Hey Dan

Alright, I am ok. Nothing is broken. I gashed my elbow, but it will be fine. Plus chicks dig scars! I was in a wreck coming into the office this morning.

If you have been to the place I work, you know the parking lot is kind of empty most of the time. Everyone cut across the first couple of lane of spots. This morning was no different. When I crossed the first set of parking spot a SUV slammed into my driver’s door.

I could see glass fly around inside the car as I was pushed sideways. I hit my head ageist the door jam. The next thing I remember is realizing I was rolling still. I Put my foot on the break and put the car in park. By this time there was a person at my driver’s door telling me to call the police. My brain was doing an inventory of what was still working. I remember saying “hold on… give me a minute” as I mentally asked myself if I was ok.

Trying the driver’s door I found it would not open. I found my cell phone and glasses by the passenger door on my way out. As I started to dial 911, I realized I was bleeding. My elbow had gone through the driver side window. I could not see or feel the gash, but blood was starting to pour out. I grabbed the napkins from last night’s drive-thru dinner before class, and started to hold pressure on my elbow. By now the 911 operator was on the line asking the ‘who, what and where’ questions.

I was shaken up, but everything is working. I have some safety glass cuts are here and there. Now for the funny part, I was driving the courtesy car from the dealership where I am getting my car serviced.

Posted by Dan at 05:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

It was a great opening weekend.

My favorite quotes:

“Dan and I’s backgrounds are not so much checkered as backgammon’ed. They are complicated, spiky and difficult to explain.” –WineShark

“My God is totally awesome!” – Darkside-girl

My favorite patron exchange:

Me: “Thanks for not burning and looting my village…”
Patron: “I am not a virgin anymore!”
Me: “Well then, you did have a good day at the faire!”

My favorite moments of Zen:

I removed a little irony from the faire by moving a traffic barricade. This traffic barricade was place so that it made people in motorized carts have to go through the drainage ditch to get to the front gate. The traffic barricade said “handicapped parking.”

Jason and Boomer found half a bodice in a tree. At the same time across the faire Novie and I found a hat in another tree. Both of these find lead to a great deal of speculation and humor. Now there is a tree running for mayor.

For the first time ever I was identified as a scarecrow. Then it happened three times in one day.

Posted by Dan at 12:59 PM | Permalink

Opening day of baseball season is magic. Attending has become a spring ritual me. About the same time as green come back to most of the trees, Jon email me asking if need a ticket. Jon and I have been friends for going on 14 years. We not see much of each other any more. He still lives in Fort Worth and I do not schedule enough time to go back and visit friends. But one day a year we go to the park and smell the grass. It is baseball that brings us back here each year.

These are some reasons that it is baseball. One reason is baseball is a slow game. It gives you can talk about what is going on. You have time to talk about the last time batter was up or point out that the bull pen is warming up. The second is baseball teams’ play over 100 games in a season. They can lose the home opener and you can still dream that you will be sitting here next fall watching them play for the championship. Next, Baseball has history. It does not matter that Jon and I have not really followed baseball this year, we can talk about how much we love the Cubs. You have to love the Cubs. Last is baseball is played in spring and summer.

This is why I love baseball. Salary caps, steroid scandals, strikes and all baseball is magic.

Posted by Dan at 09:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)