And we’re back
Friday, June 27 2008
It’s six twenty-seven today; a perfect time to bring back our beloved website. Welcome back.
Things are still being ironed out, and a few things (particularly the search function) may not be completely functional. But what is functional is the website itself. The blogs are split into two for now: one for me, and one for Beth. Click our gorgeous mugs up top to jump between blogs.
More to come soon!
Migration
Friday, August 3 2007
Sometime during the weekend, this website will go down. When it comes back up, it will be back. How’s that for a promise?
In case you’re keeping score…
Thursday, July 26 2007
…that’s two riders kicked out of the Tour for doping or doping allegations. Two European riders, I might add. Of course, Floyd was quick to point out that the French-run (e.g. incompetent) LNDD screwed up by releasing Vinokourov’s results the same way that they did to Floyd.
So, to revisit an earlier point: Europeans are, on a whole, far too proud of their sport to admit that it is seriously, deeply in trouble. What to do? Start here: A one-strike-and-you’re-out policy on missing doping tests, samples given to multiple laboratories from multiple countries, and most importantly, no more tests from LNDD, which continues to be hostile to all non-French riders.
Oh, and number of Americans or Team Discovery riders accused of doping? Zero. (Just in case you were wondering.)
What a great summer
Sunday, July 22 2007
I’ve decided that some regret about the passing of summer is inevitable for me. This has been, upon survey, a great summer so far. We’ve been “busy,” but always doing fun stuff. Yesterday we went to the zoo and to Beth’s parents’ house for an outdoor barbecue. Friday night was a Whitecaps game. Thursday night we stayed in with a sick cat, but Tuesday had been a softball game and Monday was dinner with Julie and Pete.
And that’s pretty much how every week has been. We haven’t been home much because we’ve been doing stuff. Even so, I look at the calendar and think, “July 22? Where did summer go?! Hurry, pack in more activities!”
The urgency is somewhat mandated by West Michigan climate. These three months of summer are precious to me, because the other nine months can unbearably long and cold. But in the summer time, it’s warm and sunny for almost three straight months.
I still have lots of bike riding to do, recipes to cook, and sights to see. We recently decided that before we leave Grand Rapids, we want to have done all the major activities and seen all the major sights there are to see here in GR. So we’ve compiled a list and are slowly working our way down it. Maybe I’ll write about that later. For now, happy summer!
Another thing I miss about Denver
Wednesday, July 18 2007
A sample listing of upcoming artists playing at Red Rocks: BT, Bob Dylan, Daft Punk, The Beastie Boys, The Killers, Underworld, The Smashing Pumpkins. And that’s just Red Rocks. Groups like that (especially the electronic acts) just don’t swing through Grand Rapids much. Or… ever. *sigh*
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