The Thread of Randomness. . .

[Mike W.]

Nice. It took me a sec to see the significance, but nice. Which member of your fleet was that?

[unt0uchable]

I mowed my lawn twice last weekend.

[davintosh]

I mowed my lawn twice last weekend.

Not to brag, but I haven't mown the lawn for several years.
It's nice having teenage sons; taking full advantage of the situation, until they've flown the coop.

[1st 5er]

While rolling this section of 337 just east of Leakey this past Friday afternoon,
(This video was taken on Saturday afternoon. Wish I'd been prepared on Friday. )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... RKRo#t=273


I was met by 6 of these.


Guessing you can be enthused about anything.

Every time I revisit the visual image I .

[ldsbeaker]

What is that, a Colt?

[1st 5er]

Hyundai Excel. 80's vintage. My daughter-in-law had one when she married my son.
We swapped the motor in that thing twice.
The body lasted, but the motors didn't.

[Mike W.]

I think it's a Hyundai Excel, their first US offering. I heard they didn't last too long, but were a cheap new car.

[ldsbeaker]

Hyundai Excel. 80's vintage. My daughter-in-law had one when she married my son.
We swapped the motor in that thing twice.
The body lasted, but the motors didn't.

Man, I thought WE were weird.

Btw, got a call today to participate in a defensive driving clinic next monday, free of charge. Chuckwalla. All I have to do is show up. Sometimes it's REALLY great being a Marine.

(All the other times, it's just great.)

[ldsbeaker]

So, the instructions I got were to be here at 2100 before the gate locks and I'm stuck. No services within 50 miles.
135ish miles and I leave town at 1850. Several church commitments that of course ran long.
2 checkpoints, one gas and snack stop, and a closed road. I swear, I bent time to get here. I rolled up just as the guy was locking the gate. He let me in, signed me in and took me to the paddock. I am bunked up 50 feet from the track. (AC'd camper, woot!)
Plan to be up at 0500 to run the track (2.68 hilly miles) then class starts at 0700. Yeehaw.

[oldskool]

Ryan Dunn and Amy Winehouse.
Still dead . . . Just sayin'.

[ldsbeaker]

Today, my handicap is -28ish.

[DanOKC]

And my Left Big Toe said: You jackass, why did you have to push the limits, you can't ride a bike like that & not wreck.
I'm gonna bleed for another week before the toenail falls off.

[TheE28Ranch]

I've been looking around for a new stimulating method of exercise, and I found this product online. I swear I have seen, or done, this exercise before, but I can't specifically recall where. Check it out, and hang in there with the video for the specific product featured like 1:34 in our so, gar-un-teed good stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMs-4fUZ ... ata_player

[a]

Adam , take care of yourself.

[davintosh]

It was a hot day at the self-serve yard today. While scouting around looking for the e36s they had scattered around, I bumped into another guy several times who made me feel a bit underdressed. He was wearing a tie, button-down shirt, vest, dress slacks, and some funky pointy-toed shoes. Looked like he was headed for the disco.

I was tempted to take a photo, but thought that might be a bit rude.

[Mike W.]

And my Left Big Toe said: You jackass, why did you have to push the limits, you can't ride a bike like that & not wreck.
I'm gonna bleed for another week before the toenail falls off.

I'll see you and raise you one.







While helping a neighbor move a few years ago. When the leather on your shoe gets saturated you know you're bleeding.


Actually went to the doc on this one, he ordered x-rays and the tech said if, "if you don't hear from him in a day or two, call him"

[TheE28Ranch]

Dang dudes. Those toes make my former flattened pinky look downright pretty. Ugh.

I think I'm going to organize my humble loose 1/64 collection by color...head off to bed...get Nirvana out of my head ...I'm on a plain....

[davintosh]

Happy National Skyscraper Day!

To celebrate, here's a shot of the most famous skyscraper in beautiful downtown Burbank, SD.



Prairie skyscraper, that is...

[jhall]

Craigslist score, Kohler sink, Moen faucet. Should look nice with our resurfaced counter tops.

[davintosh]

Today is National "Eat an Extra Dessert" Day; now that I can kinda taste sweet things again, I just might do that.








And speaking of sweets, it's only September 4, and already...



I don't know about all-y'all, but I don't buy Halloween candy until Halloween.

[oldskool]

Halloween is coming . . . thought I'd get an early start.

[rmiddendorf]

There's a good reason I stay away from the cars for sale section... I need more garage space!!!

[BDK]

This was less than a mile from my place...
Before landfall...


Coming ashore



Farther inland



Luckily it ran just south of Bonita Beach Rd , I live a couple blocks to the north of Beach Road.

No real damage reported and no injuries were reported, still beautiful though!!!

[Mike W.]

This was less than a mile from my place...

Farther inland



Luckily it ran just south of Bonita Beach Rd , I live a couple blocks to the north of Beach Road.

No real damage reported and no injuries were reported, still beautiful though!!!

Wow Just for perspective how much zoom was that?

[BDK]

Wow Just for perspective how much zoom was that?

I didn't take the pics, these pics were taken by passing motorist on smart phones and sent in to our local TV Station.

I was on the phone while this was happening, saw it come up on TV and then looked out the front door and said "Holy, SH*T!!!...

It started as a water spout, which we have had a few this week then came ashore as a funnel cloud. Luckily, it really never touched ground, just ran about 2.5 miles inland as you see it in the pics.

[oldskool]

So this day started out much like most, except for that dickhead egret flew over me in the dark at 6am and squawked 10 feet above my head. Why me? That Bastard. I still don't know what to make of that, but it scared me nutless, and I got into the car realizing that it will probably never happen ever, ever again. I drove off into the sunrise, naked in soul, ready for what the day held, armed knowing that I've already been squawked at.
Fast forward through the festive day of a cold-calling vacuum cleaner salesman, I get home and finally find a moment out in the garage to return a call to a real live V.I.P. (voracious iguana petter). Just as I begin to chew his ear, my wife decides that backing out of the garage with the garage door half open was a good idea. It wasn't. I guess the sun was in her eyes. Maybe that's why I had the door half closed? The sun was in MY EYEs! She's blond.
There are dents in the Landbruiser, my garage door won't close. I'm pissed 'cause it looks like a pumpkin.
It's cool, I guess. We can fix it. My old man is a TV repairman and he has an awesome set of tools.

[jhall]

Counters done and sink installed.



I hadn't soldered pipe in a while, my first attempt was...not great, but it got better.

[BDK]

Everyone has heard about the Miley Cirus's BS at this years VMA's but here is a good comparison of her ass or lack of...

[ldsbeaker]

Dood. I will never look at her the same.

[oldskool]

If you like fine sodas, you must have Virgil's root beer. Seek it out. It's that damn good.