I got thrown off a motorcycle today.

Granted, it sounds much more dramatic than it really was, but let me fill you in on what went down ... other than me.

There was this charity golf thing going on, and we donated a $35,000 bike to be given away for the person getting a hole in one on the 4th hole (par three ... 217 yards). So the boss sends me down to watch over the bike and cruise it out to the 4th hole after the tee off. Sounds simple enough ... I owned a Honda CB75 in college and knew how to shift, so I thought it was a piece of cake.

So the guy gets in his cart and tell me to follow him. Now mind you, I haven't ridden a bike in about 20 years, but it seemed pretty stable. I figured I'd keep it in first gear and just sort of idle my way out to the hole.

I forgot how snake-like those golf courses are. 

I come up to a curve that was slightly sharper than it looked, and so I went to grab the brake and hit the gas. Gotta tell you, those 111 cubic inch motor have some power! I shot over the curb and hit the dirt and got thrown about 10 feet and hit shoulder down in the dirt in front of about 5 golfers. There I was, face down, ass up in the dirt wearing my bad ass Maltese cross biker shirt. I got up, picked up the bike and walked it back to where we started.

After wiping off the dirt, I realized the bike was fine and I only suffered damage to my ego ... which was more than slightly bruised. The bike suffered a broken turn signal and a slightly bend forward control, and some scuffing to the exhaust system. I called my boss, who (after asking if I was okay) decided to nickname me "Crash." He was totally cool about the whole thing, I told him I'd pay for whatever damaged parts needed to be fixed., and he said, "Don't worry about it ... you didn't mean to do it, and you're the only thing I'm concerned about at this point." He's an awesome boss.

So here I am back at home, taking Tylenol and hot showers. I'll probably hit up the chiropractor tonight.

Thought you'd all like to know.

DG (Crash).

Okay, I have to tell you about this cartoon a friend of mine told me about. It's called Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It's about three human sized food items that ... well ... um ... just exist next door to a guy named Carl. There's Shake, Frylock and Meatwad. It's on the "Adult Swim" section of Cartoon Network, and now my wife and I are hooked. Don't look for any meaning ... really. It's just really random and totally strange. Just how I like my cartoons.

So there you have it. That's I have to say today.

DG

The dog trainer should be here any minute ... Tootsie is really getting the sit thing. Now the real trick is getting them to not jump on people who come to the door. We've been working with them all week, and I have to say, the amount of time it takes for them to stop jumping has significantly decreased.

Today is clean my office day.  While I love having a clean office, I hate the actualy act of cleaning.

I'll try to take some pics of the pugs learning new tricks.

DG

I don't know where this week went. Last thing I remember was saying, "Yep, I'll get right on it." Next thing I know, the whole damn week is gone.

Oh well, at least tomorrow is a sleep-in day.

I found this graphic online ... I think it reads "Absinthe is death." It's an old propaganda poster during the turn of the century wheh they were just about to outlaw absinthe. It might make a cool T-shirt, though.

Have a great weekend!

DG

It was nice to sleep in today ... got some R&R in before the pet trainer from "Good Dog University" came over to help us train the Pugs. They did awesome! Zoe's got the sit and stay thing down, while Tootsie is working on "sit."

Since I had some time yesterday, I snapped a couple of pics from the Bike shop where I work, and thought I'd share them with you.

This is part of the showroom ... we've got more than 100 bikes on the floor.

Here's the HellBound Steel chopper I'm in love with. Anyone got a spare $34,000?

Here's one of our T-shirts. I don't think I'll be wearing this one to church anytime soon.

So that's the place I call work. I really like it there and the people are awesome. Not a lot of bullshit or company politics, for sure. It's a nice creative environment. Now if I can just figure out a way to get that white chopper....

DG

STRANGE, BUT TRUE

Before I sign off for the weekend, I had to show you a picture of one of my nutty neighbors. Now this image looks like an elderly lady enjoying some gardening on a sunny Sunday morning.

And you'd be right for thinking that.

What makes her a total nut job is that she trimming her whole lawn using a pair of house scissors. She gets her face down level with the grass and trims the stray blades that aren't even with the rest of her lawn, much like you'd do with a haircut.

Have a good weekend, and leave the lawn mowing to professionals.

DG

TGIF!

I am so looking forward to the weekend ... nothing planned, no jobs to do and no shows to run. It's all about the R&R for me. I really don't like working 12 days straight, that's for sure. thankfully, that's more of an enigma.

Today I'll be taking some pics of the shop, so I'll have some stuff to post this weekend.

By the way, if you haven't seen Bubba Uo-Tep, you really owe it to yourself. One of the most creative films I've seen in years.

Enjoy!

DG

Well, the Melatonin worked. Now I just need to get MORE rest. The show was great, but those long hours of standing on concrete in the hot sun has really taken its toll on me. So now I'm playing catch up. Yesterday was really bad ... felt like a zombie all day long. Got some stuff done though, so I wasn't just shuffling around lookig to eat someone's brains. I'm sure today will be better.

I'm going to go through the show pics ... however, I realized I didn't even get to see the whole show, as I was stuck in and around our booth area for the whole two days. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes when your the person in charge.

DG  

I've been having a hell of a time sleeping as of late. To that end, it's 3AM, and I'm wide awake writing this. I went to bed at 11 last night, and then woke up at 2:45. I just can't sleep. And when I DO sleep, it's fitful and not restful at all I'm not sure what I'm going to do ... I don't like the drugs (but the drugs like me ... sorry, Marilyn Manson reference) becuase I feel like crap the next day. I think I'll try the Melatonin again. PErhaps that'll do the trick.

We're setting up for the big show today ... I'll be out at the show site from 7:00AM till around 9:00 in the evening. I'm taking my digital camera, so I'll post some shots. It's going to be a great show. So now I'm killing time until I have to start getting ready at 5:00.

*sigh*

I really don't like the fact that I'm not sleeping.... I'm not very sharp during the day.

DG

MEMORIAL DAY

I got to thinking about Memorial day and what it really means. When you think about it, even some of the most basic freedoms we have here in America came at the cost of someone dying. I'm not saying war is a bad thing or making some sort of political statement about the current state of affairs, but it really makes you stop and realize that someone, somewhere gave their very life so we can enjoy things like freedom of speech, the ability to travel where ever we choose, the ability to make as much or as little money as we can, read, watch or write anything we want, and wear whatever clothing we deem fit.

I don't like the thought of people dying and I'm not fond of war (as we speak my nephew is getting ready to go over to Iraq), but today ... if only for a second, stop and take a moment to think about all those crosses at Arlington Cemetery. Whether you agree with war or not, the bottom line is each one of those people represented by those crosses gave their lives fighting to protect you and your freedoms.

Not someone else ... you.

DG