Something To Sing About

So this was something that I and my co-workers decided today while we were at work.  One way to cheer yourself up when you're A) bored, B) bummed, or C) whatever other adjective you can find that is appropriate to this situation, is to sing everything that you say.  In other words, the next time you see your friend and you decide to say hello, do so by singing "It's so good to see you, my friend, I've really missed your face" (or something to that effect) in the corniest 80's rock voice you can muster.  Another good voice is to use the best boy band impression you've got and use it to tell someone that you need to hit the can.  Actually making lines that rhyme is extra points.  

On an unrelated topic, and honestly, a topic not necessarily worth singing about, it seems that our good friend Lance Armstrong is not the only "retired" cyclist that has decided he would like to give the ProTour another go.  Recently Alexander Vinokourov decided that he would like to go for one more Giro D' Italia, and who would he like to ride for?  I'll give you a couple of hints: 1-  One of their colors is yellow, and 2- It's Astana.  

Ok, I gave that one away.  Now for those of you lucky few that actually know of the existence of this blog and do not ride bikes, you may still remember our good friend Vino from his stellar performance in the 2007 Tour De France, where he won a very strong, decisive time trial stage, only to test positive for doping before the tour had even ended.  He and a few of his friends were kicked off his team, which was Astana at the time (a team he had actually co-founded) and he was handed down a 1 year sentence by the UCI.  Now that he has finished that ban, he has decided to jump out of the retirement that he had "emotionally announced" last year (sounds familiar, doesn't it, Lance).  And now he is expressing interest and dare I say even desire to ride for his old team once again, now that it's been completely overhauled and reconstructed under Johan Bruyneel, making him a possible addition to a team that already looks to be the biggest publicity stunt in the history of cycling.  If you can't tell where I stand on this issue, let me help by clarifying.  Vino, don't come back, and if you do... please don't jump on the Lance bandwagon and make it worse than it already is.  All I really have to say about it is, I truly truly hope that Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer both find new teams, and that they both slaughter Armstrong and Vinokourov every time they ride against them next year and however long they stay in the peloton.  But that's just me.  

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