Today I went out to Bil’s again and we yanked the head off the motor. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so all I have are a few kind of crappy cell phone photos. The upper row of bolts was not … Continue reading
Or “What I did on Sunday” Last summer the LuvBus (my friend Bil’s VW Camper Van) blew a head gasket in Blue Earth, MN on our way home from MT. Yesterday we started tearing the motor down. Lots of photos … Continue reading
We took the girls down to Skateville in Burnsville last night and then had a few hours to kill. We started by going to dinner at Saigon Palace on West Burnsville Parkway. It’s a small place in a strip mall, … Continue reading
Well, new to us anyway. Just got done buying a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLX with the VR6 motor in it. It was owned by someone who worked in a body shop, so the body is in pretty darned good shape. … Continue reading
We took our popup camper for it’s shake down cruise last weekend with a camping trip in Bil and Nanc’s side yard. Bil, Nanc and the boys went to Nanc’s parent’s cabin, so it was just us and the animals … Continue reading
We took the plunge on Saturday and bought a popup camper. It’s a 1992 vintage Jayco that’s in pretty good shape. We drove it out to Bil’s house to store it and practice setting it up. It goes up and … Continue reading
Wow, it’s been a while since I updated this blog. I’ve been pretty busy. The thing that is taking most of my time is that I a mentor for the the Southwest High School FIRST Robotics Team! FIRST (Foundation for … Continue reading
You can find out now. GetGrandpasFBIFile.com is a website that will help you fill out the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) forms to send to the FBI to request the files they might have on your (deceased) grandparent. (Or other … Continue reading
I started reading some Larry Niven short stories to Steph last night. The first story was “Bordered in Black” and we got about a third of the way into it. As I was reading it to her I remembered the … Continue reading
Our spice cupboard is a mess. It’s full of all sorts of different types of bottles. Jam jars, baby food jars, jars of all sizes. Needless to say, it’s hard to find the spice you want, and they don’t fit … Continue reading