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New Helmet

For my birthday the kids and grand kids got me an awesome motorcycle jacket and a new helmet. Then my son Mike custom painted the helmet. My photography skills aren't very good and the reflection of the flash off the clear coat causes some weirdness in the shots (like the black around the mud looks weird here but not on the helmet itself), but I think you'll get the gist of it. It's so cool!

Back From the Track.

Well we made it to Atlanta and back without a problem. It was a 22 hour drive each way but it was worth it. It was a great time!

There's a slideshow on the left hand side of my blog page where you can checkout all my photos.

Ryan Newman won the Craftsman Truck race on Saturday.Carl Edwards won the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday.Here we are at the Cup race on Sunday.We had the greatest seats. We were right over the start finish line and the flagman. We were right across from Jeff's pit box and the winners circle. We were right in front of the introduction stage. We were up high enough (34 rows) to see the entire track. It was great.Makita tried out a pit job. I don't think he'll get it.
Me and Katz heading to the Truck race on Saturday.Here's a photo of our campsite. We decorated accordingly. Jerry borrowed a Tear Drop from a buddy and stayed it that. It seems like a hundred people stopped to look at it and ask about it. I think we could have sold them.

Getting Ready to Go to Atlanta

Makita installs his flag bracket on the back of Anderson. Makita proudly displays his newly installed Pit Sign.

I'm ready with my bottle opener. We'll be leaving sometime tomorrow afternoon and hopefully arrive at the track by Thursday evening.

2008 World Series

I guess if you want someone to lose you should get me to root for them. Both teams I was pulling for lost their pennants.

Here's some facts: The 2008 World Series will be the 104th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff will be played between the respective champions of the National League and the American League. The National League will be represented by the Philadelphia Phillies. The American League will be represented by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Series is scheduled to start on Wednesday, October 22, 2008; if necessary, Game 7 will take place on Thursday, October 30. The games will be broadcast on FOX in the United States. Thanks to the American League's 4–3 win in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the Rays will receive home field advantage. If a Game 6 is necessary, it will be delayed by 15 minutes so that a 30 minute paid advertisement for U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama can be aired on FOX, CBS and NBC. It will be the first World Series without a wild-card team since 2001.

Brad Makes Lieutenant

Recently my brother-in-law, Brad, made Lieutenant on the Casper Wyoming Police Department. Congrates!

Pennant Races Heat up

Even if you're not a huge Major League Baseball fan, you have to admit the pennant races are intriguing. I'm rooting for Boston (because I hugely, hugely hate the NY Yankee's) and I'm rooting for LA Dodgers (mainly because they were smart to get the hell out of New York, even if it was 50 years ago AND I want to see Manny play against the Red Socks). Right now the Phillies lead the National league 2 to 1 and the American league is tied up Tampa Bay 1 and Boston 1. They all play again today. Batter up!

Sunset on the Beach

Today it rained and was a little cooler (I'd guess around 80?). Here's a photo I took on my walk tonight right as the sun was setting.

Made it to San Juan

Here's a couple photos from the beach right outside my hotel. The water in the ocean isn't warm, it's hot. I love it. Puerto Rico reminds me a lot of Mexico but cleaner. They do not run on "island time" as most Caribbean islands I've been to. More modern too. The people at the radio stations are very nice. They speak fairly good english. Some better than others. They have a chauffeur come collect me in the morning and take me back to the hotel in the evening. For dinner tonight I had an awesome pollo burrito con chili verde and a Cornona at "Lupi's". Ahhhh mucho bien.

Next week you can find me in Puerto Rico. I've included a map for those of you that are geographically challenged (Jessi). For reference will someone please point Florida out to her. The red island is Puerto Rico.

I'll be staying at the Water Club (http://www.waterbeachclubhotel.com/) and working at WIPR radio. WIPR-FM (91.3 FM, "Allegro 91.3") is a radio station broadcasting a classical format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by la Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública.

Thanks for the Bday Wishes

Thanks everyone that phoned, emailed, sent gifts and stopped by to wish me a happy birthday yesterday. It was a good day. Tonya brought the grandkids by on their way to school/daycare to sing. I got a lot of fun gifts. Makita made me some very nummy fondue last night. Bill and Shirley took me to dinner Wed night. A lot of folks called, some even sang. I received quite a few e-cards. This one was one from my friend Sharon from Oregon:

http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/ecards/view.pd?i=421151523&m=5865&rr=y&source=msne999

How do they do that? Crazy fun.

Jeff's New 2009 Paint Scheme Revealed!

Jeff Gordon unveiled a brand new paint scheme for his 2009 No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet Impala SS on this morning's edition of NBC's TODAY Show . As reported on his official website, www.JeffGordon.com, Jeff's primary car will feature a black, neon red and neon yellow paint scheme for the first time in his career.

It's time to get ready for our trip to the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It will be here in no time (see counter to the left). Jeff's had a rough year. He made it to the Chase, with no wins. He's moved up to 6th in points. Jimmy's in first but Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle are right behind him. Of course Makita is hoping his guy, Jimmy, wins three championships in a row. Now that would be something. Jerry Katz is hoping to find a Mark Martin flag at the track when we're at Atlanta. With that, his Jr. stuff and all our crap, we'll be a full fledged Hendrick campsite.

More Websites

Here are a couple more small websites I've built for you to check out.

aitkinpheasantsforever.com

doubletbark.com