Audiobook finished

Mars Life by Ben Bova

Another grand tour book, sequel to the previous Mars book (or was that 2 previous Mars books?) Anyway, good stuff.

Bike stand, etc

I came within a hair's breadth of buying an Ultimate Pro repair stand for about $200, then decided to just make something from 2x4s. But after a few hours of thinking about it while doing other stuff, I never figured out a base I liked, so I ordered one from Northern Tool for $50. I think it will do just fine for what I need, which is basically chain cleaning, tire changing, brake adjusting, stuff like that. The photo on their website is horrible but the reviews are good. I'll post here when I get it.