Things aren’t looking so good around here.  I’ve been having major issues over the last couple of days with my blood pressure, and my doctor has me checking it throughout the day to make sure I”m not developing preeclampsia.  It’s not looking good, though. 

My blood pressure has been so high that when I called the doctor earlier she told me to go ahead to the emergency room when Hubby gets home from work.  She wants them to monitor me for a few hours to make sure we don’t need to put me on strict bed rest for the next month until it’s time for the baby to arrive.  If that doesn’t work my only other option is to be induced since that’s how you treat preeclampsia, but that’s not something we’re looking forward to this early in the game.  This means I may or may not be around much depending on what action she takes, so we’ll just have to see how things go.

One thing that has always driven me crazy is stereotyping.  Considering we ride sport bikes I’ve been subjected to plenty of it, and I hate the fact that in this day and age people still judge and stereotype people. 

For instance there are lots of people who will judge someone by what they drive or how they look.  Just because a guy may be wearing a leather jacket, riding a Harley, and has a long pony tail doesn’t mean he’s a “bad guy”, but do you know how many people are going to turn their nose up at him just because of the stereotype?

Just like that guy there are tons of people out there who are judged everyday based on how they look, especially in the professional world.  Gillette recently commissioned a survey of over 500 HR professionals, and the results showed that 84% of those professionals believed “well-groomed” employees will advance in their corporate positions faster than those who aren’t as groomed.  It just goes to show that no matter how much we want to think our society doesn’t judge on appearance, it definitely still happens on a daily basis.

Gillette knows this, and they’ve setup the Gillette Career Advantage website to help professionals advance in their careers by providing advice from experts like GQ style correspondent Brett Fahlgren.  If you’re looking for a job and want to make a great first impression this website can really give you an advantage.  You can take the Gillette Resource Center to give you the extra edge the competition may not have.  Take the

A couple weeks ago I mentioned we were preparing to winterize the bike even though there’s still plenty of decent riding weather left…minus all these rainy days we’ve been having.  It took us a lot longer than we were thinking to get around to it, but as of today our bike is stashed in the garage and resting until next season. 

It sucks we have to do it, but we both know there’s no way Hubby’s going to have time to get any use out of it before things turn cold.  He’s got too much to do before Elliana arrives to make sure this house is in perfect order for her, and we all know there’s no way I’m going to be riding it.  I can’t exactly pop out a baby and expect to go riding the next day!

So if you see me drifting off the bike topic it’s to be expected.  This blog has been heading that way for awhile anyway, and I’m actually happy to have a reason to move away from trying to keep this blog as a niche blog.  Sometimes it’s just too hard to do that, and it’s something I’ve been thinking about changing for awhile.

Ok, so it’s not a motorcycle, but do we really care?  This thing is bad no matter how many wheels it has on the ground, and I would almost give my left kidney to win it. 

How do you go about winning something as awesome as this 426hp beast that makes us all drool?  You can start by visiting Charter’s Camaro Sweepstakes site and registering to win since no purchase is necessary.  You’re also automatically entered to win when you order any Charter service online.  When you order Charter services online you’re also eligible to receive up to $100 in free gift cards for bundling your services which is something I’d totally be taking advantage of if I weren’t already a Charter customer. 

Go ahead and check out Charter on Facebook or follow Charter on Twitter to stay up to date on contests and sweepstakes like this one and to receive the latest Charter news.  Then get your sweepstakes entries in soon because this sweepstakes runs from September 16 to noon on November 26, and it’s definitely one opportunity you don’t want to miss.  What do you have to lose?  Get your entry in today, and you might just be driving around in the car that makes all your bike buddies jealous!

LOL I just stumbled upon a free online dictionary that I thought was kind of cool and worth sharing.  Have you ever heard someone use a bike related term, but you weren’t exactly sure what they were talking about but you were afraid you’d sound like an idiot if you asked them what it meant?

Bring on the Motorcycle Bikers Dictionary to help you out!  You can use this free resource to learn all the terms you didn’t know, and you can also submit your own bike related words and phrases to be added.  Oh, and the next time you call someone a squid and they’re so squiddy they ask “What’s that?” just tell them to go look it up!