I’m considering selling my racing bike because it just hasn’t raced in about four years.  That’s a very long time in bike years.  And Suzie took all the good biking genes in our family.  And we’ve both had lots of close relationships with the pavement.     

Okay, maybe they weren’t that dramatic.

I’ve always loved swimming and running.  Not so much biking.  After the bike portion of my last triathlon, I asked someone to please throw my bike in the lake.  

But it wasn’t the bike’s fault!   

My problems with bike racing started when I was very young.  This picture was taken at the beginning of my very successful career of bike crashes.  I’m still sporting the stitches scar under my chin where I rode this bike off the porch. 

Oh sure, I started out with the right equipment.  Look at those disc wheels!  And with a frame that small, who needs carbon fiber or titanium?  

I think my problem is one of cycling attire.  From a very early age on, I just never got it right. 

 A fluffy dress and sweater buttoned at the top equal lots of wind resistance.  Good thing I was able to shave minutes off my time with that sleek haircut. 

  

  

Remember former KTBS anchor/reporter Krysty O’Quinn?  She’s now Krysty O’Quinn Ronchetti and owns SJ Communications PR and Media Consulting.  She’s living with her husband and daughter in Albuquerque, NM.

Former KSLA sports guy Barry Hill is living in Little Rock, AR.  Barry’s engaged to be married and is Service Development Manager for GM Service and Parts Operations.     

Shreveport, Louisiana (STNews) - With the announcement late yesterday that Alison Krauss will not perform at the 2008 James Burton International Guitar Festival due to a family engagement, organizers were quick to fill the void with what many in music circles deem to be an even bigger draw.  ”We got lucky”, organizers said in unison.  “H&J have just returned from their Eurpopean tour and Hazel has sobered up, so we’re excited about their performance!”

The only paid performers, Hazel and Jimmy will join some 20 other well known musicians, who are donating their time, travel and talents for the cause.  The James Burton Foundation puts guitars into the hands of thousands of children, at no cost to the kids.  Hazel said, “We can’t go throwing around our talent for free.  Besides, I’m a kid, sort of…where’s my free guitar?”