Mark was right

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I am having one of those days today. Nearly knocked off my motorbike by a distracted driver. The same driver than used water to clean the windscreen while I was following them (it was 8 degrees celsius) giving me a nice refreshing shower. Then I made the mistake of checking out facebook… oh my

Apparently Mark Twain said this;

I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.

Well all I can say this morning is ‘I love my dog’.

Upcoming Event – Ride invite

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If you are feeling ugly and sad, just buy a motorcycle and go for a ride… and just be ugly

Well good news ugly peeps like myself. I along with a couple of others are heading out for a great ride to celebrate the coming end of term

Details are as follows:

2020 Australian Long Track Championship – page located here

Quirindi Show Trotting Track – track location on google maps here

9am Saturday and Sunday 19 – 20 September

Entry Adults $15

Want to know what long track racing is? Here is a link of first person view of some practise days

I’m thinking of riding down there after work knock off Friday the 18th and riding as far as possible to leave a short ride to the event on Saturday. BTW the 18th is the last school day of the term.

We will need to move early if we want to get a good rate for accommodation Saturday night somewhere close to Quirindi (more than likely it will be Tamworth which is about 35 minutes away)

I’m then thinking about joining all of the dots on an epic zig zag journey including some of australia’s best roads. With no real time frame in mind. You are more than welcome to join me for some or all of the trip. I will only be swagging it as a last result. Otherwise it is all hotel motel style accommodation. I not committing to any definite length of time, some are expecting a week. But the choice is all up to you.

Please contact me for details.

Good News Everyone!

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Chris Philbrook of “Adrian’s Undead Diary” fame (along with many other amazing stories) is running a ‘roll the dice’ interviews series (details of which can be found on his web site http://www.thechrisphilbrook.com/). The people being interviewed belong in the camp of great authors and narrators. Normally, this fact alone would exclude me from ever being on that list. But for whatever reason… maybe he felt pity for me… maybe he wanted to show the difference between good writers and bad writers… maybe he just wants to have a laugh…I’m on the list! I did find his description of me amusing, “Dean Thomas, Australian, large man, creator of things that can be read”.

I found it amusing because my friends don’t read, and really it has only been my friends who have had any interest in reading my stuff 😉 By the way this is very handy for me as I can tell stories about my friends in my books and never be sued… so shhh don’t tell them!

Anyway, regardless of the reasons why, I am on the list of interviewees. It should be a good laugh. Please go check out his site and follow the interview series. Maybe even shout Chris a coffee or two (but make certain you tell him I sent you!)

That’s Chris on the left. Clearly, he is not as good looking as me! But we can forgive him for that!

His collections of books can be found here http://www.thechrisphillbrook.com/books/

He often has specials going and I think if you hurry there might even be a free box set on kindle right now! Follow him on facebook for the details! https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherPhilbrook