stupid NBC

Yeah, i'm part of the like 1% of the "Americans" w/o cable/sat TV. So, my Olympics coverage is purely broadcast.

Let me tell you I'm NOT F'CKN HAPPY TONIGHT.

Biggest Fucking GAME of the WHOLE freaking Olympics to this point and NBC is showing freaking ICE PRANCING. Some dude and his partner with makeup that makes her look like a corpse Sure it is just a preliminary game. Doesn't have any medal implications, but still. IT IS USA vs CANADA. HOCKEY. Oh well.

Just a few minutes in the game. Man, this is tough. I've finally found a stream broadcasting it. Seems to be an English Chap and a Canadian.

And then, just after USA scores to make it 5-3 NBC cuts into their precious 2 man bobslead coverage to show the game. Mean while the whole twitter feed is a buzz with how awesome the game has been.

Man.

Ryan Miller. freaking AWESOME.

Great stuff. Marty Brodeur? dude, i'll never forgive you for the 94-95 season. Never.

Ryan Miller? You will always be the kid between the pipes down there in Munn Arena.

So well i did get on the bike. Not for that long but man it was great. I got the Bontrager running. BCX Red and Blue rims fucking blow. hard as hell to get the damn tires on and off. Then only to find that one of the 559 tubes for my 26" grand prix had a double hole in it (age and packing). So we went with a 559 grand prix on the back tire and a cross country 1.5 up front.

A touch too big. But she had fun, so much lighter than her current heavy 24" kids mt bike. Next is to get some drop bars and some sora 8sp shifters, a rigid steel 26" mt bike fork... budget budget...

It was pretty cool, she was a bit tentative at first. First bike she couldn't touch the ground on easily. But after one crash trying to get moving she pulled it together and totally kicked butt. I need some new tubes.

Heck I have enough wheels to get that bike set up with a pair of grand prix 23s and a pair of 1.5 cross country tires. Swap one for cross one for road rides. I can't tell who is more excited, my daughter or me. I think we're tied on that.

Our ride this afternoon was a bit cold but it was good. She did really well on a bike slightly too large and brand new.

Then she chowed down nearly a whole margarita pizza she made (well she topped i should say, i made the crust). Fresh Mozz, fresh Basil and a nice light tomato sauce.

Pretty darn good day until NBC kind of killed it by deciding not to show what sounded like one of the most exciting hockey games of the whole olympics.

But hey. Bramhall made me feel only slightly better in knowing their wonderful coverage will set them in the hole a couple mil. All those wonderful special interest stories about Mountie school in Regina, the Polar Bear Town, and not to mention the special trip to Kenya to film the thing for Hannah's maple syrup.

Oh well. I'm sure their audience was MUCH better for the Ice Prancing than the Hockey Game. Oh BTW - there's a reason the Canadian's scheduled it for prime time on Sunday, no, it isn't a big deal or nuttin.

I got my ride in, had a great day with the girls. Gotta focus on that. Not having missed watching the USA vs Canada hockey game. *deep breath*

It is just a game. Just a game.

The OLYMPIC GAMES. They are all just games. No big deal. Miss one or two. No big deal.

Started the day with the dog sleeping next to me on the couch. Right now she's sleeping on the floor by my feet.

I guess I can call that closure.

and end on a good note.

21 days in a row on the bike
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