Real Life Rocket Man flies across the English Channel

From Reuters:

Sep 26 - Swiss pilot Yves Rossy has successfully completed his solo flight across the English Channel using his single, jet-propelled wing.

After a two-day delay due to bad weather, Rossy achieved his ambition and has written himself into aviation history.

With a light wind on his back he reached the iconic White Cliffs of Dover in 13 minutes covering the 35 kilometre trip at an average speed of 200 kilometres per hour.

Critical Mass tomorrow

Los Angeles Critical Mass meets at Wilshire and Western. There are two times posted online: 6pm and 7pm. I assume both are correct, so get there and join one!

http://www.midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=1835

http://bikeboom.com/webcalendar/view_entry.php?id=23&date=20080926

http://www.cicle.org/cm/criticalmass.html

Bicyclist breaks his own speed record, 82.3 MPH!

Amazing. I thought people could ride quickly in dedicated race machines, but over 80mph? He's only generating 1/2 Horsepower. If only car designers could get a car going 80 using 1/2 horsepower. We have a long way to go.

Bye Bye WAMU....

Tonight WAMU becomes the largest US bank to ever fail. US Regulators seized control of the bank tonight as JP Morgan Chase purchased the bank's branches and deposits for 1.9 billion. I wonder what this will mean for their famous free checking account, which I only use nowadays as a transfer point to a high interest earning online savings account.

Don't get left hanging

It's very easy to register to vote absentee, which will be very important in swing states where turnout is expected to be huge. My crystal ball forsees long lines, broken voting machines and disenfranchised voters. In California, you can vote by mail and avoid that whole mess entirely. Vote For Change makes it easy to:

* 1. Register to vote.
* 2. Request to vote absentee.
* 3. Find your polling location.

"His Brisket is Beyond...It's Beyond."

Sarah Silverman has jumped into the presidential race with a ringing endorsement of Barak Obama.

Greasing the Wheels the world over.

You think we live in a corrupt country? Just listen to stories of life in the top 4 most corrupt nations.

Congratulations to our winners!

Europe: BULGARIA

Africa: SOMALIA

Middle East: AFGHANISTAN

West: VENEZUELA