velomech - It's not a blog! It's a journal, sheesh.

09:58 pm - It's not a blog! It's a journal, sheesh.

There is a difference. I dont know what it is yet, but I'll let you know when I figure it out.

Been a very busy week. I looked at the last post I made and couldnt belive how long ago it was.
I like waking up and recording how the previous day went, then predicting how the next day will go. Im never right.

I love my mom, I just dont like being around her, so QUIT FREAKIN EMAILING ME AND telling me im an asshole. I already know im an asshole.

On anotheer note, would somebody please help me. Two weeks ago, I noticed a brown fluffy dog, around 30 pounds hanging around the neighbors house. Nothing strange, lots of people come and go in that house, it must be one of theres.

A coupe days go by, and It's about to drop below freezing, and the dog is still outside. That aint right. It's ok, if it's an outside dog, and it has a dog house or covered kennel, but on the porch aint right.

Im not one of those people that likes to avoid confrontation just to make my life easier, there are enough of those assholes in the world. If you see a wrong being done, it's your duty as a human being to say something. Politely. If politly doesnt work, then there is always the alternative. Someone gets an ass whoopin.

It's your duty as a decent human being to look out for others, even if they are animals, even if the asshole is bigger than you, richer than you, meaner than you or one of your friends or relatives. it's your duty.

So, I go over to the neighbors house. I knock, she answers. I ask her politely if this is her dog or if she knows it's gonna be freezing tonight.

She says no, it just apeared there. She has been giving it water. Well, two days of water aint gonna cut it, so I tell her Ill put some food out and stick it in my garage over night.
I have a bean bag chair in there thats toasty warm, and a space heater.

SO I do. next day rolls around, and Sarah and The Hannah tell me it doesnt belong to anyone in the neighborhood. Hmmmmm.

She's a cool ass dog, so I start petting her. Thats funny, her nipples are huge, and puffy, If i didnt know better I say she was....oh no, not agian.

Two years ago, the OTHER neighbors dog got my dog pregnant. So, she had puppies. I dont like the OTHER neighbors, or there asshole dog. If I could, I would club the thing with my torque wrench and be doen with it. but thats another story.

So, two years ago, right. Shithead gets my dog pregnant. I dont think Molly(my dog) liked shit head very much, because she would chase him out of the yard all the time, and I think he had his way with her one day when we had her on her run. Against her will. Phukin dog rapist.

I was so close to snappin that dog in two. anyway, the day after she has her 5 puppies, shithead comes by. Our shitty neighbors to the right dont believe in leashes or fences or dog control...and they named their dog Bill, WTF?! Rednack asshole neighbors, everyone has em.

So, shithead comes by, any Molly goes crazy, Deb opens the door to take the trash out, and molly bolts. I pull into the driveway from work, to find molly laying dead in the street. Some people stopped to tell us they saw a car hit her and keep going. Karma asshole, you'll get yers for sure.

So, Molly had puppies and died the next day. We pee'd and pooped 5 newborn dogs. The vets said that we should just put them down because the chances that an inexperienced family would be able to raise 5 puppies without them all dying is slim to none. Number one mistake, never tell me or my kids something CANT be done.

So, we all took shifts, my two little girls and wife and I every 3 hours all day long for 5 weeks straight. They all survived, and all went to good homes, we kept one, Dash.

Back to present day, sorry for the detour. I look down, and Im hooping shes not freakin pregnant. I feel her belly, press a little harder and feel puppies. Dammit!

Not again. We really dont need another pregnant dog. Or puppies, or any more expenses.
So, I call over the next three days, over 50 shelters. I get nothing but, no's and cant do's, a lot of sorry's.

So what do I do, I called the HALL county animal control, they will just euthenize her. This is bullshit. So for the last two weeks I have been feeding, petting and loving on this dog, and it's a damn shame, she's a sweetheart of a dog. And no one wants her.

I know hwat happened, dogs dont just show up pregnant in strange neighborhoods. Some asshole redneck realized his dog was pregnant and drove her out here and dumped her. Some people suck. My kids realized this early in life. People put there problems and responsibilites on others. It's a fact of life, one they are prepared for.

Still, i wouldnt mind punching the guy in the throat, just for fun.

Anyone have any idea how I can put this dog in a good home? She's gonna have beautiful puppies, and she's a great dog. get with me if you think you can help me out.

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So I have been getting some good riding in. Havent had to get my ankle amputated like The Hoff. Shame, he had such a good thing going. Hey, at least he can still perform his second love, baking.

The shop is busy, we are getting some of the bills paid. Getting some bike and wheels built. Gonna get t work early tomorrow and start Brents wheels. Pine Cone lacing, gonna look supa dope, I have been WAITING to build these bad boys!

Today was Sarahs bday, I told her we would take her to the restaruant of her choice...she picked Ninja Steakhouse...I should have thought before I opened my mouth. It cost us 125 bucks!!! I had three hundred saved up for my car payment, but that just dropped a bit. Dammit.

Man, what we do for our kids.
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I borrowed $531 bucks from my bro, and bought this. It will get much better gas mileage then the 58. I have my work cut out for me though, I have never ripped apart a Mazda gearbox. It's in Savannah! SO, Im gonna borrow a trailer from bobby, and a truck from Randy and hit the raod. The cool thing is, it's an all wheel drive turbo. I have been wanting one of these for ten years, they are super hard to some by...finally found one cheap. Gonna throw Sarah in the truck to keep me company and head down to savannah on sunday am.

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The night rides have been going great, lucky I have good bunch of friends to hang with. Makes it fun. My super powerful legs shattered my salsa skewer. It's all the roids im taking. My quads are now the size of my waste.I have to put one of them on the passenger seat in the car when I drive to work. I have been riding one legged. Im thinking about welding two vassago's together so I dont destroy a frame, If I use two, it doubles the strenght right? Maybe run four chains. Gotta do something, Im thinking this epo stuff is starting to kick in. Got some at the dollar store, good stuff. I punched my gas pedal through the floor today. Im thinking of strapping fifty pund wieghts to my feet, just to get a work out.

Nuff said. Actually today, I got on the bike, then got off after 45 minutes. Didnt feel it. Didnt feel like riding. Got off the bike and went to work. SOme days I guess I have to do what my body or mind tells me...I wanted a coke, and to get off my bike. So I did both, and I was happy.

Ronnie mac came by, he's still lookin fit...Randy camped out last weekend at three gap, then rode in the ice. Randy has the coolest VW westvalia camper....

I have been asking everyone that comes into the shop about the dog...Im gonna deal with it either way. Stepping up to the plate is what I do, and it's what I teach my kids, and we learn from example. So, I will handle it. A customer over heard me on the phone with one of the 5 billion shelters that turned me down. He said something I can definetly agree with.

"Champions adapt"
Well, Im a champion of two things, jack and shit, and jack just left town on a bus...
Still, Ill give it my best shot....damn...puppies...again...
Good stuff.

Good holidays on all of you out there, lets hope we wake up, we can take it from there.

Cheers and beers
Hodge