Things that are cool Part 1

Squirrels are cool, way cool.  With their manic, scampering paranoia they are great fun to watch.  We watched a pair of them from our bedroom window this morning.  A black one and a red one.  The black one was set on having a quiet morning stroll up a tree whilst the red one was set on making the black one's life a misery.  It would do this by running around the trunk of the tree until it was on the left of the black one.  When the black one would turn to face it, it would run around behind the tree and approach it on the right.  At which point the black one would turn to face it, then the red one would run around behind the tree and approach it on the left.  So the long winters morning would pass by.

Another thing that is cool is my new bike lock.  My old bike lock being locked in the bike locker at 100 St Georges Tce. Pia? Hint? Hint?  Before I bought this marvel of German engineering I asked the bike shop attendant whether bike theft was common in Munich.  There was a pause as he considered his options.  Option 1. Say that bike theft is common and potentially make a minor sale on a new lock today.  Option 2. Say that bike theft is not common and with a bit of luck my bike will be stolen and potentially make a bigger sale on a new bike in the near future.  He was clearly Gen Y and wanted his cash now so went for option 1 and I have a new really impressive bike lock.