Hiya, boys and girls. 🙂 Happy Friday! Hope y'all have had a fantastic one. I sit here at my computer... 1:25 a.m., staring at the flight plan of a trip I'm contemplating. New Zealand, at the least, and Australia as well if I want. Month and a half? Should I do it? Deal is offered … Continue reading 2022-08-05 — Slow Yard

Hiya, folks! It rained! And rained! And rained. 😶 Three-ish inches, I think, in this last round of storms; but Malaki needs work hours, so though I normally would have taken the day off and rested, I went out and worked with him. Just two cars, but a relatively full day. A soggy day. First … Continue reading 2022-08-04 — Soggy

I took it a little easier today--just two cars. Malaki was home feeling pretty rotten. First car as was one that was supposed to be a crank, no start, but it started just fine when I got there. So I gave him some suggestions for how to proceed and be ready. He didn't have a … Continue reading 2022-08-03 — Nothing Special

I don't really have much to say today. I didn't sleep much last night on the floor of the Salt Lake Airport. I forgot to bring my sweatshirt and sweatpants (airports and airplanes often being cold, as I'm sure you know, so the cold made it even harder to sleep, but I think I got … Continue reading 2022-08-02 — Arkansas… Again

As I sit in a seat at gate B8 at the Salt Lake City, Utah international airport waiting for my 5:45 a.m. flight, contemplating spending a night in the terminal, I'm reminded of the many random/unexpected places I've spent the night over the years. I'm sure I won't remember all of them, but I figured … Continue reading 2022-08-01 — Hello August

Spent my whole day up Provo Canyon today up Slide Canyon. I removed the drain pipes from my old bathtub in the tunnel under the highway. Then I went up and found where the creek disappeared into the ground, and I extended the creek maybe 30 more feet. Unfortunately, I'd need to extend it several … Continue reading 2022-07-31 — Provo Canyon

As I sit here in my car on the side of the river road between Bridalveil and Upper Falls in Provo Canyon, ready to call it a night, I think about how it's been a good while since someone I have known even somewhat well has passed, but today we said goodbye to my beloved … Continue reading 2022-07-30 — Rest in Peace

It's been a beautiful day with family today, spending the day with aunts and uncles and cousins and my mom and others. Telling stories, talking about taking trips together. It's been great. 😊 Have had some beautiful experiences with my dying aunt. My cousin and I ran to the store to get some things, and … Continue reading 2022-07-29 — The Beginning of Goodbye

Could be amnesia, but this week feels like perhaps the worst week of my auto Mechanic career. I spent much of the morning trying to get the Ford Focus debacle taken care of, getting it towed over to Miguel's shop, having him look at it, etc. I also spent a little time trying to help … Continue reading 2022-07-28 — Worst Car Week Ever? 🙃

Been quite the day today. I spent the morning trying to figure out how to use the Google Form I was so excited about. It... might not work. Google designed it to auto create a new row. And auto creating a new row means all my pre-filled cells get bumped off the row, and all … Continue reading 2022-10-02 — Double Trouble