In some circles, the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing than the Superbowl, the Kentucky Derby, and the lower Oakland roller derby finals all rolled into one. This race attracts a very special breed.

Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective. So it would seem foolish, would it not, to adjust our lives to the demands of a goal we see from a different angle everyday? How could we ever hope to accomplish anything anther than galloping neurosis?

If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up.

It's hard to say what I meant by "as we know it." I'm not about to go up on a mountain on new year's eve and wait for the lightening to strike.

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

Have an objective to give your bender a theme. For instance, stalking and killing a wild pig with a bowie knife.

My greatest talent is in my ability to choose good friends. It's about as important as things get.