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2008

To gauge tire wear & use, and for a sense of the demands i’d placed on my oil,
I used to organize my riding log by which set of tires and oil changes i was running. ie,

Pirelli Diablo Corsa
10w-30 synth @ 17300 20080701-0000-martes
service 20080701-1200-martes
parts
synth oil
labor
Track Day #15, #16 :: STT @ Beaverun 20081004-1200-sábado

I’d also record, conditions, like weather, and my personal state, esp “restedness”, ie bad night’s sleep (?)
wx
just barely 70s, 40s @ night
heavy rain the night before
light
BMNT ~0530h

Lastly, I’d record lessons-learned
lecons-learned
Dylan
move like ballet . . . take the whole track in 2d or 3d gear
doing track in single gear requires smoothness
allows slowing down time & space, to do more things, think more thoughts at a single time
recalling lecon from
TomCutter
“weight the outer peg”
when i feel the bike going out from underneath me
look into the curve
failed to do this @ The Corkscrew, fixated on loss o control and failed to turn my head to the uphill where i needed
to go
teamProMotion
find yer braking points, identify your turn-in points
wrenchery w Kyle & Roger
if wires / cables too tight, turn handlebars full lock left / right to loosen them up, instead of forcing them
get same pegs each side for rider & pillion for interchangeability

Gus
aka
Goose
aka
Justin

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10w-30 synth @ 17300 20080701-0000-martes
service 20080701-1200-martes
parts
synth oil
labor
Track Day #15, #16 :: STT @ Beaverun 20081004-1200-sábado
executive summary
camped out, got good training both days, stayed Novice-3 the whole time, flyers by the end of Sunday; good judgement
showed, napped,
metrics
@ 17,400 miles
180 track miles
Sat :: ~96 mi
6x sessions @ o/a 15miles per
Sun :: ~90 mi
6x sessions @ o/a 15miles per
112 octane
focus :: integration, curing early apexing, assuming the angle sooner
1:3 w Renard
1:1 w Craig
situacion
1
2
wx
just barely 70s, 40s @ night
heavy rain the night before
light
BMNT ~0530h
sleep
poor sleep in van Friday night, midnight –> 0430
the bike
@ 16,730 miles
3
a la 50-pencing; i was making k adjustments mid-corner bc i failed to plan a clear defined line

From: justin giron [xgironx@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:53 PM
To: Pat Davis-Bradford
Cc: peper@well.com
Subject: Re: dodge sprinter fer sale …

Ah, Mamacita, pero en verdad esta un Mercedes,
originalmente importado como marque Freightliner hace siete anos,
y re-badged a Chrysler mas recientemente …

Algunos motocletistos los tienen y los gusta mucho …
pero, tiene razon de que sera menos caro a comprar un trailer como esto:

. . .
Ran into instructor Allan from Pittsburgh up, met his brother and his nephew motarding. Said he’s been very busy with his flying;
Got the Pridmore defensive line lesson reinforced there, when another rookie did a dodgy inside pass on Turn #1 — definitely did not
“pass with authority.” I should have taken ownership of that line. Got it on video from Shadow Video. Allan mentioned
that he’d prefer to see STT teach the defensive line as well.
STT taught braking/blipping at the same time. I wasn’t comfortable trying that. I thought I remembered Reg downshifting AMAP to scrub
speed, then braking to tune up corner entry?
I did an experiment: ran one session in 4th gear only, no brakes; then session in 5th gear only, no brakes; i really missed the sense of
control I learned from engine braking and throttle management; really had to ease/smooth my way into the corners and still
felt loosey-goosey;
Learned why I tend to apex early — i’m looking at the apex instead of past it;
Happy moment: at end of Sunday, instructor said “I’d hate to see you on something smaller,” complimentary about my progression
through the weekend; we went from 1:30 –> 1:24 –> 1:17, 1:16s consistently on the north circuit;
I’ve found a couple people with 2001 f4i bikes that are selling, one track-ready, one stocker. I’m going to wait until January when a CD
matures to make a decision, and see what the economy’s doing before pulling the trigger on a track bike.
Lastly, rode a 600 for the first time, some comments on that below in msg to my parents;
Still running those Dunlop Qualifiers, very happy with them. Planning to ride past Mortons E/R Spartanburg this Friday on them.
Peper and I looked at the vid last night. I’ve gotten smoother and didn’t look nearly the awkward dork i expected. Had two very
good instructors, 1:3 ixr:student ratio, and stuck with them well past class-time, all day. Regular meds, no caffeine, little sugar,
no red-meat or big lunch. Also on Day 1 I skipped a session and took a nap in the van.
I put myself in the Novice-3 group, lowest of the 3 ability groups, slowest of the slow, told them i’d be there if/until they kick me
out one of these days :o) On the vid you see that very rarely do i get above 60-70 mph. riders with any time under their belt
realize that one thing you owe other riders is predictability, so I’m striving for that and smoothness first.
I asked another rider to take my bike out. He came back w shite-eating grin, said, “this thing is so planted, so stable,
suspension’s set up just right and loads of grunt” I took his out and saw what he meant. Betsy Beemer is ever so much more
forgiving than the race rice rockets. Mine is heavier w lower CoG. With the cylinders and my chopped seat, I ride much further
down into the bike than others. She is big-boned tho’, feels more like steer-wrestlin’
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than waltzing Matilda. Got another guy, seasoned 65-year old racer, w boxer experience to check my suspension and he, too,
approved. Just wanted to make sure that i’ve got it dialed-in safely.
Good information! Those are helpful tips on tactics and etiquette, too.
We had a wheelie boy in Novice, too. “I passed 8 guys … You need to
move me up to intermediate … ” Well, they did. Next session he
binned his first zx10. Next day he binned his second zx10. Took out
another junior on a zx10 and got harmlessly slightly run over by a
control rider. Waa-Waa. His father and girlfriend were with, so he
earned a deficit of cool points. And made no friends in the paddock,
either.
It would be great to be partners in crime next season, though I reckon
I’ll need some warm-up days in Novice to re-assess any readiness for
Intermed.
LOL! Jekyll and Hyde…I see. I vaguely remember seeing a track day photo
> of you that was pretty impressive. I hope that you enjoyed the day with
> STT. I think they are good people. Unfortunately, I have only done one day
> with them, but I may have the chance to do others in the coming “years”!
>
> This article addresses your part of your early apex problem:
> http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0102_safely_riding_motorcycles/index.html
>
> Here’s an article addressing “injun” brakin’ and blippin’:
> http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0402_shift_blip_throttle/index.html
>
> Regardless of which method of slowing down you prefer, the key is always
> going to be smooth transition…on the brakes…down the gears…and back on
> the gas. In a race against the clock only, or when there are no overtaking
> riders it’s probably better to be a little less aggressive on scrubbing the
> speed and getting the bike into the turn with more corner speed and less
> effort to get out of the turn. In other words, late braking tends to be
> more aggressive, causing you to drop to a lower speed than you would
> normally want to, but might aid you in beating another rider to the
> apex…or setting him up for the next turn.
>
> I used to be a really big fan of diving in deeeep into the turns and
> stuffing folks on the inside. Of course I didn’t make too many friends that
> way, and if I did it to another seasoned rider, I had to suffer the
> embarrassment of running wide and/or scrubbing off enough speed that Mr
> Smooth would just pass me back in the very next turn. Of course now, I
> learned how to run deeper and smoother over time and I tried to apply the
> techniques to the situation…(stuff the guy that’s been holding me up the
> last several turns…smoothly overtake the guy with the pedigree and finely
> tuned bike and anticipate his counterattack…possibly making the aggressive
> move into the next turn, where he will have responsibility of safe passing
> and the challenge of trying to get by me.)
>
> I’m surprised that the guy didn’t get flagged for stuffing in a novice
> session. Usually they don’t like for that group to dice…straitaway only.
> Intermediates only allowed to pass on the outside or cleanly 6 ft away from
> others. And experts, no holds barred with a few exceptions. I’ve seen a
> lot of different things in each level, including this 300lb guy purposely
> wheelieing out of turns at VIR without getting flagged. Let that be me.
> I’d have been sent home.
>
> Anyway, I am really excited to hear about your exploits and more than happy
> to throw in my 2 cents…as you can see 🙂 I’ll try not to be a big
> mouth, but I’m so far removed from the stuff right now, the only thrill I
> can get is running my trap about it! Let’s hope I can get out there a
> couple of times next year and join you in the intermediate group for the
> morning sessions…I’ll need it and you’ll be ready for the step up!
hagy
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65 track miles, missed first session bc walk-on and Graulty doing tech insp
stuff i didn’t do
didn’t work on the lobster-hand throttle management
focus on bod pos
focus on throttle management
stuff i did do
kept it in taller gear going through The Corkscrew; did not focus on TM (throttle management)
focused on getting more drive out of the corners; burned up the tires a lot more than on the 7/21 Lyle day
told Graulty i needed to be done after the 3 oclock hour session
moments of grace
flowing through The Cave Esses towards Turn #7; very smooth body transition, sliding gently ass one side to the
other w/o jerk and w/o upsetting the bike and w/o having to do squat-thrusts extra work hauling my body over;
hitting between the 2 Xs on exit from The Corkscrew
sighting the Xs at the top of The Hook; flowing it around; feeling the arc of the circle that Graulty drew on the
track map in the classroom; feeling it on rails, on autopilot
first two laps of session #N where I got it right in The Horn a la The Corkscrew @ Laguna Seca
early in the day when i got The Corkscrew good, in between the kerbing and the sealant
just about hitting the dirt patch at the turn-in at the top of The Corkscrew
approaching The Hook straight on, watching everyone else enter it wide, making an unnecessary turn of it
getting the bike settled vic The Bus Stop prior to lean over and look at the first orange cone at top of The
Corkscrew
one time i hit the box-x entering the Pit-In/Pit-Out Loop
stationary bike drill: when ass off seat, i then poked the knee out the full 90 degrees and felt my body square up
w the bike
the middle two laps w Graulty, the first one that he led, the second one where i led; first one esp felt smooth &
flowing; the second one slightly less so, but i did feel like i was putting it all together and did a respectable “he’s
making progress” job of it
moments of heresy
over-lean, rear end loosey-goosey
lefthander at top of Pistol Grip
lefthander at top of The Corkscrew
gone kerb-running twice @ Big Bend
felt loosey-goosey what w all the rear-wheel slidey-stuff
always less comfy in turn before Bridge Straight
the off-camber and late, late, late apex freak me out
bounced off Rev-Limiter
4
5
6
AAR
own
self-diagnosis to Graulty
i apex too early
Turn #17 freaks me out
i have a hard time on off-camber pre-Bridge turn
i tend to make jerky movements, unsettling the bike;
i feel like i’m in an adolescent phase; impatient that it’s not all coming together faster; then there’s that skinny
punk-ass kid w glasses and bad teeth that went straight up to RED group on his 6th track day; honestly, i kind of
had a bad attitude coming into this track day; thinking about getting out of the sport; picturing easing my way out;
wrapping things up, being kinda glad i didn’t go whole hog into it with thou$ands of dollars and lots o gear; i
didn’t feel passionate about going this time; more i felt like, it’s going to be difficult to break away this Thursday,
so i better go today to get my time and practice and drills in; but maybe it’s kind of like surfing, where one must
make offerings to The Surf Gods; or like any sport where you’ve got to go do the drills, time after time; it’s just a
lot harder to get the drill time, to get the track time, than it is to find an empty basketball court to run dribbling
drills
otro
Graulty
“yea you got a little sloppy that last one”
“i was giggling inside my helmet seeing you putting things together”
“you were running scary amounts of lean”
“upper body looks good; that’s usu the hard part … guys get rigid”
CALL
wrench the Sidi boots
take every training opportunity; like i almost didn’t take Graulty’s class, 1:1, i would have missed a good
opportunity
curriculum per Graulty
principles
corner entry
focus
apex
“try to reverse the outcome”
“what if I wanted there to be silicone left on the Fuji film? what would i have to do?”
“what if I wanted my kids to end up hating me?”
pux
“save yer pux … they’re $25 bucks a set … and anymore some guys say that it’s an indicator of a mistake when
they touch, so they pull them back in … don’t dig them in”
drive-out
“start your drive even before the apex, when you’ve got the bike aimed, open it up, more throttle as the bike gets
straighter up
“self-diagnosis”
“i hit that apex late and used more track than i had to … so what does that mean?”
“oh maybe next time I can apex two feet earlier and follow the intent of the law, not its letter”
body-steering
“Pridmore and Code are saying pretty much the same thing”
corner
look past the corner
entry
find braking markers
settle the bike
settle the rider
before the turn-in
turn-in
apex
drive-out
get the drive out of the corner
bod pos
but ankle tucked in tight to the frame is no good
make full 90-degree w knee instead of 60-degree, have to take the ankle out from the bike and stand tippy-toe w
heel at swingarm
track map recon
see where you can draw circles on the track map; to define visualization template to lay over the corners on the
track map
straighten everywhere you can; keep the bike at lean as little as possible;
rx from Graulty
get a track bike 600cc
acciones
cull the Top 10 tools; in case i ever had to go w a leaner toolset
really want a laptimer transponder
TY note to Mark
Letter Comm to Glenn re Mark
<< Not-Silver >> to Linda Rabb
Fix the Sidi boots, parts falling off;
Track Day #14 :: TPM @ SummitPoint.Shenandoah w Graulty 20080831-0000-domingo
executive summary
metrics
@ 16,730 miles
65 track miles
25mpg @ 93 octane
6 sessions
focus :: LINES
1:1 w Graulty
situacion
1
Haley grounded for lying
2
Labor Day Weekend
wx
mid-80s
major fog 0700h e/r SPR
light
sleep
1/2 seroquel didn’t work so well; i got a non-uninterrupted night’s sleep
the bike
@ 16,730 miles
3
CI ( commanders intent )
FOCUS :: LINES
in middle of major deployment at DCGS-A
4
5
w/o week before
sat
spin60
170#
fri
fri nite outdoor swim @ LTF in darkness until 2000h; 65min
thu
am swim 45min
wed
tue
TC
w Kris R
mon
sun
spin90
sat
mountain bike Patapsco w Mookey Morrone
6
i’d been wound up all week; after demanding week at work during deployment during wh Carol started to rely on
me for reporting info re the deployment;
slightly manic; Saturday afternoon pre-track nerves manifested themselves in sudden house-tidying, then sudden
dis-assembly of the stereo tuner and migration of same into The Little Blue Office on the Metro racking and
drilled hole in wall between office and LR, w drill and foot-long pilot bit, then expanded w the RotoZip; then fed
speaker wire through the wall and installed the Bose speaker behind the Ikea black faux leather chair next to
Peper’s blue 3-ton book armoire
reportaje
analaje
1
frases
“hunting”
a la 50-pencing; i was making k adjustments mid-corner bc i failed to plan a clear defined line
2
$
time
3
65 track miles, missed first session bc walk-on and Graulty doing tech insp
stuff i didn’t do
didn’t work on the lobster-hand throttle management
focus on bod pos
focus on throttle management
stuff i did do
kept it in taller gear going through The Corkscrew; did not focus on TM (throttle management)
focused on getting more drive out of the corners; burned up the tires a lot more than on the 7/21 Lyle day
told Graulty i needed to be done after the 3 oclock hour session
moments of grace
flowing through The Cave Esses towards Turn #7; very smooth body transition, sliding gently ass one side to the
other w/o jerk and w/o upsetting the bike and w/o having to do squat-thrusts extra work hauling my body over;
hitting between the 2 Xs on exit from The Corkscrew
sighting the Xs at the top of The Hook; flowing it around; feeling the arc of the circle that Graulty drew on the
track map in the classroom; feeling it on rails, on autopilot
first two laps of session #N where I got it right in The Horn a la The Corkscrew @ Laguna Seca
early in the day when i got The Corkscrew good, in between the kerbing and the sealant
just about hitting the dirt patch at the turn-in at the top of The Corkscrew
approaching The Hook straight on, watching everyone else enter it wide, making an unnecessary turn of it
getting the bike settled vic The Bus Stop prior to lean over and look at the first orange cone at top of The
Corkscrew
one time i hit the box-x entering the Pit-In/Pit-Out Loop
stationary bike drill: when ass off seat, i then poked the knee out the full 90 degrees and felt my body square up
w the bike
the middle two laps w Graulty, the first one that he led, the second one where i led; first one esp felt smooth &
flowing; the second one slightly less so, but i did feel like i was putting it all together and did a respectable “he’s
making progress” job of it
moments of heresy
over-lean, rear end loosey-goosey
lefthander at top of Pistol Grip
lefthander at top of The Corkscrew
gone kerb-running twice @ Big Bend
felt loosey-goosey what w all the rear-wheel slidey-stuff
always less comfy in turn before Bridge Straight
the off-camber and late, late, late apex freak me out
bounced off Rev-Limiter
4
5
6
AAR
own
self-diagnosis to Graulty
i apex too early
Turn #17 freaks me out
i have a hard time on off-camber pre-Bridge turn
i tend to make jerky movements, unsettling the bike;
i feel like i’m in an adolescent phase; impatient that it’s not all coming together faster; then there’s that skinny
punk-ass kid w glasses and bad teeth that went straight up to RED group on his 6th track day; honestly, i kind of
had a bad attitude coming into this track day; thinking about getting out of the sport; picturing easing my way out;
wrapping things up, being kinda glad i didn’t go whole hog into it with thou$ands of dollars and lots o gear; i
didn’t feel passionate about going this time; more i felt like, it’s going to be difficult to break away this Thursday,
so i better go today to get my time and practice and drills in; but maybe it’s kind of like surfing, where one must
make offerings to The Surf Gods; or like any sport where you’ve got to go do the drills, time after time; it’s just a
lot harder to get the drill time, to get the track time, than it is to find an empty basketball court to run dribbling
drills
otro
Graulty
“yea you got a little sloppy that last one”
“i was giggling inside my helmet seeing you putting things together”
“you were running scary amounts of lean”
“upper body looks good; that’s usu the hard part … guys get rigid”
CALL
wrench the Sidi boots
take every training opportunity; like i almost didn’t take Graulty’s class, 1:1, i would have missed a good
opportunity
curriculum per Graulty
principles
corner entry
focus
apex
“try to reverse the outcome”
“what if I wanted there to be silicone left on the Fuji film? what would i have to do?”
“what if I wanted my kids to end up hating me?”
pux
“save yer pux … they’re $25 bucks a set … and anymore some guys say that i
…

2011-07-06
Thu, June 2, 2011 6:06:19 AM
SUMMIT POINT SHEN AAR :: Long reply … dont read til after yer vacation
…
From: justin giron <xgironx@yahoo.com>
…
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To: “pocha@aol.com” <pocha@aol.com>

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Ah Lili

Lo siento de que tu no podias ride a la Laguna

On Facebook I’m xgironx (Agustin Giron) … and no te moleste about well-thought out replies I’ll take ’em au natural.

Tengo buenas noticias! Yo acabo de pasar dos dias a Summit Point Shenandoah ( track map this track map ) Abajo, yo he escribido las notas sobre los dos dias — demasiado humid caliente–hielo adentro de los leathers. Quizas te parece las notas demasiado obsessive …

Yo traje mi perro Nickee. Yo compre a WalMart un kiddie pool, tennis balls y mucho hielo. El primer dia, ella se va absolutement ape-shit @ bikes, moto or muscle, como perro de ataque. El dia segundo, ella se calme poquito , suficiente a pagar atencion a los treats Yo trabaje mucho con ella. Tambien, mientras de que yo me fui al session, la mujer del jefe, Joan, took care of Nickee en la sala de clase con aire acondicionado.

La empresa trackday, Motorcycle Excitement, tiene un massage therapist on staff. Yo tome dos massages, especialmente a los brazos para forearm pump. A primer, estaba si nervioso que no rodi con el cuerpo relaxed. La nerviosidad ? estaba mi primera vez al track despues un acidente al mismo track por la cual yo gane el Big Chicken Dinner highside un 14-day all-cuentas-paid vacation a Shock-Trauma al fin de 2009. Muchisimo moral victory. Y ademas, recibe descuenta de $100 por ambos dias a causa de estar veteran. Para las mujeres hay una descuenta tambien, solamente $100 por dia. Esta bueno porque mejora much la escena

Mi rideador favorito, Dylan El Bike Whisperer, Zen Monk, acaba de regresar de Ireland. 40 degrees, rain roadrace, trees, walls, jumps. El prepara por Isle o Man TT este verano . Despues de cada session, la novia le pone toallas con hielo sobre la cabeza y neck.

Me gustare muchisimo a estar considerado por El Jefe Roger como Control Rider. No tengo mad moto skills pero tengo buenos coaching skills, so creo que se puede tendre algo a offrir como coach en el futuro.

Cuando compraras el 2011 Speed Triple? Al fin del season? El el vierno cuando nadie compra moto para get a deal?

A Facebook, me gustare a ver otras fotografias de usted Voy a post una con mi y Nickee al track.

Espero de que ud ha tenido una buen vacation!

Agustin
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After Action Review:
put your big toes on the sharp end of the pegs
put your tits on the gas cap
everything should take one second, throttle down, not chop; braking;
dance on the bike; it’s a ballet

throttle / gearing
•   per Dylan, I listened to my throttle note
•   paid attn to smooth throttle out of apex
•   early on was downshifting too far, in 2nd gear snatchy when i shoulda stayed in 3rd gear
•   rode too long w sticky throttle til Greg helped me fix it
•   some nervy moments bc o sticky throttle, throttle locked on
•   used throttle in chicane to control lean
•   followed Jen/Marcello, very slow, to work on smooth throttle regardless o speed
•   opened it wide open, cowl-under, on approach to Bridge / Bus Stop and on the back straight
•   bounced off revlimiter on back straight o/a 14.2k rpm
suspension
•   assessed suspension compression upon exiting the Karoussel
•   30# front, 29# rear
lines
•   followed Jen’s lines religiously, esp the late apexes
•   enjoyed Jen’s line on curve between Chicane and the Bridge, late apex to 3″ outside the dashed lines, then cross the lines towards the apex
•   couple times , too aggressv on the Karoussel
•   bike setup before green white rumble strips approach PitInPitOut
reference, sighting
•   did best job ever of identifying, following, sizing up
•   Xs in boxes, Diamonds, red dirt smears, seams in pavement
•   tar sealant patches
•   red dirt smear approaching The Hook, approaching The Karoussel
•   missed the cone marking the mud puddle
cornering
•   had a few good laps making one smooth curve out of PitInPit-Out
•   early on, felt the ballet moves across the seat at crest after The Karoussel
track walk
•   discovered the scary off camber transition at the Corkscrew that drops off at the tarmac seam
•   never do that barefoot again
•   gotta git a slimjim
bod pos
•   Sunday, early, all knees akimbo, wrong direction, sticking out right knee on lefthander
•   3d session or so, the left knee finally locked in against gas tank on Corkscrew righthander, enabled much tighter line
•   got back some of my bombsight, tits on tank, mirror-head aggressv pos
•   enjoyed the Ben Spies assholes & elbows pos, helpful to relax arm pump
•   on exit 3-abreast from Karoussel, periph vision, helmet head nod
•   scraped hard parts early sessions
said to myself the words of previous ixrs
•   “smooth application of throttle” ( at turn 22 ) Horseshoe
•   “190 degree turn” @ entry to Karoussel
•   “soft eyes” at Karoussel
wrench
•   Class I oil weep @ rightside crankcase, Steve determined just loosey-goosey oil filler cap
•   worked on sticky throttle w Deuce-and-a-Half Greg
•   “Dry Slide” graphite in liquid syringe delivery solution
•   rider2rider collegial comms
MRP
1.   fer steering head bearings ( tapered bearing assy )
2.   throttle cable adj
3.   oil filler cap clip
4.   slow leak front tire
Advanced Auto
1.   SlimJim for cracking doors
Target
1.   Smaller kiddie pool, extension hose
CALL
1.   Take tent fer skeeters
Frase
•   “How long have you been training dogs?” (Philip)
•   “Why dont you just shoot him, so i dont have to listen to him bark all day again?” ( Chuck Banks, Sr)
•   [ << I think it’s sorta cute you’re afraid of my dog >>
•   << I’ll ask you nicely … dont do that again >>
•   “a brave soul”
Vir
1.   Penelope Cruz
2.   Cesar Milan
3.   Joey Dunlop
4.   Greta The Cat and the Augustus the Bully “MV Augusta”, Giacomo Augustini
Hotties
•   Jackie the 31yo Kiddo Adopter
•   Brown-hair-girl in purple stripedy socks and moto boots
TY Gifts
1.   Joan :: Lonesome Dove Mini-Series
2.   Dylan :: The Faraway Horses
3.   Roger :: Omaha steaks