Ride of the Century (Prepping 4 Trek 100)

This is how a pro dresses in the cold...

This is how a non-professional, (poor man) dresses in the cold...

Okay my attire wasn't that hideous, and I didn't fight the wind and the cold in coveralls. Today was actually a great ride, with the exception of my being scatter brained. I forgot my riding shoes in the kitchen, at home, had to wear my running shoes to ride in, then drove into snow to get started. It snowed pretty hard for about the first three miles, and fell at an angle as the SW winds blew hard across my body, forcing me into a slight lean to the right. Amazing the difference in just three to five miles! Almost five degrees warmer in one township, than the other! After I had cleared the snow it was just a bit breezy and the sun shone perfectly in a Carolina Blue sky. I made it back to my mountain top home just before the second wave hit, and in time to watch the Lakers beat the Heat. Kobe scored thirty-three points, D Wade fouled out, and the Lakers held on and won by ten. Plus my Heels won the ACC Regular Season Championship last night by beating the bad guys (Duke) by eighteen. Therefore, it was a great basketball and cycling weekend for me. Now I am trying to get back on track for the count down to the Trek 100! Time to figure out how to set up my Paypal account, get some funds in there for the MACC Foundation, and raise money to help those fine folks find a cure for pediatric cancer.

Oh but before I close this particular blog, let me say this in a picture...

You know you've ridden well when your much younger partner looks like the guy above. Now time for the old guy to go find some hot water and relax!

What's Scarier Than Thunda & Big Bears?

What's scarier than Thunder and Big Bears? A couple of things.

1. Hearing Mark Cuban say, "Maverick" like Sarah Palin.
2. The Heat that strikes like lightning!

OK my bold, but humble Lakerless, prediction goes as such:

The Grizzlies match up better with the Mavs. I think Randolph mirrors Nowitzki better than Kendrick Perkins or Serge Ibaka. The backcourt match up is a bit better defensively with the Grizzlies too. Offensively the Thunder with Westbrook can put up some big numbers. Now it's just a matter of whether or not the Thunder can take care of that home cooked meal and advance. My prediction is a comfortable margin of victory for the home team (the Thunder).

Overall the Mavs take the West. Often times youth and zeal are no match for age and treachery. Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki, Shawn Marion, and Jason Kidd have all been around and still get up and down pretty good, so they will be tough.

A look at the beasts in the East. Rose is becoming one of my favorite watches, but the Bulls are sadly enough stacked with too many Dookies for my liking. And again I have to refer to age and treachery in this match up, but also add one other small detail... star power! Who gets the call, Joakim Noah or Chris Bosh? I'm going to give Bosh a slight edge over the newby. Now how about D Wade and Derrick Rose? Wade still has star power but Rose is the Kia NBA MVP. Three letters in the last three words and acronyms, hmm... would a three letter, three word answer be impressive? OK here goes: Dee has him! I almost can't lose there, you pick which D it is. Oh wait Wade is D3! It's that whole basketball omen, so Wade it is. Then there's the no brainer. Carlos Loozer or Lebanon James? Nuff said. Enjoy watching the NBA Star Power, sadly enough I believe it's going to decide this years champ.

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