Jon and I were eating bad Chinese buffet the other day. I got the following fortune:

Character is to man what carbon is to steel.

Naturally, this confused me. Everyone knows that carbon fiber is lighter than steel, but sometimes a bit more fragile. How this relates to character in man, though? Baffling!

Then, to cap the bafflement, Jon got this fortune:

Character cannot be purchased, bargained for, inherited, rented or imported from afar.

If carbon is to character, it can, too, be bought, sold, and all of the above.

I am certain that this would make sense after several beers.

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Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.