HELLO TO ALL,
WELL I'VE BEEN STRIPPING PAINT AND GRINDING OFF PATCHES SINCE LAST TUESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE FOUND THREE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME IS CRACKED. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED EASILY.
WHERE I NEED TO LEAN THE SEAT POST BACK SEEMS TO BE THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LOOKING AT IT TONIGHT AND I/4 OF AN INCH SEEMS TO BE PERFECT.
I ENDED UP WORKING ON MY OLDEST SON'S CAR AND DID NOT GET HOME IN TIME TO GO TO OPEN SHOP, SO I'LL KEEP GRINDING UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND THEN SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
I'LL TRY TO POST SOME PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIRS. WELL THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
WOO HOO
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL I DID IT. IT WASN'T THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND. WENT TO OPEN SHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE "SHOP TEACHER BOB" TEACHES WELDING AND TOOK THE FRAME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SMALL PROJECTS AND GOT STARTED.
WE SCOPED OUT THE SEAT POST AND CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE IT. I TOOK THE FRAME HOME AND THE NEXT NIGHT I STARTED CLEANING ALL THE PAINT OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF UGLY PATCHES ON THE FRAME SO I GROUND OFF ONE OF THEM AND WHAT DID I FIND? THE FRAME BOTTOM TUBE IS CRACKED. THE OTHER PATCH IS IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER TUBE SO I EXPECT TO FIND THE SAME THING THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED REASONABLY EASILY.
WHEN I FINISH CLEANING THINGS UP I'LL POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND TRY TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. IF I CAN I'LL TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES ALONG THE WAY.
WELL I THINK I'M ON MY WAY, WISH ME LUCK!
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
WELL I DID IT. IT WASN'T THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND. WENT TO OPEN SHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE "SHOP TEACHER BOB" TEACHES WELDING AND TOOK THE FRAME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SMALL PROJECTS AND GOT STARTED.
WE SCOPED OUT THE SEAT POST AND CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE IT. I TOOK THE FRAME HOME AND THE NEXT NIGHT I STARTED CLEANING ALL THE PAINT OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF UGLY PATCHES ON THE FRAME SO I GROUND OFF ONE OF THEM AND WHAT DID I FIND? THE FRAME BOTTOM TUBE IS CRACKED. THE OTHER PATCH IS IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER TUBE SO I EXPECT TO FIND THE SAME THING THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED REASONABLY EASILY.
WHEN I FINISH CLEANING THINGS UP I'LL POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND TRY TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. IF I CAN I'LL TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES ALONG THE WAY.
WELL I THINK I'M ON MY WAY, WISH ME LUCK!
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
THE SAME OLD STORY.....SORT OF
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL, OCTOBER FIRST HAS COME AND GONE AND I STILL AM NOT WORKING ON THE BIKE. I AM STILL PICKING UP PIECES HERE AND THERE. GOT THE SPARE TIRE RACK, SOME FENDER BRACKETS AND A BACK REST FOR THE BUDDY SEAT.
I GOT SERIOUSLY BEHIND IN HOME DUTIES. WENT AND HELPED MY SON, SHAWN AT HIS HOUSE IN NASHVILLE, TN. FOR A WEEKEND, HAD MANLIFT TRAINING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WORK ONE WEEKEND. GOT HOODWINKED INTO REDOING THE BACKYARD PATIO, IT CAME OUT REALLY NICE, BUT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO HELP( FIVE WEEKENDS).
HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE NEW WOODSHED YET, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF WOOD CUT SO THAT IS A BLESSING. LAST YEAR WITH THE WIFE'S MOM AND STEPDAD PASSING I HARDLY GOT ANY WOOD CUT. I ENDED UP CUTTING WOOD ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER.
HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT WEEKEND I CAN FINISH THE WOOD CUTTING AND SINK THE POSTS FOR THE WOOD SHED, CAUSE NEXT WEEKEND IS MY YOUNGEST SON'S FALL BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO SHAWN'S FOR FOUR DAYS(ANOTHER WORKING WEEKEND I'M AFRAID!).
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE CLOSER TO NOVEMBER FIRST RATHER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, BUT IT STILL LOOKS AS IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE FRAME. I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH "SHOP TEACHER BOB" , BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PIECES YET.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU ALL SOON.
TVI
WELL, OCTOBER FIRST HAS COME AND GONE AND I STILL AM NOT WORKING ON THE BIKE. I AM STILL PICKING UP PIECES HERE AND THERE. GOT THE SPARE TIRE RACK, SOME FENDER BRACKETS AND A BACK REST FOR THE BUDDY SEAT.
I GOT SERIOUSLY BEHIND IN HOME DUTIES. WENT AND HELPED MY SON, SHAWN AT HIS HOUSE IN NASHVILLE, TN. FOR A WEEKEND, HAD MANLIFT TRAINING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WORK ONE WEEKEND. GOT HOODWINKED INTO REDOING THE BACKYARD PATIO, IT CAME OUT REALLY NICE, BUT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO HELP( FIVE WEEKENDS).
HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE NEW WOODSHED YET, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF WOOD CUT SO THAT IS A BLESSING. LAST YEAR WITH THE WIFE'S MOM AND STEPDAD PASSING I HARDLY GOT ANY WOOD CUT. I ENDED UP CUTTING WOOD ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER.
HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT WEEKEND I CAN FINISH THE WOOD CUTTING AND SINK THE POSTS FOR THE WOOD SHED, CAUSE NEXT WEEKEND IS MY YOUNGEST SON'S FALL BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO SHAWN'S FOR FOUR DAYS(ANOTHER WORKING WEEKEND I'M AFRAID!).
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE CLOSER TO NOVEMBER FIRST RATHER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, BUT IT STILL LOOKS AS IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE FRAME. I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH "SHOP TEACHER BOB" , BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PIECES YET.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU ALL SOON.
TVI
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
9-11-2001
HELLO TO ALL,
LET ME START OUT BY SAYING THIS IS SIMPLY MY OPINION, NO MORE AND NO LESS. THIS ISN'T INTENDED TO PISS IN ANYBODIES WHEATIES, OR START ANY KIND OF BRUHAHA (SPELLING?). I JUST NEEDED A LONGER FORUM TO STATE MY OPINION CLEARLY.
9-11-2001 TRULY MAKES ME SAD. THE DEATHS OF 3000 PEPLE IN THAT FASHION IS A TRAVESTY. I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS EVER MAD ABOUT IT OR IF I AM STILL IN SHOCK MODE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING ON TV OR READ SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT IT I GET EXTREMELY SAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE PUT ON THE "PAY NO MIND LIST" IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING BECAUSE OF 9-11. THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR 9-11. I PERSONALLY WANT THEM THERE. I'M SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE, BUT I WANT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, IN EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ACT PUNISHED TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IN THIS COUNTRY. IF THAT MEANS BLOWING THEM UP WHILE THEY'RE EATING MOUNTAIN GOAT STEW, SO BE IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. GIVE THEM A JOB, A HAND, A PAT ON THE BACK, A PLACE TO STAY, ANYTHING. I DIDN'T GO INTO THE SERVICE, BUT I STILL TRY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN I CAN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE JUST LIKE US, HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL THAT WE HAVE COME TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WHAT I AM MAD ABOUT IS THIS MOSQUE THING. FIRST OF ALL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BUILD IT THERE EXCEPT TO RUB OUR FACES IN IT? WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT 9-11 ANYMORE, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND WE ALL SHOULD.
I WAS IN GETTYSBURG A FEW MONTHS AGO ON VACATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE IS A POLITICAL BATTLE GOING ON THERE. SOMEONE WANTS TO BUILD A CASINO ON THE GROUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. NOW I KNOW THIS HAPPENED 150 YEARS AGO, AND NONE OF US WERE BORN THEN, BUT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DIED THERE IN THAT THREE DAY BATTLE AND 10'S OF THOUSANDS MORE WERE INJURED. THEY PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE AND SO DID WE AS A COUNTRY. FAR WORSE THAN ANYTHING BEFORE OR SINCE. NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD A CASINO ON SUCH A SOVEREIGN PLACE?
YOU CAN, IN THIS COUNTRY, BUILD THESE THINGS ANYWHERE. WHY THERE? WHY NOT A FEW BLOCKS OR A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD? WHY WOULD THE POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF PLACING THESE THINGS IN SO PRECIOUS A PLACE TO THE PEOPLE FROM HERE?
I LOVE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. I LOVE THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY AND THE RIGHTS WE WORK SO HARD TO PROTECT, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF DOLING OUT THESE FREEDOMS AND MAKING THESE DECISIONS TRULY NEED TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENCY, BEFORE IT'S TO LATE.
WHEN I VOTE I AM NEITHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. I TRIED TO BE AN EDUCATED VOTER, AND THEN VOTE MY CONSCIOUS. A CHANGE NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE HERE, AND IT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE STARTING IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES AND OUR MINDS, BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT OUR LEADERS AND VOTE IN PEOPLE WHO WILL TRULY LISTEN TO US. NOT PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US WITHOUT ASKING, AND THEN REALLY LISTENING TO OUR RESPONSES.
WHEN OUR TURN COMES TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER, KEEP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIND, KEEP THE PEOPLE OF 9-11 IN MIND, AND KEEP THIS COUNTRY IN MIND.
THIS COUNTRY STARTED IT'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A COUNTRY WITH AN ACT OF TERRORISM, I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T END BECAUSE OF ONE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS TIME.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
P.S. ALL COMMENTS, GOOD AND BAD ARE APPRECIATED, AND THANKS.
LET ME START OUT BY SAYING THIS IS SIMPLY MY OPINION, NO MORE AND NO LESS. THIS ISN'T INTENDED TO PISS IN ANYBODIES WHEATIES, OR START ANY KIND OF BRUHAHA (SPELLING?). I JUST NEEDED A LONGER FORUM TO STATE MY OPINION CLEARLY.
9-11-2001 TRULY MAKES ME SAD. THE DEATHS OF 3000 PEPLE IN THAT FASHION IS A TRAVESTY. I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS EVER MAD ABOUT IT OR IF I AM STILL IN SHOCK MODE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING ON TV OR READ SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT IT I GET EXTREMELY SAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE PUT ON THE "PAY NO MIND LIST" IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING BECAUSE OF 9-11. THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR 9-11. I PERSONALLY WANT THEM THERE. I'M SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE, BUT I WANT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, IN EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ACT PUNISHED TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IN THIS COUNTRY. IF THAT MEANS BLOWING THEM UP WHILE THEY'RE EATING MOUNTAIN GOAT STEW, SO BE IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. GIVE THEM A JOB, A HAND, A PAT ON THE BACK, A PLACE TO STAY, ANYTHING. I DIDN'T GO INTO THE SERVICE, BUT I STILL TRY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN I CAN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE JUST LIKE US, HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL THAT WE HAVE COME TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WHAT I AM MAD ABOUT IS THIS MOSQUE THING. FIRST OF ALL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BUILD IT THERE EXCEPT TO RUB OUR FACES IN IT? WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT 9-11 ANYMORE, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND WE ALL SHOULD.
I WAS IN GETTYSBURG A FEW MONTHS AGO ON VACATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE IS A POLITICAL BATTLE GOING ON THERE. SOMEONE WANTS TO BUILD A CASINO ON THE GROUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. NOW I KNOW THIS HAPPENED 150 YEARS AGO, AND NONE OF US WERE BORN THEN, BUT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DIED THERE IN THAT THREE DAY BATTLE AND 10'S OF THOUSANDS MORE WERE INJURED. THEY PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE AND SO DID WE AS A COUNTRY. FAR WORSE THAN ANYTHING BEFORE OR SINCE. NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD A CASINO ON SUCH A SOVEREIGN PLACE?
YOU CAN, IN THIS COUNTRY, BUILD THESE THINGS ANYWHERE. WHY THERE? WHY NOT A FEW BLOCKS OR A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD? WHY WOULD THE POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF PLACING THESE THINGS IN SO PRECIOUS A PLACE TO THE PEOPLE FROM HERE?
I LOVE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. I LOVE THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY AND THE RIGHTS WE WORK SO HARD TO PROTECT, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF DOLING OUT THESE FREEDOMS AND MAKING THESE DECISIONS TRULY NEED TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENCY, BEFORE IT'S TO LATE.
WHEN I VOTE I AM NEITHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. I TRIED TO BE AN EDUCATED VOTER, AND THEN VOTE MY CONSCIOUS. A CHANGE NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE HERE, AND IT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE STARTING IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES AND OUR MINDS, BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT OUR LEADERS AND VOTE IN PEOPLE WHO WILL TRULY LISTEN TO US. NOT PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US WITHOUT ASKING, AND THEN REALLY LISTENING TO OUR RESPONSES.
WHEN OUR TURN COMES TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER, KEEP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIND, KEEP THE PEOPLE OF 9-11 IN MIND, AND KEEP THIS COUNTRY IN MIND.
THIS COUNTRY STARTED IT'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A COUNTRY WITH AN ACT OF TERRORISM, I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T END BECAUSE OF ONE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS TIME.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
P.S. ALL COMMENTS, GOOD AND BAD ARE APPRECIATED, AND THANKS.
Monday, August 30, 2010
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
HELLO TO ALL,
FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME....
MY COUSIN'S SON WROTE A BLOG THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT GROWING UP AND ABOUT RESPECT. I WROTE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I WORE. I AM NOT A FASHION MAVEN, NEVER HAVE BEEN, I LEAVE THAT RESPONSIBILTY TO MY WIFE. WHO BY THE WAY IS VERY GOOD AT IT.
I GREW UP BELIEVING THAT YOU HAD TO EARN THE RESPECT OF OTHERS. IN THE SEVENTIES, I HAD LONG HAIR AND PARTIED WITH THE BEST OF THEM, BUT I SHOWED UP TO WORK AND ON TIME AND DID MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES EVERYDAY. THE JOB I HAVE IS A VERY DIRTY JOB. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I STOP TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE TO DRINK ON THE RIDE HOME, I'M PRETTY DIRTY. IF I OFFEND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME I'M SORRY, BUT IF THEY DECIDE I'M SOME KIND OF BUM BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK, TOUGH SHIT. IT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM HOLDING THE DOOR FOR THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, OR SAYING THANK YOU TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER.
IF THE PEOPLE I'VE OFFENDED BECAUSE OF MY APPERANCE TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK TO ME AND ASK ME A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN THEY ARE STILL OFFENDED, FINE, BUT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT I'M A BUM, OR NOT WORTHY OF THEIR RESPECT, IS BULLSHIT IN MY OPINION. IT DOESN'T MAKE ME NOT RESPECT THEM, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EARNED IT EITHER.
I'VE NEVER WORN A T-SHIRT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS OR THAT, IF I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE, I'LL USUSALLY SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR. I SAW A HIGH SCHOOL KID OUT ON A DATE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND THE T-SHIRT HE HAD ON SAID "THE ONLY JOB I NEED IS A BLOWJOB!". THAT KID SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE TO DATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND ONE OF US IS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. RESPECT BE DAMNED!
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, NOT WHAT YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS ARE, NOT WHAT RELIGION YOU ARE. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE BLACK, MEXICAN, WHITE, CATHOLICS, BAPTISTS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND ON AND ON. I'VE COME TO RESPECT PEOPLE I KNOW WELL, SOME I DON'T KNOW WELL, AND SOME I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY AT ALL.
I DON'T FEEL THAT I OWE SOMEONE RESPECT, BUT WHAT I DO OWE THEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY, TO LET THEM EARN MY RESPECT. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M SOMETHING SPECIAL IT IS NOT INTENDED TO. I HAVE TO EARN THEIRS, NO MATTER WHAT I LOOK LIKE, THE SAME RULES APPLY TO ME.
IT FEELS LIKE THE RULES ARE CHANGING. MAYBE I'M OLD SCHOOL, MAYBE I'M NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I FEEL EARNING RESPECT IS PART OF BECOMING AN ADULT.
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO BECOME AN ADULT. IN THE END, THE PEOPLE I LEAVE BEHIND WILL JUDGE WHETHER I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS OR NOT. I WILL KEEP TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT HERE.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALY. IT IS SIMPLY MY OPINION. IF I HAD SPENT THIS LIFETIME TRYING TO GAIN RESPECT BY LOOKING GOOD AND DOING NOTHING I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRUE TO MYSELF. IN THE END, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME....
MY COUSIN'S SON WROTE A BLOG THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT GROWING UP AND ABOUT RESPECT. I WROTE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I WORE. I AM NOT A FASHION MAVEN, NEVER HAVE BEEN, I LEAVE THAT RESPONSIBILTY TO MY WIFE. WHO BY THE WAY IS VERY GOOD AT IT.
I GREW UP BELIEVING THAT YOU HAD TO EARN THE RESPECT OF OTHERS. IN THE SEVENTIES, I HAD LONG HAIR AND PARTIED WITH THE BEST OF THEM, BUT I SHOWED UP TO WORK AND ON TIME AND DID MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES EVERYDAY. THE JOB I HAVE IS A VERY DIRTY JOB. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I STOP TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE TO DRINK ON THE RIDE HOME, I'M PRETTY DIRTY. IF I OFFEND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME I'M SORRY, BUT IF THEY DECIDE I'M SOME KIND OF BUM BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK, TOUGH SHIT. IT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM HOLDING THE DOOR FOR THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, OR SAYING THANK YOU TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER.
IF THE PEOPLE I'VE OFFENDED BECAUSE OF MY APPERANCE TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK TO ME AND ASK ME A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN THEY ARE STILL OFFENDED, FINE, BUT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT I'M A BUM, OR NOT WORTHY OF THEIR RESPECT, IS BULLSHIT IN MY OPINION. IT DOESN'T MAKE ME NOT RESPECT THEM, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EARNED IT EITHER.
I'VE NEVER WORN A T-SHIRT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS OR THAT, IF I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE, I'LL USUSALLY SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR. I SAW A HIGH SCHOOL KID OUT ON A DATE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND THE T-SHIRT HE HAD ON SAID "THE ONLY JOB I NEED IS A BLOWJOB!". THAT KID SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE TO DATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND ONE OF US IS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. RESPECT BE DAMNED!
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, NOT WHAT YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS ARE, NOT WHAT RELIGION YOU ARE. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE BLACK, MEXICAN, WHITE, CATHOLICS, BAPTISTS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND ON AND ON. I'VE COME TO RESPECT PEOPLE I KNOW WELL, SOME I DON'T KNOW WELL, AND SOME I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY AT ALL.
I DON'T FEEL THAT I OWE SOMEONE RESPECT, BUT WHAT I DO OWE THEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY, TO LET THEM EARN MY RESPECT. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M SOMETHING SPECIAL IT IS NOT INTENDED TO. I HAVE TO EARN THEIRS, NO MATTER WHAT I LOOK LIKE, THE SAME RULES APPLY TO ME.
IT FEELS LIKE THE RULES ARE CHANGING. MAYBE I'M OLD SCHOOL, MAYBE I'M NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I FEEL EARNING RESPECT IS PART OF BECOMING AN ADULT.
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO BECOME AN ADULT. IN THE END, THE PEOPLE I LEAVE BEHIND WILL JUDGE WHETHER I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS OR NOT. I WILL KEEP TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT HERE.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALY. IT IS SIMPLY MY OPINION. IF I HAD SPENT THIS LIFETIME TRYING TO GAIN RESPECT BY LOOKING GOOD AND DOING NOTHING I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRUE TO MYSELF. IN THE END, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Saturday, August 28, 2010
I BELIEVE I'M IN LOVE, AGAIN
HELLO TO ALL,
I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST THAT MY WIFE BOUGHT A HOT TUB. WELL THEY DELIVERED YESTERDAY, I HOOKED IT UP AFTER WORK, WE WENT TO SEE DREW PLAY IN THE BAND AT HALFTIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND WHEN WE CAME HOME,....100 DEGREES AND BUBBLES!
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOT TUBS, SINCE MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DAYS. I HURT BOTH MY ANKLES PLAYING BASEBALL . THEY HAD THIS HUGE STAINLESS STEEL TUB WITH A THING THAT LOOKED LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON IT TO BLOW BUBBLES AT THE SORE SPOT. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HOT WATER WITH BUBBLES BLOWING ON ME, SOUNDS KIND OF STRANGE DOESN'T IT? OH WELL, TOUGH SHIT.
LAST NIGHT AND I HOPE FOR A WHILE TO COME I WILL EASE THIS OLD, SORE BODY INTO THAT BUBBLE BLOWING, WARM THING AND ENJOY WHAT'S LEFT OF THE TIME I HAVE HERE.
ONE MORE THING, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED FOOTBALL. AS A KID I HAD RHEUMATIC FEVER, AND COULD PLAY NO SPORTS. WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I ASKED THE DOCTOR ABOUT FOOTBALL AND HE SAID NO, BUT BASEBALL WAS O K. I WAS QUITE DEVASTATED. ANYWAY EVERY FALL WHEN FOOTBALL SEASON ROLLS AROUND I GET GIDDY. SO IF THINGS HERE GET OUT OF HAND JUST CHALK IT UP TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON. LAST NIGHT 50-6 GOOD GUYS! GO BOMBERS!
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST THAT MY WIFE BOUGHT A HOT TUB. WELL THEY DELIVERED YESTERDAY, I HOOKED IT UP AFTER WORK, WE WENT TO SEE DREW PLAY IN THE BAND AT HALFTIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND WHEN WE CAME HOME,....100 DEGREES AND BUBBLES!
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOT TUBS, SINCE MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DAYS. I HURT BOTH MY ANKLES PLAYING BASEBALL . THEY HAD THIS HUGE STAINLESS STEEL TUB WITH A THING THAT LOOKED LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON IT TO BLOW BUBBLES AT THE SORE SPOT. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HOT WATER WITH BUBBLES BLOWING ON ME, SOUNDS KIND OF STRANGE DOESN'T IT? OH WELL, TOUGH SHIT.
LAST NIGHT AND I HOPE FOR A WHILE TO COME I WILL EASE THIS OLD, SORE BODY INTO THAT BUBBLE BLOWING, WARM THING AND ENJOY WHAT'S LEFT OF THE TIME I HAVE HERE.
ONE MORE THING, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED FOOTBALL. AS A KID I HAD RHEUMATIC FEVER, AND COULD PLAY NO SPORTS. WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I ASKED THE DOCTOR ABOUT FOOTBALL AND HE SAID NO, BUT BASEBALL WAS O K. I WAS QUITE DEVASTATED. ANYWAY EVERY FALL WHEN FOOTBALL SEASON ROLLS AROUND I GET GIDDY. SO IF THINGS HERE GET OUT OF HAND JUST CHALK IT UP TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON. LAST NIGHT 50-6 GOOD GUYS! GO BOMBERS!
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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