What it's all about

Moss makes me smile and this is what keeps me going throughout the day. As well the satisfaction of delivering well repaired bicycles and refurbishing old beaters and making them into super whips. My pal the sign painter came through and painted the sandwich board that we now set out on Willoughby Ave. every day.
We got cats to control the mouse problem in the building. Today Angel and I were going to feed the cats and Angel called me over to see what to my horror was the out come of cat vs. mouse '09. There in the empty cat food can was a fat mouse. I lifted the can and that forker jumped out and landed in a bin full of shop vac plastic tubes.
I was livid and wanted to banish the mouse to the beyond and kick the cats out on their lazy tails. I trapped the squealing mouse in the tube and was figuring out a way to dispatch of him. As I set the tube trap on it's end to imprison the mouse in the cylinder, I thought it was not such a good idea to leave him but I wanted a shovel to hold under him so I could give him a better home (preferably 6 feet under was my hope at the time).
He sensed an opening as I walked to get the shovel and BEAST MODE!
He knocked his jail wall down, shot out the tube like a Houston rocket and pulled a stewart little right behind my back as Angel laughed his ass off at my buffoonish attempt to eject a silly little mouse.
Cats 1, Mouse 1, Damian 0
But like Carmello gone fising, I have my rich family life to come home to. My dear son and lovely wife both make me feel so good about myself. Like the Tony Hawk of the bike game.

Then the baby goes "boom boom" and I am knee deep in poopy diapers and screaming Moss again. Ahhh, that's the life.

Flying

Thanks to my friend R2ue we have the dopest flyers around. I mean people can figure out how to dial a phone or do the internet-dot-com so why bother being too specific. If you ain't in the know, then you can't get to know.

Baby doing great. Starting to smile and laugh. It is interesting that people develop emotionally from the earliest times starting with the primitive emotions of boredom, frustration, fear and grief to wonder, curiosity and happiness and laughter. Moss laughed for the first time today and I wish I could have been there to see it.

Thanks again to all the loyal and thoughtful customers who have been supporting us. Last night one of our beloved customers came over with a couple six packs and got a wheel building lesson from Angel and I. His beautiful stable of bikes will be featured here soon.

It's A BOY!!

On the morning of May 7 at 6:26, Moss was born. My first child in this world has become my main focus lately. All other concerns have been secondary lately. However so many of you have been clambering for the latest news that I had to upload some pics. He was born with a little scuff marks from the delivery but he and my wife remain healthy and sound.
I want to thank all of our loyal and beloved customers and members of the cycling community for supporting our shop that feeds us and gives me the resources to provide for my family.