Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Sign read "NO REFUNDS"

Got a massage thIs afternoon. Been looking forward to it all day. $40 for an hour. Can't beat that! At the "Shang Hi foot and body massage"in a strip mall. Hmmm Shang Hi...orientals...they know all about relaxing the body,,count in.

So appointment is at 6 ... I get there and the sign on the wall read "NO REFUNDS"...hmmmm wonder if they make you pay first...esscusse me sir ... Would you like male or female ( in a deep accent). I'd like a female please. That is $40....pay now.

I pay and they take me to a room and prepare for what I've been waiting for all day ..... Anise relaxing massage. Problem was....I asked for a female....I did not specify homo sapien..I'm laying flat only stomach when what has to be a female panda bear slips in and then jumps on my back! Grabs the skin around my neck with the strength of obviously a full grown female panda and tries to separate it from the bone. Then it crawls on the table and begins to push from the top of the shoulder all the way down the back about every 6 inches with all the wait it had and some. Then it took it's elbow and dug into the muscle to a point where I finally said "EASY".it laughed and continued to tenderize the kill for the kids!! I have never told a person to go easy on me because I felt if they can give it I can take it.....but I gotta try and jump on Friday and this thing is tearing me up. I must of told her easy 6 rtimes and each time I would hear her giggle like " this is gonna be a tasty one if we can just get it tenderized" and if that's not bad enough each movement was fast and hard. The sign on the outside of the shop read " we relax you from head to toe". Some how I remembered that one about the time she dug her fingers into my temples. Slightly fals advertising. I have never been slo close to getting up and leaving as today. At the end of this abuse I thought " I would like to explain to these people that if they are going to employ panda bears to do their work they might send them to panda bear massage school.....but I don't think they would listen even if they understood me....so...going to just walk out and not complain". As I am leaving the receptionist calls out " excuse me sir......Bingo....the female panda...would like a tip. Well.....no....no tip for Bingo...sorry to say this but that was by far the worst massage I've ever had.....and fortunately panda bears are not that quick and I turned and ran outthe door before Bingo could grab me!!!!

So, previously I got to go out to training center and try to jump. Beautiful day. Nice tail wind...Staci Dragila and a couple of other stud girl vaulters are out (staci won first olympic gold in women's vault). So. Warmed up pretty well. Then they left and the adrenaline of " don't make a full of yourself" went away and I guess fatigue set in. So...took a short ice bath tonight and plan on jumping with Ty again Friday

Forgot to mention. When I was in Vegas one morning I was on the elevator going down when an older lady got on. Something about her demeanor incould tell she was friendly so I asked " headed down early so you can get a jump on those tables?". She said " no.....my husband is waiting on me in a rental car....we flew here some could rent a car and go see the hoover dam...it's on his bucket list". Kinda caught me off guard but I told her thatnwas great and I hope they really enjoy it. Turns out she was from Freeport Texas

Made me think....everyday you should contemplate your "bucket list"....update it...add to it....and try to cross them off at every chance you get....I'm trying!!!

Update

Well I broke down and payed $3 dollars to get online at motel 6 in San Diego. Thought about getting on in Vegas but it was $13 a day. I don't think anyone is so excited to read about my trip I need to spend $13!!!

Day 1

Took off last Friday headed to meet Bre for lunch and let her teach me the art of blogging. I figure this is my forth or fifth freedom ride. I've never been ticketed and I think I probably have logged 200k miles or more on these trips. Guess where this is going... Outside of Ft. Worth there were two highway patrol cars...not one...so they shot my rabbit...then they shot me!!! Bad thing was there was more rabbits than just one. He chose me. My lucky day. So mom.....got my first ticket on trip...sorry. On the safe side the helmet has not bothered me so I have had it on since I saw Bre and I have worn long sleeves so I have not been burned

After seeing Bre leaving Ft Worth traffic was terrible. Bumper to bumper....really hindering my getting to Albuqurque. As I drive along I like to check out signs. One billboard said " PASCHE (or something like that) we sell direct....pay today.....pick up today. That was it. I want to k ow what I could buy??? I might want some. Whose in charge of that advertising program? Fire him!

(imagine pic of buried Cadillacs in Amarillo ). Her is the daddy standing by buried Cadillacs in Amarillo some guy thought was a good idea. Lots of people checking it out. I'm thinking...if this is art.....BB needs to get busy burying stuff!!

Made it to santa rosa ...motel 6..my home away from home that night. Woke up next day and went for a jog. Ate at Denny's older lady came up and said "is that your bike.. We have that gold wing trike out there and we are headed to the 2011 wingding...are u? Uh no.....sounds like a bunch of old people standing around talking about riding...I just wanna ride thank u. She was very friendly and her husband hardly said a word.

Made it to Vegas. Went over new bridge for Hoover dam. Never had to slow down like used to. Walls are so tall you can't see over. Kinda disappointing I thought. Got a work out in. Fell asleep after calling mom. Woke up at 10 went to tables and had a losing round and went to bed

Next day went back to golds. Then played enough to catch back up. All n all left Vegas down a little but no where near where I was so it was a good trip

Leaving Vegas I see a sign " $1000 fine for animal abandonment ". I'm thinking anyone dropping off an animal in the desert like that should have the same thing done to them!! With a sign on there back " don't pick me up...I abandoned a puppy!!". Like 200 miles from the closest town

About 20 miles south of vegas traffic comes to a stop... 3 lanes...on a Tuesday....in the middle of the desert....bumper to bumper,!!! What the heck!!! Some trailer rig and a pickup had a wreck... How they did I have no idea...
Put me a little later getting to San Diego than I had hoped so I just checked out the facility and had dinner with Ty .

So.....that brings you to today. It's 78 degrees. Got a tailwind every day...and I jump at 2. I'll try to take some pics and post tonight.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Lunch with Bebe!

He met me (Bre) for lunch today on his way to Albequerque. I was suppose to teach him how to upload pictures to his blog from his Iphone/Ipad but I couldn't figure it out. I will keep trying to figure it out but in the mean time, I will post for him. Here is a picture of us at lunch! I can't wait to get more updates from you, Dad. He is much funnier than I am!

Freedom Ride 2011 Has Begun

Dad's Freedom Ride 2011 has begun!