Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>FYI, Lance Armstrong, a fellow Texan, has won 4 consecutives Tour de France.
Thank you, Denys. I know I can always count on you for specifics
(I suffer a malady called "generalitis" :-)
>He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997 and missed that season.
I am afraid I have to make a small correction to your numbers, because
Lance was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996 :-)
>What is amazing is the French think Lance uses doping to enhance his
>performance. They think no non-European could possibly win so decisively
>without performance enhancing drugs. Of course, Lance has been tested and
>retested over and over again, and they never found anything, while a whole
>bunch of other racers have tested positive for all sorts of interesting
>substances.
Fascinating. I wonder what the MPE-Image secret is. Performance-enhanced
CPUs, perhaps?
>Even though the Tour de France ended several weeks ago, Lance is already
>training for the next one.
I am glad you brought this minor technical detail up. Endurance sports
are a long-term proposition (this almost brought tears to my eyes, as
my memory flashed back to the "Proposition 3000" that Jeff Kell
championed in 1996 -- the very same year of Lance's cancer diagnostic).
>If Lance was French, he would actually rule France. Winning the Tour de
>France so decisively and so many times is simply astounding. Americans just
>do not realize the scope of his accomplishments. This is like someone
>winning all four majors each year for 4 years running in golf, winning the
>Super Bowl 4 years in a row, winning the World Series and be the top home
>run hitter in MBL 4 years in a row, combined.
"Americans just do not realize the scope of his accomplishments". Hmmm...
I am sure several fellow MPE-Image users will feel sympathetic resonance
regarding some people who "just do not realize the scope of [MPE-Image's]
accomplishments".
>Also, if you want to spend a month in Paris washing dishes, might I suggest
>the restaurant "Au Pied de Cochon" in Les Halles or La Tour d'Argent.
Thanks for the tip! I am sure the Cofides managers, being ruled by
money considerations ("numbers", as any manager will attest), are
frequent patrons of these upper-crust establishments :-)
>I don't do bikes, I do restaurants. :)
I am certainly glad you do. During my several decades of worldwide
travel, I have learned that it always pays to have a local friend
who knows local restaurants. I will forever remember the great
Houston restaurant where I had the privilege of being your guest for
dinner. In addition to yummy food for the tummy, I also had the
great pleasure of seeing a small sample of your photographic
portfolio. You are a man of many talents, Denys, and I am convinced
that you might even (secretly) enjoy the elegance of Mac OS X :-)
Now, for a quick swim, to cool down after my bike ride through the
magnificent aspen groves. I did a quick spin to Hemingway's
Memorial, where I have always enjoyed seeing a plaque that reads,
"Best of all he loved the fall..."
For details of Hemingway's deep (seriously) Sun Valley connection,
see http://www.svguide.com/hemingway.htm
We are at 6000 feet (about 2000 meters) above sea level. The
glorious colors of Autumn may be coming later to your neighborhood
if you live at lower altitudes (and/or latitudes -- never mind
the Southern Hemisphere, where you will enjoy this feast a few
months hence).
Now, back to MPE-Image work,
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