I do have some bad news to report. In my current class I have a couple of civilian contractors that were sitting though the class. They work for a company that performs communications grooms for ships. A groom is where the assist ship's force in aligning all equipment in radio prior to deployment to ensure everything is operating at peak efficiency. These contractors already know how to align and fix things ant were sitting in on my class to learn how the equipment works, to reinforce their knowledge.

Well yesterday they did not show up and today only one showed up. The missing one had been in a motorcycle accident over the weekend and is currently hospitalized in intensive care. They say he should recover but it is going to be long, slow and painful. I don't have any particulars on what happened, if he was run off the road, just crashed or what.

As fuel prices continue to rise I see more and more people riding motorcycles. I am also hearing of more and more wrecks. My youngest brother died as a result of being run off the road and hitting a sign. One of my aunts as paralyzed most of her adult life after falling down an embankment on her motorcycles and my brother and aunt were not riding small bike, they were both riding large Harley-Davidsons.

If you are going to ride these things, please take a motorcycle safety class and be sure to watch out for people driving next to you. You are smaller and they can't see you sometimes, or they may be distracted talking on a cell phone or a passenger. Also watch you speed, as if you hit a foreign object or take a curve too fast it can be deadly.

Anyway I will pray for the speedy recovery of the contractor and will say a little prayer on behalf of all motorcycle riders, for their safety.