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Friday, July 28, 2006

Is Floyd Landis a Cheat?

As soon as I found out that there was an allegation against Floyd Landis I immediately started surfing the web reading all of the articles that I could find on the topic. I feel really sad about this turn of events. This morning I came across a blog on the topic and I posted a comment to it which I am reposting here.

Floyd's performance looks very suspicious especially in light of the elevated testosterone findings. I guess Floyd and other riders who have tested positive in similar situations feel like they can gain some advantage through denial and protracted legal battles. They hope to convince the public that these tests are not accurate or that elevated testosterone etc is normal for them. Maybe there are some in the public who will buy into their arguments and strong/fervent denials but not me. This is symptomatic of our media centric society in which the real truth is completely hidden from the public within the smoke and mirros thrown out by both sides of a debate. There is really no way for the public to know the actual truth. Sadly, there is no way for the public to have first hand knowledge and the facts supplied through the media are suspect considering that both sides of the debate deny in absolute terms the opposing view and the media plays along. Someone is lying but how is the public to know?

Friday, July 07, 2006

Sick of Junk Mail & Credit Card Applications

Are you sick and tired of sorting through one to three credit card applications everyday in you mail box? Well I am! Here's what you can do to send those folks with all of your financial and personal information a message.

Just open the letter, remove all the junk that has your name and info on it and shred it. Then take the pre-addressed and pre-paid-postage envelope and stuff it with some of the propaganda that they sent you (make sure you don't put anything in it with your name or info on it). Then just drop it in the mail along with your bills.

I have know idea whether or not this can be a nuisance to them or not. If enough people start doing it then maybe they will get the message.

Have fun!