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In Manhattan on the day the world changed, I kept my head down, glancing no farther than a few yards ahead as I left Rockefeller Center and skittishly walked toward the train station.
While other American men were satisfying their midlife urges by sending naughty pictures over their cell phones, The Bee's Dan Day bought a unicycle. He's learned not to lean so far left and other lessons.
Some readers have criticized The Modesto Bee's "Show Us Your Tattoo" contest as a trashy wallow in low-grade art. Dan Day, the newspaper's director of interactive media, defends the contest as a showcase of family values. Voting ends today at 5 p.m.