Few things move me...

... but DAYUM! I am copying this from my motorcycle club's forum as few things move me to tears but this guy definitely did. Goose pimples, heartfelt emotions that I simply cannot blame on PMS. I hope you enjoy (seems like an insufficient word) this as much as we did.

Mobile Phone Salesman

-Fathead

Another Breaking Development from the NFL...

You have GOT to be kidding me... this is news???

"Breaking news from the office of Ray Anderson, the NFL's vice president of football operations: cheerleaders can be visually distracting." (Andy Behrens, Yahoo Sports, 9/23/2007). Andy Behrens goes on to say "Whatever else you think about the NFL, know that they will not allow team-affiliated cheerleaders to put on distracting displays, nor will the league allow these girls to be objectified or commodified."

For real. This is breaking news, folks. Read about it here: http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nfl/news?slug=ab-sundayscene_092307

::blink::

One of MadSeason's major pet peeves: Females who engage in anything that makes them look like bimbos. They give the rest of us a bad name...

Are We Surprised?

What is it with celebs that think that they can get by with murder? No pun intended... well, maybe a little intended.

The arrest of OJ on felony charges in Las Vegas under the guise that he was retrieving property stolen from him via memorabilia dealers including his Hall of Fame certificate and a photo with former FBI cross dresser, J. Edgar Hoover.(http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6921679)

So, let's wrap my head around this... someone steals the stuff from memorabilia dealers (is he trying to sell the stuff to settle the civil suit judgement against him?), he breaks into the room of the guys that stole it and allegedly assaults them with a deadly weapon and then robs them at gun point of the stuff they robbed from the dealer?

Sure, he's being held without bond but this is my point... why didn't OJ call the police and have them retrieve the merchandise instead of attempting to handle it himself? Did he take one too many hits back in the day? These damn celebs think they are above the law and unfortunately, that seems to be the case most of the time as illustrated with Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and Lindsey Lohan.

TENJOOBERRYMUDS!!

I wish I could give proper credit to whomever wrote this but I copied and pasted this from an email I got today. Thanks - whoever you are!!

OH... and if you're easily offended, be warned that I don't give a shit about being 'PC' so read at your own risk. And don't come crying to me. You were warned.

In order to continue getting by in America (our home land), we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS". With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in with the growing trend!!! Now, here goes...

The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service:

Room Service (RS): "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

RS: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"

G: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs."

RS: "Ow July den?"

G: ".....What??"

RS: "Ow July den?!?... pryed, boyud, poochd?"

G: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry... scrambled,please."

RS: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"

G: "Crisp will be fine."

RS: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"

G: "What?"

RS: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"

G: "I... don't think so"

RS: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"

G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wansahn toes' means."

RS: "Toes! Toes! Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"

G: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying'toast'... Fine..Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

RS: "We bodder?"

G: "No, just put the bodder on the side."

RS: "Wad?!?"

G: "I mean butter... just put the butter on the side."

RS: "Copy?"

G: "Excuse me?"

RS: "Copy...tea...meel?"

G: "Yes. Coffee, please... and that's everything."

RS: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy.. ye??"

G: "Whatever you say."

RS: "Tenjooberrymuds."

G: "You're welcome."

Letting the day go by

It's on the news. There are local events commemorating the event. There is a war as a result of this event. People of many nations, colors and religions have sacrificed life as a result of this singular catapult of an event. We cannot let the day pass without recognizing the valiant men and women that responded on that dreadful day and those that continue to respond to the call to service by the leaders of their country. We salute them. We honor them. God Bless our men and women in uniform.

Where were you when the first plane hit?

All Talk, No Substance

Do you ever hear from Jodie Foster on politics or Brooke Shields? I remember growing up and hearing about them putting their careers on hold to attend college and yet I don't hear their names come up too often in the political rhetoric that escapes Hollywood like a stinky fart.

Who knew that the likes of Tiger Woods studied economics at Stanford, Paul Newman has a degree in English, that Gene Simmons majored in education (imagine that class!!) or that Mira Sorvino is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has a degree in Asian Studies from Harvard? These folks I would probably respect if they spoke out concerning politics. I may not agree with them but I would at least respect them more than the the Sean Penn's of the world who studied auto mechanics and speech, or the Alec Baldwin's who dropped out of college or let's even talk about Rosie O'Donnell who completed high school but dropped out of college.

Okay, I know... you don't have to have book learnin' to be intelligent. I totally understand that. Hell, my great grandmother had a 3rd grade education but could spell better and was better at math than most college graduates that I know today. It just makes me wonder why it is that those that have a higher education are not as out spoken concerning their political views and definitely do not make those empty threats of living in another country if the election doesn't go their way? Could it be that their politics do not agree with mainstream Hollywood and to avoid being black balled and in order to keep their jobs they keep quiet?
I dunno.

One thing is for sure, actors are paid to act. Folks need to take a hard look at who is speaking before they take the information or opinion as gospel.

We Believe. Live It. Ride It.

This sums it up: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2835394

175 miles later...

... and I feel like myself again.

Today I had the day off and Sonya needed a new turn signal lense for her bike. So I called the HD dealership in Brunswick, GA but had toyed with going to Daytona(because we hate the local dealership in Jax) to make sure that they had the part in. They assured me that they did.
I took off around 9:25a and headed north on Hwy 17. It was a perfect morning. At one point I had my cruise control set at 65 mph, riding under a canopy of trees with my right leg kicked out and "Magic Carpet Ride" was playing on my MP3 player. It's moments like that that I understand why you don't see motorcycles in front of psychiatrist's offices.

Oh sure, when I got to the dealership they didn't have the right lenses because the chick that told the guy what I needed didn't specify that they were bullet lights so when he called back and said that they had them, well, they didn't have the right lenses. I wasn't even mad. How can you be mad when you have had just an almost perfect ride?? Ended up going into Jax to our mechanic, Rick, and he had them laying around the shop and ended up costing me $5 for two instead of whatever HD costs. Even that was a good experience. Traffic in Jax wasn't bad, I stopped by to see Sonya, and the ride home was uneventful. The only downside to the day was that Sonya wasn't along. I miss seeing her in my mirrors... or better yet, enjoy the view when she's leading!

So, 175 miles to be myself again. It's a win-win situation. I love to ride and it's cheaper than a psychiatrist visit.

- Fathead