Cuban Chrome

I love watching car shows. Not the new stuff. The fix up the junk ones. My favorite is Vice Grip Garage. I'll watch everything Derek puts out. Why? Because that was me at one point. Sure, it wasn't my business, but it was my life back in the day. I'd buy beaters, fix them up, … Continue reading Cuban Chrome →

Finally, it’s working

Saturday, my garage door ended up busted. Busted torsion spring There were none to be had anywhere, so I had to order them. If memory serves, I think I got the last ones I installed on eBay, or some other knockoff site for $50 or so. This time, I simply ordered a decent set from … Continue reading Finally, it’s working →

Stuff’s Breaking all Over

I was chatting with the fellas while volunteering at the Church this Sunday about doing house maintenance chores. What started the conversation is this: Busted What's that you say? That is a torsion spring. It balances the weight of a garage door. Without them, the door weighs like three tons. I hit the button Saturday … Continue reading Stuff’s Breaking all Over →

Funny Update

Remember this? Funniest thing I've seen all week. The city showed up to fix the damage from the numbnuts that wiped out the street sign. They cut off the bent up parts and stuck it back in the ground. The stop sign is now at my eye level - around six feet. Fuck me. I … Continue reading Funny Update →

Gonna Be a Great Weekend, Tater.

Last week we got rain. No shit. Just like in the movies where it starts raining and people start bawling. 45 minutes of rain, and then under 100 temps. This week, Same thing. Rain. Then it barely hit 90 today. It felt like we won the lottery. When actually it's just Texas weather. A month … Continue reading Gonna Be a Great Weekend, Tater. →

Yin & Yang

I've seen Yin/Yang described as chaos and order, crisis and opportunity. I got tired of trying to look it up. So the hell with it. Witness Chaos: What you see here is the cleanup process of a toolbox dump. I have a toolbox that handles irrigation - sprinkler parts, hose parts, tools, and a few … Continue reading Yin & Yang →

Off to a Weak Start

I'm off this week, sort of by surprise. When I'm off, with no other plans, I try and do two projects a day. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. Nothing got done yesterday but doctors appointments and running around. I had a gut doc followup from an upper GI scope a few … Continue reading Off to a Weak Start →

Get’r Done

After a few weeks hiatus, the fellas showed up and got started on the street in front of my house. Dude showed up in a bobcat with a hammer one Friday, beat the concrete silly. First thing Monday the big gear showed up and removed the other half of the street. Right on their heels … Continue reading Get’r Done →

DAMMIT!

Not at all what I wanted to see when I went out to my car Sunday Morning. What you see in front of you is an inner fender that's been on the car maybe a month or so. What's different this time is the chunck of wiring you see, as well as the deep teeth … Continue reading DAMMIT! →

Diminishing Returns

I've been off this week. Had big plans. Plans that had to change. Why? Behold: Not even the hottest part of the day either. The heat is so bad, it's nauseating. I'm strugging to keep my plants alive. Although the sunflowers and wildflowers I planted seem to bo doing OK. Even the persimmon tree seems … Continue reading Diminishing Returns →