2006 US MotoGP Laguna Seca

Gosh it was really hot in Monterey last weekend. You may ask, "How does he know it was really hot in Monterey last weekend." Because I was there!!!!!!!!! I Went to the second ever 2006 US MotoGP @ Laguna Seca which is East of Monterey about 15 miles. MotoGp is like Formula One for motorcycles. These are the fastest closed circuit motorcycles in the world and very loud. If you are anywhere near the track you need ear plugs. Here are some pictures of the racing.

They wear plastic pucks on their knees so when the bike leans over they drag it on the ground. When it's dragging on the ground that means no more leaning. It's like a guage to know when to stop leaning.











This guy just did a back flip on a dirt bike. WOW






This is a picture of the track. The track is very big, it does not all fit in one picture.

Super Merrill

This is a picture of Merrill hanging in a harness from the big crane truck that the towing company just got. It apparently can pick up a car from between others or from in a space that the regular truck cannot reach. It can also put that car on top of your house...if you want to. Looks like some folks had some excess time on their hands! Of course, Merrill is soo cute anyway. I guess no one else was brave enough to get hoisted up. He sure is confident too...well, has he ever been afraid of looking silly?? Way to go, Merrill!

Funny blonde joke

A blonde goes into a nearby store and asks a clerk if she can buy the TV in the corner. The clerk looks at her and says that he doesn't serve blondes, so she goes back home and dyes her hair black. The next day she returns to the store and asks the same thing, and again, the clerk said he doesn't serve blondes. Frustrated, the blonde goes home and dyes her hair yet again, to a shade of red. Sure that a clerk would sell her the TV this time, she returns and asks a different clerk this time. To her astonishment, this clerk also says that she doesn't serve blondes. The blonde asks the clerk, "How in the world do you know I am a blonde?" The clerk looks at her disgustedly and says,"That's not a TV -- it's a microwave!"