johnguinness's Diaryland Diary
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Happy Thanksgiving
The Christmas channel got Grinched again, I didn't have a Biggest Loser link, and Glee isn't posted yet, so you get to suffer.
The Madagascar penguins will never touch my heart strings, but the shows and movies I grew up with, and the better of the new ones, seem to be having an effect on me.
I'm calm for the first time in ages. My debit card is stuck on 86 cents, but I have legitimate hopes for money by the weekend. I hope it happens - I still have a shot at FRS Plus for five dollars a box instead of twenty. I can stock up and improve the quality of my days a bit. Energy is a good thing.
Team Astana fulfilled their requirements today, and seem set for next year. They still need a bank guarantee, but they have the time and cash to get it done. It's really kind of amazing how they started in October hiring all new management, and even though most riders already had contracts, they put together a decent team. Sky has probably worked more than a year on theirs. Contador now knows his team for next year, and can start making plans.
There was a rider named Oscar Pereiro who won the Tour de France in 2006, but had to wait a year and a half for the first guy across the line to lose a legal battle and make it official. Then at the 2008 Tour, he was speeding down a mountain when something happened and he went flying across the guard rail. It was bad. He was back for this year, quit during the race, and considered retiring. There was a rumor last week that he might join Alberto. I hoped it was true, for his sake and for the strength of the team. Today it was announced he had signed contingent to the license renewal. I'm happy.
There's one team that still doesn't have a license. I hope that there's one strong rider there who can be hired away if the license is revoked. Then I'll be really happy with the new cast and feel good about their chances against the evil "Dream Team" of Radio Shack, which got busted yesterday for hiring a Japanese rider that was under contract to another team. They're so used to taking what they want, I guess they didn't think anything of it.
I stopped by the Contador website today, and they've already made some specific changes I suggested. I'm pretty chuffed, partly because I made a small contribution to the world using what skills I have left, and partly because if they do everything suggested it will be a fun place to visit.
I'm home alone for Thanksgiving. I've got the makings for tuna casserole with hard boiled eggs, toast, milk and a cake mix. The 24 hour Christmas channel ban hurts, but other channels that show movies are putting together mini marathons of things.
Maybe I'll just sleep lots.
If I win the lottery, I'm going to buy a sturdy recliner, put it near a window that lets in sun, and start reading book after book.
I think I'll just stay up tonight until the good movies run out, then enjoy a long rest tomorrow with no one stomping around upstairs.
9:04 p.m. - Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009
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