Monday, April 23, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
HOWL! (again)
April showers do not bring May flowers. April showers bring PLAYOFF HOCKEY!
So with a win last night in St. Paul, the desert doggies earned the 2012 Pacific Division Championship. With this comes the third seed (instead of seventh or eighth) in the playoffs. They will face the Black Hawks in the first round. I suppose this might result in more separation of cash from my pocket.
Did I mention HOWL!
So with a win last night in St. Paul, the desert doggies earned the 2012 Pacific Division Championship. With this comes the third seed (instead of seventh or eighth) in the playoffs. They will face the Black Hawks in the first round. I suppose this might result in more separation of cash from my pocket.
Did I mention HOWL!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Hai-Yah!
Today our daughter broke this board with her bare foot and earned her yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Friday, March 23, 2012
As The World Orbits
I guess it is finally time to post after an absence of a few months. It seems that I have completed another trip around the sun. This year I celebrated by heading up to Snowbowl for a day (of a half day) of skiing. Awesome day overall - quintessential spring skiing. It was crusty/icy in the morning and turning soft as the day progressed. No lift lines! At this rate, Snowbowl's days for the season are severely limited. The good news is I still seem to be able to ski. The bad news is I am not 18 anymore. Heck, I'm not 25 nor 30, nor 40 anymore. The other bad news is that I can tell I missed all last season, and all this season till today. The day ended with munchies, beverages, cake (made by my daughter and presents with friends at a local bar/restaurant.
Friday, November 4, 2011
How to spell yum.
1) Go to the Cottage Place with the family.
2) Our 12 year old daughter ordered the Salmon Linguine with a sparkling cider - served in a fancy champagne flute. The cider, not the entree`.
3) Patty ordered the beef stroganoff
4) I ordered the spinach and goat cheese strudel
5) Wine was a Tobin James Zinfandel. Hey, it went with both mine and Patty's entrees.
6) Dessert: Daughter: Creme Brulee, Wife: Creme Brulee, Me: Pear Flambe`
7) It is so cool to have a daughter that has manners and a gourmet palate.
2) Our 12 year old daughter ordered the Salmon Linguine with a sparkling cider - served in a fancy champagne flute. The cider, not the entree`.
3) Patty ordered the beef stroganoff
4) I ordered the spinach and goat cheese strudel
5) Wine was a Tobin James Zinfandel. Hey, it went with both mine and Patty's entrees.
6) Dessert: Daughter: Creme Brulee, Wife: Creme Brulee, Me: Pear Flambe`
7) It is so cool to have a daughter that has manners and a gourmet palate.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
As If I Needed Another Reason To Drink Beer The Color Of Old Motor Oil
Fun Fact Number Next:
Guinness Stout has fewer calories per gram (or ounce) than Bud Light.
Guinness Stout has fewer calories per gram (or ounce) than Bud Light.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Youtube Vs. Haynes manual
So, I get to replace the water pump on a 1998 mini van. What does the Haynes manual say?
Disconnect battery bla bla bla... jack up vehicle...remove tire... remove hoses... remove plastic shield... remove pulley bolts... serpentine belt... reomve pump bolts... remove... engine bolts.. jack stand... timing belt..secure drive pulley so timing isn't compromised WHAT? Timing belt/chain? Engine bolts? Secure drive? SERIOUSLY?! Bla bla bla. My love for any Chrysler product grows - like Kudzu on a hillside. Yeah, that be a DIY job.
Let's read online: Mirrors Haynes manual, but also says something about experienced home mechanic can do it in 4 hours.
Hmmm. Let me look for a video - can't find one for 1998, but can for a 2003.
summary: jack up vehicle...remove tire... remove plastic shield...remove hose and be ready for a mess... remove pulley bolts...remove serpentine belt... remove pulley... remove pump bolts... remove pump... put new gasket in new pump... reverse process using new pump. Total time for inexperienced me including getting tools together and clean-up: less than 2 hours. And only minor cursing of anything made by Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth. Not a word about timing belts or engine mount bolts. Video done by mechanics in a shop. My next garage will have a "lift."
Disconnect battery bla bla bla... jack up vehicle...remove tire... remove hoses... remove plastic shield... remove pulley bolts... serpentine belt... reomve pump bolts... remove... engine bolts.. jack stand... timing belt..secure drive pulley so timing isn't compromised WHAT? Timing belt/chain? Engine bolts? Secure drive? SERIOUSLY?! Bla bla bla. My love for any Chrysler product grows - like Kudzu on a hillside. Yeah, that be a DIY job.
Let's read online: Mirrors Haynes manual, but also says something about experienced home mechanic can do it in 4 hours.
Hmmm. Let me look for a video - can't find one for 1998, but can for a 2003.
summary: jack up vehicle...remove tire... remove plastic shield...remove hose and be ready for a mess... remove pulley bolts...remove serpentine belt... remove pulley... remove pump bolts... remove pump... put new gasket in new pump... reverse process using new pump. Total time for inexperienced me including getting tools together and clean-up: less than 2 hours. And only minor cursing of anything made by Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth. Not a word about timing belts or engine mount bolts. Video done by mechanics in a shop. My next garage will have a "lift."
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