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If you ask me, it’s an improvement

So this elderly lady decided to take it upon herself to “retouch” the painting “Ecce Homo” by Elias Garcia in the Santuario de Misericordia located in Borja Spain. The photo on the right is the result. Most of the media is reporting this as “octogenarian destroys masterpiece!”  They note how she …

Hairshirt!

I completed the Hairshirt today.  It is a 322km (200 mile) ride from Square One in Mississauga around Hamilton, through Niagara Falls and back again.   I burned 7,120 calories and finished it in 12 hours and 16 minutes with Michael, Scott, and Wallace.  

How do charges against Lance help cycling?

Recently the USADA (Anti-Doping Agency) announced Lance was back under investigation, faces sanctions and is banned from competing in triathlons.  This just after Federal Prosecutors announced they were dropping changes. Armstrong responded, “I have been notified that USADA, an organization largely funded by taxpayer dollars but governed only by self-written rules, …