Fantasy Cycling?

That's right, there really is such a thing as fantasy cycling. I guess it was only a matter of time.

I've never done any other fantasy leagues before, but am stoked about this one. I've put my team together for the 2008 Tour de France, which starts Saturday. 

2008 Tour de France Route

You can check out the fantasy cycling challenge here. 

I've created a league, so if you're interested leave a comment with your name and e-mail address and I'll send you the league name and password.

For more Tour information check out the Versus website.

Who is your favorite for this year's Tour?

Energy Crisis, Or Lack Thereof

As some of you know, I try to stay up on environmental issues like global warming and the like. Though this is not exactly an environmental issue, it falls in the same part of my brain for some reason. I was sent a link to a video 2 days ago of a lecture by Lindsey Williams on what he calls the Energy Non-Crisis. I have my opinions of it, but wanted to see what you thought. 

Williams essentially says that there is a group of men who determine how much oil can be used and how much it is going to cost. He also says that they have found probably the largest oil field in the world on the Alaskan North Coast, but that the government isn't letting them pump oil out of it, but instead making us buy oil from the Middle East because of a deal made in the 60s or 70s.

Anyway, the video can be found here.

It is a long video, 1 hour and 15 minutes, but please watch it and share your thoughts.

Still Alive

That's right...I haven't died, even though my blog seems as if I have. I have been out of town for the past two weeks and have been catching back up on sleep and work since I've been back.

Hopefully my life will have some blog-worthy events soon.

Until then enjoy these pics from last week in Charleston.

Jeremy Curtis, worship leader

The track group I was in. We painted this house.

New Photo Album: Egyptian, Israeli and Jordanian Fun All in One

Egyptian, Israeli and Jordanian Fun All in One

Back in the USA

I apologize for the lack of posting while I was in Egypt and Israel, but paying to use the Internet was not at the top of my list of things to do every day. I did do it some, of course, but usually not for long enough to post.

I am going to upload my photo album so that you see how fantastic of a trip we had and I might do some retracking of our adventures while we were there. We'll just have to see how much time I end up having...especially since I am leaving on Thursday to go fishing for a few days.

Here are a few pics to whet your appetite.

In Cairo

We have arrived in Cairo with a phone card that doesn’t work and expensive internet access. So, updates will likely be few and far between. 

Our hotel is literally at the base of the pyramids and we are going to visit them tomorrow and go for a camel ride as well. We are excited. Maybe I can update more once we get into Israel.

Until then...

Out of Egypt into the Holyland

That's right folks. It is now less than 24 hours until Trinity and I, along with quite a few other people, hop on a plane to Cairo, Egypt. We are going to spend 12 days between Egypt, Israel and Jordan. I am extremely excited about this trip, as I have never been to this part of the world before. 

Check out the trip information I posted the other day that has our flight times, hotel info (you should google some of the hotels and check them out) and our tentative day to day schedule.

I will attempt to post while we're gone, but don't know how my internet access will be. So, if I can't I will surely post about it when we get back. Until then...