Difference between Italy & USA

An American professor was on sabbatical in Rome. Everyday through his kitchen window, he observed two stone masons dutifully building a wall. After 6 months, the wall was nearly complete. The professor introduced himself to the masons and told them how much he admired their beautifully made wall. He also explained that in the States an army of guys would have finished this work in two weeks. The professor wanted to know how the masons were able to make any money since it took them so long. Where upon the dumbfounded masons asked the professor, "how do YOU make any money if the wall is finished in two weeks?"

Pic of theDay

Pic of the day

Quote of the Day

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

 

- Theodore Roosevelt

Maple Love

After the year and a half it took to finish the first quart, it was time for a second. So good, especially when it's still snowing in April.

Top match.com Headlines

There are some real beauties women use for headlines on match.com.
The headline is the quick bit of text you have to grab the potential suitors attention, like...

- Slightly Used; No Box      [sounds attractive, but no]
- Not getting rid of my 773 area code      [ok, this almost worked on me]
- hi      [very catchy - how did you come up with this gem?]
- No, honey, you can't steal a cop car      [I have no words, well, except the ones I wrote here]
- "Cake or death?" " Cake please."       [Death please]
- Wanna do a crossword puzzle with me?      [do I have to?]
- Looking for the Sparkles      [is Sparkles really capitalized? What is sparkles? Look elsewhere]
- Hi      [notice the subtle capitalization of the 'h', sure to pull in would-be suitors... but did she copy that other girl?]
- Is it my turn yet?      [I don't know, I'll ask the teenager running this ride]
- Love to laugh      [wow, that is a unique trait that really draws in the boys]

Those are all direct quotes, I couldn't make this stuff up.
I only wish you could all see the photos too.

Quote of the Day.

"The problem today is how to be persuasive when we ask our kids to struggle. This is the key to everything. Cycling isn't a sport like others, it's not a game: it's sacrifice, sweat and blood. With the bike you can find treasure, but to stimulate a child to look for it is more and more difficult. How do you get them to understand the value of labor?"

"Because today we live by playing, even as adults. Playing with mobile phones, sending millions of useless messages, we play games on the computer, in front of the television and on the internet. Football is a game that pulls well in a society like this. Most other sports are games. Cycling is something profoundly different: It is a way of life."

   Alfredo Martini, Interviewed in Cycling Pro, May 2010