Sarah Palin Web Poll

Well, all the kids are mad for Sarah Palin web polls. Even PBS is getting into the act. I succumbed to the fever and did my own:

Poll: Sara Palin Web Polls

How important to the presidential election are web polls about Sarah Palin? Extremely important. My vote will be strongly influenced by web polls. Very important. The advertising revenue from web polls is now the only factor keeping the banking crisis from tipping into a full-blown depression. Somewhat important. Web polls are an important source of traffic for web sites crass enough to use them. Not very important. Web polls are even less important than conventions to the political process. Not important. Web polls are silly and I never participate in them. What's a web poll? Current Results

High Pass Challenge

I rode the second annual High Pass Challenge. Pictures here. It is a beautiful ride. I was trying for 7 hours, but didn't quite make it.