At sixteen...

...years old on a socked in typical miserable Michigan morning I drove my Sister and i to school in a 1972 big ole black Dodge of some unremembered model. well the roads were a sheet of ice and there was this wise old man in front of us cruising about 2 mph and me being of my impatient foolish age decided to gently pass him on a safe straight stretch. we got past him and were just going back to our lane and the car fishtailed round and we were planted on the other side of the road w/ the ass end in a snow bank.

valuable lesson was kindly learned to me that day!

i had another "kind" lesson today in Santa Monica...going 15 mph down main st. and being 2 blks from our street a gal decided to walk across the cross walk which is her right, well the Honda in front of me did not see her until the last minute and i did not see her at all due to it was pissing w/ rain. i saw his brake lights and felt his cessation of movement and so both brakes were heavily applied on my motorbike...but i'll be damned i just slid as if i was on Michigan ice in january. tried again and the same, so i swerved left and almost cleared. Damn! almost being the key word. my right side pannier side swiped his left rear fender and bumper edge and i rolled past him...thru the cross walk and slid guiltily into a parking space.
the rain is like snow here, slow down even more and give 2-3 car lengths in front.

Convinced into...

...doing an agent showcase in Lewis Smith's class from the Actor's Academy. And coming from the experience now, if you want to try one out, you can trust one that comes thru this avenue.
Lewis gave me this scene to transcribe from Sam Shepard's "Fool For Love" and then paired me up w/ Ruthie from class and we practiced for maybe an hour before class. We ended up going last and it was a good closing to the evening. We both fouled up some lines and both forgot to do some actions, but it still showed well for a first go. Was it $20 well spent, not sure, I reckon it was, but not sure? Still lots to learn/execute!

Volunteered...

...for a PSA today for www.wishriders.org , to be a biker guy with kids in a park. Jen was great and is full of heart. Thanks to the triplets for being my guys today-bubbles, toys and cupcakes!