yesterday, one of the many union stewardship and advisory committees met at an undisclosed location, and the meeting went well, with the exception of mikhail’s obsession with a split screen car chase on cnn which caused us to re-arrange our seating in the midst of a nuanced discussion of the differences between comrades mao’s and comrade lenin’s vision of how struggle and conflict precipitate revolution.  a small amount of re-education is likely in order, but that’s not the point of this communication.  one of the topics discussed was prayer breakfasts.  i got to wondering what the opposite of a prayer breakfast would be?  my answer, after careful thought, was sitting around in my boxers, drinking whiskey and watching the colbert report.  and along those lines, i offer this news, the only thing that could make the colbert report better….

http://entertainment.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=251651&affid=100055

this is union approved, and i want to offer, in advance, an indulgence.  any racing union rider this year who cannot fulfill their assigned duties in the course of a race and who indicates that consumption of this product was directly responsible for their inability to support the glorious cause will be held harmless.  that may not be expansive enough.  any rider, on any team, who succumbs to fatigue when engaged on two wheels on account of this confection will be considered a brother or sister of the union and will be welcomed and supported by us.

now, on the other hand, failing to support the glorious cause that is the revolution in cycling and the social order because you couldn’t train because you were sitting around in your boxers, drinking whiskey and watching this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjIfaMwIFxU&eurl=

will have you on the trains to the re-education camps so fast your head will spin.  forewarned is forearmed.  that is all.