I Need A Reset Button

Well the Harley rally was in town this past weekend. With the exception of moving in on Wednesday morning, I did not go at all. This was somewhat unintentional, although after last year, I dont know that we could have went anywhere but down with the rally. Apparently we were sorely missed as there was nobody who had near the set up we had last year. Perhaps we will come back next year and attempt to beat last years rock concert.

What I did do was get so completely sideways on Friday night that it was about three oclock this afternoon before things started to seem normal again. Everything after about 2:30 AM Saturday morning until about 3 PM Saturday is pretty much not even there. I got to the point, I couldnt put a coherent thought together in my own head. No idea where I was at or what the hell was happening around me. Saturday, I was driven to Lake LBJ for a birthday party for Angela's little sister. I was a party pooper as I didnt really talk and pretty much was a vegetable on a couch all afternoon. After the party, I still wasn't right and forced Ang to stay at the lakehouse that night and went to sleep about nine. Sunday included driving home, laying in bed and going to see Shrek 3.

For those of you who dont know, Ive had a recent run of bad luck. My boat got messed up, my Ford GT was in the shop for two weeks, my Denali was wrecked by my assistant, I got a speeding ticket, I got TWO parking tickets on two separate cars last Friday, Josh dropped my phone battery into the storm sewer inlet, I hooked an underwater cable with my dad's boat's anchor. I think that about covers it. So, im thinking things might be looking up here this week. All 21K worth of boat reparis got warrantied, Ford GT finally got the parts in to get fixed, Denali wasnt near as bad as it couldve been, got off the speeding ticket, a diver was able to locate the anchor, parking tickets are taken care of, and I happened to find an extra cell phone battery laying around. So...you guys root for me, I need just a week or two of good luck to lighten things up for me.

OK...for the big announcement. I am establishing a set of rules that I am going to begin living by. Rules are made to be broken, but I am going to do my absolute best to live by all of these rules steadfastly. As I come up with other rules, I will make sure I post them to the blog. So here is a list of the first few.

1) Unless something amazing is already set in motion...bedtime when the bars close.

2) Meet and say your goodbyes in front of the bar.

3) There is a big difference between getting a little loose and completely losing control.

4) Dont assume everyone is as honest as you are. Acquaintances will steal from you and then smile at you right after.

5) If something isnt happening, dont attempt to force it to. You risk making yourself look foolish and harming your reputation. "Just keep living" in the words of some Texan named Matthew.

6) Party to a schedule to ensure you dont lose a day of your weekend to a hangover or an all night bender.