Managment

I don't manage my life. Why I do not know.

Friday I was stopped by a police officer who let me know that my license was under Suspension.


I had turned right at a street that did not allow right turns after 3 Pm on May 5th 2008.


I received a ticket but I forgot somehow to pay it.


So now I have wasted a day off at the Court house at Markham road and Milner trying to pay the fine and will have to pay an additional $150 for a reinstatement fee.

Plus I can't drive the car or more importantly ride the Bandit.

And the weather is PERFECT.


How I have allowed this series of events to unfold?

Management. Or Mismanagement as it were.

A constant theme in my life.

I don't manage my Weight, My Money, My Diabetes, My Fitness or My Whatever.

So what do I do to correct this way of being? No Idea but change I will.

This is not first time I have caused myself grief like this. I plan it to be the last.

I don't believe that the universe is communicating with me.

I don't believe it ever has but I am forced to admit that it's almost like there's a message in all this.

A lot of my life would have been better if I had taken care of things.

Of course I do manage some things.

The Bikes, My diabetes to some extent and even my weight. But nothing quite as well I might.

In the mean time I feel like an Idiot . But have to keep giving myself positive energy or I'll get depressed.

So Universe how to I change into a person in control?

Tomorow

24 hours from now I should rocking to the Hip at massey hall.

Sweet! I am so looking forward to the show.

This can’t go on.

Some days I just can’t take it.
I KNOW I should not be taking things personally. I know that. But random permission changes at work. No communication from my boss . And the lack of trust else ware are making me very uptight. I kicked an innocent chair earlier. A chair. A chair that has never let me down. Unlike my boss and some other coworkers.

I used to let stuff just roll off,. I am going to have make a major change or suffer dire consequences I think.
I can see that now but I’m scared. Flat out scared
This can’t go on.

The Tragically Hip

I remember when I first heard the Hip . 1989? Last American Exit I think. I liked it but... then a couple of years later Blow at High Dough. The first couple of times I heard it was in the car on a total Piece of Shit car radio. I was not impressed. And then. New Orleans sank. WoW . Since then I NEVER turn off a hip song on the radio. There have been a few I don't love but none I don't like. Sadly I am woefully short on concert memories. For some reason I just don't get out to shows. Drives me crazy. July 1st 1990 Molson park. The forerunner of edgefest.$1.02 11 or 12 bands. AWESOME day except I was dressed like a TOTAL dork. So much so that I still get shudders thinking about it. Sad. Anyway The Hip were second last before The Box. LOL WTF happened to them? My friends that went with had not discovered the Hip and waited in the car while I watched them. Amazing what a great band live. It was 2002 before I Finally got back to a Hip show. The Hummingbird centre .Odd place for a rock show but it was great. So once again I have tickets. Massey hall May 12 . I am SO excited.

So the albums.
I can honestly say I like them all. Some more than others ,Fully Completely is my favourite but not by much and my favourite song is Three Pistols off Road Apples. I like the rockers more than the slower songs usually. But I like them all. The new album goes off in a new direction. I'm listening to Honey,Please as type. Sweet. Great song. Great Album. I bought the Deluxe package that came with a T-Shirt and "Live from the Vault" Vol 4. LOVING the live stuff. I'm going to buy the other 3 MP3 downloads. Just great I love that it's all raw from the sound board. And not all "Framton Comes alive squeaky clean" it's honest.

A LOT of friends don't get it. Some don't like the music or the cryptic lyrics. Some don't like the fact that they are from Kingston. Only bands from outside Canada are cool kind of thing. I like, no love their Canadianism. Unashamedly Canadian sometimes. I love that. And why not. Canada is the greatest place on earth what's not to love?

Humble and Fred.

Humble and Fred are or were my favourite morning radio personalities. Funny with an edge but not much Howard stern piggishness. I Miss them . My day started just that much better when they were on the Air. Humble is still on EZrock and I like listening to him but it's CRAP music and as it's EZRock the show does not have much edge and although I don't mind the co hosts he has now they are not Fred.

It was Humble and Fred's blogs that got me thinking I'd do one as well so it's there fault I'm doing this.

On May 2nd at the Dominion on Queen Humble and Fred are getting together for a 20th anniversary Podcast .They are having an open house that runs from 1:30 til the last diehard leaves. They will be holding for doing some old bits and saying hi to long time fans like myself . The podcast itself will be on their blogs sometime down the road.
http://www.canadianthinker.com/ and http://www.humblehoward.com/

If you were /are a fan I hope you make it out. Maybe a good response will get them together on the air again.

Exhaust

I bought a Yoshimura RS1 exhaust for the Bandit.
Looks great sounds wicked especially at +4000 RPM .
The sound obsession is more than a little childish.
But a HUGE part of the motorcycle experience.
For me anyway and for most guys I think.Motorcycles should be a little anti_social right?
See your neighbour down the street with the Harley with open pipes.
Mine is not nearly that loud. But it's loud enough.Good times.
One more reason I LOVE the Bandit.
Now what about a jet kit?

Sanity

The bike keeps me sane.
there's no other Way to put it.
The weather is driving me mad right now .
Intellectually I know it's early April and riding weather is unlikely on any given day.
But the few warm days we have had have spoiled me .
I NEED to ride SOON.
And guess where I will be over the long weekend.
200km's away from my bike that's where.
They better have Rum.