I just remembered a very fond memory... Now, as I was gathering information to write this, I realize that many people won't find it entertaining or hilarious and they will think I'm mean for thinking it's so funny, but seriously... think about the situation and the level of CRAZY with this dude and just appreciate it for that.

Back in 2002 a legend was being created.  A man by the name of Richard Jiron was beginning to carve his name into history and Sacramento folklore.  Richard was not a rich man, nor was he a powerful man. Ney, he was a crazy man. Richard was a man who said he resented watching the good life pass him by.  Now, in today's consumer driven society, where so much emphasis is placed on possessions and success is often based on what one has been able to acquire, many people have come to feel the same way Richard did. People sometimes feel depressed when they see others' successes and long to live the lives that others lead. We've all heard stories of people who reach a point where they're tired of feeling depressed about missing out on "the good life" so they do something about it. People who shoot from the bottom to the top because of a driving force inside that motivates them do whatever necessary to succeed. It's always a great, heartwarming story to hear. Richard, however, took a different approach.

Richard, a part-time carpet layer who had found himself out of work for long stretches of time, was having a hard time trying to survive and began to resent others who had things that he did not have; such as cars, homes and cash. Richard began to express resentment toward minorities who he felt had taken jobs away from him as well as resentment toward women who don't work but appear to be affluent. Richard expressed his resentment to the fact that his poverty has prevented him from attracting a wife and that no rich woman has come along to support him.

Richard's resentment began to reach a boiling point, especially toward women. Richard told the Sacramento Bee, "It's always been me against the world. While they were living it up I'm out here getting run over. How would a woman feel if she had to pedal a bicycle for 20 to 25 years." Richard decided that he was finally going to do something about his situation, so he, and his bicycle, hit the streets to make a difference.

How... you ask? We'll get to that, first a bit of background on Richard's craziness. Richard felt that for years his mother had lied to him about his father's identity. Richard discovered that his father was in fact a highly decorated World War II Air Force pilot. How did Richard make this discovery? Richard was pro-active in his approach and put in many hours of work tracing his own genealogy... on the History Channel.

So back to Richard's journey to change the world and his life. As I said earlier, many people have reached a point in their life when they decide they want what others have and begin to feel resentful toward others for what they've achieved, so they do something about it. Richard was doing something about it alright... but what he decided to do wasn't to improve his life, Richard decided to take revenge. As noted earlier, Richard was angry at women who he felt didn't work for their money and he was angry that no rich woman had come along to support him. So one night, Richard hit the streets of downtown Sacramento armed only with a mountain bike, two fists and a dream. Richard was going to make himself feel better about his place in the world by riding his bike past women and punching them in the face. Over a span of 11 months, Richard did the modern day version of the joust to 23 different women... and on a couple occasions, two in one night.

Richard was eventually arrested in Des Moines Iowa by officers who he suspected of being "KGB Agents." Richard was then shipped back to Sacramento where he faced trial. During the trial, Richard did express some remorse when he stated, "Maybe it was out of madness, and maybe I might have got a few of the wrong ones that didn't need it. But there are a lot of them (women) that don't get the discipline they need."

So this is dedicated to a man who tips all scales in the world of crazy, Richard Jiron a.k.a. "THE PUNCH."