Happiness is...

...two skinny tires at 90psi, going 15-20mph, and pushing out the day that I might need blood pressure and cholesterol medication. I'd also guess that my bicycle fares slightly better in crash tests than the latest car from China. No, the passenger compartment is not supposed to collapse in a 40mph crash. Ouch.

Seeing that, along with melamine in food products, seafood grown in untreated sewage, antifreeze in toothpaste, and so on, makes me wonder exactly why we're continuing to grant them normal trading status. Might be a good idea to tax Chinese imports so we could make sure they're safe before letting them into the country.