for work or just to make things a bit more comfortable wherever I am. Good stuff.

While we are on the topic of work, it’s hump day! It’s downhill to the weekend from here.

Motorboat’s feast:

My feast: