Tour de Cure

Hello again - people of the electronic world!  This is a post where I kindly inform you of an upcoming cycling event in hopes of receiving monetary donations to support a very important cause.  The event is called Tour de Cure.  In a nutshell, Tour de Cure is a annual cycling event to help the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in the fight against diabetes.   I will riding the old girl - my bike, not Stacey - on June 2nd in support of the ADA and Stacey's fight against diabetes.  This will be my first event, and I am pretty stoked to be able to participate in such a fantastic event. 

My wife, Stacey, was diagnosed with Type II diabetes just over a year ago.  In that time, we both have been educated on this disease.  She evolved into the household expert.  I am more like a bra and provide the necessary support.  However, she will probably tell you that my bra-like qualities often resemble those of a drill instructor.  As some of you are well aware, we like to eat, drink, and be merry.  This ignorant disease pooped all over that parade.  Not that we overindulge all the time, but shit happens....like ordering a case of Oreo cookies and eating the majority of them within a week.  Wait...that was me...piggy!  Enough about that.  She has made great strides over the past year, and I am extremely proud of her. 

May 18th is National Bike to Work Day, and I intend to do just that partially in honor of the day but also as a training event.  I need to prep my ass for the thirty mile non-stop madness that I am about to endure in June.  Yes, I will be completely dressed like a cycling dork with ass pads, a snug/smug jersey, and my biking version of sassy socks.  I welcome you all to come out and witness this visual nightmare.  Please bring whiskey.  It helps to numb the sit bones...and your eyes. 

This is the part in this post where I beg my viewers once more for money.  Click on the link above that you assumed would lead you to an informative page but instead took you directly to my donation page.  Yes, I tricked you a little there.  Consider giving up some of that cash you usually spend at Larry Flynt's or other east side establishments and help me reach my goal.  We greatly appreciate it!

And now...naked girls on bikes compliments of one of my all-time favorite bands.

Hi.

My name is Diddy. Some call me Diddy - some call me Al - some call me Al Diddy.  Some call me Jackass from time to time.  Obviously, Diddy is not my given name, but everyone needs a lil' alias or ten from time to time.  This is basically a test page, which may explain the rants and rambling ons occurring this very moment.

Pause for a mug shot... annnd... BOOM!

Study it well.  It could very well be the one and only mugshot I share with you.  I like my anonymity.  I also enjoy writing and have been told numerous times that I write well - mostly by instructors and professors from elementary school through college.  I am generally the type that cuts themselves short, but I will go with the majority on this one since these individuals are credible.  Writing as a profession has occurred to me but nothing more than a fleeting thought. 

I actually launched my initial page back in February 2005, which seems like ages ago considering the immense (and intense) amount of changes I have experienced since then.  I also did a relaunch in April 2008.  Basically - I am fiercely ADD (and slightly OCD) when it comes to writing and managing journal-esque items.  If I were to share my journal entries in chronological order, it would provide further evidence of this fact.  I skip, jump, and frolic across days, months, and in rare cases even years.  I suspect the biggest roadblock consists of availability and the ability to focus (see ADD comment above).  I am a bit of a perfectionist and simply do not have the time necessary to create what my mind considers the 'perfect' piece.  This is a fact of life and how my brain functions.  I deal with my imperfections one day at a time.

I have actually been working hard to get this off the ground, which includes building the actual page (not an easy task when choosing from fifty different themes, fonts, and gadgets - again see ADD comment above).  In the process, I have also been feverishly working to clean up my arsenal of graphic madness across memory sticks and online storage.  I will not inundate you or the kind servers at Blogger.com with a barrage of animated graphics or images although I have some seriously funny shit stashed away in my archives.  I shall give you a brief taste...

Here is a completely irrelevant graphic!

The next arduous task involves determining what on earth to blather on about.  In the past, I frequently discussed music, politics, sports, LGBT events/issues, and a random assortment of bullshit.  Since then, I began to care less about such things to an extent.  I don't follow music nearly as much as I used to, and the same can be said about sports.  Politics and religion are two topics that I no longer waste too much time feuding over or stewing about considering the IQ levels of the opposition.  I am at the point in life where there are more important things to worry about.  I watch zero network television and get my daily media intake from Pandora, Netflix, SiriusXM, and random Facebook updates.  I enjoy writing reviews on Yelp, riding my bike, drinking beer, laughing with friends, and most importantly spending time with my wife and two fuzzy kids - a cat and one crazy ferret.  These are the things that bring me great joy in life.

At any rate - the content of this page will more than likely consist of some form of ADD as you probably have already figured out.  I would apologize in advance, but ultimately it is my page to do whatever I choose with.  However, I hope to at least do some form of entertaining and perhaps even informing the masses.  That being said - I hope to at least give you a warm, fuzzy feeling or even an occasional chuckle from time to time.  I am also a fan of feedback because without it...well, how on earth would we ever learn from mistakes and/or make improvements?  Oh...the adult content warning you will experience when attempting to view this page is primarily due to the fact that I cuss like a truck driving sailor - fucking aaarrgh!  I love my favorite four-letter words.  I do sometimes touch on more 'adult' issues, but not in the sense that your thinking....dirty, little perverts.  Enough about me.

Tune in next time for more of my ramblings...