Could Be? Grand Caravan Cooling Fan Relay….

The school of mechanic-ing that I sometimes adhere to is the “replace parts until you fix the problem”.

That’s a bad way to do it.

It’s like a physician removing potential problems until he hits on the issue and fixes it.

Sometimes you do more harm than good if you just remove and replace stuff.

That’s not the way to do it.

The minivan is running hot in car line at the kid’s school.

That can’t be.

That’s bad.

We’re going to buy another minivan soon…but until we do, I need to make sure that the one we have is “up to snuff”….so I’ll be trying to figure out why the fans aren’t kicking on like they should soon.

Maybe it’s the relay?

Maybe I’ll go down to LKQ and buy some parts….and pick up a relay while I’m down there?

LKQ is super cheap if you don’t mind crawling around in the mud to get the parts off the donor vehicles.

It’s always interesting with these cars.

It’s a big puzzle.

But….that’s life….a big puzzle.

Puzzling me all the time.

David Wilcox….”Someday Soon”

“Now if heaven is perfection
I’ll get my deepest questions answered
Like a child tears into presents
To a Christmas tune

But in that big hall, let there be a
Bright red ribbon that stays
Wrapped around the mystery
Of Someday Soon”

It’s funny how a song evolves for live performance.

He left off that part…and it was one of my favorites when I heard this song again the other day …driving the mail around.

There is a lot of depth to this stuff by David Wilcox.

Here’s the original version with the included lyrics.

Someday Soon?

How much of my life is framed in hopeful optimism of what is to come?

I hope ….a lot.

“Rusty Wreck”? You Should Have Seen My Rusty Wreck…

I’m hyper-sensitive to this video for some reason…being a mailman, and all.

Look where the steering wheel is!

It’s all wrong!

It doesn’t look safe to drive on that side of the car!

I had a 67 Beetle that sat in our driveway for years.

My parents were very patient.

To call this driveable Beetle a “rusty wreck” shows me that these people have a different experience with cars than I do.

“Rusty” is when it rattles going down the road….flapping in the wind.

This Beetle looked nice from the start.

I wonder where all the Beetles are these days?

Amateur? Not Anymore….

The title of this one is “Amateur Builder Turns Schoolbus Into GORGEOUS Tiny House: 18 Month Timelapse”.

Looks like a pro to me.

I love to watch videos like this because it reminds me that experience is a good teacher…and, unless you throw yourself into a project, you can’t get any experience.

Duh.

Getting over the hump of “I don’t know how” isn’t all that big a jump….you just have to try.

This is a really nice build.

This guy started out as an “amateur”…but he now knows what he’s doing.

Good, good, good!

Retired Woman Builds Her Own Tiny House For Affordable Living…

I’m tired of the “tiny house movement”.

It got too trendy….too mainstream, if that’s possible.

I’m tired of people without imagination taking advantage of people who want to glom onto a trend.

I’m tired of it.

And, then, I see a video like this.

There are still people building their own places and taking charge of their lives….being responsible…for the right reasons.

I like this lady.

I know some folks who are getting old enough to retire….and what could be better in retirement than to park an efficient tiny home in a beautiful location?

There are so many ways to live.

This is another great video from Exploring Alternatives.

 

Paul Loved Linda….

Oh, man.

I remember Linda got slammed by Beatles’ fans before and after the Beatles broke up.

They didn’t like her playing music with her husband.

But…watch this video and wait for the point in the video where she’s playing her solo on Paul’s song, “Jet”.

Look at him look at her.

She was competent…and he was proud of her contribution.

That’s cool.

This was a good song.

Paul loved Linda.

Foresty Forest….Fatbiking the GDMBR

This would tire me out…but it would be a good kind of tired.

I’m tired tonight…but it’s not a good kind of tired.

Today I came back to my job after a week off…. a vacation week of going to the beach and spending the rest of the time repairing Isaac’s car.

I was tired after the vacation…but it was a good kind of tired.

After another in a long run of hard Mondays at the Post Office, I feel like I’m stuck in the “bad tired” zone.

Speaking of “bad tired”….Jenny had a flat today that couldn’t be patched…so we had to buy another tire.

I drove into town to help her get the spare on…and she went to the tire store while I zoomed back to the office to case the mail and try to get out on the route.

It looks good to be bike touring like this.

I wonder if I’ll ever do it?

sand in my eyes…

It would be hard to get through the day if I didn’t bury my head in the sand a little.

I believe that something is happening.

Of course, something is always happening….but…I bethink that something weird is happening.

I drive an old Jeep…everyday….80 miles or so.

I can’t avoid it….it’s my job.

I contribute to the problem.

And….it’s hot.

It’s warmer than ever.

How hot is it going to be?

To deny that this is happening as some sort of weird political alliance is unfortunate.

Bill McKibben has written a lot of books and articles about global warming.

Check him out…..books on Amazon….and his organization 350.org