Castle Shima

I'm not a monk. I'm a friar. So I can swear if I want. Damn it. -- Karl from Von Helsing

Tower View
Finally! Its About Time!
I'm glad that John Moody's editorial stating its time to stop apologizing came out. For the Iraqi conflict, the US has apologized way too much.

The prison pictures were bad, dont get me wrong. These were the actions not becoming of soldiers. But compared to the four bodies burned and charred hanging from a bridge, this is nothing.

At no point was an Iraqi prisoner video taped for the world to see or killed. They were hazed, humiliated, and basic brunt of childish games. At no point was their life threatened. Death is abit more permanent.

Get over it, people. There are more important things to worry about.

For example, taking out the bad guys who dont want Iraq to become a soverign state, then getting our troops back home.
**********

So Starts The Grand Tours
The Giro D' Italia (Tour of Italy) has started. This is the first of the three major bicycle races, with the Tour de France and the Vuelta de Espana to follow this summer.

Its well known that Lance Armstrong made his name in the Tour de France, but for those of us that following sport, the Giro is about the sprinters Alessandro Petacchi, Bradley McGee, Robbie McKewn, Erik Zabel, and of course, Mario Cipollini.

Then there is the pair from the Saeco team, Gilberto Simoni and Damiano Cunego. Simoni, who won the Giro for the second time last year, is now under scrutiny as team leader with the up and comer, Cunego. As each day goes by, Cunego is looking better than Simoni, so of course the media has to create a conflict between them.

Only time will tell if he really has the mettle to take over the team.

And the Giro goes on.
**********

Along Those Lines
I am highly disappointed in the Outdoor Life Network. For something as large as the Giro, they are only covering the race in the morning as they normally do, but then there are only repeats during lunch or the early afternoon. There are no repeats during prime time or even late evening.

OLN has gotten better and started covering other major bicycling events like the Sea Otter Classic, The Tour of Georgia, and Paris-Roubiux, but it appears that the network is placing with all the emphasis (and money) on Lance and possibly his sixth Tour de France victory.

They did the same thing last year during the Vuelta de Espana so looks like I'm going to have to live with that disappointment.

Either that or remember to set the VCR.
**********

Out In The Yard
Speaking of cycling, check out Bill Hobb's Open Road blog. Its a bicycling blog for the bicycling fan.
**********

Yard Guards: They Are There To Do the Doody. Here is another group that takes a lot of crap.
**********

Struct's Defiant T-Shirts. Its true. Anorexic chicks dont swallow.
**********

Background Noise
Housequake by Prince

Shut up, already!
Damn!
Housequake!
If you cant rock steady,
Then shut up already...

***************************************
* Days go by
* And still I think of you
* Days when I couldnt live
* My life without you
***************************************