I am not really a fan of these "weekly update" type posts, but I have some thoughts on a few things, that I don't think quite require their own posts.
Everyone that I know who is a Mets fan is still screaming for them to make a deal to get a bat. At this point, I think it is too late. I would rather that they not mortgage the future to get a bat that probably won't help them this season, anyway. As I said in a previous post, they need three bats, not just one.
This year's Tour de France was an amazing event, because it gave us the return of Lance Armstrong. As I write this, I am sitting in my easy chair watching the Peloton cruise into Paris, and barring anything catastrophic, Lance will come in 3rd, putting him on the podium. This is an incredible achievement considering that he took four years off from cycling, and in his comeback this year, suffered a crash and broke his collarbone. This took three to four weeks out of his training schedule, so his form probably wasn't quite as good as it could have been.
The big announcement at this year's Tour was that Lance Armstrong has partnered with Radio Shack to form Team Radio Shack, a new cycling team. Lance will be racing for them, and has promised to sign a world class cadre of riders so that they can go to next year's Tour and be competitive. Additional sponsors will include Nike and Trek Bikes which should come as no surprise to anyone.
The relationship between Radio Shack and the Livestrong Foundation will be reciprocal wherein they cross promote for one another. Don't be surprised if when you walk into a Radio Shack in the future to buy a cell phone, you see Livestrong paraphernalia.
I was excited when I learned of this partnership because as a child, I was an electronic hobbyist who used to build little electronics projects, and kits that the various magazines published. At that time you could go into your local radio shack and buy components to build projects such as these, and I have many fond memories of being in their stores and buying components like the 555 Timer (electronics hobbyists will be able to relate). In addition to the bits and pieces that you could buy there, Radio Shack also had one of the early Microcomputers called the TRS-80 Model One, and I spent many an hour there playing with it.
Next year should be another exciting year in cycling, particularly for U.S. cycling since Team Radio Shack will be America's 3rd team, along with Team Garmin and Team Columbia.
Can't wait!
Everyone that I know who is a Mets fan is still screaming for them to make a deal to get a bat. At this point, I think it is too late. I would rather that they not mortgage the future to get a bat that probably won't help them this season, anyway. As I said in a previous post, they need three bats, not just one.
This year's Tour de France was an amazing event, because it gave us the return of Lance Armstrong. As I write this, I am sitting in my easy chair watching the Peloton cruise into Paris, and barring anything catastrophic, Lance will come in 3rd, putting him on the podium. This is an incredible achievement considering that he took four years off from cycling, and in his comeback this year, suffered a crash and broke his collarbone. This took three to four weeks out of his training schedule, so his form probably wasn't quite as good as it could have been.
The big announcement at this year's Tour was that Lance Armstrong has partnered with Radio Shack to form Team Radio Shack, a new cycling team. Lance will be racing for them, and has promised to sign a world class cadre of riders so that they can go to next year's Tour and be competitive. Additional sponsors will include Nike and Trek Bikes which should come as no surprise to anyone.
The relationship between Radio Shack and the Livestrong Foundation will be reciprocal wherein they cross promote for one another. Don't be surprised if when you walk into a Radio Shack in the future to buy a cell phone, you see Livestrong paraphernalia.
I was excited when I learned of this partnership because as a child, I was an electronic hobbyist who used to build little electronics projects, and kits that the various magazines published. At that time you could go into your local radio shack and buy components to build projects such as these, and I have many fond memories of being in their stores and buying components like the 555 Timer (electronics hobbyists will be able to relate). In addition to the bits and pieces that you could buy there, Radio Shack also had one of the early Microcomputers called the TRS-80 Model One, and I spent many an hour there playing with it.
Next year should be another exciting year in cycling, particularly for U.S. cycling since Team Radio Shack will be America's 3rd team, along with Team Garmin and Team Columbia.
Can't wait!
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