What they need to do is invent a really easy spare tire you can carry on the bike. Or AAA for bikes. Would it be the BBB? I guess that's the better business bureau. Maybe it would be the NBA, netherlands bike association. One odd baby development is that I wake up at 5:30 like clockwork. You could set a clock to it I swear.
A bit disturbed this morning as I got some propaganda on my Facebook feed. Nothing heats me up like people telling strait up lies. Speaking of which... FUCK RYAN BRAUN !!! He's a baseball player over here who pulled a Lance Armstrong, and not only strait facedly denying things that were true, but destroying someone else's career and credibility in the process. It's a long story, but he tested positive for performance enhancers a couple years ago, him and his lawyers said the testing guy didn't do his job right, and Braun got off trouble on a technicality. Now he's caught again and accepts his penalty with no appeal at all... just a statement "I realize now that I have made mistakes..... "
We all make mistakes, but to stand if front of the world shaking your finger saying "How DARE you accuse me of such things!" When they are true the whole time.
So back to honesty.... it's 36 weeks of pregnancy today. Woot. Less than 2 weeks left if my visions are correct. Less than 4 if the docs are. Me and the wife are getting so so very excited to meet the little one. It's just a thrilling thought we get a little person of our own. Still trips me out how you need a licence for all kinds of things, but all you need is a breathing boy and girl to get down to business and you can get your own little person.
Something CRAZY I learned last night. Get this. Some states require hospitals to do a drug test on all women as they give birth. If they come back positive for anything illegal, child protective services is notified. Land of the free lol. And yes, I do get the argument that we pay for those kids whose parents are fucked up. It's why I am all for Helmet laws. But it just seems a tad bit intrusive to me to do that then. These are the reasons I'm glad I'm not in charge.
Had a great talk with the guy at the hydro store yesterday. He gave me a sample of some stuff to help with the transplanting. Was real cool too becuase I didn't ask or anything... just as I was walking out he stopped me and said, hey take these. He's a real cool cat. Not a salesperson at all. I swear we have the best hydro store anywhere out here. It's cool to talk to him too because he's had the store for 10 years and he's tried pretty much everything in there at some point. Not many of us have the opportunity to try every different kind of ballast and kinds of lighting, plasma, led, etc. What he runs these days is soil with added nutes (American Nutrients or something... really old company he said). for lights he has one of those Gavita pro plasma lights, with two led panels for supplemental. A shit load of cash up front, but he said he's running something like 1800w equivelent on 7.5 amps. Only fan in the room is a regular house fan to move air. He has an exhaust that kicks on when humidity gets high, but other wise it just stays nice and warm in there. I'd love to get rid of my extraction fan.
I'll go get some pics.
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