Everyone who knows me from years past knows I was a major Deadhead.  Maybe not like my brother-in-law who saw Dead shows from coast-to-coast, but I did a fair number of shows in my life (35 shows in all).  All I can say is, "I am a Deadhead and I support Obama!" 

Let's change America and restore it's shine!  Let's be inspired to do what is best and what is right for America!

This has to be one of the most fitting tributes ever!

I wish I was living in San Francisco right now so I could vote on this issue.

A group in San Francisco, which call themselves the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco, is asking voters to sign a petition to have a nearby building named after George.The building they'd like to honor Bush with is none other than the water sewage treatment plant on the nearby coast.And the name? They'd like to have it called the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.

I think this is priceless.  

The renaming would take effect on Jan. 20, when the new president is sworn in. And regardless of the measure’s outcome, supporters plan to commemorate the inaugural with a synchronized flush of hundreds of thousands of San Francisco toilets, an action that would send a flood of water toward the plant.

George Carlin has passed away.  A true comedic genius.  I can only imagine the afterlife with him and Lenny Bruce tearing it up.

This is for you George.

Shit! Piss! Fuck! Cunt! Cocksucker! Motherfucker! Tits!

The former USPRO race is upon us again and I am VERY excited!  Well.... perhaps pretty excited about the race and very non-excited about the 97 degree weather we can expect!  That does not sound fun.

 I have to say that I am looking forward to seeing my father, Monk's Cafe , and Lemon Hill this year.  I just hope that we don't melt like lemon sorbet in the sun.  

 I have been going to Phily for the USPRO race for over ten years.  It may no longer decide the next US Cycling Champion, but places like Manyunk and Lemon Hill are just as spectacular.  On one or two occasions I have not made it due to car issues or situations beyond my control.  I will say this, it should be a great day.  And if it get's too hot out there, there is always Monk's Cafe or even the Museums of Philly.  Regardless, I am looking forward to having some rest and relaxation and spending time with loved ones.  It is great to combine the two great loves of my life into a special weekend and share cycling with the most amazing fiance a man could ever hope to have.

Remember how your mother used to tell you "They put on their pants just like everyone else"?

Well Ukraine’s Yuri Metlushenko recently won a bicycle race during a series of bicycle races in the North East, better known as "Philly Week".  Let's just say, I don't think Yuri puts his pants on "just like me".  I think this boy wears a lot of parachute pants.  Queue in the music because I think "It's Hammer Time!!!"  Somehow I bet MC Hammer is still touring and he is really big in the Ukraine.

I will say this... he's one big boy.  I just can't wait to see him try and haul his behind around the course at Philadelphia.  I can imagine that his team and Slipstream will both have their hands full getting their big riders up the Manyunk wall. 

This guy has some meat on those legs.  I can only imagine his training routine.  Then again, I can imagine his tailor.  Years ago another cyclist, Eric Heiden , had similiar size legs.  His tailor had him buy pants with a waist 6-8 inches larger then he needed to accommodate his legs and would then shrink the waist.  

 It must be all the McDonalds that he is eating which makes his legs so strong. 

It is amazing how some us are remembered... or for that matter choose to be remembered.  The following story you just can't make up.  How do I wish to be remembered?  Perhaps as a good person who did good, made the world a better place.  I also wish to be remembered as a loving husband to my wife to be Debbie and, g-d willing, a wonderful father.  Above all though a wonderful person who was not buried in a Pringles box.

The man who designed the Pringles can had part of his cremated remains buried in one, his family says.

Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89.  Baur's children said they honored his request to bury him in one of the cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave in suburban Springfield Township.  The rest of his remains were placed in an urn buried along with the can, with some placed in another urn and given to relative

To those of you who read this blog (which means you are not my family or long time friends) you know that I have been sharing my life with an amazing woman since October 2007.  This person completes me and makes me happier in ways that I never knew were possible and for which I love her with every fiber of my being.  It is actually quite hard to articulate how much I love this person and how happy I am sharing my life with her.

I love sharing my life with her so much, in fact, that I have asked her to share the rest of her life with me and be my wife.  Yes indeed, Jason asked his finance Debbie if she would marry him.  I suppose I could tell you more about this in detail on this website, but you can read much more about it here (http://wedding.jasonherman.com).  

I cannot recall a time in my life that I have been this happy or so perfectly complimented by such a parter.  Debbie is the most compassionate, sweet, tender, intelligent, thoughtful, and beautiful partner and spouse any man could hope for.  More than a spouse or "significant other", she is a partner and a perfect compliment in life.  I look forward to spending a life together with her and making her as happy as she makes me.

I had always wondered where my beshert(באַשערט) was and now I have found her.  In yiddish bashert translates to "perfect match", fate or destiny.  I truly believe that this woman is my beshert and I am over the world happy that I found her.

I found a truly wonderful person who is more precious than all the rubies in the world.  Best of all, she wants to spend her life with me too.

OK... feel free to talk amongst yourselves now!

PS:  She only had one minor edit to this entry.  I'm getting better! 

Hey everyone!

It has been a while since I have posted an update (one person even harrased me at Happy Hour about it -- a big shout out to TLO).  The past month has been pretty busy, filled with a lot of activity.  The good stuff I will post in a separate post only because it deserves a entry all of it's own.

I am very happy to report that my healthy issues seem to be behind me.  The CAT scan showed no abnormalities.  

It is just strange getting to that age where all those things that you say "I'm not old enough to have this happen to me" can actually happen. It has been a weird mind shift to have to think "yeah... that could be something".

Thanks to everyone who has provided all that great support to me over the last two months!  -  Jason 

PS:  This is for a separate blog entry, but my new fiance now helps edit my blog entries.  Behind every great writer is an even better copy editor.