Mike mentioned this the other day and he is correct. Its one of the most funny things ever. Here it is with some additional commentary.

Reading the reports from Gila it sounds like a bad crash including Tom Zirbel and Fausto Espanza Munoz of Tecos. When I read ” said Espanza reported no sensations below his waist” it makes me sick to my stomach. Its part of bike racing but crashing sucks, from a little road rash, broken bones to a helicopter ride and possible paralysis and we all know bad things can happen on a bike and most the time it doesn’t. Stuff like this puts things in perspective…

I have a bunch of stuff on my mind but have paint on my fingers so I start there. Samuels crib has been in our bedroom but he is almost 4 1/2 months old so we think he needs his own room. After all in a few months I will teach him how to change the oil in the cars and have him working on construction sites so is time.

Anyone that knows me or checks out my blog probably knows about my love for Pitbulls. My friend Dirk sent me and email and photo of this beautiful girl and she needs a home. Living in a smaller place without a yard bringing to Louisville isn’t really an option for me but this is your chance to bring in one of the most faithful and loving breeds into your home. Please send me and email if you interested in her.

Roughly 3 weeks ago we found a stray pit bull wandering around U- city (near St. louis Mo.)  She had a harness on (the kind that goes over the shoulders) 
but no collar or tags.  We simply called her and she came running.  We brought her into the shop and started calling everyone we knew to start searching for her owners. After fostering her for a night, we decided that bringing her the APA would be wise, because we would all check there ourselves if our dogs ran away.  And we could see if she was chipped. The bad news was that she was not chipped, and that due to the 2 dogs I already have at home (that don’t like other dogs) and the two cats, I couldn’t continue to foster her.  I reluctantly left her there and promised myself to do all I could to find her a good home.  I’ve made tons of phone calls to no-kill shelters but it seems everyone is full.  Any ideas?  I am willing to pay for her “release” at the APA and to drive her to her new home.

In the short time that I spent with Roxy I fell in love with her.  She  is super sweet, happy, and loving.  She’s met a few other dogs and is quite submissive to them.  She is also potty trained, and well behaved in the car.  She is strong, like a bull…….when we walked her, she more or less walked us, WOW.  She is also beautiful, brindle from head 
to toe. 

I am getting better. I actually bridged across a small gap to get in a break. Once there I couldn’t really help and we got caught but it beats getting dropped about a month ago. Stefano kept the race together towards the end I was trying to lead out our teammate Brent. I hit out on the last lap and a few moments later someone threw it away and plowed into Brent, a bunch of guys went down but Brent held it up. I tried to salvage in teh sprint but was creeping and ended 5th or so. The picture from the last post in the back of my right leg. About halfway through someone slammed into me from behind burning a patch of skin and somehow knocking my cable out of the stop leaving me stuck in the bottom cog. I thought the cable was broke but a few laps later Stefano told me what was happening and I took a lap. Thats when I had a good surprise. I got my bike sorted (minus the mashed hanger) and was waiting for the field, the official tells me to go before the field and get to speed but i had to stay in the field for a lap. I like that much better than throw a guy in last wheel even if he was in the top 20 when he swung off for the pit.

This is funny, really funny

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14:50 EDT   
Just a bit ago, both Jackson Stewart (BMC Racing Team) and Scott Zwizanski (Bissell) were passed by the broom wagon. The main peloton is getting two laps to go.