Here are some of the pics from LA. I and Mark had breakfast at the Farmers Market and walked through the pavilion honestly the drive there was totally fun. Mark is a pro at the traffic. I headed around town on my own to find some trouble and found plenty. I stayed for just one day and Mona made it awesome by spending the evening chillin and watching a movie. Anything else would have been a waste of time. I mainly drove there to see them and deliver my phone charger. The ride back was also extremely memorable. The moon was almost full and coming up the sun setting behind me lighting the biggest part of the desert on fire. Literally 86 miles West of Phoenix a tractor trailer rig went up and I was in a line of traffic 9 miles long. We just cranked up the tunes and got out of the car, truck or van and had a little meet and greet on the middle of the highway. I met Duke a Korean Vet at one of the many truck stops I hit and caught up on the rolling thunder and ride to the wall events that are held annually. I met two guys riding up to sadona, but couldn't match their rapid pace into town. Thanks to all involved, love you Mark and Mona, thanks for having me and making your home available.

Here is Dennis on his 84 fxr with a kicker. We caught up a little on the side of the road while he taught me a little about evolution engines. It made me really want to get something similar, I have been eyeing the dyna for a while, this just clinched it for me. Thanks for the lesson.

So I am on a three day haitus to LA and I must say this is fantastic. The pictures are in the wrong order, I went down in the day and amazingly the sun went down as I rode. It never got cold, maybe brisk. I stopped a couple of times on the way to have mini adventures. Road food is a good one. The way people drive in LA reminds me of adopted puppies fighting for a swollen teat, josling and jocking into a slightly different position just to move over again at a pace that makes a crack addicted critter dizzy. I survived, partially due to my deafning pipes. I like it here, I think I offended more people getting lost in my sisters neighborhood than I could have even hoped to bother in a year. I'll shoot the amazing shots of tomorrow when I get there. It was a great trip.

Courtesy of the local car show in Fountain Hills. We have some serious muscle in this little town and some really serious cars. I think per capita we have the coolest cars. Of all of them, this was the top of the middle of the heap. I could not reward a vehicle that would easily get a trophy of some sort in any basic car show. I judge on a curve the hottest get dropped the, lowest stay and the middle ground vehicles are graded on a very opinionated aray of science and art, two things that don't really sit well in the same area. I think mechanical things are beatiful, when walking in the corridor for staff of a 4 star hotel, I was more impressed than the marble and gold leaf in the lobby with the aspects of the operational side. I have evolved my eye for function over form, but with a nod towards clean and neat. Sure it's stock, with just wheels. But it's just a car, not a life form, clean, neat and realistic.

I could not leave without sharing more of Halloween and a trip out to glendale arena for the motorcycle's expo with you. I went with Derick and two of his friends, actually accidentally meeting up with Hollywood at the show. Like I said I went as the joker from the dark knight, but that was more of an accident. I went as a Vampire anyone who knows me would think that funny and ironic, but I could not call drinks with the vampire teeth in and had to touch up my make up anyway so I finished the lips out and was a very creepy and convincing joker. My ex txt me Happy Halloween, I sent her a pic of my face make up, dressing up's not always my bag, and she laughed that her husband was going as the same thing and sent me a pic of her fairy outfit and I went home to my Stephanie, dressed as a fairy, hmm weird. any who, this is her, me on the ultra exclusive KTM RC8 with full treatment. Base price is close to 20k and with the works closer to 40k, this is the latter. also the buell 1125r with factory race parts and the evolution engine powered xb12r set for and used for racing. I also spent a load of time admiring the bikes built by Roland Sands, who I found out also has a blogspot. The guy has an eye for things that should be beyond the sum of his years. I really admire his work and what he is doing for the hobby and sport of motorcycling. I really need to start admiring bicyclist's before I get any fatter though. See enclosed photo of my belly roll at the car show, I choose to think that people that make small subtle changes and modest budgets have more pull to what go's than a whole shop full of tools and time with a bucket of cash on top for the average man. So I gave an award to a gentleman that not only stood still for my conversation hostage attack, but also whittled out this 62 Oldsmobile stardust. Thanks all. -Evan

Suffice to say that alot has been going on, hence the lack of correspondence. I have changed the engine in Stephanie's malibu. 3.1 L gm engines and there vehicles have been slightly demystified for me in the need for on-going secondary education. I must admit there are still things that puzzle me like the 4 ground lead on the back of the engine that I needed to take to a technician to diagnose, but the car is running fine so far. I gave the electra glide the street glide treatment to bring it down about 40 years in age of ownership, but I missed the crystal clear radio and cb option that allowed not only a passenger of the non-ball variety, but also the ability to hear them with out yelling, not that it helps any passenger from screaming. The bike handles superbly after the 35 pound diet. I and Stephanie went to the State fair and rode all the good rides, mine were scary and her's were of the spinning tea cup variety. I did get a sweet chance to play with John Deere tractors in the sand. Derick and I have had a couple of good cruises around the area, as well as a accidental trip with Matt and Tania out to Greasewood Flat's in Cave Creek, all great times. I have been working, planning or playing all of the time. I was the dark night for Halloween at star $'s and made more drinks on Nov.4th than we usually sell all day. I have been having a blast. I did see War inc, thanks mo and I don't think I have seen anything in the theaters in quite a while, an accomplishment I think. Thanks to all of my friends that have been so supportive of me in my absence. Hollywood, David and the entire family, specifically, but many many more I should but could not name. I have started some new trends, like the starbux hug and five for five at the skilled nursing center(my back hurt so I found people like me), mo your the only person that understands that. LOVE you all. P.S.-did you see that pic of stephanie working on the car...I get her responsibility and this is the best I have to offer...teaching her how to change her engine in a pinch. I still think that the minivan 3.9L engine would have fit and made this car fly.

You will never have another tommorrow and the stories you will tell will never be about the plans you made. I love you all. Very much, for creating me, making me...not the best, but better.

Baby gets a new pair of shoes, in this case Metzler Marathon 880's WWW in a bias. I love those Wide White Walls. She has never handled better, it just sticks to the road. Here is the party that moved in the house when the rain came down, bonus that's the rest of the half naked man. I took a real nice cruise with Susan up and around the mid state of AZ. Hitting a few small town's between. Globe was awsome, but a little to much bike made for a very short stop. I will be back for sure on a smaller steed, this was a nook of arizona culture where everyone lives on a hill top. Dr. Suess meets Frank Lloyd Wright. At the end of the short 6 hour trip, and yes I forgot the camera, I found a very nice crack in my bald dry back tire. I'm working constantly, so send me an e-mail. later

What do you do with a loaner harley? Everything you wouldn't do with your own. I took the bike in for an issue that was covered under warrantee and they threw me the keys to a different bike every day. I took out, in this order, Fat Boy, Road King and a Street glide. I only had the last one for a day. I had a blast on the Fat Boy, the 96 inch balanced engine is a hoot, it brings out the real hooligan in any rider. I and Susan took the Road king out to Bush Hwy, Stephanie and I took it to Payson, AZ. The stock exhaust was meant to be replaced, flat out replaced, it sucks. I had some freinds over for a garage party and it was a blast, this is the only picture fit to print and the shirtless man in the back ground was not the only other person there. There was a micro burst and the lightning and thunder just sparked the clouds like a flickering light bulb for hours. So much lightning, so close together it was like the sun was trying to shine through the thick clouds, kinda freaky. Had a 70 or so year old guy say he had never seen anything like it, that says something.

I started my new position as a Nurse Assistant at the local long term health care facility in the Skilled Nursing Unit. I really love my job and what I do, but I'm not quiting my day job. This makes for some really long days and a little missed sleep. I still get some time for myself, but if I'm not as social please forgive me. It feels great to help people who need help the most and never seems difficult. I have some of best times on the job and yes, they let me wear the chuck d's on the floor. I like it because my 3 scrub sets cost me 10.40 and I can throw everything in the washer. I do not work in the hypobaric unit, but that little stamp saved me lots of money. I'm going on a ride tomorrow and the destination is unknown as of yet. Fine by me. Matt, Derick, and Tania are all on board. Hollywood's bike is still in the shop from when some one t-boned the back of his GSX-R. He's fine and her insurance is covering all of the superficial damage. Tania's bike is back from starter death thanks to bikebandit.com and rebuilding the starter only cost 33 bucks, compared to 400 new or 180 rebuilt. Matt's mend from the last spill looks to have made things better than ever, although no bike is ever complete. I would post picks, but you can see the story on youtube.com under sportster story. His bike left the ground completely and flipped in the air, but was repaired and ready to ride just as his ankle was healing up. Like the bumper sticker education of common sense I must repeat what I said on a very inspirational t-shirt, "Life isn't about how many breaths you take, but how many breaths your life takes away". I hope we all have some passion in our days, what every you have make life enjoyable. Although motorcycle's and mechanics are my selfish self exploration, I hope to live long enough to serve as many as possible. My current position paints many different possibilies for the future, not changing how I feel, but illuminating the social status of life and further defining my opinion. Life is fragile, live while your still alive, tomorrow will never come.

Breakfast in Payson. With 45 mpg out of the bike when Derick suggested breakfast in a town about 66 miles north of Fountain Hills, it was a no brainer. We met up at starbucks and rolled out onto the old bee line highway that is the end of town and the begining of the Ft. Mcdowell Indian Reservation. 66 miles of peaks and valleys and open landscapes of Joshua trees. Weird looking flowers that look oddly taken from some demented cartoon, and mountains made from a delicate balance of huge boulders, placed by nature like some dangerous marble jenga monument. On to the Knotty Pine Cafe in Payson the food was excellent and the ride was an odd concoction of sun burn and goosebumps. We both reaked of sun screen anyway, to no avail our fair skin rolled pink over the course of a few hours under the sun. The weather was very nice in the 70's all day and we abliged our speedometers to the same treatment for a few miles north of Payson. Down one of the coolest little switch back decents into a specific canyon manned by two older park rangers is the natural bridge. My ankle was still a little twisted from finding 1st gear and the starter button tangle with the weight of the big bike on it, so we walked down to make out point, look out #4, and took some pictures. Just as Derick was taking one of the first pictures of me during the trip my batteries failed, so other than his word their is no evidence of the trip every happening. Perfect. The remaining pictures were taken on our phones and I have yet figured a way to take them off of it and onto the computer. We stopped at an old bike salvage yard and found a tresure trove of awsome hogs. Period chops and war bikes, I paid less for my running twin cam ultra than this guy wanted for a long term project so we roared back to starbucks and broke camp. This was one of many day trips to come. Stephanie is looking forward to taking me to some of the more illusive points of intrest in AZ. There are many, although I don't think we will be stopping off at any motorcycle salvage yards, we could turn up and awsome wind chime of blown glass and copper. By the way and unexpected modification made the bike wicked quick, yet the favorite so far is the hardwired garage door opener. Harley Nerd? new term? Love you all.

I was looking for this on my blog. I graduated from an accelerated course in Nurse Assisting before I went to Texas. I had a blast and learned how awsome it is to help someone in need. I'm just about to go turn in my hire packet at the local long term health care facility and wanted to share with everyone how happy this is for me. Yet I forgot to post pics when I graduated and the awsome one off scrubs Susan made for me. Made from cotton/poly twill the material is both softer and less transparent than any available scubs. Thank you Susan and thank you to everyone who helped along the way. I enjoyed my clinicals more than expected and I am on my way to completing my goal in healthcare, the ever expanding self completion that is helping give back to those in need.

At the top of Fairview canyon, plinks in camp and Paula and Robert chilling in front of the camper under the pop up.

family camp redux

I had a blast in Utah. This year the camp was up Fairview canyon. We literally picked up the bike from the shop and drove straight to Sanpete. 11 hours in the saddle with stops for fuel. We averaged about 33 mpg, but we were going a little faster than cruising. DJ was cooking the whole time and Brandy put me up when we got into town and again up on the mountain. Mary and Joe came down for a night and I even got to see Dale and Mary for a little while. It was awsome. I got to actually spend some time with DJ when I went to his house before heading out and Roger came over. Brandi and Dallon, Jayci and DJ's girlfriend Debbie made a nice lunch. Stephanie and I traded the harley for a few hours for the mini van and drove up to Maple canyon. Flip flops made it about 100 yards into Box canyon before heading back. I gave mom a ride down skyline drive on the bike and had a Bishop malt at Rogers in Mt. Pleasant. Seeing the family was great, even if all we did was sit around the fire and bs. Thanks for everything DJ, Paula and Robert, Ron and Brandy, MOM, Eva and Roger and everyone else. It was great to see you all, if I do it next year, I'm taking a week off to drive up in two legs or bringing a car so I can sleep half way. oh and I found my eye glasses, but if you find my blue hat... I and my bald spots miss it.

I got a good sun burn today, Stephanie's is much worse. So worth it. A life changing event. I will post more pics when it stops raining, because this bike is too beautiful to take pictures of in the garage. Thanks so much Jerry for everything and everything else. She ran great and true, I really stretched the legs on her. Tomorrow she's going to Hacienda Harley for a full tune and take care of the little things. I couldn't ask for more. Sorry Mckay, you'll have to wait till for better pics.

I said I would post the video's after decompression. I and the video's are fully decompressed. Thanks for the greatest vacation in a long time I really miss/missed you all. I have more video, but this is the only one worth posting. Goes with out saying the trip home was a success. Stephanie is already planning trips back and trips to other family in other states, more on that later

Spending time with my brother in Texas. Everything is bigger in Texas. We went to NASA and set up for the fourth. I spent 9 hours staying up with him just smoking the meat. We had a blast just sitting in the yard. Dave, Mckays neighbor spent 6 hours and close to $2000 bucks wholesale in fireworks. We were popping morters for hours. I helped Mckays youngest Sara light her first 1 1/2" morter of course she is 6 years old. Photo's don't do any of this justice, we had a blast. Much love to everyone who was there, missed it all together and/or helped me get here. Looking forward to coming back next year if possible.

my bad about the fiddle sticks golf pic twice. It was really fun though.

I can not believe it has been that long since I published. I have been real busy with work. I'm not sure if I can even state where I work online. Better safe than sorry. I'm enrolled in a 30 day CNA class and I still volunteer at the hospital. I'm really excited about school starting soon. I will try to upload a photo of me in work gear and me in CNA garb, because they are both part of my future. I am not dead as some of you may believe. I do have a line on Real medical benefits, two actually. I took a couple real long motorcycle rides, on loaner bikes and have run in with some serious motorcyclists. It's an awsome life. Free awsome coffee all day long. I saw the premier of Ironman, unfortunatly I also saw baby mama, forgetting sarah marshall, made of honor, horton hears a who, 27 dresses, hitman and speed racer. Not so good. I have made a few trips down to the pavillions car show. We are experiencing technical difficulties with the home PC and it's difficult to post from the laptop with images. I'm on an extreme budget and will be starting a new job in addition to my current position after July. Texas and Utah are still on the schedule although the days keep shifting around and I havn't got tickets yet, Stephanie is getting this trip. We are also taking a trip out to Minnisota later this year. Susan took us to fiddlesticks to play a round of miniture golf, We have a Wii so most of our spare time is bowling, golf, surgery and need for speed carbon. I mostly hang out at the book store now. I'm budgeting... love ya'll.