As I write this, the 2012 Tour de France is winding to a close on the streets of Paris. I’ve written two posts on the Tour in previous years, and I was going to let it pass uncommented-upon this time. But something happened last Sunday — after I’d already written last weekend’s post — that [...]
Jul 222012
Feb 042012
I heard another one of those ads on TV yesterday morning (I say “heard” because I wasn’t actually watching the TV; I was making my daughter’s lunch) — you know, the ones that say things like, “Have your big-screen TV delivered in time for the big game,” or “When your friends come over to watch [...]
Jul 102011
I’ve spent each of the last nine mornings watching the Tour de France live (in HD, yet!). Tomorrow, Monday, is a rest day, and I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself. (If you know nothing at all about the Tour de France, you may want to read this post to catch up.) [...]
Feb 132011
I seem to remember that 10 or 15 years ago, it was billing itself as the oldest sporting event in the United States. But I see that now it says it’s the second-oldest, after the Kentucky Derby. To be honest, I have a hard time seeing it as a sporting event, but I guess if [...]
Aug 212010
Hey, look at this! I’m actually putting this weekend’s post up on Saturday and not on Sunday. Why am I so efficient this week? Part of the reason is that I still feel bad about last weekend’s post. But the other part of the reason is that I’m really excited about this weekend’s topic. It’s [...]
Jul 032010
Today (that’s today as I’m writing this AND as I post it—woo-hoo!) is the first day of the Tour de France. I mentioned to a friend that I was looking forward to the race, and he said, “Oh, is that this week?” “No,” I replied, “It’s this month.” That’s when I realized that, for most [...]
