I guess I have missed the earlier installments of this series over at Bikes and the City, but had a good mid-morning laugh over the current post. Get these two some bikes, maybe a tandem. It is amazing to me how insidious all these little gadgets become in peoples lives. I say this as I sit in front of a computer monitor, accepting the ipod's help in get through the day, and until such time as I can get back on my own bike. No matter how prevalent gizmo's may be, it is important to remember that the simple things hold the most meaning; technology is just so much fluff cast about by the wind looking for a place to settle. And no, my parents are not, nor ever have been, hippies.