As a kid I was somewhat fearless. Some would say dumb, but really I just wasn’t afraid of injury. I was really into skateboarding and BMX/Freestyle biking and while I’ve lost about every inch of skin on my body, I’ve never broken a bone or needed any kind of surgery. I guess I was just dumb. My lack of fear served me well when frequently moving from town to town. I developed a knack for quickly building a reputation. For whatever reason, chicken was a common way to test new arrivals in the 80’s, and I was always up to the challenge. I would never swerve or slow down. I’ve been hurt, hurt others, damaged bikes, both mine and theirs, but I never swerved.     One time in Jacksonville, Florida there was a big kid with a big beach cruiser bike. He decided to call me out one day, ready to make a fool of me. He waited until all the neighbor kids were...

  Summer has arrived. First week was a blast! I am a subtle shade of pink and my showers are excruciating. You never really know how burnt you are until that hot water comes raining down. The kids started Summer School but we are still going hard. I’m trying to pack in as many good times as possible and the kids are going to be begging to go back to school once it’s over.     I have also stepped up the Gundam building too. All the Gundams I’ve built so far have been HG or High Grade. Well I decided to step up to the next tier RG or Real Grade. These are alot like HG but they have an internal structure that makes them more posable and structurally sound. More pieces too.     The instruction booklet is not just a folded up single piece of paper. This one is a small booklet that is half folded with staples. Pretty fancy. I started work on it this...