I was surprised to read about the Cuban athlete who attacked a referee during an Olympic match, and now he (and his coach) have been banned from competition for life. What a fiasco that must have been! The athlete, Angel Matos apparently had been injured during the Taekwondo match and he was declared the loser because he exceeded the one minute time out limit. He was so upset that he kicked the referee in the face! No wonder he has been banned for life!
I was reading that Georgia and Russia have signed a cease-fire, and that Georgia has applied for membership to the NATO organization. I guess I’ve just been too wrapped up in my own personal business to even understand the hows and whys this conflict even started! I’ve heard bits and pieces here and there, and seen headlines in the newspapers, but been too busy to read them. I feel badly about that because it sure seemed like the US was going to be dragged into another conflict that we really did not want to get involved in! But I’m glad that a cease-fire has been signed, and hope that the cease fire sticks and there are no more hostilities. I also hope that the US does NOT get sucked into paying for repairs to either one of their countries damages. Let them fix their own stuff! We need to fix our own infrastructures!
It has been raining so much lately that I’ve been unable to mow my clients lawns as much as they need to be mowed – they are just too wet to mow! My customers are calling and complaining about how tall their grass is, and I tell them I’m not happy about it either because I need the money I earn mowing their lawns! I’ll be glad when the grass dries!
The local Harley shop was having a big open house celebration this past weekend, so I decided to go to the event and check it out. There was a live broadcast being done by a local radio station, lots of free food and sodas, and they were having discounts on just about everything in the store. I ended up buying a new detachable windshield for my Harley. I was impressed with how easily it can be installed and removed. I installed it right there at the shop – they let me borrow the tools to do it. It was funny because all I needed was an allen wrench! Anyway, when I drove home I noticed that with the new windshield on the bike, I wasn’t feeling the wind hitting me, so I was driving faster than I thought! It will take a while to adjust to that!