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Well, I honestly thought I wasn't gonna do this, but here I am, staring at the screen, pondering, and with a desire to write so strong that I can no longer stand it.  So, here I am, pounding the keyboard, riding the winds of my mind.

Things have not been the best as of late.  To start out with, my son is now in Minnesota, with his mother.  She had the decency of a cockroach with this one.  She called me up last week, while I was at work, and told me that she was going up there with her sister.  I really didn't know what to say, and I asked when she was leaving.  She said about 3 minutes.  I was enfuriated.

So, next thought, when are you going to be back?  To this, there was a long pause.  Ever have one of those moments where you feel stuck in time, waiting for God himself to reach down, and crush you with that overpowering finger of indiscriminant vengence?  Well, this was one of those.  After what seemed like forever, she said she didn't know when, or if she even would.  She wouldn't talk about it, and wanted to hurry up and get going.

I figure, though, at least this way she's with her family.  They love Jason to death, and wouldn't let ANYTHING happen to him.  That gives me some feeling of security about the issue, but I miss him desperately.  I feel incomplete, empty almost.  He's meant so much to me straightening me out, and now I keep catch myself thinking that it's all been for nothing.  I refuse to accept that.....

Next item up, Sat night.  This one was a doosy.

I was driving at work (still at Domino's by the way), and I got pulled over about two blocks away from the store.  I was going a little fast, so I figured no biggy.  I'll get a warning, get back to work, and the night will progress.  The officer pulled me over for doing 28 in a 25.  Major BS, but what the hell.

I was sitting there, in the truck, waiting for over 15 mins.  I knew something wasn't right, but didn't quite know what it could be.  Then, another car pulls up, and I severely freak out.  It was a friend of mine on the NPD, Det. Mike Bauer.  He and I have known each other for years, and he's saved my azz on several occassions.  He's also, in my opinion, the best cop in this town.  He's ALSO, I already know, the one guy that can calm me down if I get really pissed.  I knew I was screwed, but didn't know what for.

They ask me to get out of the truck, and asked if I knew I was under suspension for lack of insurance.  I didn't, and didn't even know my insurance was canceled.   I'd been waiting for it to cancel, to go to another company.  I'd received no notice, no letter, nothing.  So, okie, I'm under suspension.  Ticket me, and let me get back to work.  Turns out, DUS is an arrestable offense.

For the first time in almost 4 years, I had cuffs on, and was in the wrong end of a squad car.  I was furious.

They released me on a PR bond, thanks to Bauer.  I reinstated my license today, and have court on the 26th (I believe).  Things should be okie with that, however.

On some more positive notes, I've gotten ahold of two very good opportunities.  One guy that I work with, Tom, is starting a semi-pro football team here in town.  The team is called the Thunder, and he wants to use the song Thunderstruck, by AC/DC as the theme.  We worked out a deal, and I'll make a good theme out of the original, taking out all the lyrics and such, and cutting it down a bit, in exchange for advertising for my company all season.  Hey, free advertising is the best kind, in my mind!

Also, our manager at work, Pat, is a race car driver in his spare time, and was asking me tonight about a web site dedicated to his car, and his racing, hoping to get some more sponsors for his car.  Again, a pact was formed.  A web site, in exchange for a sponsorship sticker on his car.  More free advertising!!!

Well, the fingers are getting tired, and the eyes are wanting to take me to dreamland, so I'll cut this special entry short.  Who knows, I may just decide to reopen these pages, and continue where I left off.
 

As always,

Life is in the air.........