espn lame isp requirements for live feed of xgames

I tried to watch live vid on the espn xgames website of the bmx park and womens vert skate, neither of which were televised. When I clicked on the vid feed, this is what I got:

I followed the directions, clicked the link and typed in my zip code to see if Charter Communications was eligible [...]

Flask

fat tire ale

My local liquor store, which I absolutely hate, is about to start carrying New Belgium Fat Tire Ale, and a couple of other brews from the company. They actually have a whole section of their cooler cordoned off with a big promo poster on the door for the big arrival.
It kind of sucks that they [...]

not an april fools day prank, but about one

Reposted from Mental Floss magazeen:
“The cycling magazine VeloNews has an April Fools’ Day tradition of posting farcical stories on its Web site. Last year, an article about the launch of a sperm and egg bank company, PC Olympic Genes, by former U.S. Olympians Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter drew the ire of readers who didn’t [...]

Strenuous Lad’s Library

Armstrongs TT bike stolen

By now you have heard that Lance Armstrong and several other Astana team members bikes were stolen from a trailer during the Tour of California.
I don’t keep up on racing as much as someone who is involved in it, but I know a little about it. I know enough that if I were the team [...]

possumdex

Dunno what the Pistadex is here in Georgia these days, but I do know I almost pissed my pants laughing at this ad.
direct quote:
“Some scratches on the down tube from a opossum if you can believe that.”
douglasville, lol

language barrier

I dunno what the things in this pic are saying but I find the illustration kind of amusing so I am posting it anyway. I assume it is italian snark?

wait, what?

From Velo News
“Thirty-two-year-old Chris Hoy won three gold medals on the velodrome at this summer’s Beijing Olympics and 23-year-old Lewis Hamilton is the youngest-ever world champion in Formula 1 auto racing.
Despite their reliance on different tools of the trade, promoters of the upcoming Race of Champions have concluded that the two might be able to [...]

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