June 7

The big news today is the accident. My daughter was driving her grandpa’s van out of the alley so she could park it out front. As she exited the alley, a guy on a bike came riding down the sidewalk and she hit him. The guy had some scrapes on his elbow and calf, but he wasn’t really hurt. My daughter was really shaken up. When I arrived, there was an ambulance on the scene. The guy refused medical treatment. He was more concerned with his bike. When the cops showed up, he asked all of us what we wanted to do. None of us wanted tickets or anything. The guy said that he was just concerned about getting his bike fixed. We agreed to help him get it fixed or get him a new one. We took my daughter home and she was still crying. She had never been in an accident before. Everyone tried to comfort her and let her know that everything was ok. It could have been much worse. The guy on the bike could have been a kid or he could have been seriously hurt. But, she is still upset.
When I got home, I looked up the make and model of the bike on the website of the store he bought it from. And, I found out why he was so worried about his bike. The frame alone cost over twenty five hundred. I don’t know where we’re going to come up with money for a new bike like that. I was hoping that the frame wasn’t bent and we could just have the other one fixed, but there is a severe bend next to the back tire spoke. I don’t think it is fixable.
The Rockies won yesterday’s game, but it doesn’t look too good for todays. It’s the top of the ninth and there are already two outs on us. It’s been a very quick game, it’s just over two hours now. And, there was the last hit, it was a popup out of bounds that was caught. Bummer. We threw a shutout yesterday and they threw a shutout today.
We didn’t get to take the kids skating today. The only times that the rink was available were in the daytime. So, the girls took all of the little kids while I was sleeping and my wife was at work.
I was starting to look like a clown again. The sides of my hair grow much faster than the rest of it. So, I tried trimming it before I remembered why I don’t cut my own hair. So, I ended up shaving it all off again. My wife hates it, but at least it’s cool. The weather has been so hot lately it’s nice to feel the breeze against my head.
I finished outlining the first graphic novel for Centaur Planet, I was going to start on the next one, but I think I’m going to take today off or maybe part of it. I’m just not in the mood. So, I’m putting something loud in the playlist to wake me up. I think I’m going to throw in some old Metallica (Nothing after Master of Puppets), Dokken, Twisted Sister, and Tesla.
-Thom