Hola, folks. 🙂 About to crash, but gotta get the daily post up. Long work day today with some cars going sideways. First car was a 2013 Silverado that needed an oil pressure sensor (really common issue with Chevy trucks and SUVs). Second time in the last couple of days or so, though, that the … Continue reading 2022-05-07 — Grind

Lost $4611 today in my first day back with serious trading. There wasn't anything good to trade this morning, so I thought I'd try a different strategy. Didn't work. I didn't get mad. I didn't flip out, so that's something, but I did prove to myself that I can't discipline myself enough to trade intelligently. … Continue reading 2022-05-07 — Tapped Out

So... it was an interesting day today. I got a call from a guy this morning who drove through a big puddle and his truck died. Based on his description, I was worried he might have ruined his engine. I went out there to look at it, and after quite a while, sure enough, it … Continue reading 2022-05-06 — Another Truck

Storm was strong enough last night that it woke me up. I think that was last night anyway. Blurring together now. Rained a good portion of the day today. Was lucky I was able to do the complete diagnosis of a 2013 F150 using just my scan tool sitting inside the cabin while it poured … Continue reading 2022-05-04 — Some Pretty Good Storms

Haven't been doing so well lately. Body hasn't been good. Mind hasn't been good. Pretty messed up right now. I guess maybe more evidence of how... when my life distractions (stocks lately... that I'm not currently trading) get removed from the equation, my underlying... lack of hope for life is uncovered. I've been struggling pretty … Continue reading 2022-05-03 — Life

Wow, I'm tired. Really tired. Eyes are closing, and it's only just barely after 8 p.m. Got rained out today. Not sad about it. really tired. Time for bed. Good night. Lift the World ~ stephen

Hi, all, Head hurts. Been migraining for a good little bit now. Had a bit of a reality check yesterday I didn't think about really until today. ... in the grocery store, I walked by the alcohol aisle, and I felt a little pull. And right away I knew 100% that if I bought anything, … Continue reading 2022-05-01 — Head Hurts

Relatively slow day today. Alternator replacement in a 2013 F150 5.0. Prepurchase inspection on a 2016 Silverado 5.3 4x4. Battery replacement in a 2011 Toyota Corolla, and a basic inspection on a 2016 Elantra. Pretty simple. Time for bed. Tired. G'night. Lift the World ~ stephen

Ugh. It's been a rough day today. Not sure why it was so bad. I guess it was carryover from yesterday? I don't know. Work was slow again, which is odd, given the time of year. Guess inflation has been hitting people hard. Can't think of any real other reason. Calls picked up in the … Continue reading 2022-04-29 — After Another

You wouldn't think that a green day could be worse than the day I lost $3800... but it was. Like 3 minutes after the opening bell, I was already up $1200+. I traded that stock really well. Then I went for another stock that looked super good, and suddenly I was down like $1000 (holding, … Continue reading 2022-04-28 — Kick in the Teeth