Training for the Trek 100 Day 1

Agility Training Day 1

Well the bog proved to be more of a challenge than expected! Legs got a bit weary on day one of the ice bog, and fog training, but we survived. My partner challenged the bog, and got his front wheel nearly fully submerged, sunk in the bog forks deep, and lost to the bog in Round 1.

He came out a bit muddy, but conquered the bog in Round 2 as we made it back to the hood safely! I "almost" wrecked from laughing as I watched him flip in Round 1! I did however, manage to keep it upright, and rubber side down, so I am pleased to think that I passed the agility test and Saturday was a successful day of training!

My Heart & Heaven Just Got A Little Bluer!

At Last.... has a new meaning to me now. At last Ms. Etta will no longer suffer. Etta James is a Jazz and Blues Legend that will be sorely missed! Love you Ms. Etta, and thank you for the joy that my heart felt as you poured yours out to the world in song...

This is almost like someone calling me and telling me that one of my aunties had gone home to be with the Lord! Not every singer, or celebrity can do that to me, I know with some people, they treat anyone with a little bit of popularity and social status that way. Like someone just informed them that their best friend passed. In all actuality, perhaps Etta and her songs were an ailing hearts best friend? But regardless of how she affected anyone else, Etta James (Jamesetta Hawkins) along with the late Koko Taylor, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan, had such unique and powerful voices that spoke to my heart and my soul, that it made my hair stand on end! I love the Blues, and the ladies of the Blues!!! I am tore up with each sitting and watching of the Billie Holiday story (Lady Sings The Blues), Today is another bitter sweet chapter in this thing that we call life... the brevity of it still amazes me!!! Here's a sweet good-bye to a lovely songbird that will be missed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jan/20/etta-james

First Of The Year Mate!

It is that time again! The Tour Down Under starts tomorrow in Australia, and here ladies and gentlemen is your Trek line up:

Cyclist (Country) Expertise/Possible Victories
Daniele Bennati (ITA) Sprinter
Linus Gerdemann (GER) Overall
Ben Hermans (BEL)
Tiago Machado (Portugal) Time Trial/Overall
Hayden Roulston (NZL)
Jesse Sergent (NZL)
Jens Voigt (GER) Beast (In a good way)/Overall in my book, not the experts...

I would rather have the 23 degrees Celsius that the Aussie's will see tomorrow than the 0 that I will be facing!

What Does It Take To Be #1?

Why yes, that is the big trophy!
I was away and didn't get to show my Carolina Pride, so please allow me to do so now...
ACC Regular Season, and Tournament Champions.
NCAA #1 Seed, and Tournament Champions.
Great Season! Now for the basketball teams to finish in like fashion! Nuff said!

http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-ncaamen
http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/soccer-men/d1

On Our Way

This would be a sweet start! I was hoping it would be a victory against Duke, but a title is sweet nonetheless, so Go HEELS! BEAT BC!

I sat among the devils in the regular season game. Needless to say I didn't get much love from them, but fellow some fellow Heels applauded my stand and a few joined me!

This is the first step... the final destination is the NCAA crown! Go Heels, go!

The Sunday Morning Post

Championships
College
Carlos Somoano (pronounced Some-wah-no) has taken over the UNC Mens Soccer program. Change of hands, but no change in results. The UNC Mens Soccer team is currently ranked third nationally and will play Boston College at noon on ESPNU today for the ACC Crown. Carolina has a staggering defense, and the offense to compliment the tight D, from midfield to strikers. However, they will need to bring their A game to the ACC championship game. BC will most definitely be bringing theirs. See you at noon on ESPNU.

The Carolina Womens Fieldhockey Team continues it's winning ways, and advanced to the second round yesterday on their quest for a NCAA title. GO HEELS!

The Men's basketball team won the inaugural Carrier Classic against Michigan State atop the USS Carl Vinson on 11/11/11 to honor our veterans. President Obama and the first lady were aboard, and our nations finest servicemen and women were on deck as well. This is the first of hopefully many victories for this season, and hopefully en route to another NCAA crown Coach Williams and the gang.

The football team had a bye week, which means UNC went undefeated this weekend in collegiate sports this 11/11/11 weekend!

NFL
The Raiders won on Thursday, so that's one down, with two more to go in the NFL. The Bad Black Cat's play the Titans today, and the Packers will take on conference rival Minnesota.

UFC

Cigano Dos Santos defeated (The belt holding and previously undefeated) Cain Velasquez last evening to take the UFC Heavyweight title. This gives Brazil 3 of the 7 belts! The Brazilians are showing they are a force to be reckoned with in Mixed Martial Arts! Featherweight Champ - Jose Aldo; Middleweight Champ - Anderson "Spider" Silva; and newly crowned Heavyweight Champ - Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos.

The Brevity of Life (Tribute To Heavy D)

A tribute to the Overweight Lover Heavy D. David Arrington Meyers aka Heavy D was said to be conscious and laboring in his breathing on his walk near his condo when the paramedics arrived. He was taken to the hospital, and later pronounced dead shortly after his arrival. According to the Beverly Hills police, no foul play was suspected!

Standing in the lunch line, I almost wish I could get Moe's to let me hijack their turn player, and blast "Please Don't Curse," one good time! That's the song I'd pay my last respects with. Pay my last respect to a man that tried to keep it clean, during an era of not so clean music...

44 years young. Tells me that none of us need to take life for granted. We may not have 40 more to enjoy with family, or to watch our kids grow. But if you have a relationship with Christ, you can see those of your loved ones all again, if they too are born again.