Home from South Africa
Since I didn't have adequate internet to blog while traveling, I'll try to catch up a day at a time. However, here's something I want to share right away. This was one of the posters used in the anti-apartheid campaign. With Stop the Seventy Tour (STST) and the Fair...
Greg LeMond and Tom McCaslin
I have had a very interesting last couple weeks. My next blog post will be all about that, and that I am finally confident that I am indeed going to South Africa on Thursday. As of the weekend, it was still a bit up-in-the-air if I would have a ticket or not....
The Color of Freedom
Tonight, I am watching a movie that I've had from Netflix for a couple weeks and haven't taken the time to watch. I regret that. It's the story of a warder assigned to guard Nelson Mandela, first on Robben Island, then in Victor Verster. The latter is where Mandela...
Tour de France, Cobblestones, Rain, George Hincapie, and Jackson Brevet
Today, the Tour de France routed through the rain over several sections of wet cobbles in the northern tip of France. Chris Froome, the favorite for GC (General classification/yellow jersey) crashed out. I couldn't help but think of George Hincapie's strength...
Khaled Hosseini: And the Mountains Echoed
I think Khaled Hosseini is a genius and I adore his writing, his characters, and the places his stories take us. I found this book a bit frustrating because I was never sure who was talking and where. (And there are two characters with the same name to add to the...
BMX!
The day before I left for Georgia to ride with George Hincapie, I was out for a quick ride and just happened to meet this girl who was riding a BMX track in her yard. We said hi to each other, but as I passed her, I watched her over my shoulder, and I thought, Holy...
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