Alex Winter - Forgotten hero

Bill S. Preston Esquire certainly got a raw deal. While his co-star Keanu Reeves ascended to Hollywood aristocracy, Alex Winter, "the brains of the operation" [Brendan Grace - Father Ted 1996], seems to have been forgotten, despite being by far the more talented of the two. He had to act in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", whereas Keanu was, well, himself! To illustrate his talent; in 1993, Winter co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the critically praised comedy Freaked (1993). In 1999, he wrote and directed the critically acclaimed thriller Fever (1999), which made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. He currently divides his time between New York and London, where he directs television commercials and music videos [IMDB 2008]. SO, let's hear it for the man!

Be excellent to each other!

Party on dudes!

I mean, really... some people have such troubled lives

So I'm cycling along, and I meet a woman with her dog. I decide to do the decent thing and move off the path to let her past (well, the dog is large, wayward, and not on a lead (not permitted in most public places)). Next thing I hear is "Oh, that really isn't very good for the lawn". The response options are many.

1. Ignore the old bat.

2. Inform her of the results of a study in the Lake District in England that found that walkers boots make significantly more damage than MTB tires, mostly because they create discrete impacts that drag across the surface, whereas a tire is constantly in contact over a larger area, and rolls without applying a sudden shear force to the ground (the exception being when the wheels are locked).

3. Ask her if the only thanks I get for getting out of the way of her out-of-control dog is her acerbic opinion on grass preservation.

4. Remind her that my bike does not harass or obstruct people, nor does it deposit faeces on the ground.

5. Suggest that if the height of her worldly worries is the state of a lawn that she does not own, then she is indeed a very lucky woman.


I went with option 1.