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Hi. This is what I saw when I looked out my window, Saturday morning. But that’s not the point. The point is that I read the sweetest Instructables ever. No, not the one about the lady who made a molded silicon replica of her right breast as a squishy stress reliever toy for her boyfriend. No, this one was much cooler. It’s supposed to be just about harvesting bananas, but I felt seriously touched when I read it. To me, it was a story of a girl and her mother. I’m serious. [how to harvest bananas]

 So, Brad has worked tirelessly many, many hours on Alex’s Grocery Bike. It started out as a much-neglected, rusty bike by the side of the road (previous color: rust-orange, almost indistinguishable from actual rust). Now, it’s lookin’ sweet. The fenders and wheels are almost cleaned up and ready to go. It still needs a chain, probably new tires & tubes, and a saddle. See for yourself. I only wish I had a “before” picture.

Grocery Bike frame after sanding and priming	Grocery Bike lookin’ pretty and awesome
Alex with the partially-sanded fork	Detail of the paint job

 And now… An awesome and freaky picture of a Whippet named Wendy who has a genetic mutation that makes her insanely muscular. Link to the story if you click the photo. If you know what whippets are supposed to look like, this photo should be a bit of a freakshow:

I can appreciate the time, effort and talent that went into this, but… ! ?