Anti-Idol

Alejandro Aranda. Here’s an artist who made his way to what is really a pretty artificial “contest”…..where the performer who doesn’t really surprise (too much) is often the winner…..where our expectations are met….but not often exceeded. What a surprise! And….what … Continue reading

Axle Shaft U-Joint….Jeep Cherokee

Clicking…popping….weird and bad noises. That’s not a good thing when the rest of the Jeep is getting closer to being “dialed in”. When you can crawl under the beast and diagnose the problem without a….problem….it makes things easier to know … Continue reading

I Put My Jeep In Four Wheel Drive….

“Fail” is so relative a term. I put my Jeep in 4-Wheel Drive the other day to get out of a slippery place in the gravel. MACHO!! It worked….and I got off the little hill. I don’t take chances on … Continue reading

The Bee

There was a bee in my mail Jeep the other day. That happens a lot. I’m a bee magnet. I’m a sitting duck. But….on the other hand, it’s a beautiful sign of the warmth that Spring brings when the bees … Continue reading

A Stop at Willoughby…..Twilight Zone

Here’s the Twilight Zone episode that John Batdorf was singing about in yesterday’s blog post. Willoughby sounded pretty great until (SPOILER!! SPOILER!!) I realized you had to die to get there. That sucks….sort of. I’m all about escaping crappy bosses … Continue reading

Push….Push….Push…”Willoughby” by John Batdorf

I’ve loved the group Batdorf and Rodney for years….and here’s a recent one from John Batdorf. Bloom where you’re planted…..and…get back to the place you love. … Continue reading

Deadliest Journeys….Pakistan. (I’ll bet the mailboxes don’t have numbers….)

Man. It’s hard enough to make it when the roads are good. Look at this stuff! I’m a lucky man to be living in the USofA. … Continue reading