As if they weren’t dealing with enough already…

August 17th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

So you’re Floyd Landis’ extended family. You’ve had a pretty rough go lately, dealing with the unbelievable mistake your relative made on one of the world’s largest sporting stages. Your emotions (presumably) range from proud to angry to sad to supportive and back 100 times.

Then, this happens. Floyd Landis’ father-in-law was found shot in a San Diego parking garage, and the shooting was ruled a suicide.

We try to be positive around these parts; sure, we get after ugly columns and Jenn Sterger every once in a while (by the way, her new column is fantastic), but we mostly just like to keep it light and fluffy. As lame as it sounds, that’s kinda what life is all about.

But this is too much for any positive disposition. As if the guy and his family didn’t have enough resting on their shoulders. Doping your blood is a bad idea, of course, but man - possibly feeling responsible for your father-in-law’s suicide? That’s punishment no one deserves.