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November 14, 2008

So we had a little project team building project meeting yesterday at Dave and Busters. It was nice to be able to loose some stress or at least I thought. So I get there and everything is cool. I was wondering what they had in store for us. We all ate and had some good time talking and cutting up and all. After lunch, we were put into teams for some friendly competition. My team just happened to be on a ledge that I can't get up on since I am in a wheelchair and all and I was repeatedly asked to come up there. Lol Some people don't think. Lol Anywho, that was just the first thing. Soon after the teams were established, we found out that we would be competing on various games. Come to find out, it was all physical games that I couldn't participate in. The first one was a 8 person NASCAR race. I was asked no more less than 4 times to give it a try and this was from one person! I was asked by a few others as well but 4 times and I finally asked him to install some hand controls and I would be happy to try it. Lol. It wasn't funny to me and it reminded me once again about my personal struggles. I had to have a personal moment after that. It was too much to bear. I gathered my tears and they moved to the new game, this time is was basketball. I can do that game if I could have reached the balls. The machine layout prevented me from getting near it. So there went another game out the window. So I went on my way and played some games away from my coworkers. I was pretty bummed out. Here it was supposed to be a team building event, and I wasn't able to be a part of the team. I thought it was all over and my team went back to our reception room and they were playing pool. Then the other teams slowly came back. After everyone was back, they announced the winners of the contest and my team won a 3rd place medal.  They insisted that I accept it for something I had no part of and I felt even worse. I left there after that and I never felt more distant to my coworkers. I feel closer to them in the work environment than I did in there. I guess I feel better at work because we are equals there. We are using the parts of my body that still work, my brain! Lol.

 

On another note, we're having a party tonight for my friend. It should be a blast and after that on Saturday, we're going to the show for Battle Drag 2008. It should be a lot of fun. I am sure that we may see a few trucks get f'd up. I can't wait!

 

I just got thinking and for those people that may read my post here that you may get the wrong picture of me. I am not typically a whiner but I use this area to vent or give some good news that I may be happy with. I write about the significant parts of my life that have an impact on me. Everything in my life isn't always down in the dumps. In fact, I have a lot of awesome things that go on everyday.

 

October, 20, 2008

I have been pretty busy with life in general. I have been completely occupied the last few months, weekends and weekdays. Can't I get a break? Lol. Work has been extremely demanding. I am leading a few people on a job and I have so much work to do in such a short amount of time. I don't think I can get it done in time with the people they have given me. I think it has me a bit stressed out. I'm doing everything I can to make it all happen.

 

Then on top of that, I have had a truck show just about every weekend. While I like going and hanging out with my friends, I don't like waiting around for them. It seems that every time that we get ready to go, someone always has to do something last minute. I am no longer waiting for anyone anymore. Then there is the whole truck club scene thing. I was pretty pissed off last month when I asked for the club logo and I was shot down. All I wanted to do was make a personal logo for myself rather than wait forever for someone to do it. It has been 4 months since I first asked for the logo to be designed but it never got made. So I was taking the initiative to make it myself. But this wasn't the first time I was shut down. I had also offered help to maintain the club website, get the photos updated, make the stuff like all the links work, etc. But I was told no again and that they had people to do that work. Well over a year now and it still isn't working. Big Surprise! Anywho, there is a certain someone that is on some sort of power trip and feels like he has to own everything and no one else can do anything about it. So guess what, I am done with it all. If I am not needed, then I am out of there. So goodbye to the club. Yeah I'll still be friends with the club members and all but other than that, I am done. Am I being an asshole or am I just tired of everyone's crap? I think it is the latter. Life is just too damn short and I want to make the best of it. That means to do what I want to do and move on.

 

On other notes, I have been having depressing mood swings. Sometimes I feel like I want to cry. And sometimes I want to be left alone. I haven't my alone time. It seems that someone is always there. I think it is healthy to have that time alone. I was on the road to a show this weekend when the song Black Gold came on and I just teared up. When I hear the verse that says "I don't care about no wheelchair I got so much more to do with my life" It gets me good. It couldn't ring any truer. But I guess I do care about the wheelchair and what it has limited my life to. Its time to take any and all limitations away from me when it comes to that. I think a project at home will give me what I need to help me through this depression phase. I need some accomplishment in my life. If I don't get it soon, I am going to go crazy!

 

April 1, 2008

Well, the floors are done and we moved in over the weekend. It is nice to be in a place we can call home. We are still getting things into the right places and such. It is a lot of work for a handicap and one woman. I have been doing all I can to help. It has been exhausting work. I hope to have the surround sound hooked up tonight. I have all of the items in place, I just need to find all of the damn cables!!!! Lol. Talk about a mess. Once we get settled in, we'll have a party for all of my friends and relatives. So stay tuned for more updates.

 

March 20, 2008

Wow, the day has finally come!!!!!! We closed on our house today and started the install of the wooden floors. By next week we should be moving in.

 

 

February 20, 2008

I had surgery 16 days ago and man it was a rough time. I stayed in the hospital again for a week and a half. I was sick and couldn't eat anything. I had surgery to remove my colon and rectal area that was giving me disuse colitis. I am glad to have it all gone though. I was in ICU for a night due to extremely low blood pressure. I finally made a recovery and I still continue to recover at home now. On other news, our house is getting close to being done. I am exited to see it come together. My truck, though is a different story, looks like I am going to have to pay for some hefty modifications just so I can drive it. I guess we'll see how the ball bounces though.

 

January 9, 2008

Well, we sold our current house and are officially homeless now. Lol. We also got our new home buying experience started again and the house is coming along nicely. It is slated to be done in the February - March timeframe. In the meantime, my uncle has opened up his home to us and we are staying there until all is completed. It isn't too bad considering that he left for Taiwan today. He won't be back for weeks. Hopefully, the new house will be completed by the time he comes back. It was nice to have the house sold. We were really worried that it was going to be hassle and we would have to support two mortgages. That wouldn't be too fun. On other notes, I got my truck sold as well and bought another one. I am hoping that I can get it modified quickly. It took me 2 months to get the papers signed and returned from Nissan approving the modifications and now the paperwork is off to Austin, TX for the final approval process. So things seem to be looking up. Who knows where this uncertain life will end up taking me. In the mean time, I'll be living it up to the fullest that I can. I have also added some new pictures to my site.

 

September 20, 2007

Wow, talk about gettting kicked in the place it hurts most. For those of you that didn't know, I was having a house built by Ashton Woods Homes out in Pearland, TX. We started the whole process back in January. Then it all began. It was mistake after mistake and delay after delay. Well, we finally almost had it completed when my wife Brandy requested the documents so that that she could fund the loan and have all of the closing documents in order. She noticed that the price on their contract was higher than the one on our contract which threw up a red flag. It turns out that they ended up charging us for some stuff that they shouldn't have. The total charges were $17,000.00 more than expected. So we started fighting. We had contract paperwork that stated that the things in question were "No Charge". But they had them down as charges. After a lot of heartache, and a lot of arguing, and Ashton Woods not standing up to the contract, we had to cancel the contract. I was very torn apart and now I am extremely depressed as a result of all of the hard work that went into planning this house out. I spent countless hours making sure that everything was done so that I could have accessibility in the house. I guess the thing that hurts the most is that it just reminds you of your disability all over again and the hardships it brings. I can't type anymore....    

 

August 28, 2007

Today for some reason unknown to me, I am feeling quite depressed about things. I can't quite put my finger on it but I am down. I wish I knew the reason. Maybe it is because I lost a friend and a co-worker, Jeff Catlin. He died over the weekend early Saturday morning. Although we weren't close personal buddies, I still talked to him often and asked him for advice from time to time. I don't think it has hit me hard enough to feel the way I feel. I think that most of the sadness comes from the personal everyday struggle to get anything done these days. Combine that with the medical complications and you have a dangerous cocktail of depression. Or maybe it is because I haven't felt any sense of accomplishment lately. I used to do so much and keep very busy. I was always building something, constructing something etc. Now I can't do what I want to do. Among other things, I am stuck in a dilemma with my weight. I feel myself getting bigger and bigger. I barely eat as it is. My consumption isn't the thing. It is all about the burning of stored energy. I can only burn so much using my arms and since that is all that I have control over, they get overworked. I can't go exercising them without causing damage to my shoulders. It is a never ending battle. As for the depression thing, they say that it is pretty common with people that go through what I have gone through. You have the good days mixed with the bad. I guess this one is just one of those days. I pray that I have better ones again soon. I am sorry that I haven't been updating my page. I have just been busy as hell at work and when I get home, I don't feel like doing much at all but playing Ghost Recon 2 or Fear on the PS3. My wife hates it that I sit there and play it. I don't know what the big deal is. It gives me something fun to do while I rest my arms for once in the day.

 

Well, our house is coming along finally! Maybe we'll be in it before Christmas! We are supposed to close on it at the end of September. I guess we'll see about that. We are still missing floors, brick, stone, a driveway and a few other essential items required for living. They don't have very long to get it all together. The GC that was doing our house was run off and we got a new one. He seems to be getting things done better than the last one. So keep your fingers crossed.

 

As for my standing frame donation, I am still working towards one. Either that or the standing wheelchair. Either way, neither come cheap. I am waiting on Praxair to return my calls. No luck so far. 

 

 

May 12, 2007

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress;

my eyes grow weak with sorrow,

my soul and body with grief.

 

My life is consumed by anguish

and my years by groaning;

my strength fails because of my affliction, a

and my bones grow weak.

 

Because of all my enemies,

I am the utter contempt of my neighbors;

I am a dread to my friends—

those who see me on the street flee from

me.

 

 I am forgotten as though I were dead;

I have become like broken pottery.

 

 For I hear many whispering,

“Terror on every side!”

They conspire against me

and plot to take my life.

 

 But I trust in you, LORD;

I say, “You are my God.”

 

 My times are in your hands;

deliver me from the hands of my enemies,

from those who pursue me.

 

 Let your face shine on your servant;

save me in your unfailing love.

 

 Let me not be put to shame, LORD,

 

 

April 26, 2007

Wow, a whole month and I haven't updated. Everything has been going good so far. I have been going to the MX track to ride my quad quite a bit. The owner lets me ride for free. So how can one argue with that? I went to the CMRA races a couple of weeks ago and saw some old buddies. It was nice seeing them again. The guy that bought my old streetbike thought I died. Lol. It was a shock to him knowing that I pulled out of it. He ended up selling the bike to a guy in Beaumont, TX cause it was way too powerful for him. I got a kick out of knowing that. I rode the damn thing like it was a Ninja 250. Lol. Those that know me know what I am talking about. Man what a blast I had. Ahh the memories. Hey guys and girls, guess what is coming up just around the corner....My anniversary of my accident! Wow 2 years already long gone and I am kicking it as best I can. Many of you have asked about the standing frame and the donations. Well I am happy to announce that I have raised a little over $400.00 bucks. $125 or so was from donations and the rest was from me selling ebay items. I am also working with my rehab councilor and they are suggesting a power wheelchair that does the standing due to the level of injury I am. The only thing is that it cost upwards of $36,000!!!!!! So the state may be helping me out with this one. We'll have to wait and see. Here is the one that they are looking at: http://www.danetechnologies.com/levo-comfort-ii.html Personally, I would be fine with the simple frame that cost $3,000 but if they want to fund it then fine with me. I'll take it! I'll let you know how it all pans out.

 

March 24, 2007

It hasn't turned out to be the day I planned. On Friday, I took half of the day to load the Raptor and the trailer solo. I made it in a few hours. Boy was it harder than ever. Then I let everyone know that I wanted to ride this weekend. No one ever showed interest and committed to riding and assisting me. So I decided to head out to Rio Bravo to see what it was like and to see if I could drum up some help while at the track. So anyways, I went to the track with it raining pretty good. I get there and the track looks like it is in great shape. However, I wasn't able to find anyone that would lend a hand so I just stayed in the truck and watched for a while. I wasn't about to attempt to load and unload the quad solo in the rain and mud. So I gave in and left. I left with a hurt heart. I left feeling very alone in this world. I mean I really don't have any friends or family  that shares any interest in the things that I want to do. I can't always have my wife help me in everything that I do. Why can't I have friends that help me out like I helped them prior to my accident? That hurts me quite well and I don't know how to take it. I have to rely solely on my wife to do anything that I cannot do or have a hard time doing. There are just some things that I just cannot do by myself. I feel guilty that I have to have my wife do it for me. Today she is out with my sisters and my niece at the water park in Galveston. I hope she enjoyed her time away from me for a while and she got to have a worry free day of freedom. She is all that I got and I love her so. Brandy baby, my wife and committed best friend, I love you with all my heart.

 

March 18, 2007

I want to thank everyone so much for the donations for my standing frame thus far. For those that don't know what a standing frame is, you can find some information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_frame

In the video here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2135312368013730159 @ the 7:51 mark you can see it in action. You might want to watch the whole video though. It is very touching. It is about Ricky James #824 out of CA. He was injured in Texas at a race. We have a lot in common and I keep in touch with his dad and other fellow SCI motorcyclist on a regular basis. Also on a similar note, I registered with www.oneindustries.com and I won a www.leatt-brace.com It should be here soon. I cannot wait to put it to use. This item is going to be a necessary item for anyone riding a bike in the near future. If it saves one person from life in a wheelchair then it has done it's job. I hope the people will follow suit an look into this important piece of safety gear.

 

I almost forgot about my story from this weekend...

On Saturday morning, I was taking a shower like I always do and I was cleaning my rear end and bam! The shower bench flew out from underneath me and I fell to the tub floor. I am sure it would have hurt like hell if I could have felt it. My body was bent into an awful pretzel shape with the bench on my back and my foot stool between my legs. I had to wrestle to get myself free. Once I got all of the things situated and I rested for a bit. I got myself set up and then grabbed my towel in my wheelchair to start drying off. I got all cleaned up and then made my first of many attempts at getting out of the tub. I tell you what, that was the hardest thing in the world to get out of. I almost gave up. Typically this would only be a phone call away with the help of my wife but she carried in my backpack, with my cell phone in it, the night before. So it wasn’t on my wheelchair. So I had to come up with a plan of escape. My wife was out getting here hair done so I knew that she wouldn’t be home for a while. So I tried and tried to get out of the tub. Nearly an hour had passed and I hadn’t made it out yet and then right when I was about to give up, I came up with another plan of attack. I used my wheelchair seat cushion to help give me some more height. Walla! I finally got out and on to the floor. Who ever thought a clean floor could be so dirty! Lol. Anyways, I got on the floor and started my naked trek to the living room telephone. After about 45 minutes, I discover that the phone is not on it’s base. So I scoot over to the couch where I take off a cushion. I then hop onto the cushion…and then again onto the couch and then on to the cushion that was on the couch. Whew, I am almost there...time for more rest as the sweat runs down my arm. (It's about the only thing that sweats) Then I put my wheelchair cushion back on the wheelchair and I hop over. Tada! I did it and all under 2 hours! Lol. I was wore out and exhausted. Not but a few minutes later my wife opens the door and is home wondering WTF happened while she was gone. There was crap everywhere! Lol. Ahhh the life of a paraplegic.

 

March 8, 2007

So here lately I have been getting a lot of emails from all over the world offering encouragement. That is awesome. Thanks goes out to everyone that has been there for me and those that have helped me along the way. In my last post I said I was feeling kind of down and out due to this bedsore thing. But as luck would have it, the bedsore didn't touch when I sat up in my wheelchair. I feel alot better knowing that. I have been able to return to work and do everything else like normal. That is always a bonus. I still miss all of my friends. I wish I could see you more. I will be at BW3's (Midtown) this Sunday to watch the first MotoGP race of the season. Come on out and say hi to me if you see a guy in a wheelchair.

 

On another note, I need some help. I really need a standing machine. They are very expensive so I am going to put a pay pal button on my website so that you can donate to the standing frame fund. A standing frame helps posture, and maintains bone density. My doctors want me to have one but insurance will not pay for it. They have a lot of stuff that they will not pay for that are absolute requirements in order to live a healthy life. Anywho, here is the button. If you can donate anything including a buck, I'll take it. Thanks in advance!

 

 

February 9, 2007

Well, I have been feeling kind of down the last few days and nothing is seeming to help. Last week was a major bummer. I was at work when all of a sudden I went down. I was crashing hard. My temperature went up to 102.6 and I was freezing cold. I was light headed and dizzy. I also felt like throwing up a few times. I had no idea what was going on there. I assumed it was AD due to my stomach. Long story short, I ended up getting toted to the emergency room in which I was admitted. I stayed in the hospital for 5 days this time. The very next day after being admitted I felt fine but they wouldn't let me go home. I ended up getting a nice bedsore as a result of my stay. So now I am at home depressed that I cannot do anything. It seems that every time that I do attempt something, it gets stopped by something negative. I can't sit up for very long because I don't want to aggravate the bedsore. When you can't do much but sit in bed or stay at home, things tend to get to you quick. Your mind wonders and you think about all the things you miss so much. Of all things I miss, it would have to be being an able-bodied person so that I could interact with my friends. It seems that now that I am in a wheelchair I never get to see them. It hurts me pretty bad. I end up getting pretty tore up about it when I think about it. Then I think about riding my bike and the enjoyment I got from it. I miss getting to see my riding buddies and that wears on my heart. I miss all you guys so much. I wish I could be out there with you guys again. It seems that all my interaction these days is done on the internet. Which really sucks. You just don't get that closeness that you get in person. I guess it just shows the real reason why I rode in the first place. It was about friendships and God knows I miss them so.

 

Oh, I almost forgot! We signed a contract and we are finally getting our house built! Woohoo!

 

December 31, 2006

Woohoo!!! I went out on my first real outing with the Raptor and had a blast. Here is a link to the pictures.

 

December 22, 2006

Wow, it's been awhile since I put up an update. I managed to get my Raptor 700R modified. Here are some pictures of it

 

November 19, 2006

Well, after pushing around at the racetrack in a wheelchair thru the grass and dirt, I have had enough. I decided that it was time to make life a little easier. Not to mention that the last time I went to my grandparents house, I had to stay on the porch. So I got me a Yamaha Raptor 700R GYTR Version.

 

It has piggy back shocks all the way around and is fully adjustable. 6 speed tranny with reverse and hauls ass!

 

I got to ride around on it yesterday but I had to stay in first gear cause I have no way of shifting it at this time. But I am ordering a Klicktronic shifter today. With just a push of the button I should be able to upshift and downshift.

Here is a picture of me on the machine…

The only problem is that it must get hot cause I burnt my leg through my jeans yesterday while riding it. Looks like the exhaust will be getting wrapped up next as well and a pad will also be used to keep my leg off of the inside of the bike.

Keep away from the exhaust. Picture Here.

 

October 9, 2006

Well, it’s been a while since I had an update. Things have been pretty good so far. I went out to watch some racing at TWS over the weekend. I got to see John Haner, Ben Spies and Kevin Schwantz do a few laps. They were running in an endurance race with the CMRA. The motor on their GSXR went south on them and lost power so they called it an early day.

 

So on to some rant.

Most of you in the Houston area know of the place called the Kolache Factory. Well, the one by my office keeps me from being a customer there. So I sent in an email to the main office so I could get some of those tasty treats. Well after this email reply, I am less than happy. So here are the emails in order. We shall see how this all pans out.


To whom it may concern,

 

I am writing due to a problem with my closest Kolache Factory location. It is located at your Westchase location (9711 Westheimer Houston, TX 77042). I love your kolaches but I am unable to get into your store. The reason being is that I am disabled and in a wheelchair. It seems that someone has concreted over the ramp and taken it out of commission some time ago. My best guess is probably that the ramp was not ADA compliant. So now a 6" curb blocks me from being physically able to get into your store. So currently I have to sit and wait for another patron to come by and offer help or to purchase my order for me. It is very degrading to me and I would like a resolution presented before I file my complaint with the ADA.

 

Thank You,

Brian Montgomery


Here is the response:

 

From: Dawn Nielsen [mailto:dawnn@kolfac.com]
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 11:16 AM
To: ------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: Kolache Factory - Brian Montgomery

Dear Brian:

 

We would recommend that you contact the leasing company who is responsible for making the Westchase Center ADA compliant.  Since we do not own the building we can not make changes to it. I have enclosed the contact information for you below.   We are very familiar with ADA laws and do our best to ensure all our patrons are served with the utmost respect and dignity.

 

9700 Westchase LTD

713-627-1015

Attn:  Afsanceh

 

If we can be of further assistance please do let us know.  We thank you for you business and look forward to serving you in the future.

 

Thank you,

Dawn Nielsen
Vice President

Kolache Factory, Inc.
15730 Park Row #150
Houston, TX 77084
Tel: 281-829-6188
Fax: 281-829-6813

http://www.kolachefactory.com


Well, it is a good thing that I know a little bit more than most people on the ADA compliance laws so I sent them this email in response.


Well,

If you truly knew and were familiar with the ADA laws, you would know that both the tenant and landlord are legally responsible for compliance to the ADA. Here is a quote from the ADA website:

Q. Who has responsibility for ADA compliance in leased places of public accommodation, the landlord or the tenant?

A.
The ADA places the legal obligation to remove barriers or provide auxiliary aids and services on both the landlord and the tenant. The landlord and the tenant may decide by lease who will actually make the changes and provide the aids and services, but both remain legally responsible.”

 

I suggest that you contact your landlord and discuss the importance of this situation.

You can find more information about the ADA compliance here: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

And some FAQs here: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/q%26aeng02.htm


 

August 24, 2006

Well, I finally got my racing harnesses in my car. Here are some pictures: Harness Bar 1, Harness Bar 2, Harness Bar 3, Harness Bar 4, Harness Bar 5. I must tell you that it is the best mod yet to the car. I have been busy doing all sorts of things. I installed a Pioneer AVIC-Z1 navigation / DVD / TV / XM / radio Tuner in the Z as well. You can see it in the Harness Bar 3 picture. I did most of it all by myself. There were a few things that I couldn’t do like move/pickup the seats and all. I had my friends assist me in getting that done. All in all, all is well. I am still working on getting the doors done at my work. They are working on estimates and such. It looks like they are finally going to do something.

 

I was looking at the older updates further down and decided that I should add my first SMR return since my accident. It is still vivid to me as I type this. We had a few regulars on the SMR, Paul, Jim, Tom…etc. Tom rode in his Miata because he couldn’t get Les’s Aprilla running as usual. He had some gas leak on the tank seal. Damn Italians! Well anyways, we rode out and started the normal loop until Burton, TX. Then the bike riders decided to run down Bob’s road again. I had to leave early so I departed from there. I did shed a few tears on the ride. It took me back to those great times I had riding the backroads on my bike.

 

August 14, 2006

I have updated the main website with some new information look to the left to see it. On the other hand, it was another kick ass weekend again. I went out to the Texas Hill Country and had a blast with my TSBA buds. I got to swim for the first time since the accident and I enjoyed it very much. I rode with them and tore up some pavement. I took a few pictures which can be seen here: Group Picture, The Bikes, Getting some lean, and The tree on Hwy55. I also got a picture of a hummingbird in action at our campsite. Hummingbird

 

July 9, 2006

It has been a while since an update. Sorry for that. But this weekend was a blast. I went out to the race track for the MotoHouston track day and BBQ. I got to ride in this à Ferrari F-40. It was awesome. It will be something that I will never forget. Here is another pic. Ferrari F-40 Picture 2

 

June 12, 2006

Today, I am beginning to get more than a little upset at my employer. The building management was supposed to install some automatic opening doors on the building back in November. Well here it is June and still no automatic doors. It is a pain in the ass getting in my building. The threshold compiled with the door that only opens partially and grated entrance makes it very difficult to get in the building without dropping anything that I may need to carry in the building. I have also been flipped backwards and almost over when attempting to open the door. I don’t know what I can do next. I sent an email to my manager and he passed it on to HR. His email reads as follows…”Can you check the status on the front doors being Handicap accessible?” The response was that “They already are.” That answer depends on who you are I guess. It just really pisses me of that they expect 110% from me and expect me to jump through hoops but when it comes to them they can get by with being mediocre. So what has to happen? Do I have to fall backwards and hit my head and sue them for being negligent? Well, ADA tells me that I can already pursue them for a violation of my rights and I just may do that. I am not someone that is lawsuit happy like so many people in our country but I have had it. I hate the fact that people cannot do something so simple to make someone’s life a little easier to live with not to mention following the letter of the law. We’ll see how this develops cause it isn’t over yet.  

 

June 10-11, 2006

My wife and I worked around the house Saturday trying to get some stuff cleaned up. We went through some old stuff that we had in storage to find out that our storage had gotten flooded in the last rain storm that we had. A lot of our items got damaged. On Sunday, Brandy went to the beach with her friend and I went out on a ride in my new Z. I headed down to the Nasa Hooters to see a car show but I read the flyer wrong and it was being held on the North Side of town instead. So I said the hell with it and proceeded up North to the forest near Conroe. I hit up FM149 and then proceeded to FM3090. I rode the 3090 loop and then went south on 3090 towards Navasota. I then took Hwy 290 to FM 359 towards Patterson and then hit up Racers Road FM1458. I ran it back and fourth and then headed home down I-10. It was a fun day and it was nice to get out riding again in my new way. All told, I managed to get in 265miles.

 

June 9, 2006

I got the Z back from getting it modified and I got to drive it for the first time on Wednesday. It was awesome. It rails through the corners pretty good. I already had her up over 130mph. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be doing that to my wife again. On a sad note, I went to the doctor yesterday to have them look at my privates. It turns out that I may have damaged my man parts in the accident. They did a test and I don’t have blood flow on my right side of my parts. It was a very emotional day. To know that there may not be anything that they can do about it is disheartening. The Dr.s are going to study my test and see if there is a solution. All I can do is wait and see.

 

June 5, 2006

Well, last Friday I got a call and the controls for the car came in. I am going to take the car in on Tuesday to get it outfitted. I can hardly wait. This weekend Brandy’s sister and brother in-law and kids came in and stayed with us. We went out to Moody Gardens and toured the entire facility. It was pretty cool. After that, we went on in to Kemah to grab some grub. I really wanted to go to the museum of natural science to see the Body Worlds 3 exhibit. But we ran out of time on Saturday. So Brandy and I went to see it on Sunday. The Body Worlds 3 exhibit was pretty neat. It was odd to realize that these were real human beings preserved forever. They tore everything apart and exposed different parts of the body. I now know why my back hurts so damn much. They really have to cut through a lot of tissue to get to your spinal column. I wish they would have let me take some pictures in there but due to the nature of it and out of respect, the prohibit cameras.

 

May 25, 2006

It’s starting off as a day of remembrance. On the way to work today I saw a couple of bikes. But there was one that really stood out in my mind. It was a Yellow SV650 like the one I crashed. It was going through one of my favorite corners on my journey to work. I immediately teared up and remembered all I lost on that day over a year ago. Man, who would have thought that it was so hard to get away from motorcycling. What a passion it has become.

 

May 23, 2006

Well, I picked up the truck today and it sure is nice to not have to take the chair apart each time I get in and out of the truck. I’ll get some pictures of it uploaded soon.

 

May 22, 2006

Well the car has arrived. You can see it here: Nissan 350Z

 

May 18, 2006

Well, the latest news is that I just put money down on a new 350Z again. I have to fly out to Dallas to pick it up this weekend. On a similar note, my truck is finally finished and will be ready to be picked up on Monday. That means I no longer need to bum a ride from the wife. It should help unload some of her stress. I guess we shall see.

 

May 13th and 14th 2006

My friends from the TSBA came over and painted my house this weekend. It was a huge success. They replaced damaged wood and got a buttload done. I am truly thankful for all that they have done for me. They really show me what it is like to have real friends.

 

May 9, 2006

Well the deal fell through on the new car. It was hailed on this weekends storms and damaged. So I am still looking for another. What a fiasco.

 

May 6, 2006

Well, it has been a year already since I first crashed and I have been through a lot. For my new birthday as they call it, I put money down on a new car. I hope to get it soon. It happens to be in San Antonio. I’ll let you know when I get it.