Nice Day for a Sulk
OK, it was supposed to rain here, but it hasn't. No, I don't want it to, but I would have ridden my bike to the office, to get in some badly needed base miles. We've had a little break in the cold weather, so the last couple days I've been able to hit the (wet) roads. Now the clouds have lifted and it's sunny sunny sunny. This race deal is only about 2 weeks away and I don't think I'm anywhere near ready. It's gonna be so embarrassing. And my schedule over the next few days does not permit any training time, except if I give up sleep, which would be bad.
On the good side of things: those old iPod headphones that Sam mutilated? Well, the right earbud still works, so they *theoretically* could be used to listen to tunes in one ear while I'm riding, but, of course, I wouldn't, since you're not supposed to wear headphones while you ride. It's not a law (I don't think), it's just considered a bad idea/safety hazard because you can't necessarily hear cars. But the pros all wear one-earpiece radios during races to communicate with other team members and team cars and get up to the minute race standings. Of course, they're on closed roads.
On the bad side: the death of Marco Pantani has again raised the question of just how far doping goes in pro cycling. Some say it's worse than it was during the "Festina Affair" of 1998, which itself was not the worst, just one time when they got caught. The French now claim that they don't do it--except for the fact that the entire Cofidis organization is under investigation. It seems just assumed that the Eastern Europeans do. Word on the street is that the Italians do. ("Oh, that positive test result? No, I wasn't doping. It's because I ate some candy from South America and it must have had traces of drugs on it.") Even Johan Museeuw has had his house searched. ("Those 'medications' in the fridge? They're for my pets," he said.)
Oh, I'll stop now. I think I'm beginning to sound like some old man, obsessed with the weather and how all those young whippersnappers are ruining this world...
Detail of Health, 2001
Slurp!
Follow up: Yes, it has started raining, so I feel vindicated. But I still can't ride, so I guess I lose.
Fun news: I got an iTunes Pepsi, so I bought "Space Oddity." I've heard you can tilt the bottles and see what the cap says. I tried, but couldn't make it out.
OK, it was supposed to rain here, but it hasn't. No, I don't want it to, but I would have ridden my bike to the office, to get in some badly needed base miles. We've had a little break in the cold weather, so the last couple days I've been able to hit the (wet) roads. Now the clouds have lifted and it's sunny sunny sunny. This race deal is only about 2 weeks away and I don't think I'm anywhere near ready. It's gonna be so embarrassing. And my schedule over the next few days does not permit any training time, except if I give up sleep, which would be bad.
On the good side of things: those old iPod headphones that Sam mutilated? Well, the right earbud still works, so they *theoretically* could be used to listen to tunes in one ear while I'm riding, but, of course, I wouldn't, since you're not supposed to wear headphones while you ride. It's not a law (I don't think), it's just considered a bad idea/safety hazard because you can't necessarily hear cars. But the pros all wear one-earpiece radios during races to communicate with other team members and team cars and get up to the minute race standings. Of course, they're on closed roads.
On the bad side: the death of Marco Pantani has again raised the question of just how far doping goes in pro cycling. Some say it's worse than it was during the "Festina Affair" of 1998, which itself was not the worst, just one time when they got caught. The French now claim that they don't do it--except for the fact that the entire Cofidis organization is under investigation. It seems just assumed that the Eastern Europeans do. Word on the street is that the Italians do. ("Oh, that positive test result? No, I wasn't doping. It's because I ate some candy from South America and it must have had traces of drugs on it.") Even Johan Museeuw has had his house searched. ("Those 'medications' in the fridge? They're for my pets," he said.)
Oh, I'll stop now. I think I'm beginning to sound like some old man, obsessed with the weather and how all those young whippersnappers are ruining this world...
Detail of Health, 2001
Slurp!
Follow up: Yes, it has started raining, so I feel vindicated. But I still can't ride, so I guess I lose.
Fun news: I got an iTunes Pepsi, so I bought "Space Oddity." I've heard you can tilt the bottles and see what the cap says. I tried, but couldn't make it out.
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