My brother-in-law’s amazing transformation. A tennis player turned hot dog vendor. And today’s sign we have gotten too lazy

 My brother-in-law Jason Linch has had a lot of cool experiences in his life (besides, you know, marrying into my family. What could be cooler than that?)
He spent a few years following the Grateful Dead around, supporting himself by selling sandwiches in the parking lot.
He’s a chef who once worked for John Popper of Blues Traveler (who as you know if you’ve ever seen him, liked to eat).
In the last year he’s tackled a new project: Himself. Jason, who loves food as much as anyone, has gone on a tremendously successful diet over the past nine months, losing 75 pounds.
It’s not so much a diet, actually, as a way of life. Jason has totally changed his eating habits, become a vegan, and made a dramatic change in his appearance (see above for the “before and after” pics.) 
Now he’s started a blog about delicious dishes for vegans, called The Real Meal Today. If you or someone you know is a vegan, check his site out here; Jason is truly a food savant.

 **This just depresses me. Honda has invented a device that basically takes away the hassle of, you know, walking.

As one of the YouTube commenters said, the company’s new slogan should be: “Honda. Because people aren’t lazy or fat enough yet.”
Seriously, who’s going to buy this thing? 

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**One of my favorite parts of being a journalist is getting to talk to cool people who have done things a little differently. I did a story for my newspaper Tuesday about a woman named Zenda Liess, who was a pro tennis player for a few years, then retired and opened up a hot dog stand on the beach in Daytona with her boyfriend.
Not the career path you’d normally choose. Anyway, I think the story turned out pretty well; check it out here.