The Biker

THE BIKER (Author unknown)

I saw you hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store line.
But you didn't see me put an extra $10.00 in the collection outside the
store as I walked in.

I saw you pull your child closer when we passed each other on the sidewalk.
But you didn't see me playing Santa at the local mall.

I saw you, change your mind about going into the restaurant.
But you didn't see me attending a meeting to raise more money for the
hurricane relief.

I saw you roll up your window and shake your head when I rode by.
But you didn't see me riding behind you when you flicked your cigarette
butt out the car window.

I saw you frown at me when I smiled at your children.
But you didn't see me when I took time off from work to run toys to the
homeless.

I saw you stare at my long hair.
But you didn't see me and my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you roll your eyes at our leather jackets and gloves.
But you didn't see me and my brothers donate our old ones to those that
had none.

I saw you look in fright at my tattoos.
But you didn't see me cry as my children were born and have their name
written over and in my heart.

I saw you change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere.
But you didn't see me going home to be with my family.

I saw you complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be.
But you didn't see me when you were changing the CD and drifted into my
lane.

I saw you yelling at your kids in the car.
But you didn't see me pat my child's hands knowing he was safe behind me.

I saw you reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the road.
but you didn't see me squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the
next turn.

I saw you race down the road in the rain.
But you didn't see me get soaked to the skin so my son could have the
car to go on his date.

I saw you run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of time.
But you didn't see me trying to turn right.

I saw you cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I was in..
But you didn't see me leave the road.

I saw you waiting impatiently for my friends to pass.
But you didn't see me. I wasn't there.

I saw you go home to your family.
But you didn't see me.

Because I died that day you cut me off..

I was just a biker.. A person with friends and a family.
But you didn't see me.

Muppets for president

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmzKADYpGq0

Fluff... ahh how I miss this stuff.

I just made my first peanut butter and fluff sandwich in I don't know
how many years. I forgot how good this stuff was!

My brother in law's tattoo studio made the paper.

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=194329&ac=PHnws

New addition to the family

Well, Saturday was founders day here in town, so we went downtown for
the festivities. While we were there Katya saw someone selling green
anoles - basically a small green lizard. We decided it wouldn't hurt for
Katya to get one so we bought it. I set up the 10 gallon tank in her
room for "Squishy" to live in. She gets to feed him 3 live crickets
every other day, spray water in his tank (he drinks off the glass, etc.)
and turn his lights on & off. It's a good way for her to learn
responsibility.

Pucker factor of 10+

In a nutshell, a personal situation almost got me killed this morning.
I was literally 1/2 second from a hospital stay (if I was lucky) this
morning on the way to work.

I was on the bike in the right lane of a 4 lane road doing 55mph when a
car coming the other way made a left right in front of me. The #1 cause
of motorcycle fatalities is a driver turning left in front of a
motorcycle. I should have seen him slow down. I should have seen him
signal. He shouldn't have made the left when he did, but he did. I found
myself locking the rear tire and debating whether to lay it down or jump
right before impact. I never want to be in that situation again, but I
was distracted. There was less than 10 feet between me and him when his
back bumper cleared my path.

I hate linux!!!

I've been fighting to get a virtual Linux install to see the network
(and the network to see it) for 2 day s now. It should be a simple
process, but due to the fact that linux does not haver a GUI by default
it is nearly impossible to work with. On top of that, every how to
article doesn't quite have everything that I need to make it work. This
is so aggravating it is not funny.