Well, it wasn't so many years ago I despaired of being able to believe anything. Nothing was known in this world of ours. Would drilling in Anwar wipe out the Caribou? Nothing is known. Were there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Nothing is known. Did the French take payoffs from the food for oil program? Nothing is known.
I doubt the French are very fond of Lance Armstrong. Some urine samples he submitted in 1999 to a French lab are now showing 'dirty'; though what in the heck they showed in 1999 might be worth knowing. Armstrong says it's a frameup. And we do live in a world where our own FBI lab results in the 90's had to be thrown out. Nothing is known. It's interesting that the review of old samples was only to be an audit for the French lab and not to be attributed to any individual tested. Geuss that got thrown out once it was found to be Armstrong's samples.
Armstrong won their bike race, arguably the most prestigious on earth, 7 times. No one has done that, if my math is correct, but remember- nothing is known. Most recently they tested him right before a race. No biggie, until he found out he was the only one tested. I doubt the French believe an American is outperforming the world cyclists every year. Some of those first Tours were amazing too; no one in the field could touch him.
I hope Lance is right. I hope he did it all clean. I think he probably did; the French were keen to catch him, and they never did, until now, with samples years old. Lance is hardly perfect. He beat Cancer with the help of his wife, nursing him through the entire experience. When he was well, he dumped her, moving in for a newer model, the blonde folk rock singer. So, he's just a another man, albeit one with some exceptional abilities.
We aren't super, most of us. I try and hold onto this bit of humility as the world's heros are dragged into the mud. Crabs in the bucket; each time one is about to escape, the others clawing their way up drag him down. And in the world of special interests and political power, science and 'fact' are the casualties. We'll probably never know if Supply Side works, along with all the other fond reality shaping theories we endeavor to hold onto in a world of chaos and lies. It used to be some things were solid; like the home run record in the American League, or the time in the 100 yard dash. That's gone.
That was Lance on the bike, wasn't it? I mean, we've got photographic evidence of that, right?
There's a Conspiracy theory program on the Learning channel. They did the, "Did we really land on the Moon?" I thought that was fantastic on it's face but in retrospec, what the hell, bring it on. Everything is up for grabs.
And concerned people want to know why video games are so popular.
Because when nothing is known, opting out is not only logical, but probably keeps Psych Ward admissions down.
munk
I doubt the French are very fond of Lance Armstrong. Some urine samples he submitted in 1999 to a French lab are now showing 'dirty'; though what in the heck they showed in 1999 might be worth knowing. Armstrong says it's a frameup. And we do live in a world where our own FBI lab results in the 90's had to be thrown out. Nothing is known. It's interesting that the review of old samples was only to be an audit for the French lab and not to be attributed to any individual tested. Geuss that got thrown out once it was found to be Armstrong's samples.
Armstrong won their bike race, arguably the most prestigious on earth, 7 times. No one has done that, if my math is correct, but remember- nothing is known. Most recently they tested him right before a race. No biggie, until he found out he was the only one tested. I doubt the French believe an American is outperforming the world cyclists every year. Some of those first Tours were amazing too; no one in the field could touch him.
I hope Lance is right. I hope he did it all clean. I think he probably did; the French were keen to catch him, and they never did, until now, with samples years old. Lance is hardly perfect. He beat Cancer with the help of his wife, nursing him through the entire experience. When he was well, he dumped her, moving in for a newer model, the blonde folk rock singer. So, he's just a another man, albeit one with some exceptional abilities.
We aren't super, most of us. I try and hold onto this bit of humility as the world's heros are dragged into the mud. Crabs in the bucket; each time one is about to escape, the others clawing their way up drag him down. And in the world of special interests and political power, science and 'fact' are the casualties. We'll probably never know if Supply Side works, along with all the other fond reality shaping theories we endeavor to hold onto in a world of chaos and lies. It used to be some things were solid; like the home run record in the American League, or the time in the 100 yard dash. That's gone.
That was Lance on the bike, wasn't it? I mean, we've got photographic evidence of that, right?
There's a Conspiracy theory program on the Learning channel. They did the, "Did we really land on the Moon?" I thought that was fantastic on it's face but in retrospec, what the hell, bring it on. Everything is up for grabs.
And concerned people want to know why video games are so popular.
Because when nothing is known, opting out is not only logical, but probably keeps Psych Ward admissions down.
munk
