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Another thought

I posted this for someone else, but now I’m reposting it for me … because, sometimes I need the reminder, too:

Life is an endless journey, like a broad highway that extends infinitely into the distance. The mind provides a vehicle to travel on that road. The journey consists of constant ups and downs, hope [...]

Social cyclists

Josh Kadis, over at Kadisco, has two recent posts on how social media outlets like Twitter are affecting the connection between the professional cyclist and the everyday fan. For those who don’t know Josh, he is a marketing and sponsorship consultant, who has worked with clients like SRAM, and with teams like Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada.

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Video Poetry (Distorted Edition)

SOCIAL DISTORTION – STORY OF MY LIFE

Story of my life

Well, high school seemed like such a blur, I didn’t have much interest in sports or school elections. And in class I dreamed all day About a rock ‘n’ roll weekend

And the girl in the front of the room, So close yet [...]

Oh, the irony …

Does anyone else find it ironic that USA Cycling charges people $35.00 for the “privilege” of sitting on a start or finish line and listening to people complain, for pay that is barely above minimum wage, and forces them to wear a uniform at the same time?

No wonder most of the local associations are [...]

Loving the Obama Kool-aid, so far.

Knowing that many of the Obama faithful (and a number of skeptics) have been disappointed with some of his choices to fill various Cabinet positions, I found this article in Thursday’s Financial Times to be quite astute.

FT.com / Never mind the team: the president does the moves

The campaign poetry is long forgotten. [...]

I can see Russia from my house!

Sarah Palin’s Foreign Policy credentials, based on Alaska’s proximity to Russia and Canada:

Watch CBS Videos Online

Yeah, yeah … it’s an old joke at this point. But the interview with Katie Couric is still important. Watch it. Listen to what Sarah Palin says. Do you really want this woman to be a heartbeat away [...]

Scripting?

Palin to field voters’ questions for first time – CNN.com

GOLDEN, Colorado — After several joint campaign appearances with Sen. John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ventured off last week into solo campaign territory that was tightly controlled — no questions taken.

But for the first time since becoming McCain’s running mate, Palin will take [...]

Ever closer

I know a lot of people are worrying about whether or not Obama is going to be able to pull it off come November …

As things continue to deteriorate, and Sarah Palin continues to act like Dick Cheney with regards to keeping things secret and refusing to cooperate with investigators, the bloom will [...]

Heaven help us

McCain taps Alaska Gov. Palin as vice president pick – CNN.com

(CNN) — Sen. John McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate Friday, calling her “the running mate who can best help me shake up Washington.”

“She’s exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Washington politics [...]

Quote of the Day

“For it is not inertia alone that is responsible for human relationships repeating themselves from case to case, indescribably monotonous and unrenewed: it is shyness before any sort of new, unforeseeable experience with which one does not think oneself able to cope. But only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes nothing, not even [...]