So Aaron's been getting a lot of shit about this picture.


One of these things is not like the other. Aaron is the dude in the middle of the picture. Tallbike, no helmet. That thing in his hand is a cool, frosty can of PBR. I believe this is the CM ride in July or August. This photo was on the cover of the weekly news magazine put out by the Seattle Times.

So of course, that caused a ruckus. Viz:
















Yes, that is me. Riding the very same tall bike. That thing in my hand is a bottle of Black Hawk Stout. That slightly cock-eyed thing on my head is not a helmet, it's my red Campy hat.




In fact, I left my helmet at Aaron's and rode my bike back to bothell, slightly under the influence sans helmet. And lived.