--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess"
<a_change_of_plans_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Mike Vivian
> <amazon_cat_man_at_> wrote:
> >
> > Wow Jim! Don't know how you find the time to do all this! Thank you
> for all your hard work!
>
> Well, for one thing, I'm not married and don't have any kids. That
> alone allows a lot of "extra" time (I generally save the weekends for
> getting together with Des).
> Also, my life seems to operate on 30-hour days, which means I may
> be living third shift for a few weeks, then eventually get into first
> shift, then second shift, then right back into third shift. It's an
> unusual schedule, but it allows me to get the most amount of work
> done.
> And thirdly, I'm self-employed. My "job" consists of producing and
> selling mainstream artwork (with some furry art on the side). As
> long as I've produced enough to pay the bills, I can take some time
> off to work on furry art and websites.
> Besides, I'm currently on third shift now, which means any riding
> must be done at night. Now, I dunno about you, but it's a real nut-
> shriveler out there at this time, with temps in the teens. I can
> ride in the cold, but I don't necessarily like it.
> Plus, it's safer to stay at home on cold nights to work on this
> stuff. I recently laid the bike down at 40mph when somebody's dog
> cut across my path on a dark country road. Next time, I'll just plow
> through the animal. Luckily, I built this bike pretty tough (and
> it's a Honda, after all), so I was able to fire it right back up and
> continue on my ride for the night (try that on a Harley *cough
> cough*). It wasn't until the following day when I noticed the
> scraped paint, bent metal parts, torn shoulder on my jacket, and
> partially mangled helmet. That's why I ride with a full-face helmet,
> man. Keeps the brain-box in one piece.
>
> --JMH
>
Dang man, that schedule sounds tough. You just keep getting more and
more admirable.
Glad you made it out of that bike/dog skirmish allright.
Received on Mon Feb 19 2007 - 01:04:47 CST