The Tao of Dalton

"All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice." 

Words to live by.

Add that to Warren Zevon's "enjoy every sandwich" and you pretty much have my personal credo.

Time travelling

Went down to horseshit junction Saturday to remind myself why I never go down there.  It is pretty though.  East red was good.

Last time I was at Busiek things looked a little different.  But alas December is around the corner.

                                               WITMF?

Another time traveller has been recruited.  

Sunday Skip, JB, CMac and Jimmy St. Louis met for a couple of hot laps at the Sac.

We were soon joined by Bud "Light Rider" Hogan.  Good times were had by all.  

FYI  if you send a nasty email to Directv about Versus, you may or may not receive a bunch of movie channels through the end of the year gratis.  

I must say Universal Sports may be my new favorite channel on TV.  Schlager(sp?) and Gogulski are growing on me.  Fast.

On the road

Had a little work to do in Lee's Summit and Jeff City last week.

Hit Cosmo park in Columbia on my way back from the Summit. Cosmo is a great park, I wish we had something like it here. I used to fish out there back in the day. Hit Rhett's Run for about 30 minutes and then this happened last Thursday.

After a visit to the Cole County courthouse and brief stop at the Capital it was off to the Lake and the K Lady's family reunion. Make a couple of appearances at Honey Run. Got into the worst case of seed ticks you can image. Apparently there is a strain of OFF resistant ticks in Camden County.

What is better this guys license late or his business name? Stay classy Springtown.

Took my 300th victory of the year over Farasy on the Tuesday nighter.

Hit Sac last night. Turned over a grand on the time machine.

Check this out.

Bullriders and Bicyclist Unite!

Watching the Tour of Ireland on Versus.   Direct TV is running a scroll at the bottom of the screen that they may quit carrying Versus August 31 due to a contract dispute.  Is that a negotiating ploy?  Am I supposed to call Phil and Paul or "a certain Mr. Lance Armstrong" and tell them to cave in?  What that did was have me confirm that Dish has Versus, Speed, Fox Soccer and Fox News (Beck and OReilly = greatest comedy team since Martin and Lewis).  Way to drive your customers to check out your competitor.  Dumbass.

Direct TV, I've been with you since the Prime Star days in the bachelor pad, but I fully intend to follow up on my email tonight that I will drop you like a hot rock if I don't have Versus on September 1. 

Speaking of dumbass check this out.  Good thing he doesn't have any power in this deal or anything. Oh wait he does.  What a dick.

Man I feel old

John Hughes died. Check out this list. 1983-89. 

Thanks for the laughs.

80's weekend

The K Mobile 1989-1995. Best car I ever owned. Saw this beauty coming back from the courthouse last Thursday. This baby still has the crease in the gas tank cover from attempting an ill advised fueling attempt late one evening.

Speaking of ill advised.

Notice the heater at the end of the propane box. Genius. I took this by Six Flags on a ride up at the in-laws Saturday around Wildwood.

They paved the roads again around Wildwood(they were about 2 years old). This is the best ride around.

Hit Castlewood Friday evening with the K lady and the father in law (his home course. He lives 3 minutes away from a connecter trail. That's rough.)

Ran into the K Lady and her father Saturday.
Went to the little lady's high school reunion. It was fantastic.

I avoided mine like broken glass, but going to someone else's is great. I highly recommend it.

A few highlights:

Some guy may or may not have brought a stripper (judging by her outfit/dancing, I voted yes).

Some guy was going on about how much money he made, till someone called him out for a recent bankruptcy.

Some girl came up to one of the k lady's friends and said "you know, you were a real bitch in high school, but I kind of like you now".

Sunday went to the ball game.

If could go back in time

Seeing Shatner on Conan reminded me of this gem I found a few years ago.  If I could go back in time I would pay $100 go back to 1978 to sit in the audience at this award show.

Nice farewell speech by the pitbull.  Why don't you stop talking for a while.