Study this

Well, it's Sunday morning... and I don't have to work.  I did do my Local Taxes, the last to be filed.  I owed nothing.  That's normal.
Weather wise the temp is supposed to go up to 45 (F), so it will be on the chilly side.  Sunny and chilly is fine with me.
Paris-Roubaix is live right now.  Called the Queen of the Classics, I don't really know how many queens are riding in it.  Since I'm a Cannondale fan, I'm rooting for Taylor Phinney, a floppy haired ginger who's always had lots of potential.  Today we'll find out how good he is riding over cobblestones.

For those who don't know, Paris-Roubaix is known for its cobblestones - miles and miles of them.  Just the thought of that makes my riding bones ache.
Scanning around the news this AM, an article in the BBC caught my eye.  Evidently there's a Bible Study Group in the White House.  Now, I don't know about you, but the constitution seems to make it perfectly clear there is supposed to be a separation of church and state.  Of course, if you're a Crazy Christian, the American Constitution has absolutely no value, no authority, and... well, for them at least, no purpose in existing.  What makes this worse is that these people believe they are wealthy and powerful because of their beliefs.  Gee... I must have missed that scripture.  These people don't understand that their shit stinks worse than their hatred for those 3 dirty words 'Freedom of Religion.'  They are the biggest hate group in America.
Time has come to clean house.  Sweep the rubbish out to the curb.  They don't understand that their Judgement is coming, sooner than they think, and it's not going to be the Judgement they want.  Ah, but then that's life.  The world is going to leave them and their hatred behind.  Be prepared, when they realize their losing they will get ugly.

The great Fabian Cancellara wins the Paris-Roubaix

For those who missed the NBC Sports coverage, Fabian Cancellara won the Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.  Because I have an interest I have several cycling apps on my tablet which give me updates so I found out late Sunday afternoon, EST.  To my amazement, NBC Sports aired the race... at 11 PM EST, about  8 hours after the race had been concluded and the winner announced.  They then re-telecast the entire race yesterday starting at 5PM, EST.  As a cyclist, I know how nice it is to be even vaguely considered by NBC Sports.  We have American cyclist and American teams racing and NBC Sports has no problem in handing them the shitty end of the telecast stick because... well, let's be honest, it's just cycling.  They don't care because they don't see any viable ad revenue.  I had to laugh at what advertising they did air:  Evenrude outboard motors, 2 cycle vs 4 cycle.  If you own a Cervello, or a Cannondale, or a Trek, I would say there is a good possibility you might not be interested purchasing an outboard motor, or a boat for that matter.  There was no advertising about gears, or chains, or saddles, or helmits, or riding kits.  Of course, these are the things cyclists are interested in, not motorboats.  With all of the great bicycle manufacturers out there, not one name was mentioned.  There were, however, a number of Gatorade spots, but none of the featured a cyclist.  But then, by would you expect something like that from Gatorade.

Congrats to Fabian Cancellara!  I'd like to see one of our great, steroid giant baseball or football stars race for 5 hours and 45 minutes, a lot of that time over cobblestones, and survive.  Hell, I be interested in how many could even survive an hour.