“Labor” Day is exactly right. I labored for the better part of quite some time, with a short break for grilling a couple New York strips in the dark (I had to take a table lamp outside to see what the hell I was doing). It was a double Monday in Monday sauce, with a side of Monday, a couple glasses of Monday, and Monday with Monday frosting for dessert. But the steaks were OK.
There was racing in Spain, France, Missouri and Georgia, with live updates, race reports, results and photo galleries. This makes for a longish day when you’re the only guy posting, especially when you throw in a couple of technical difficulties for flavor, and thus I’m feeling a bit cross-eyed this morning.
I finally got out for a short walk around 11 p.m. or so. It was cool and quiet, just what the doctor ordered, especially since it looks like more of the same today. We’ll have another guy in the barrel, which should help. Maybe I can even get out to ride my own bike sometime.
Tim Johnson (OUCH-Maxxis) said yesterday that he’s looking forward to cyclo-cross season. I couldn’t agree more. ‘Cross races don’t start with doomed breaks, finish with field sprints or drag on for three weeks.
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Well thank you for all that work ’cause I sure appreciated it!
I was able to watch online the last 17k of today’s Vuelta stage and thoroughly enjoyed the racing. I liked seeing Vino race again.
This weekend I rented (cable on demand!) “Hollentour “(Hell on Wheels). I had never seen it before. It was great – brilliantly photographed film with a great original score….it was almost surreal to see Vino and also little glimpses of Nardello and Botero…it seems everyone doped on that team! (Actually never heard of Mario Aerts doping….) I came away with admiration and affection for Aldag, Zabel, Klodi and Zampieri – so young, so fresh. Lots of attention given to scribes – sometimes I thought – these people are real! they could not have been cast better.
Thanks for the picture of Mia- looks like my (late) Sophie.
Also , if it hasn’t been banned in Bibleburg see “In the Loop” a hilarious film about Washington and UK politicos, State Dept officials, ministers and spin doctors.
Hey, Libby,
That’s Mia with her hard-ass face on. Ordinarily she’s a chubby, cross-eyed little love muffin, but I messed with her during a nap. Bad cat person. I have another that shows her chasing a squirrel through a tree, and will post that shortly. Looks like a “Where’s Waldo?” puzzle. Find the Mia and win a prize.