Janet Jackson made a beautiful song a while back that makes me think of my beloved maternal grandmother who died on May 14, 2000 and my cat Misty who died on August 4, 2007. I understand that dying is a natural process we all have to go through, but I have had real trouble dealing with the death of these two beings who I adored and gave me so much love. It's so hard to let go of those who loved us and we loved as well.
It is being many years since my grandma left and almost 2 years since Misty died, but I still miss them very much and I sincerely hope that there's some sort of heaven or another dimension in the vast Universe to receive our energy (soul/spirit) after we die, a place where we can meet our loved ones again and maybe, just maybe, never separate again, and be forever Together Again.
Summer is here, and with it the heat that I love, hundreds of cycling races, and the most famous cycling tour of the world, the Tour de France. It's set to start on Saturday July 4th, so stay tuned!
2. This is a fantastic article written by Bill Lyon about Lance Armstrong coming back to the Tour de France. I just couldn't have expressed my feelings better about this important event. If you like Lance as much as I do, I definitely recommend that you read the whole article. It is really really good.
The Alps. The Pyrenees. Snow-capped fortresses, they beckon, tauntingly, to the man on the bike once more: Welcome back, Lance. Climb us if you can.
"I am still as motivated to race as when I first started. I have achieved my dream of becoming World and Olympic champion but I still love the thrill of racing and very happy to continue. My big target of the season is the World Championships." ~Nicole Cooke said.
I have to admit that I do like bubbles, lots of them, many kinds of bubbles, like the Champagne bubbles (tasty), bath bubbles (mmm...delicious on my skin, specially after a 100 km hard bike ride). But the ones that the "Great American Bubble Machine" makes are horrible and distasteful. When they burst they tend to create chaos. And if you don't believe me, read this fascinating article written by Matt Taibbi.
"From Tech stocks to high prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression -and they are about to do it again"
Michael Jackson's passing has been a terrible shock for many of us who enjoyed his music and lyrics. That is why I would like to share with the readers of LSAH Blogger my favorite videos of him. One more thing. With Michael Jackson gone, there are not many celebrities left in the world who promote peace, freedom and love for all humanity, and that is a shame.
This song is a trubute to everyone who are embracing peace amongst humanity and respect for beings, man or animal... Remember Ghandi : An Eye For An Eye Will Make Us Blind!
I am deeply saddened by the death of Michael Jackson (1958-2009). I have no words to describe the shock and the pain that I am feeling right now. Liked him, loved his music so much, the way he promoted peace and love. I grew up with his music and I will forever miss him. So long, Michael. I will miss your unique creativity and the beauty of the lyrics of your songs. Thank you for giving me so many years of musical enchantment and for allowing me, through your songs, imagine a world of peace for all the children and all humanity.
I just can't believe that you have left earth, the earth you loved and sang to so many times.
Rest in peace, my sweet Michael, the one and only, King Of Pop. I love you forever and ever. I know you are up there somewhere, resting in peace.
PS My heart goes out to Michael Jackson's family, his friends, his fans and Elizabeth Taylor.
Dr. Robert Brundage, 66 years old and a fanatic bicyclist is in a coma after being attacked by a criminal teenager to stole his bike. Toledo -Ohio- police said that last Monday night, a coward 15 year old thief, Dailahntae Jemison, has being caught and confessed that he punched Dr. Brundage, "striking him about the head and face" to knock him off his bike and then fleeing the scene on Brundage's bicycle. The attack happened near the corner of Collingwood and Victoria. Dr. Robert Brundage has a PhD in biophysics and he is a very prominent community activist. He loves cycling and rides his bike everywhere he goes.
Mr. Brundage was transported to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center for a head injury. Officers found Dailahntae Jemison on Tremain Drive near Ashland Avenue, and police said he soon confessed. He was charged with aggravated robbery and held in the Juvenile Justice Center. ToledoBlade.com reports
Dr. Robert Brundage is at St. Vincent Mercy medical center listed in critical condition.
“This was a cowardly and disgraceful act committed. My prayers are with Dr. Brundage and his family during this time. I hope Dr. Brundage recovers soon. He has done so much for the betterment of the community. He has served on such boards as the Toledo Central City Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation, Community Shares of Northwest Ohio, Greater Toledo Housing Coalition and the list goes on and on. He is truly a champion for social and economic justice for all people. He is a quiet and peaceful man, who I had the pleasure to meet and esteem highly. For anyone to want to hurt this man is simply opprobrious.” ~Ward asserts
I hope that this dangerous criminal gets treated as an adult so he can get the maximum sentence and spends lots of years in jail. My heart goes out to his family and hope for his prompt recovery. Many people need you alive and well, Dr. Brundage. You can make it through this tough times.
Alejandro Valverde will not be in the roster of Caisse d'Epargne cycling team for this year's Tour de France. The reason, doping allegations involving him in the Operacion Puerto that caused him to be banned from racing in Italy for two years by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).
It's a real shame . I enjoy watching race. Hopefully his team will let him compete in the 2009 Tour of Spain -La Vuelta- while he fights the scandals and accusations.
In the meantime, Alejandro Valverde will continue to challenge the two year ban imposed by CONI last month.
I wish him well and hope that he can prove his innocence and come back to professional cycling as soon as possible.
Yes, Lance Armstrong did it again after 1870 days from his last professional cycling victory, back when he won his last Tour de France in 2005. He won the 2009 Nevada City Classic on Sunday, June 21.
“What a great race. It was hard. And the crowds? Electric. The last celebration lap, people were running in the streets. This definitely makes my father’s day.” ~Lance Armstrong said to reporters.
“Of course it’s ironic that we have worked so hard to secure media exposure over the years, largely in vain, and are now getting an overwhelming amount of attention with Lance here. But that’s how it works and we’re naturally delighted about it.” ~ Duane Strawser, President of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce commented.
As I predicted yesterday, the individual time trial king, Fabian Cancellara wins the 2009 Tour de Suisse, and not by a 4 seconds advantage, no, he crowned himself with a 2:02 minutes ahead of Tony Martin and Valjavec finished at 3:23 minutes in the final overall. Outstanding performance by Cancellara.
Cancellara told reporters:
"It was a fantastic feeling to win on home ground today. I must admit that I had goose bumps on the course and I could clearly feel the support from the audience." "When I started Tour de Suisse I had not dreamed of the possibility of the overall victory. But with the team's help and a shape that finally has arrived we managed anyway. It has been a fantastic week for me and for the team. I would like to thank the team, the audience and the sponsors for their support, and we could not wish for a better prelude to the Tour de France.”
Final overall
1. Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Saxo Bank, 33:05:51 2. Tony Martin (G), Columbia-Highroad, at 2:02 3. Roman Kreuziger (Cze), Liquigas, at 2:24 4. Andreas Klöden (G), Astana, at 2:50 5. Vladimir Karpets (Rus), Katusha, at 3:18 6. Damiano Cunego (I), Lampre, 3:23 7. Tadej Valjavec (Slo), Ag2r, at 3:45 8. Rein Taaramae (Est), Cofidis, at 4:04 9. Kim Kirchen (Lux), Columbia-Highroad, at 4:04 10. Maxime Monfort (B), Columbia-Highroad, at 4:08
14. George Hincapie (USA), Columbia-Highroad, at 6:08
I am so excited about how the 2009 Tour de Swiss is unfolding now. Even though Tadej Valjavec still leading in the overall, Fabian Cancellara went from losing the yellow jersey to Valjavec and droping all the way down to # 9 in the overall, and now he's back up to # 2 and behind Valjavec only for 4 seconds, folks, 4 SECONDS! And we all know that Fabian is a golden time trial King. Having said so, we can easily speculate that the winner of the 2009 Tour de Suisse is....?????
General Classification after stage 8
1. Tadej Valjavec (SLO/ALM) 32h19:48 2. Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Saxo Bank, at 0:04 3. Roman Kreuziger (CZE), Liquigas, at 0:28 4. Tony Martin (GER), Columbia-Highroad, at 0:39 5. Andreas Klöden (GER), Astana, at 0:45 6. Damiano Cunego (ITA), Lampre, at 0:54 7. Vladimir Karpets (RUS), Katusha, at 1:01 8. Kim Kirchen (LUX), Columbia-Highroad, at 1:07 9. Rein Taaramae (EST), Cofidis, at 1:08 10. Maxime Monfort (BEL), Columbia-Highroad, at 1:12
The real unemployment numbers are quite different from those ones that the media and the Government agencies let us know. They are much higher and they are expected to get worse in the months to come, some analysts say. But here there are some official numbers provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Even though we know that the Government formula to calculate the unemployment rate is totally out of date, the numbers they report are not pretty. And if we take in consideration the REAL amount of people currently unemployed, the numbers would be much higher...and less pretty.
Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Apr. 2009p
Extended Stay Hotels ... which has more than 680 properties, said it had $7.1 billion in assets and $7.6 billion in debts at the end of last year. The company employs approximately 10,000 ...
The outdoor clothing retailer plans to sell most of its assets to private-equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors for $202 million. It expects the sale will be complete in 60 days or less.
CCMP has agreed to keep most of the stores and employees, though the sale is open to other bidders per bankruptcy law. Eddie Bauer has 371 stores nationwide, with 8,600 employees.
Some people ask me why I like cycling so much, and I have a million reasons to tell them. But last Monday somebody asked me if there was anything that I disliked about this fascinating sport of mine. At the moment I couldn't think of one single thing, maybe because I had just arrived to work after a 63 kms fabulous bike ride. Later on I gave it a thought and I discovered that there are things that I don't like about cycling, and most of them are related to motorized vehicles. So here they are:
1. I hate it when automotive drivers think that they can pass me, cut me off and turn right before I get to the corner. Hate it so much I love to show the driver that I am in such a perfect physical condition that can I beat his/her butt and pass him/her first -even though I am on a bicycle and them lazy in a car. HA!
2.I hate it when the dim wit car driver or one of the passenger's of a parked car opens the door without looking out first. Really, some people have no brains at all.
3. I hate it when bikers who are on a mountain bike see me passing them along the road and they start to race me. Are they nuts or something? Sometimes these bikers don't wear a helmet, they ride without cleats, they're wearing regular clothing and they think they are better than me! Hilarious. They don't know how fast I am, even though I'm 47 and a female cyclist they are no competition for me.
4. I hate it when I have fallen off the bike and people around who saw me fall don't offer help, instead, they laugh or giggle, even though I'm in terrible pain from a dislocated shoulder or a severe tear of a muscle.
5. I hate that the weather sucks sometimes. Too rainy, wet and slippery roads, too foggy. When the temperature is so cold that I have to wear 2 layers of warm clothing under my jersey and either a thick or a wind breaker jacket over it. By the time I'm done dressing up, I look like I'm ready to go to the moon. And it takes so long to get dressed up in Winter.
6. I hate that the car drivers don't respect the white line of the bike lane and swerve into it or try to use it to pass other cars ahead of them when the traffic is jammed. Hello, IT'S A DARN BIKE LANE! Geez! -there it goes up...my middle finger-
7. I hate it when I'm the first one to say hi to another passing cyclist and s/he does not say hi back. That's the reason why I don't nod first -nodding is how roadies say hi to each other-. I wait for the cyclist to greet me, then I nod back kindly with a smile.
8. I hate when I see some cyclists who have no form on the bike and pedal with their knees out. Gosh, they look so bad.
9. I hate some people who have no respect for human beings and let their dogs, run free without a leash in the park or along the bike paths. These dog owners should be put in jail!
10. I hate it when that there are no racks outside of some convenient stores and supermarkets so I can secure my bicycle with a chain and lock for me to go inside and shop comfortably. Instead, sometimes I have to secure my bike to a tree!
Yes, these are 10 things I hate about the world of cycling, but cycling itself is the most wonderful and rewarding sport ever, in my personal opinion. I love cycling, in all its forms, and all these things I just mentioned do bother me but hey, I don't care, I put up with angry drivers and everything else because cycling is my passion, my life, the one activity that makes me alive and stronger everyday. I love cycling with all my heart, brain and soul.
Tadej Valjavec is leading the Tour de Suisse and Andy Schleck is only 2 seconds behind. Fabian Cancellara lost the yellow jersey to the great Slovenian, Valjavec, who showed he had enough energy to crossed that finished line ahead of Kloden, Cancellara and even Schleck! Oh, but I knew that Cancellara was in great risk of losing the leading position today since this stage was very hilly and long, not a route quite suited for Cancellara's cycling powers.
One thing I have to say to Tadej Valjavec: respect.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION after stage 4
1. Tadej Valjavec (SLO) AG2R La Mondiale 2. Andy Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank, at 0:02 3. Peter Velits (SVK) Team Milram, at 0:11 4. Thomas Rohregger (AUT) Team Milram, at 0:13 5. Olivier Zaugg (SUI) Liquigas, at 0:14 6. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank, at 0:20 7. Robert Kiserlovsky (CRO) Fuji-Servetto, at 0:34 8. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas, at 0:42 9. Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana, same time 10. Andreas Kloden (GER) Astana, at 0:45
The 2009 Tour de Suisse runs from June 13ths through June 21st, has 9 stages with a total distance of 1355 kms. The tour has 2 individual time trials, 4 mountain and 3 flat stages.
So far, Fabian Cancellara is leading in the general classification and I hope that he wins this tour. He's an excellent time trialist but not the best mountain climber and tomorrow's stage is pretty hilly, steep and long with aproximately 40 kms of pure climbing to the summit of Gotthard Pass. Will this cycling god -Cancellara- be able to get to the summit as the 2009 Tour de Suisse leader or will he pull back? We will find out in few hours from now. It's getting pretty exciting with Kreuziger, Kloden and George Hincapie right behind him in the GC, and let me tell ya, Hincapie is a darn good mountain climber.
General Classification
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/Saxo Bank) 8:25:39. 2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) 0:22. 3. Andreas Kloden (GER) 0:25. 4. George Hincapie (USA) 0:27. 5. Tony Martin (GER) 0:34. 6. Kim Kirchen (LUX) 0:34. 7. Maxime Monfort (BEL) 0:35. 8. Gustav Erik Larsson (SWE) 0:36. 9. Rui Costa (POR) 0:38. 10. Oscar Freire (ESP) 0:39.
The American Medical Association lets Congress know that they will oppose President Barack Obama public health insurance plan, which will be a government-sponsored health care plan and, in my personal opinion, it won't help to improve the quality of medical services rendered in the United States of America. I sincerely hope that Congress listens to the AMA proposal with interest. A government-run, single payer health care system would never provide more efficient medical services or less costly medical coverage than the private sector.
"Make no mistake: The American Medical Association is committed to health reform that covers the uninsured this year. Every American deserves affordable, high-quality health care, and the A.M.A. is calling for reforms that build on what works and fixes what’s broken.
A government-run health care plan is certainly not the only option on the table, and there are alternatives we are actively considering. The A.M.A. is engaged in continuing discussions with President Obama and members of Congress about how to make health care coverage for all a reality.
We are focused on reform that covers the uninsured, makes private insurance more affordable, increases the value we receive from our health care spending and enhances prevention and wellness for all patients. We look forward to the day when all Americans have health care coverage."
Nancy H. Nielsen President American Medical Association Chicago, June 12, 2009
The AMA is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1847 by Dr. Nathan Smith Davis, MD with nearly 240,000 medical student, resident, fellow and physician members representing all states and specialties and about 180 medical societies.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of the two cyclists that were killed by an ugly drunk driver of an SUV, 38 year old Tausah Borland, on June 10th in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
DRUNK IDIOT MUG SHOT
This kind of incident makes me terribly angry at those automotive drivers who conduct themselves so irresponsibly and decide to sit behind the wheel while being intoxicated. They are no different from those other assassins who kill with a gun or a rifle and they should be treated equally harsh under the law. But unfortunately that didn't happen in this case. This pathetic woman was detained Tuesday evening on suspicion of drunk driving but later she was released after posting bail of $100,000 dollars.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman told VeloNews that it could be four to five weeks before Borland's blood test results are available and county prosecutors decide whether to charge her.
The cyclists were riding east on the shoulder of Oklahoma 51 near 161st West Avenue when a woman in a sport utility vehicle veered off the busy highway and crashed into them from behind about 4 p.m., Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Brian Warren said.
These two cyclists, Angela Voss, 33, and Matthew Edmonds, 34, both amateur cyclists, just like me, and that gets too personal for me. Both were members of the Bicycles of Tulsa Race Team.
Sherrie Catron was one of about 20 people who stopped to help the victims. The driver who hit them was already several hundred yards down the road when she came upon the accident, she said. "I didn't think anything of it until I got to the intersection and realized that something major had happened," she said. "There was just chaos and devastation down the highway, and people were scrambling everywhere."~ TulsaWorld reported
This video is not narrated in English but if you are a REAL cycling fanatic like me you should not care about the language, seeing the pros racing is what makes our hearts pump fast.
Valverde told reporters at the end of today's Stage 6:
“It was a pretty tranquilo day, but it’s never easy over the Izoard. Then Contador tried to attack at the end, but it was OK. Tomorrow is going to be another story.” “If I can attack, I will. The Madeleine (Longchamp) climb is very hard, harder than last year at La Toussuire. Evans and Contador are the two most dangerous adversaries for me right now, but I think Gesink and Astarloza will try something, too.”
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION - after stage 6
1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) in 18:15:46 2. Cadel Evans at 0:16. (AUS/SIL) 3. Alberto Contador at 1:04. (ESP/AST) 4. Mikel Astarloza at 1:49. (ESP/EUS) 5. David Millar at 1:52. (GBR/GRM) 6. Robert Gesink at 2:41. (NED/RAB) 7. Haimar Zubeldia at 2:42. (ESP/AST) 8. Vincenzo Nibali at 2:43. (ITA/LIQ) 9. Sylvester Szmyd at 3:50. (POL/LIQ) 10. Jakob Fuglsang at 3:56. (DEN/SAX)
Laurent Fignon, a 48 year old former professional cyclist who won the Tour de France twice, in 1983 and 1984, has confirmed that he has advanced intestinal cancer that has spread to his pancreas.
“My cancer is an advanced cancer because it has metastasized. We know for certain it’s in the pancreas and we don’t know the rest. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I am optimistic. I am going to fight and I am sure I can win the battle," ~ Fignon said in an interview that will be broadcast on French television this coming Sunday.
“I am undergoing chemotherapy already and have been for 15 days,” he said. “I did the second session a few days ago. Things are going pretty well, I feel good. Right now, I don’t know more than you. Everything is going well.”
An interviewer asked him if there might have been a connection between his past doping practices and this illness. Mr. Fignon answered frankly:
"I will not say it -doping- did not play a role. I just don’t know. At this point, it’s impossible to say yes or no. According to my doctors, apparently not. I discussed my personal history quite frankly and they said that would be too simple an explanation. Digestive cancer is primarily a disease of nutrition. The products I took were intramuscular, they didn't pass through the stomach. So, no, if all the cyclists who doped would later have cancer, then everyone would have cancer … Whether those who lived through 1998, when a lot of extreme things happened, will get cancer after 10 or 20 years, I really can't say.”
Laurent Fignon tested positive for amphetamines at the Grand Prix de la Liberation in Eindhoven on 17 September 1989.
My best thoughts go out to Mr. Laurent Fignon. I know he will find the strength and courage needed to fight and kill this disease.
When Twitter started I really didn't understand how it worked and the purpose of it. Little I knew that I was going to like it when people started to follow me.
Now I have more than 10,000 followers, I am well connected and have so much fun because I actually get tons of replies to my tweets and made some quality friends there.
I mainly use TweetDeck as a my platform of choice for following, replying, direct messages, etc.
Most of my followers are into the same activities I am, like health, science, fitness, cycling, wellness, general sports, pets, gardening, economy and financial issues.
This is a small list of some of the most famous cyclists who are in Twitter. One of the most faithful Twitters is Lance Armstrong, and he has more than a million followers already.
If you have a list of Twitter cyclists from a special city or state of the United States or any other country of the world, please feel free to add the link in your comment.
"As a consequence to the recent positive doping test of Tom Boonen, following another positive test in 2008, the Tour de France, after having met team Quick Step representatives, can only assume that the image and behaviour of Tom Boonen can’t stick neither to the Tour de France image nor to the image such a great champion has to embody.
Therefore, and with a view to protect its reputation, its image as well as the Tour de France’s ones, the A.S.O. company decided not to accept Tom Boonen on the Tour The Tour de France reminds that the rider and his team can of course contest this decison through the Chambre Arbitrale du Sport of the CNOSF, which, in case of court referral, will make the final decision."
____________________________________________________________________ The 2009 Tour de France is just around the corner and already there is a lot to talk about.
This year's TdF is specially exciting for me because Lance Armstrong has come back to professional cycling and he's ready to race. He might not win the tour, he might not even be in the final podium, although he might win some stages, but if he doesn't win any stage at all, who cares, I don't. As far as I'm concern he is already a great winner, not only in the cycling world but in the everyday living world. He is a great inspiration not only to me but to many millions of people around the world for having being so strong, so brave, when he was so sick suffering from the spreading of testicular cancer to his lungs and brain. All I have to say to him is, welcome to the Tour de France, Mr. Lance Armstrong, I'm sure you are going to dedicate this tour to your new born, baby Max Armstrong. I'm sure you will perform with excellence and make us all stronger by watching you dance on the pedals along the roads of the Alps.
UPDATE - 15:09 hrs PT “I had good sensations. I knew in training that I could do a good time trial, but the (time) differences are a nice surprise. This victory will bring a welcome confidence to the team. I was criticized, but I’ve been working hard and I am getting better and better.” -Cadel Evan said to reporters.
Alejandro Valverde commented at the end of the time trial: “I am content with the time I made today, above all because I remained very concentrated throughout the time trial,” Valverde said. “The course required continuous changes of rhythm and that always plays in my favor. Evans made an excellent time, just like Contador and I believe that finishing in third behind these two riders is an optimum result in a time trial like this.” UPDATE - 10:16 hrs PT STAGE 1 RESULTS -INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
Alejandro Valverde comes back this year to defend his 2008 title. Cadel Evans is participating this year too but his main objetive is focussed on the Tour de France ( Whatever. Cadel Evans is always making excuses to "focus" on another race except the one he's participating at the moment -yes, you guessed well, I kind of don't have very much sympathy for Evans ).
This is so funny I couldn't resist to embed it in my blog for you to enjoy and have a good laugh.
OK, maybe you did get that this video was actually a re-enactment of the real road cycling race. That day was actually raining and the pavement was soaking wet. The leader cyclist fell, got up and still tried to win. Personally, I like both videos. So here you have the one video with the real cycling race.
I'm glad to know that there are lots of people out there who support Lance Armstrong. And this letter proves it.
Dear Mes Amis Francais:
The world knows you have the most infamous cycling race ever. "The Tour" actually manages to interest a nation hell-bent on making football or baseball the universe's most important spot, soccer be dammed. Yet somehow during the summer at least a third of the American population can name something about the Tour, and almost all of us know it's most decorated rider, Lance Armstrong. We also know that you "gens" tend to make an example out of him.
Quit it already. Stop trying to find a way to foil our Texan's ability to fully own your cyclists. Most recently, a poorly documented "representative" from the French anti-doping agency was sent to collect random urine samples. He claimed suspicious behavior from Armstrong's camp. Your credentials were being verified! Not everybody that walks in is going to be given a cup of Lance's pee - which may arguably contain more vitamins than what some other Americans have swirling through their bloodstreams anyway. Allegations have plagued the man with the bike for years - none proving to be founded.
Armstrong's incredible ability to bear through pain is out of this world, but have the French testers ever gone through testicular, lung and brain cancer? The ordeal is epic, and Armstrong has found another way to pull strength from it - whomping on world competition a record 7 times in cycling's biggest race. Sorry hometown French cyclists, accept it. He. Is. Better. The natural ability he possesses to process lactic acid and his heart's lower-than-hell resting BPM (reportedly around 34) just puts salt in the wound for anybody competing against him.
One has to wonder…is it the cycling prowess than angers the French, or his super Alpha Male abilities? The man had testicular cancer - he's flying solo if you can read between the lines. Yet, his first wife was hot, and his next fling was with singer Sheryl Crow. He's been linked to Kate Hudson and currently, despite cancerous sperm-killing truths, is awaiting the birth of his child with his current girlfriend. The man didn't just beat cancer; he's taunting it after the fact with his abilities on the bike - and in the bedroom. C'est la vie? No, it's Lance "No, really, I can do just about anything" Armstrong. Perhaps the jealousies are multifaceted, n'est pas?
Sincèrement, Les Etats-Unis
PS Still love your wine.
This letter was written by Kate Costal at Starpulse
My own PS:
I still love the French wine, French food, French music, French lenguage, the Tour de France, French people and French cities. France is a beautiful country, and Lance is a wonderful human being.
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