Moots Profiles
Every morning I sit at my desk picking at the emails that have sprouted overnight. My desk faces the open door of the sales floor, leading to the stairwell. Reliably, the third person to come upstairs every day is Caleb Franklin, lead finisher turned welder. Caleb is putting away his lunch for the day- which almost always includes cheese and crackers, and he’s followed by his ‘Short Tailed African Cougar Hound’ Luther –my favorite shop dog.
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Slow, steady steps… Ka-Pow! And Sam is in a fine samurai stance at the top of the stairs. Outlined by the doorway, he reminds me of an extra from ‘Harry-Karry’. From karate chop position, he walks through the door and often we find ourselves saying, ‘Good Morning!’ with an overly extended wave that uses the whole arm. Naturally we’ve gone from ancient Asia to synchronized swimming moves without a flinch…
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Dave and I share milk. He typically beats me to work by at least a couple of minutes, and is on his way to the coffee pot with a bag of Big Gear Grind by the time I lug my yawning self up the stairs.
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7:25 of your time
Watching this is almost like playing a video game.....without any control inputs. I found myself using the Jedi mind trick to move the racers out of the way and at one point giving words of encouragement outloud...good move, brakes, lean left, right, out of the saddle, hup, hup, hup. Then I closed my eyes and imagined the lovely green dry grass covered in Kansas death ice and snow....a more real version of what is to come.To me it looks grassy. No cambered turns that throw you into oncoming traffic...I'm sure Ryan Trebon will appreciate that....
no place like home....no place like home....no place like home.
A month to go!
Enjoy.
12 November 2008
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