The R300

This past month after my good friend Chad and Kellie finished Millennium Triathlon I vowed that next year I would be doing it with them. Having been on a major health kick for the past month and a half I have lost 12 pounds and a belt size and a half. Today, I picked up the last tool I needed to complete a Tri, the Cannondale R300. After my father picked up a new Cannondale titanium-framed bike he was ready to part with his old aluminum bike that he used for more than nine years. He was very excited when I mentioned that I wanted to get back into biking. So tonight after the wife dropped me off at my folks home I made the 10 mile trek back home. The Cannondale R300 is not the R300 it was when it was purchased. My father replace almost every part on the bike except for the frame. All new upgraded Shimano gears, high-end Shimano shifters, low spoke Velocity wheels, carbon fiber fork, slim Specialized seat and Performance arrow bars. The final weight on the bike is just around 20lbs. not bad considering my last bike was a 50lbs. steel Schwinn!

Presidential Campaign Predictions

I like theorizing about the outcome of events, kind of a pastime of mine, and the presidential campaign is no different.

Prediction: John McCain will choose Mitt Romney as his running mate.
Did anyone else find it strange that Mitt Romney dropped out so quickly from the race? Yes he was behind and his chances of winning were dwindling, but like the smart business man he is he knew when to cut his loses at the right time. The right time to drop out while his name was still in the papers, and with a lot of conservatives backing him. And what do all the news publications say McCain needs to win? Conservatives, and Romney has them, and rugged good looks and youth that McCain does not have. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Romney endorsing McCain in the next few weeks.

Prediction: Barack Obama will tap Edwards for his running mate.
John Edwards, a major voice for the poor and for those who do not have a voice. Barack Obama, voice of the middle class and African Americans. Combine the two and what do you get? An unstoppable team of youth and change. Barack Obama was recently criticized for his admiration on the Reagan era republicans, stating that the republicans of that time were the party of ideas. Sounds like Obama is trying to make the democratic party under his leadership the new party of ideas and who again to better suit that idea? John Edwards.