I'm Pretty Sure This Is Ironic

I am a big fan of professional cycling. I've followed the Tour de France since before Lance Armstrong got cancer. (Greg Lemond in 1989? What a finish!)

So it stands to reason that I'd be excited about the Tour of California. Last year I even dragged my kids out to see the peloton fly by during the inaugural event. This year one of the stages finishes in my home town. Wow! How cool is that? Now, admittedly not all the headliners that ride in the Tour de France are riding, but still, there are plenty of big names.

And where will I be this weekend when the Tour of California visits my neighborhood? Yep, that's right - 300 miles north, in Yosemite.

(Irony, right? An unexpected outcome?)