TDF Blog
Category: Sports (Pro/College/HS)...
Posted Monday, March 08, 2004 at 06:46 PM [GMT-6]

Today was beautiful (about #$(*&^ time, too!) and I was able to get out on the bike for the first time in three weeks. It also marked the first ride of the year in shorts and a short-sleeved t-shirt; winter is definitely on it's way out.

A big plus was that my tree-impaired knee did just fine. I may not be able to walk in the morning, but at least I can ride in the afternoon.

Then, to top things off, I discovered that my go-to TdF website is now located at TdFBlog.com, which I take as a good sign that it will be around for a while. This blog is the product of one Frank Steele, a self-confessed "liberal arts geek" with the hots for Macs, cycling and baseball...and .667 ain't bad. Frank keeps a "regular" blog with the provocative title of "Nicest of the Damned" (his most current post compares and contrasts a couple of ongoing approaches to making weblogs into revenue-generating publications, and is interesting reading; we also find that Frank is generating enough cash from his own blog to make a car payment, although he doesn't specify what make or model), but his TDF blog is where I'll be directing my eyeballs as the Tour approaches.

I know some of you share my enthusiasm for the Tour de France, with the spectacle and intrigue ("and crashes...don't forget the crashes!"). I've blogrolled TdFBlog, and so should you.

I'm still planning on doing my running commentary on the race come July, by the way, so you've got that going for you, too.