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July 23rd, 2009
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If you’ve been following the 2009 Tour de France, you’ve surely noticed the so-called podium girls who award jerseys and prizes to riders at the end of each stage. Yeah, a little cheesy since podium girls do little more than stand there looking beautiful. But after a grueling day in the saddle, I think the [...]
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July 17th, 2009
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(This has nothing to do with single parenting, except that Lance Armstrong is a divorced dad like me, and I’m into cycling, and it’s the dog days of summer, so screw it… Enjoy.)
In recognition of Lance Armstrong’s comeback for the 2009 Tour de France, I thought I’d share some Lance Armstrong facts with you.
How tall [...]
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September 10th, 2008
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Lance Armstrong told Vanity Fair in an exclusive interview that he plans to come out of retirement and race in next year’s Tour de France. How cool is that? He won 7 consecutive Tours. A win in 2009 will give him 8 victories.
Lance, of course, is a single dad. And he was raised by a [...]
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July 5th, 2008
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When Tour de France cyclists rolled through California the past two years, my kids and I were there to watch, snapping photos and grabbing autographs from international cycling greats. We caught a couple stage finishes in San Luis Obispo (one in the rain) and a time trial in Solvang. And this year in Palo Alto, [...]
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February 12th, 2008
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Ski week is upon us, and the kids will split their vacation time equally between their mom and me. The first half of the week she’s taking them skiing at Lake Tahoe. She has everything they need – snowboards, ski suits, goggles, helmets, walkie-talkies, and 4-wheel drive for safe mountain travel. She takes them to [...]