"A new kind of record company, Tailored Music Group , is selling user-customizable songs . Each song is distributed in its 'default' (generic) form, and the customer can change any (or all) of the lyrics. For a few hundred bucks, the original indie musician will re-work the song with the custom lyrics. Neat idea."

Jesse, Mark, Blaise, & I worked on the bus last night. We swapped out the stereo, not sure if this was needed. I do think we added more watts per channel and it does play mp3’s along with a hook up for Ipod’s. We got the rails up and the mounts for the bikes. I also put up a rope on the ceiling to help steady people during the ride….This will probably be more beneficial during parties……That was it….still more to do….but I should be able to handle the rest over the next few days.

Here’s another one of those blasted stories….Exercise: Key to good sex, good sleep Which makes alot of sense....feel better about yourself!

L.G.N.

I ran into Chris Benesh(Maiden name) while dropping Blaise off at daycare. She’s another one of those poor souls that work at Principal. I went to school with her….anyway her son Nolan and Blaise were born on the same day in Methodist, in the room next to us….and now they are going to daycare together and will be in the same class in the fall.


Apparently someone is 3 months along…hmmmm??? Who could that be? Congrats, Beth is very excited about having a baby!


Spamalot tonight!!! Finally!......After waiting 1 1/2 years to see it here in DSM. I first found it out on the Civic Center site Jan 06’ with the dates for last summer. Between Joann and I, we had keep a close eye on the site for the tickets to be available and finally June last year I called and they said the dates were for 07’ and promptly changed them on the site……

Squirrel Spy Ring? Thats Nuts!

Britain's latest secret weapon?

Deep Thought for the Day: A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake. Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.

Yesterday at 4:15pm I received a call from Rick and he says that a calf fell down into a drain pipe out in the field, I’m like there isn’t one big enough for a calf to fall into……He goes on explaining there is and there is a calf standing at the bottom. So when I get home he’s coming up to help me get it out. That calf was extremely lucky that Rick even was out in the field and heard it bellowing….
I’ve done a lot of different things growing up on the farm and this isn’t one of them, until yesterday. FARM RESCUE 911
Rick and I was joking before we pulled it out and was like this would have made the news and I could totally see a crane and about 20-30 people out here giving there advice on how to pull it out…and I’m sure PETA would have been out here too!
The hole was probably 8-10 feet deep, I ended up getting a laureate around the calf’s body and Rick and I pulled it out of the hole. It probably weighed 200-300 pounds…


Look closely and you can make out the calf, it has its head sticking in the drain pipe, little shorter probably would have walked through it and drowned.


Sorry no action shots as the photographer (me) was busy pulling the calf out. After the calf was out, you could tell it probably had been down there for a couple days. It couldn’t wait to eat some grass; it had plenty of water down there. It was also totally exhausted, I let it set there for a few minutes, if you look close at the picture the hole is right behind it. I didn’t want it to fall back in. After a few minutes rest, I made it stand up and walked it up to the rest of the herd. Chances are its mother has forgotten it, so it would be weaned. It’s old enough to take care of itself now anyway… LUCKY ANIMAL!!!!

Did I mention MARCUS is back in the states!!!!
The Ironman Battalion is now safely at Fort McCoy, WI.
The welcome home ceremony will be on 25 July at the River Front Baseball Stadium in Waterloo.

After the calf rescue…Mark and I worked on the bus….We got the air jammer/shield, tire rack, the rear deck, new table inside(someone broke the other one…..), and the new external speakers on. Going to do more work tonight; new stereo, rails, bike mounts, and probably some cleaning…..RAGBRAI is almost here!!!!!


Saw my first Smart Fortwo car in Des Moines yesterday, some lady was at a stoplight...dinky car!

Deep Thought for the Day: If you fall down in a hole, don’t fret it. Chances are you’re not coming out, unless the planets are aligned and you can bellow.

Marcus has hit the US main land, little over an hour ago!!!!!......he
will be enroute to his decontamination area in the next 2 hours....and
hitting Iowa most likely next week.....and RAGBRAI, probably Humboldt

He said he could smell where it had rained and it was exhilarating.

5 days until RAGBRAI XXXV!!!
Training miles: yeah right!...how about getting the bus ready?

Marcus is somewhere between Kuwait and WI. Should be officially back next week in IOWA!!!!!! It's been a long wait for him and Laura......

Austin had his last bb tournament Friday and Saturday….lost both games Friday night, but I skipped out after the first one as I was suppose to work Summerfest.

Summerfest was a blast Friday night…I didn’t actually work, but I had my connections for alcohol. Toaster was good….alot of talent walking around too…Went down to the Clipper afterwards, it was packed….in fact about 40 standing outside waiting to get in. That was a good thing, as I needed sleep before going to the game at 8am…..Thinking I need to stay away from Carla and Nicole...they can be dangerous....of course Gary can try to be a bad influence too....luckly I'm smarter than that...it's that used car salesman......

I was dragging most of Saturday through 3 baseball games…we won the first one….then lost the next 2 in the tournament…they were close too…..Off to Summerfest.

Saturday night I actually worked, that was fun. Standing Hampton played, seen them several times, The lead singer does an excellent job…they play all covers from the 60’s-90’s…..…They will be playing in Humboldt on Ragbrai. Not sure why but VF just despises me….oh well her loss…..Wow Cindi was smashed, she was basically carried out on Saturday night. Julie was somewhat intoxicated, but didn't need carried out...just in.

Got home Sunday about 1pm with Blaise…I tried to just rest most of the day…did a few things around the house nothing on the bus!!!! I know RAGBRAI is Saturday!!!!!!

This week mostly getting the bus ready, house cleaned good enough for a week, clothes packed, Spamalot on Wednesday , maybe a few miles on my bike Thursday……and more bus stuff…..

Deep Thought of the Day: A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."