Some things just irk me.

Like I don't have enough on my plate already, I live in a household where no one pulls their weight. Instead of worrying about school or grades, I worry about all the accumulated laundry and why the kitchen is growing fungi. I am not the only one that lives in this house, but i'm the only one that seems to pick up after myself. It gets to me. Probably more than it should, but that's how I live. That's how I balance my schedule. If you pick up after yourself, then when you come home from a long day, you can relax or do something other than housework. I look around the house and see all the little things waiting to be done. Note this as another motivation tool. I will NEVER live with my mother again. If I were still working ans knew this, I would have kept on keeping on. No college. No great job. I would have given it all up to not have this on my shoulders. I'm OCD, and I can't help it. This is as relaxed as i'm going to get.

On a second note, we have Drift and Drag 2 coming to the motorsports park in August. I am very excited to be a part of this event, and I know Jerry has been itching to drive. I think our scene is WEAK. No one does anything. There used to be meets and car shows and well, enthusiasm. Now it's only excuses. There are 3 key elements to motorsports. Racers, mechanics, and spectators. If you race, then RACE! If your car isn't running, don't sit at home, come spectate or offer to change tires or check tire pressure. The racers who work as their own pit crew get tired, and could use a little break. And then, if you don't have a tuner car, and are minus mechanical ability, but are into the whole car scene, then get off your but and support your scene by showing up at a LOCAL event. I'm not asking you to drive from Miami to Vegas here. I'm talking about your own backyard. All these years I may not have had a car to rant and rave about, but I was around. People know me, they know what I drive, and know that I am "active" in the scene. I'm so tired of all these "keyboard" racers on our racing forums. Their car never runs or they never have the funds. Get your shit together people. If you don't have the funds, maybe payoff some bills and get your life in order. This is not keeping you from supporting your local scene. If your car isn't where it needs to be - ask for help. Tuner guys are some of the nicest people I know. Always willing to lend a hand and help. On the way home from Atlanta last year we ran across a stranded biker in Alabama. Did we leave him on the highway? No. We pulled the car off the trailer, and trailered his bike into town. Maybe we are just nice, who knows. Need race fuel, need a part, and someone has an extra? It's yours and that's just how it works.

This to me shows me how people will be in their later years. You won't find me sitting on the couch after I retire. No stories of how I wish I could have done this or done that.

I may bitch and complain, but i'm doing the damn thing. No regrets here.