My friend "Big R"

This past Friday I was sad to learn that a person who was part of my second family growing up, passed away. Ray Hudson, aka 'Big R', was a father and grandfather to a family I spent most of my teen years with. I looked at Big R like my own Grandpa at times and I'll be damned if he did not try at times to keep Little D & I in line when we were in our wild and crazy days. I can't count the number of times we would roll into Ray & Glady's at all hours of the night and commence to munchie time, or awaken Grandpa for a ride back to Goshen, or a myriad of other things we would do. God, we were a major pain in the ass. Big R never held a grudge about it either. Once in awhile we would get a talking to from Big D or Chris about not bothering the grandparents with our all hours habits we used to have. We would chill for a day or two, then all would be well. I can't recall a time when you were not welcome in Ray & Gladys, and for that, I was extremely grateful.

Ray is now in a better place where life's physical sufferings are no more. Good bye Big R, and God bless you.

You thought last week was rare...

I am now on the hotel PC because I left Bapple's lap top with her. After all, I did buy it for her.

Had a great weekend. Went for a ride with Chris aka.."Dogga"... on Saturday, and then with Bapple on Sunday. About 400miles on the Harley this weekend. My Arse was a little sore. I need to order up a better seat.

Talked with my old high school chum Darrell on Friday afternoon on my 2HR commute home. He is coming back to the area on from 8/6-8/10 and unfortunately my fat ass will still be down here in Taxachussetts

for the week. That pretty much sucks ass.

I found a house I really like back home in Lebanon. I am doing my best to try and sell Bapple on it, at least to take a look. I found one in Grantham I like too, but she was none to apprehensive on that either. Oh well.

Anyway, I am typing fast and probably making a thousand mistakes that my Baps can correct. I really want out of this little room. So, for now....

Nanoo, nanooo.........shazbut. 5:23PM 7/23/2007

WHHHHEEEEW......

Fast forward to Monday.

What a fast weekend!!! I swear it was like 5 minutes long. I got my CD player replaced in my car Friday while typing my last post, then I hauled ass up to Newport to pick up Brent & go to my place where he, Bapple & I waited for Kara to go out for a beer & a bite. We had fun, ending the evening with watching RENO 911: the Uncut Movie. Pretty funny flick, and pretty tasteless....I loved it. Brent & Kara spent the night because she had to work in the morning and she works less than a minute from our house.

This lead to Saturday, where Bapple & I had to baby sit Brent until Kara got out of work at 1PM. When they left it was HARLEY time. A quick wash & buff to my car & my bike and we were off. We ended up stopping in South Sutton to visit with my old friends....the Gallaghers. I had not seen Jean or Scott in 4 years. Scott also bought a Harley this year....another riding buddy.

We then headed up to Sunapee & drove by my family's old house on Bradford RD. The guy who bought finally put some effort into it and fixed up the entire property. The last time I saw it, it was a complete shambles. There are a few high end homes up the town road that used to be our driveway now....pretty weird shit.

Anywho, I am now back in Auburn, Massachusetts. Training, training, and more training. Showing the world that a fat man can climb 40' poles and work the job as good as any skinny puke out there..... bite me!

7:48PM 7/16/2007

One day left......TFG... wait, I am done.

This whole working for a living thing is for the birds. Why couldn't I have been one of those blessed souls that was born into money. You know "Mummy, I am going to take the Jag out for a little toot." Look like one of those Thurston Howell looking MF'ers.



I guess my cat sucks too, according to Bapple.

1 day later.........

Ok, so I lost interest yesterday in writing in this blog and stopped. Shoot me! My week is now ALMOST over. I have now made my way from Millbury, MA to the waiting room at the service department at IRA Toyota in Manchester, NH. I am getting the CD player replaced in my new car, the old one decided to shit the bed under the extreme heat of two weeks ago. So, after this, an hour drive, then I am home.... for 2 whole days. Then back to Mass for what I have been told will be 'Hell Week 2'. Don't they ever get tired of kicking the living shit out of me down there?
~Apparently not~

Live loud, rock hard. -- 3:23PM 7/13/2007

For some reason, I can't get the 'Title' space to work tonite on Blogger. Anyway, I am back. Sorry I slacked, as if anybody reads this anyway.

I am back in Mass for training...again. It is rough after having a week off. We are doing things on a much harder level now and the heat & humidity is crazy. We had 94 degrees at 2PM today with almost 100% humidity. I thought I was going to pass out today at one point when I finished my morning tasks. Unreal.

Tonite to kill time, I just went to see the Transformers movie.

I was worried that it would suck. The last toy phase of my youth was the Transformers. They were still going strong when I stopped playing with toys. I remember watching the cartoon in like 7th & 8th grade. Any way, I went to this really AWESOME theatre down here in Mass with stadium seating and DTS. The movie was great!! I highly recommend. Great story.

Anyway, I am pretty beat.

Smell ya later.... 9:32PM 7/10/2007

Wells, ME was a great.

What a great night away. We had a blast with Brent & Kara, even if it was just for one night. We had a great dinner, followed by many, many drinks. We then decided to annoy everyone around us in the hotel as we sat up until 2AM laughing like a bunch of idiots. Brent seems to create fun where ever he goes.

The next day we got up & Brent decided to drive my new car all over the place up there. We went to an old stone church, onto a beach we were not supposed to, and by George Bush's compound. Bapple & I ended up or day at the Kittery Outlets and then headed home just in time for the rain.

Yesterday we spent the day in Manchvegas while my car was having a glitch corrected. We went motorcycle shopping for Bapple & spent a few hours with her niece Anna & her brother Kyle. It was nice, relaxed, and pleasant.

On a more negative note, which is more my style, I did notice the OVER ABUNDANCE of cops out on the roads yesterday still trying to fill their holiday quotas. Sorry people were in control for the 4TH boys, maybe next year you can come up with better bullsh!t reasons to pull people over.

Oh well, I am going now to enjoy another beautiful day.

Hasta la pasta. 9:25AM 7/6/07

WOW.....I AM ON VACATION....

So here we are...Bapple & I are in Wells, ME waiting for the arrival of our friends Brent & Kara. We are only here for one night and as usual the Internet has booked us in a "Roach Motel", but we will not let that get in our way of having fun. I need these next 5 days to unwind before heading back to school for the next six weeks.

I was a little let down at work this week. We had a couple of jobs where I could have used my new found climbing skills and as usual, the old boy regime at work kept me grounded as Mr.Useless. It sucks. I need to do something. I should not complain, I make alot of money to be told to do nothing and I don't work half as hard as I have at school. Roll with the punches, I know. C'est la vie.

Oh well, I need to get off this thing and go do something, see ya!

Remember..."The vette gets them wet" --Bill Paxton-True Lies 8:28PM 7/3/07

Rest Time...

So, I have lapsed for a few days. I did finish week 2 and made it back north for a total relaxing weekend. I did make it out for a great bike ride on the Harley with Bapple, Father Time, Gravy Boy, & Dogga. Dogga (C. Curtis) got a new '07 Harley Deuce so it was time to break it in. We did.

As far as this week goes, I am off from my Lineman training for the holiday week. I worked back at my local area today & realized everything was still as whacked as it was when I left a few weeks ago, I just happened to be 10 LBS lighter.

Tomorrow for the 4TH holiday we are heading to Wells, ME with Brent & Kara for the night & then, weather permitting hooking up with the group on the Harley for an extensive holiday ride.

Oh well,

Take it easy, don't be sleazy.... 6:41PM 7/2/07