Good stuff
 

There's been plenty of bad stuff around lately. Maybe even for you. Intent is to "Look on the bright side of Life" (per Monty Python). Can be completely inane.

Example: I managed to get the lawn & weeding done yesterday evening while it was nice (today is windy and cloudy) and got zero mosquito bites instead of the usual 10+.:cool:

After a pinched nerve (mid back) last week, stomach flu on the weekend, and severe hip bursitis and nerve inflammation this week, I can actually eat, drink and walk today :D

After picking up my training ( ten miles run) after a week of illness, I thought my first run would suck. But it went very good, average speed was even higher than before.

I'm spending the day up in my attic putting down fiberglass insulation. Yesterday, Houston was hot (95°) and muggy (par for Houston), but last night a front came through and drove the temp down to 62° this morning and the humidity is way down, 24%. It's still 112° in my attic right now, but it's much, much better up there than it would have been yesterday. I'm currently on one of my many "hydrate and cool off" breaks.

Oh yeah, my attic is not one of those where it is easy to get around, stand up, etc. There's about 10 square feet where I can half stand, the other 880 sqft require me to sit or lay on my stomach. This job sucks, but I'm hoping it helps when the weather here gets really crappy (which is right around the corner).

Oh, and my current job allows me to work from home some, so I work from home Mondays and Fridays. I've gotta say, that's really fantastic. I'm also making more than I've ever made before.

I think I generally have a positive outlook. There's always something that can be viewed as a positive.

When I opened my eyes this morning, I was still alive! Life is sweet! Good times!!!

Randy

God idea.

I am enjoying the start of my vacation with a Newcastle on the back deck. I managed to mow the lawn, eradicate poison ivy and trim the hedges all before the rain today. Got a lot more done than expected.

yesterday I had several moving lights that didnt want to play right and at the end of the day I had to walk away from one and tell it "monday you are mine b__H".
the single malt melts it all away-

Had a great time visiting my son in SoCal. On my way home. Kurt Vonnegut novel downloaded from Kindle. Life is good.

Getting ready to meander around Northern California for 2 weeks. Got a haircut, picked up a few good deals at REI on the clearance rack, going to put new strings on the campfire guitar and get the gear organized. Leaving bright and early Monday A.M. Life is good!

Pulled the steering rack on the 318is because it was leaking. As I pulled it, I found a loose banjo bolt. I rebuilt it anyway because it was 90% out. Now it's 75% back in but I had to leave to go to dinner with my wife and friends. That's good!

Consider more attic venting, mabye a spinner, if summers are too hot.

This was one of the longest, coldest, rainiest spring in recent Mich history. Thankfully it's been staying cool enough to do work outside though. Got inspired to clean out the corners and start fixing those little things that were pinching at the back of the brain.

What! Me worry?

nobody was available to work today. i asked everybody. i ended up doing the work myself..8 hours watching a 300 yard concrete pour. not fun.

but i got reacquainted with an operator. turns out he is an avid bowhunter. we sketched out tentative plans to hike into the trinity mountains for california mulies.. maybe made a new friend!

the 8 hours OT got my wife all "romantic" too..heheh.

I musta missed the invite:confused:
And here I had 9 bonus points to turn in...oh well...maybe next year...or I'll just go by myself to spite you

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Got the Carrera back from the body shop today. Only had to straighten the upper right corner of the tub (after my shunt with the pickup truck). I left the reassembly and paint for myself, 'cause that's what I like to do. I have paint dust on my hands as I type this. It was a good day.

Cool thread.

Today, I fixed the upstairs terlet that started leaking a bit last night, replaced the front brakes on the Suqinox for my wife, donated some clothes to The Salvation Army, and made a killer pizza for supper.

Tomorrow, I'll replace a couple of screens that have developed holes(I suspect the kiddies but have no proof;)).

It's been raining here pretty much all week and will tomorrow as well so outside activities are pretty much not a good idea.


The 911?

I cleaned it up last weekend so it's sitting patiently in the garage for the next nice day.

pulling off the heat exchangers of my 3.2 in prep for headers, no snapped studs, all nuts came off clean with only one stud backing out. all valves looked great.

custom oil cooler lines and fuel lines are underway, first of which to be delivered tomorrow.

Thor and dinner with friends was pretty good.

all in all a good day.

I got one of those $10 coupons from Pelican this morning, and I never even let it cool off.;)

Once again, thankful we got the tile in (& carpet out) the kitchen and casual dining area before the twin boys showed up at the scene....

Meeting with KEY customer in Colorado Springs went REALLY well.

And Zack knocked in the winning run!

I got the green light to buy toys!

Dad went into the hospital think it was heart issues. The pressure on chest kind. After a week of tests, it turned out to be gall stone. Surgery was 3 days ago and very successful. He came home today. Also, he's beaten lung cancer. Cancer free eleven years. Way good enough stuff for me and my family. taking my wife and our boys off to Yellowstone this Friday but, there's a ton of design work and building work to be done for a client when I get back. I shouldn't complain, life is good enough so far.

I bought a new driver the other day. I haven't hit a decent drive in years. I typically tee off with a 3 wood or 3 iron. The very first round with this new hammer, I hit a 300 yard drive!! (oK, it was downhill and down wind, but still). I am booming it off the tee with a bit of a draw. I used to slice the hell out of it with my old driver.

Went back to work at the Tidal Power plant this week and was able to give a friend a contact that got him on staff too. He's happy because he will enjoy the work (heritage interpreter/tour guide) and I'm happy because having him there will make my life so much easier this summer.
What a rough job! Talking to interested folks about a neat piece of kit and the area you love. :D

Any Pelicans coming to Western Nova Scotia/Annapolis Valley do drop in!

Les

While walking my dogs yesterday they flushed out a Killdeer. The bird went into its nest protection routine, flying low and hopping along the ground to lure them away from the next. My dogs totally took the bait. When they lost interest he started screeching and flopping on the ground like he was wounded. After he got their attention again, he went back to hopping and flying. When they were 100 yards from the nest he took off, flew a circle around us 50 feet in the air and chattered at us like we were fools. I wonder if birds can laugh? What a performance!

Hung out with my son, went to see Thor, hit the Barcade, ordered Chinese, talked about his pending fatherhood. 'twas all good.

Need to hear some more good stuff today. Mostly 'cause I am stoopid. You can even start a thread about how stoopid I am if you like.

Went shooting with my son. We shot a S&W model 66-2 in .38 special, 1911 with Kimber .22lr conversion, and Browning Hipower in 9mm. He is a very good shot, almost as good as I used to think I was years ago.

I feel butterflies.

My mother-in-law spent the last 5 days in the hospital after getting bit by a stupid stray cat. It didn't look good for a while but she's back home now and it looks like she's gonna be fine. She's a great lady and helped raise our kids when they were younger, once again prayers answered.

After first of two days at Watkins Glen and I could not find my tow vehicle keys....90 minutes of searching, over both days finally revealed they were wedged behind and under the rear seat plastic trim. Saved me more drama I did not need. Sang all the way home.....Plus high on two good days at the track. Going to stash an extra in a secret spot, me thinks.

Going to drive to Portland this afternoon for a dinner with dear friend Ruki Unver...she's there for an oil spill conference.

Yep...I sold the old 911 to the right folks. If I'd sold to a "collector"? I'd have never seen him again, and by now the car would have been flipped at least twice.

My boss said I could start the holiday weekend early... just after lunch on Friday!

This has been a good week for me... My oldest daughter "graduated" from 5th grade this morning, and received the president's education award and class student/citizen (as voted by her peers). A nice surprise! My middle daughter's softball team (that I coached) came in 2nd in the county post-season tournament, and my youngest daughter (5/6 yr-olds, really fun to watch) is in the championship game tonight!

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