I'm in a wee bit o' pain tonight. It seems I got into a bit of a wreck on my way home from work tonight. I was riding my motorbike (scooter) through an intersection -- I was slowing down because the light was red, but when I saw it turn green, I started to speed up again, and as I entered the intersection about 2 sec. later, I T-boned some fool in a white sedan who was turning right, trying to beat the light (which he obviously didn't, considering my light was long since green)... I'm told that apparently he was in a hurry because he was late for work...

Anyhoo, the whole 9-yards ensued. Ambulance, police, my wife (driving the car on HER way home from work) saw an accident scene out her window when lo & behold she saw her husband -- me, sitting on the pavement. Poor woman must've been scared spitless. Then, my boss at the Board of Ed. came (because policy dictates that I call him in case of a car accident), the driver of the car who I hit and HIS boss too. Then, after a while his insurance agent arrived on the scene too.. Gentlemen, it was quite the spectacle.

The hospital released me right away -- X-rayed me all over and determined there were no fractures... Gave me a doggie bag containing a literal drugstore full of pain meds... (Which I haven't been taking.... I'm using my own pain medicine right now. Two pints o' beer and a triple scotch)... Don't worry bout me - I'm fine.

But let me tell y'all -- I am gonna be one SORE Xmarker tomorrow...

Peace!

Jim