Tour de What?

No yellow jersey for Jan Ullrich or Ivan Basso this year. I'm shocked they would drop out due to drug violations the year they have the chance to step up to the pedal with Lance retired. I still don't have a working OLN channel, which makes me sad. Nothing beats cycling the first two weeks in July, if for nothing else than listening to the broadcasters cool accents. Those two guys are fun to listen too. This year the Tour starts in Strasbourg, France and weaves through some of the Black Forest in Germany - considering I've been to that area and some of the cities, I would have liked to see the scenery. I guess not though and I'll likely be so busy these next few weeks that I won't even miss watching. With no Lance and now no Jan or Ivan, I'm indifferent. Though there is that one guy, but I forget his name.

July 1 marks open trading season in the NHL. Nice that Nick Lidstrom decided to stay with us. When news comes of other favorites skippin' town for - I don't know, a more "pack"ed environment - don't say I didn't warn ya. But I don't know when this will be announced. My prediction on Stevie: if he was going to retire, he would have done so already, allowing Kenny to find a decent free agent. It's just the way Stevie is, he wouldn't leave his team shorthanded. So things are looking like one more year. Hopefully.

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