The old world is rapidly fading.

Yes, the times they are a changing. It's pretty unoriginal to quote Bob Dylan here, but that is just about the best way I can sum up what is happening in the world concerning my family. Many of you know the situation that I am facing, and I appreciate the concern and kindness that I have received from my friends. I really don't want to get into it here, but just know that we are working very hard to get things back to normal. The kids are stressed out about as much as Mica and I are, but everyone knows that no matter what happens, we're still a family and nothing will tear that down.

We got to celebrate Garrett's birthday last weekend, and with the inclusion of BMX stuff, skateboard stuff and pizza, the G was in some sort of 3 year old boy heaven.

Under the watchful eye of big sister as he makes his wish...


My little sister Jaime brought Anna and Garrett's cousins for the celebration. This shot was about as close as I got to getting them all in there...Aiden is chilling on the floor...Madison is breathing on someone out of the frame...


We had a pinata, and though he is blurry, the look on my son's face is priceless. Also...looks like he might be a lefty. Just like his old man. We're awesome.


Aunt Amy sent over a special pillow case for his birthday that he loved. He made great use of it after passing out at the end of a really awesome day. I'll eat you up I love you so...


I'll have some BMX pics up in a bit. Thanks to Corey for the header design. I am a fan.

Happy birthday, son.

We've come a long way from the day you came home.


We've got many more years of wrestling time and seesaw riding ahead of us.

Happy 3rd birthday. I love you.

Things have changed.

That is all I can say right now. Well, I can also say this...

I'll eat you up I love you so.

Honk if Fox News needs a death panel...

So I finally got around to uploading some beach pictures to the big computer that I am on now. The beach is an oddity for me. My love of BMX tells me that I need to live in Austin, TX, but the rest of me wants to be near the sea for the rest of my days. I cannot account for this other than to believe that this is the substance from whence we originated all those eons ago and that we as a species are wired to be drawn to it.



Look! A Hemingway book!


Mica looked really nice here, and this was a pretty awesome evening on the beach. So really, the picture could not fail, despite my inability to photograph.


This picture was important for me to have. These two people are at least half the reason that I am alive, and they are excellent in so many ways. I really hope that healthcare stuff goes through because they deserve it. I'd gladly pay a little more for them to be taken care of.


Kid pics on the last days of summer. Anna loves school so she is stoked.

Garrett is just happy to be a part of things. In less than a month, he will be three.


Ocean got a new frame thanks to the awesome that is BMX board. 13 bucks is a hell of a price to pay for a bike. Chris is awesome.

It's not the heat...it's the humidity...and the miles.

My knees are killing me a little. When I have rode the last two times, I have had to cut the sessions short because of the aching in them. I am gonna try icing them and try doing some stretches. If that doesn't work, I might just start eating Advil again. So, I was looking at old pictures that I have stored on the internet and found some of old bike set-ups and old pictures. I think I might have even posted some of these before, but it is always interesting to look back at how horrible of a rider I used to be and how I have progressed to "just being not all that good".

Anyways, here is a shot of my Barcode, circa 2003. I had just gotten laid off of work and gotten a pretty nice severance package. It was just Anna and I, so after I bought her an inordinate amount of toys, I treated myself to a new bike...


Compare that to my current T-1...we've come a little ways...


This was me on my electric blue STA in 1999. I had just exited a very bad relationship and moved in with Robert Lee Fisher. He got me a deal on a new frame and I ran with it. This bike was probably as heavy as two modern bikes. Full english hop to ledge feeble...


I can't even tell you the last feeble grind I did. Now it's all about the 270's over the hip. (poached from Corey's site)...


I would be unwise to not mention that I am now engaged! So I will mention it...here. Thanks for the well wishes, facebook people!

It's eye opening when...

TerribleOne updates their page 3 times since my last update. Yeah, I have been really slack. I have no excuse other than the usual- school, work, kids, taking Mica to Nashville so she can see Neko Case. By now, I know my way around the city pretty well. I rode the concrete park and bashed my knee...


So after I dropped Mica and Shelly off at the Ryman for the show, I motored to 6th Ave. skatepark and rode with about 6 other skaters for a little over an hour. It was hot and I was the only BMX'er so I wore myself out.


The Corey had his house warming party a bit back and I took some pictures of the proceedings. His house is amazing and I am really stoked for him and Shauna. I am gonna continue to pressure him on the desk. DESK.
Stick your wiener in the cook's mouth...



Always watching, always judging...


I have officially pulled 2 of these on transition. Old dogs represent.


Corey has tables OVER the hip now. Way the hell over.


So, I might take this coming week off of work. I am done with school and need a little break. Also, this is awesome- ULTIMATE MALE

One of these things is not like the other...

but actually it is. Corey had a lens from work at his disposal and since we both shoot with Nikon, that meant I got to play with it a little, too. It was a Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 and it was nice and sharp. At $2,000, that means I will likely never own one, which I was lamenting a little until I took a picture with my $100 Nikon 50mm 1.8 that Mica got me for Christmas. I have to say, it was pretty damn sharp when put up against the 70-200. Check it...

This was with the big gun...


This was with my 50mm...


And this was my obligatory art shot with the 70-200, since I had it on my rig and all...


I have some stuff of a BMX nature to discuss in the next blog, so be ready.