Man….VW Vans are so cool. I’ve owned 3….a cruddy 1972 (first car!)…a 1968….and a split window 1967 that I never drove that sat in the driveway waiting for me to learn enough about “mechanicing” to get it back together. They … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Whether it’s a car….or a town…I love it when things come back and are usable again. This is another great Kirsten Dirksen video about a town in Mississippi called Water Valley. I’ve seen a lot of Southern towns like this. … Continue reading
It’s moist where we live. Or….it used to be moist all the time. Now….maybe….not so moist. We had a brutal draught last summer….something we’re not used to. Usually, it’s pretty wet all the time. It is the perfect environment for … Continue reading
You can build a house and adapt to your surroundings wherever you go. It may be pretty harsh….and it may look pretty crazy….but you can turn something hard into something good. That’s not necessarily what’s happening here….but I do appreciate … Continue reading
I ordered one of these Redhead steering boxes tonight to replace the leaking one in the Cherokee….and I checked on a price to have it put on at the mechanic I use when I’m too tired, cold, and lazy to … Continue reading
I woke up in my youngest son’s bed again….putting him to sleep. I put myself to sleep, too. That’s pretty darn disorienting….to wake up someplace that you didn’t plan on falling asleep. That seems to be happening to me a … Continue reading
It’s Sunday and time for another Iohan Gueorguiev video. Here’s a guy who is out there…travelling the world…pedaling away…seeing a lot of amazing things. This time, he’s traveling through Costa Rica. It’s raining here….and we might go to a mall today … Continue reading
We had some patty melts tonight….and Jenny asked me when the last time I had one of these sandwiches was. I told her that it might have been at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. That was a while back, though. You … Continue reading
I watched part of a surfing documentary this morning while the rest of my family slept. Sometimes (most times), I wake up pretty early in the morning, and this morning, I watched a movie about surfing. In the movie, the … Continue reading
It’s really hard to find parts for a RHD Jeep. That’s whining. My steering gear is leaking like crazy….and I need to either repair or replace it. I’m going to call a junkyard auto parts recycler tomorrow to see if … Continue reading