Not a great biking day...

Had a road rage incident on the way to work -details cannot be printed here... Then on the way home, this adventure: Ran out of gas at the green dot and the closest station was the red dot... so I pushed my 366 lb GSX-R 750 (dry weight since it was EMPTY!) 1.7 miles on the shoulder of the 70mph 121 Tollway in 6pm, 100 degree Texas heat. It is elevated, so no way out. Map shows 2 min by car- it's 1 hour by motorcycle push. Also had to cross the gauntlets of 1 exit to south 35 and 2 entrance ramps (4 lanes) from 35 (little excitement here as 1 car locked up brakes screeching past another that was slowed probably staring at me). When I finally got to the gas station, I filled up myself with 1 bottle Gatorade and 1/2 bottle water - I wore the other half. Luckily, once the bike had gas in it, she ran fine. Good news is I now know exactly how much fuel my tank holds: 4.848 gallons@$18.42. As far as how I ran out of gas? My instrument cluster is dead and I now know my low fuel light is dead as well.

Ben Spies wins Assen MotoGP !!!

Ben's bike is fired up to get going as he starts from second position!

Texan, Ben Spies wins Assen MotoGP (his first for the world's premier motorcycle racing class, MotoGP)
USA USA USA!!!   (and Texas)

Ben is a former AMA Superbike Champion and WSB Champion

76 Buick Skyhawk v6 5-speed

My first HotRod - I literally drove the wheels off this 76 Buick Skyhawk v6 5-speed - found this picture of it from a period about 2 major crashes before its demise. They finally had to haul it away... after one too many races where i had to win by taking the gravel shoulder...
I did learn many of my mechanical, repair and "rig" skills with her since I couldn't afford to pay anyone to do it (there is a reason the shot is from this side). Add to that, the road trips, camping trips, the stereo mod's, the dating trials, floods (water outside was up to my window and rising fast inside), and countless other experiences -hmmm, there may be a book here - Yes, the education I gained from this car over the years would cost thousands in the academic world.
Wow, just looking at her, I can practically take her apart bolt by bolt in my mind.

The ban is over - turning the Mavs magnet up!

The Mavs magnet on the garage beer fridge has been upside down as a signal of distress since 2006 and now has been uprighted with a Dallas Mavericks Championship performance. As little whistle Donnie Nelson put it, the Mavs have been, "able to make a wrong back into a right- it's just, it's, it's, it's incredible." Well put sir, well put.

Pretty impressive Mavericks! 2011 NBA Champions!

2011 NBA Champions

Green laser vs blue laser - the cool factor!

Discovered this last night by accident.
Green laser vs blue laser - the cool factor!

 

Ingredients:

-Nite Lite glow in the dark basketball
-green laser, 50mW, 532nm
-blue laser, 50mW, 405nm

Duncan Hines Chocolate Chip Brownies have crack-like qualities!

Oven ready = enabling addictive behaviors

Eaten warm triggers endorphine rush

The sPringPong 2011 Doubles Championship goes 3 games! Killers take it 2 to 1!

The sPringPong 2011 Doubles Championship goes 3 games!
Killers take it 2 to 1!
Killers, John Haras (2011 Singles champion) and Rick Angell defeat The Good Guys, Bobby Harbin and Eddie Narvaez in a hard-fought 3 game Series Final. Many strong volleys dominated the games and a few miracle shots helped Killers overcome the last tournament champions, The Good Guys. The Doubles Championship trophy will be on display at the TRS DFW site upon completing a national tour of the player's home towns.

Sweaty and very relieved, The Killers' Rick Angell stated, "I did not want to see it go to another series - we had to beat them now or risk a momentum shift. We didn't talk about it, but this was definitely a grudge match for us, since these guys beat us in the finals last time around - barely", he added.

John Haras, beaming brightly during the multi-national post-match news conference, "It was a great match. Hard fought on both sides. I could feel the nerves from all players. Especially mine!"

The Good guys, Harbin was gracious, "You win some and you lose some...today we were beaten by a worthy opponent..Congratulations to Rick and John ..job well done."

Narvaez, normally shy of the media, kept his comments brief, "The better team won...", as he slowly zipped up his custom Stiga paddle case and left the arena.

A big thanks to all players who participated and made this tournament rock! Lots of good, new talent out there!

Updated Bracket details here:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=397201&tclass=Doubles
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=397201&tclass=Singles

Bogus - Sith series laser no longer available

http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Sith_Series-112-63.html

My previous post:

http://burntair.blogspot.com/2011/05/sith-double-arctic-laser-oh-emm-gee
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