The level of humidity this morning was truly impressive, even for New Orleans. Everyone seems to be wandering around in a daze lately, mumbling things like, "when is it going to cool down around here?" The hazy supersaturated air hit me in the face like a stinky wet towel the moment I opened the basement door this morning, and the absence of any detectable breeze just served to intensify that feeling of having all the air suddenly sucked out of your lungs. Of course, once I got rolling everything felt much better and I arrived up on the levee to meet the rest of the usual crew at the usual time for the usual Wednesday ride. It was one of those days when everyone seemed to be on the same page. We took long turns at the front with the speed hovering consistently in the "moderate" zone of 22-24 mph. The only complication being that my glasses were pretty much always coated with a light coating of fog. Or maybe that was my brain. Or both. As we headed out on the ride today a line from an old song kept cycling through my mind:
Back at home, I need to see if I can figure out how to get the LAMBRA camera working reliably with the laptop. For some reason I've had serious trouble with that the last two times I've tried it, so I think I will have to really spend some time testing it out before Sunday's races.
Elsewhere, with the European road season winding down the French media seem to be struggling to come up with a juicy doping scandal, but the pickings seem to be pretty slim. The interesting part is that they don't seem to be getting the same leaks they used to get from the testing labs. The latest news is about a failed test for CERA from the Giro d' Italia way back in May. Even the AFLD has jumped on board criticizing the UCI for not handling the doping controls the way they want.
It's too hot for words;
Why bother with conversation;
Don't let's talk or even walk;
But if you want to make love, okay
Back at home, I need to see if I can figure out how to get the LAMBRA camera working reliably with the laptop. For some reason I've had serious trouble with that the last two times I've tried it, so I think I will have to really spend some time testing it out before Sunday's races.Elsewhere, with the European road season winding down the French media seem to be struggling to come up with a juicy doping scandal, but the pickings seem to be pretty slim. The interesting part is that they don't seem to be getting the same leaks they used to get from the testing labs. The latest news is about a failed test for CERA from the Giro d' Italia way back in May. Even the AFLD has jumped on board criticizing the UCI for not handling the doping controls the way they want.
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