HELLO TO ALL,
I HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT WORK HAS BEEN INSANE, WELL I HAD TO WORK TODAY. NOT SO BAD, I MADE A LOT OF MONEY. BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE BEEN HERE WITH MY FAMILY.
I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. HOPE THIS FINDS ALL OF YOU HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
HO HO HO
TVI
Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
HELLO TO ALL,
A FRIEND OF MINE POSTED AN ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY ABOUT HOW OUR CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE SCORING LOWER IN TESTING THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, AND IT MAKES ME ANGRY.
WE HAVE ALLOWED OUR GOVERNMENT TO DICTATE TO US WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN, AND THE MORE THEY DICTATE THE WORSE IT GETS. STANDARDIZED TESTING DOES NOT WORK, MATH MODULES DO NOT WORK, ALLOWING CHILDREN TO MAKE UP TESTS THAT THEY FAIL DOES NOT WORK, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
I'M NOT GOING TO STAND HERE(OR SIT) AND TELL YOU IT IS ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. WE HAVE STOOD IDLY BY AND LET THIS HAPPEN, WE HAVE VOTED IN PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN. WE HAVE DECIDED TO LET THE SCHOOLS CHANGE POLICY YEAR AFTER YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET STANDARDIZED TESTING SCORES THAT PAY THE SCHOOLS BASED ON THOSE SCORES. WE HAVE ALLOWED BAD TEACHERS TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN(THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM KNOWS AND WILL DO NOTHING!).
WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL WE LEARNED THE "NEW" MATH. HUH? WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 2 + 2 STILL EQUALED 4. I ASKED MY SEVENTH GRADE SON THE OTHER DAY(HE'S GETTING MATH IN MODULES) IF 2 + 2 STILL EQUALS 4 AND HE TOLD ME IT DID. SO HOW IS IT THAT MATH IS SO HARD? HOW IS IT THAT IN THIS COUNTRY 70 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ARE FAILING MATH? ISN'T MATH AN ABSOLUTE? ISN'T THE ONLY THING ABOUT MATH YOU NEED TO KNOW ARE THE FORMULAS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS? IS THE "NEW MATH" OR THE "MODULES" CHANGING THE FORMULAS, SO THAT NOW THERE IS A DIFFERENT ANSWER?
HOW ABOUT READING? MY SON IS A VORACIOUS READER. (MUCH THE SAME AS HIS OLD MAN I MIGHT ADD!) YET WHEN HIS FRIENDS COME OVER TO PLAY OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF BOOKS IN OUR HOUSE. THEY SAY THEY NEVER READ. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? HOW IS IT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE? HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET THROUGH LIFE WITH THIS SO CALLED EDUCATION YOU ARE RECEIVING FROM OUR ILLUSTRIOUS LEARNING INSTITUTIONS? NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT CARE APPARENTLY THEIR PARENTS DON'T EITHER.
WE ARE AT A POINT IN OUR HISTORY THAT WE HAVE MORE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THEN EVER. TELEPHONES, TEXTS, BLOGS, E-MAIL, CELL PHONES, ETC., ETC., AND YET WE DON'T TALK. REALLY TALK, AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. WE MOVE ABOUT EACH DAY, ALL INTO OUR OWN LIVES, AND WE ARE PAYING A TERRIBLE PRICE. OUR CHILDREN CANNOT LEARN THE THINGS THEY NEED TO LEARN TO MOVE INTO THE LIFE STREAM. WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO BECOME MINDLESS CONSUMERS OF DRIVEL.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION WITH A CHILD? A SCHOOL AGE CHILD? THEY HAVE A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING WITH YOU. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EASIER IF THEY COULD JUST TEXT YOU. I HAD A FEW OF MY SON'S FRIENDS OVER LAST SATURDAY AND I LET THEM RUN THROUGH THE WOODS ALL DAY MAKING A PAINTBALL FIELD. SOME OF THOSE KIDS HAD NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO BE CREATIVE, TO USE THEIR HANDS TO DO PHYSICAL LABOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING, THE SHOP CLASSES AND ART PROGRAMS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE BEING LOST AT OUR SCHOOLS. THESE ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GREAT EDUCATION. THEY ALLOW YOU TO ENGAGE YOUR HANDS AND MIND AT THE SAME TIME, TO CREATE, TO THINK, TO PROBLEM SOLVE. IF WE ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO THINK AND CREATE AND PROBLEM SOLVE FOR THEMSELVES, WE GIVE A VALUABLE TOOL TO CARRY WITH THEM THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THE ABILITY TO THINK. NOT JUST TO SCORE HIGH ON A TEST(AN ADDED BONUS I MUST ADMIT), BUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE ON IN LIFE.
PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE YOUNGER CHILDREN, OR EVEN GRAND CHILDREN, ENGAGE THEM IN CREATIVITY, ENGAGE THEM IN CONVERSATION, ENGAGE THEM IN READING, ENGAGE THEM IN ANYTHING THAT BRINGS THE HANDS AND MIND TOGETHER. ALLOW THEM TO FIGURE IT OUT, ALMOST DEMAND THAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE THROUGH AND COME UP WITH THEIR OWN ANSWERS. ALLOW THEM TO FLOURISH, AT THEIR OWN PACE.
WELL I'VE RAMBLED ON ENOUGH FOR NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY ASLEEP.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
A FRIEND OF MINE POSTED AN ARTICLE THE OTHER DAY ABOUT HOW OUR CHILDREN IN THE U.S. ARE SCORING LOWER IN TESTING THAN OTHER COUNTRIES, AND IT MAKES ME ANGRY.
WE HAVE ALLOWED OUR GOVERNMENT TO DICTATE TO US WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN, AND THE MORE THEY DICTATE THE WORSE IT GETS. STANDARDIZED TESTING DOES NOT WORK, MATH MODULES DO NOT WORK, ALLOWING CHILDREN TO MAKE UP TESTS THAT THEY FAIL DOES NOT WORK, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
I'M NOT GOING TO STAND HERE(OR SIT) AND TELL YOU IT IS ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. WE HAVE STOOD IDLY BY AND LET THIS HAPPEN, WE HAVE VOTED IN PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN. WE HAVE DECIDED TO LET THE SCHOOLS CHANGE POLICY YEAR AFTER YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET STANDARDIZED TESTING SCORES THAT PAY THE SCHOOLS BASED ON THOSE SCORES. WE HAVE ALLOWED BAD TEACHERS TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN(THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM KNOWS AND WILL DO NOTHING!).
WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL WE LEARNED THE "NEW" MATH. HUH? WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL 2 + 2 STILL EQUALED 4. I ASKED MY SEVENTH GRADE SON THE OTHER DAY(HE'S GETTING MATH IN MODULES) IF 2 + 2 STILL EQUALS 4 AND HE TOLD ME IT DID. SO HOW IS IT THAT MATH IS SO HARD? HOW IS IT THAT IN THIS COUNTRY 70 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ARE FAILING MATH? ISN'T MATH AN ABSOLUTE? ISN'T THE ONLY THING ABOUT MATH YOU NEED TO KNOW ARE THE FORMULAS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS? IS THE "NEW MATH" OR THE "MODULES" CHANGING THE FORMULAS, SO THAT NOW THERE IS A DIFFERENT ANSWER?
HOW ABOUT READING? MY SON IS A VORACIOUS READER. (MUCH THE SAME AS HIS OLD MAN I MIGHT ADD!) YET WHEN HIS FRIENDS COME OVER TO PLAY OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF BOOKS IN OUR HOUSE. THEY SAY THEY NEVER READ. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? HOW IS IT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE? HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET THROUGH LIFE WITH THIS SO CALLED EDUCATION YOU ARE RECEIVING FROM OUR ILLUSTRIOUS LEARNING INSTITUTIONS? NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT CARE APPARENTLY THEIR PARENTS DON'T EITHER.
WE ARE AT A POINT IN OUR HISTORY THAT WE HAVE MORE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE THEN EVER. TELEPHONES, TEXTS, BLOGS, E-MAIL, CELL PHONES, ETC., ETC., AND YET WE DON'T TALK. REALLY TALK, AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. WE MOVE ABOUT EACH DAY, ALL INTO OUR OWN LIVES, AND WE ARE PAYING A TERRIBLE PRICE. OUR CHILDREN CANNOT LEARN THE THINGS THEY NEED TO LEARN TO MOVE INTO THE LIFE STREAM. WE ARE ALLOWING THEM TO BECOME MINDLESS CONSUMERS OF DRIVEL.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION WITH A CHILD? A SCHOOL AGE CHILD? THEY HAVE A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING WITH YOU. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE EASIER IF THEY COULD JUST TEXT YOU. I HAD A FEW OF MY SON'S FRIENDS OVER LAST SATURDAY AND I LET THEM RUN THROUGH THE WOODS ALL DAY MAKING A PAINTBALL FIELD. SOME OF THOSE KIDS HAD NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO BE CREATIVE, TO USE THEIR HANDS TO DO PHYSICAL LABOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING, THE SHOP CLASSES AND ART PROGRAMS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE BEING LOST AT OUR SCHOOLS. THESE ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GREAT EDUCATION. THEY ALLOW YOU TO ENGAGE YOUR HANDS AND MIND AT THE SAME TIME, TO CREATE, TO THINK, TO PROBLEM SOLVE. IF WE ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO THINK AND CREATE AND PROBLEM SOLVE FOR THEMSELVES, WE GIVE A VALUABLE TOOL TO CARRY WITH THEM THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THE ABILITY TO THINK. NOT JUST TO SCORE HIGH ON A TEST(AN ADDED BONUS I MUST ADMIT), BUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE ON IN LIFE.
PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE YOUNGER CHILDREN, OR EVEN GRAND CHILDREN, ENGAGE THEM IN CREATIVITY, ENGAGE THEM IN CONVERSATION, ENGAGE THEM IN READING, ENGAGE THEM IN ANYTHING THAT BRINGS THE HANDS AND MIND TOGETHER. ALLOW THEM TO FIGURE IT OUT, ALMOST DEMAND THAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE THROUGH AND COME UP WITH THEIR OWN ANSWERS. ALLOW THEM TO FLOURISH, AT THEIR OWN PACE.
WELL I'VE RAMBLED ON ENOUGH FOR NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY ASLEEP.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
SLOW PROGRESS
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL PROGRESS IS SLOW, I HAVEN'T GOT THE CRACKS IN THE FRAME WELDED YET, BUT "SHOP TEACHER BOB", STOPPED BY THE HOUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO PLAY POKER AND INSPECTED THEM AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT THEY COULD BE REPAIRED.
I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE THE WRONG PISTONS IN THE MOTOR, AND I STARTED DISASSEMBLING IT, I'M GOING TO USE THE EMPTY CASES TO FIT THE FRAME, SO IT WILL BE LIGHTER TO LUG AROUND.
WORK IS GETTING CRAZIER EVERY WEEK, WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HIRED THREE FIELD MECHANICS THIS YEAR. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, I FEEL VERY BLESSED.
I HOPE EVERY ONE HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING, AND IF I DON'T WRITE BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD ONE THERE TOO.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, I'LL TRY TO KEEP POSTING.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
WELL PROGRESS IS SLOW, I HAVEN'T GOT THE CRACKS IN THE FRAME WELDED YET, BUT "SHOP TEACHER BOB", STOPPED BY THE HOUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO PLAY POKER AND INSPECTED THEM AND HE SAID HE THOUGHT THEY COULD BE REPAIRED.
I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE THE WRONG PISTONS IN THE MOTOR, AND I STARTED DISASSEMBLING IT, I'M GOING TO USE THE EMPTY CASES TO FIT THE FRAME, SO IT WILL BE LIGHTER TO LUG AROUND.
WORK IS GETTING CRAZIER EVERY WEEK, WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HIRED THREE FIELD MECHANICS THIS YEAR. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, I FEEL VERY BLESSED.
I HOPE EVERY ONE HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING, AND IF I DON'T WRITE BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD ONE THERE TOO.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, I'LL TRY TO KEEP POSTING.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
TWO WEEKS IN A ROW
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL I'VE BEEN STRIPPING PAINT AND GRINDING OFF PATCHES SINCE LAST TUESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE FOUND THREE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME IS CRACKED. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED EASILY.
WHERE I NEED TO LEAN THE SEAT POST BACK SEEMS TO BE THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LOOKING AT IT TONIGHT AND I/4 OF AN INCH SEEMS TO BE PERFECT.
I ENDED UP WORKING ON MY OLDEST SON'S CAR AND DID NOT GET HOME IN TIME TO GO TO OPEN SHOP, SO I'LL KEEP GRINDING UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND THEN SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
I'LL TRY TO POST SOME PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIRS. WELL THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
WELL I'VE BEEN STRIPPING PAINT AND GRINDING OFF PATCHES SINCE LAST TUESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY I'VE FOUND THREE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME IS CRACKED. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED EASILY.
WHERE I NEED TO LEAN THE SEAT POST BACK SEEMS TO BE THE LEAST OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS LOOKING AT IT TONIGHT AND I/4 OF AN INCH SEEMS TO BE PERFECT.
I ENDED UP WORKING ON MY OLDEST SON'S CAR AND DID NOT GET HOME IN TIME TO GO TO OPEN SHOP, SO I'LL KEEP GRINDING UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND THEN SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
I'LL TRY TO POST SOME PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIRS. WELL THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
Friday, November 5, 2010
WOO HOO
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL I DID IT. IT WASN'T THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND. WENT TO OPEN SHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE "SHOP TEACHER BOB" TEACHES WELDING AND TOOK THE FRAME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SMALL PROJECTS AND GOT STARTED.
WE SCOPED OUT THE SEAT POST AND CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE IT. I TOOK THE FRAME HOME AND THE NEXT NIGHT I STARTED CLEANING ALL THE PAINT OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF UGLY PATCHES ON THE FRAME SO I GROUND OFF ONE OF THEM AND WHAT DID I FIND? THE FRAME BOTTOM TUBE IS CRACKED. THE OTHER PATCH IS IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER TUBE SO I EXPECT TO FIND THE SAME THING THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED REASONABLY EASILY.
WHEN I FINISH CLEANING THINGS UP I'LL POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND TRY TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. IF I CAN I'LL TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES ALONG THE WAY.
WELL I THINK I'M ON MY WAY, WISH ME LUCK!
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
WELL I DID IT. IT WASN'T THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND. WENT TO OPEN SHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE "SHOP TEACHER BOB" TEACHES WELDING AND TOOK THE FRAME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SMALL PROJECTS AND GOT STARTED.
WE SCOPED OUT THE SEAT POST AND CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE IT. I TOOK THE FRAME HOME AND THE NEXT NIGHT I STARTED CLEANING ALL THE PAINT OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF UGLY PATCHES ON THE FRAME SO I GROUND OFF ONE OF THEM AND WHAT DID I FIND? THE FRAME BOTTOM TUBE IS CRACKED. THE OTHER PATCH IS IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLACE ON THE OTHER TUBE SO I EXPECT TO FIND THE SAME THING THERE. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE REPAIRED REASONABLY EASILY.
WHEN I FINISH CLEANING THINGS UP I'LL POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND TRY TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS. IF I CAN I'LL TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES ALONG THE WAY.
WELL I THINK I'M ON MY WAY, WISH ME LUCK!
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
THE SAME OLD STORY.....SORT OF
HELLO TO ALL,
WELL, OCTOBER FIRST HAS COME AND GONE AND I STILL AM NOT WORKING ON THE BIKE. I AM STILL PICKING UP PIECES HERE AND THERE. GOT THE SPARE TIRE RACK, SOME FENDER BRACKETS AND A BACK REST FOR THE BUDDY SEAT.
I GOT SERIOUSLY BEHIND IN HOME DUTIES. WENT AND HELPED MY SON, SHAWN AT HIS HOUSE IN NASHVILLE, TN. FOR A WEEKEND, HAD MANLIFT TRAINING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WORK ONE WEEKEND. GOT HOODWINKED INTO REDOING THE BACKYARD PATIO, IT CAME OUT REALLY NICE, BUT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO HELP( FIVE WEEKENDS).
HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE NEW WOODSHED YET, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF WOOD CUT SO THAT IS A BLESSING. LAST YEAR WITH THE WIFE'S MOM AND STEPDAD PASSING I HARDLY GOT ANY WOOD CUT. I ENDED UP CUTTING WOOD ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER.
HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT WEEKEND I CAN FINISH THE WOOD CUTTING AND SINK THE POSTS FOR THE WOOD SHED, CAUSE NEXT WEEKEND IS MY YOUNGEST SON'S FALL BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO SHAWN'S FOR FOUR DAYS(ANOTHER WORKING WEEKEND I'M AFRAID!).
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE CLOSER TO NOVEMBER FIRST RATHER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, BUT IT STILL LOOKS AS IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE FRAME. I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH "SHOP TEACHER BOB" , BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PIECES YET.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU ALL SOON.
TVI
WELL, OCTOBER FIRST HAS COME AND GONE AND I STILL AM NOT WORKING ON THE BIKE. I AM STILL PICKING UP PIECES HERE AND THERE. GOT THE SPARE TIRE RACK, SOME FENDER BRACKETS AND A BACK REST FOR THE BUDDY SEAT.
I GOT SERIOUSLY BEHIND IN HOME DUTIES. WENT AND HELPED MY SON, SHAWN AT HIS HOUSE IN NASHVILLE, TN. FOR A WEEKEND, HAD MANLIFT TRAINING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WORK ONE WEEKEND. GOT HOODWINKED INTO REDOING THE BACKYARD PATIO, IT CAME OUT REALLY NICE, BUT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO HELP( FIVE WEEKENDS).
HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE NEW WOODSHED YET, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF WOOD CUT SO THAT IS A BLESSING. LAST YEAR WITH THE WIFE'S MOM AND STEPDAD PASSING I HARDLY GOT ANY WOOD CUT. I ENDED UP CUTTING WOOD ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER.
HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT WEEKEND I CAN FINISH THE WOOD CUTTING AND SINK THE POSTS FOR THE WOOD SHED, CAUSE NEXT WEEKEND IS MY YOUNGEST SON'S FALL BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO SHAWN'S FOR FOUR DAYS(ANOTHER WORKING WEEKEND I'M AFRAID!).
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE CLOSER TO NOVEMBER FIRST RATHER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, BUT IT STILL LOOKS AS IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE FRAME. I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH "SHOP TEACHER BOB" , BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TOGETHER WITH ALL THE PIECES YET.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU ALL SOON.
TVI
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
9-11-2001
HELLO TO ALL,
LET ME START OUT BY SAYING THIS IS SIMPLY MY OPINION, NO MORE AND NO LESS. THIS ISN'T INTENDED TO PISS IN ANYBODIES WHEATIES, OR START ANY KIND OF BRUHAHA (SPELLING?). I JUST NEEDED A LONGER FORUM TO STATE MY OPINION CLEARLY.
9-11-2001 TRULY MAKES ME SAD. THE DEATHS OF 3000 PEPLE IN THAT FASHION IS A TRAVESTY. I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS EVER MAD ABOUT IT OR IF I AM STILL IN SHOCK MODE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING ON TV OR READ SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT IT I GET EXTREMELY SAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE PUT ON THE "PAY NO MIND LIST" IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING BECAUSE OF 9-11. THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR 9-11. I PERSONALLY WANT THEM THERE. I'M SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE, BUT I WANT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, IN EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ACT PUNISHED TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IN THIS COUNTRY. IF THAT MEANS BLOWING THEM UP WHILE THEY'RE EATING MOUNTAIN GOAT STEW, SO BE IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. GIVE THEM A JOB, A HAND, A PAT ON THE BACK, A PLACE TO STAY, ANYTHING. I DIDN'T GO INTO THE SERVICE, BUT I STILL TRY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN I CAN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE JUST LIKE US, HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL THAT WE HAVE COME TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WHAT I AM MAD ABOUT IS THIS MOSQUE THING. FIRST OF ALL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BUILD IT THERE EXCEPT TO RUB OUR FACES IN IT? WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT 9-11 ANYMORE, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND WE ALL SHOULD.
I WAS IN GETTYSBURG A FEW MONTHS AGO ON VACATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE IS A POLITICAL BATTLE GOING ON THERE. SOMEONE WANTS TO BUILD A CASINO ON THE GROUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. NOW I KNOW THIS HAPPENED 150 YEARS AGO, AND NONE OF US WERE BORN THEN, BUT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DIED THERE IN THAT THREE DAY BATTLE AND 10'S OF THOUSANDS MORE WERE INJURED. THEY PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE AND SO DID WE AS A COUNTRY. FAR WORSE THAN ANYTHING BEFORE OR SINCE. NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD A CASINO ON SUCH A SOVEREIGN PLACE?
YOU CAN, IN THIS COUNTRY, BUILD THESE THINGS ANYWHERE. WHY THERE? WHY NOT A FEW BLOCKS OR A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD? WHY WOULD THE POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF PLACING THESE THINGS IN SO PRECIOUS A PLACE TO THE PEOPLE FROM HERE?
I LOVE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. I LOVE THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY AND THE RIGHTS WE WORK SO HARD TO PROTECT, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF DOLING OUT THESE FREEDOMS AND MAKING THESE DECISIONS TRULY NEED TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENCY, BEFORE IT'S TO LATE.
WHEN I VOTE I AM NEITHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. I TRIED TO BE AN EDUCATED VOTER, AND THEN VOTE MY CONSCIOUS. A CHANGE NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE HERE, AND IT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE STARTING IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES AND OUR MINDS, BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT OUR LEADERS AND VOTE IN PEOPLE WHO WILL TRULY LISTEN TO US. NOT PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US WITHOUT ASKING, AND THEN REALLY LISTENING TO OUR RESPONSES.
WHEN OUR TURN COMES TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER, KEEP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIND, KEEP THE PEOPLE OF 9-11 IN MIND, AND KEEP THIS COUNTRY IN MIND.
THIS COUNTRY STARTED IT'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A COUNTRY WITH AN ACT OF TERRORISM, I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T END BECAUSE OF ONE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS TIME.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
P.S. ALL COMMENTS, GOOD AND BAD ARE APPRECIATED, AND THANKS.
LET ME START OUT BY SAYING THIS IS SIMPLY MY OPINION, NO MORE AND NO LESS. THIS ISN'T INTENDED TO PISS IN ANYBODIES WHEATIES, OR START ANY KIND OF BRUHAHA (SPELLING?). I JUST NEEDED A LONGER FORUM TO STATE MY OPINION CLEARLY.
9-11-2001 TRULY MAKES ME SAD. THE DEATHS OF 3000 PEPLE IN THAT FASHION IS A TRAVESTY. I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS EVER MAD ABOUT IT OR IF I AM STILL IN SHOCK MODE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME I SEE SOMETHING ON TV OR READ SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT IT I GET EXTREMELY SAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE PUT ON THE "PAY NO MIND LIST" IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING BECAUSE OF 9-11. THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE FOR 9-11. I PERSONALLY WANT THEM THERE. I'M SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE, BUT I WANT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, IN EVERY ASPECT OF THIS ACT PUNISHED TO THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE IN THIS COUNTRY. IF THAT MEANS BLOWING THEM UP WHILE THEY'RE EATING MOUNTAIN GOAT STEW, SO BE IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. GIVE THEM A JOB, A HAND, A PAT ON THE BACK, A PLACE TO STAY, ANYTHING. I DIDN'T GO INTO THE SERVICE, BUT I STILL TRY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN I CAN. THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE JUST LIKE US, HUMAN BEINGS, AND THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL THAT WE HAVE COME TO TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WHAT I AM MAD ABOUT IS THIS MOSQUE THING. FIRST OF ALL, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BUILD IT THERE EXCEPT TO RUB OUR FACES IN IT? WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT 9-11 ANYMORE, BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND WE ALL SHOULD.
I WAS IN GETTYSBURG A FEW MONTHS AGO ON VACATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THERE IS A POLITICAL BATTLE GOING ON THERE. SOMEONE WANTS TO BUILD A CASINO ON THE GROUNDS OF THE BATTLEFIELD. NOW I KNOW THIS HAPPENED 150 YEARS AGO, AND NONE OF US WERE BORN THEN, BUT 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS DIED THERE IN THAT THREE DAY BATTLE AND 10'S OF THOUSANDS MORE WERE INJURED. THEY PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE AND SO DID WE AS A COUNTRY. FAR WORSE THAN ANYTHING BEFORE OR SINCE. NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD A CASINO ON SUCH A SOVEREIGN PLACE?
YOU CAN, IN THIS COUNTRY, BUILD THESE THINGS ANYWHERE. WHY THERE? WHY NOT A FEW BLOCKS OR A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD? WHY WOULD THE POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF PLACING THESE THINGS IN SO PRECIOUS A PLACE TO THE PEOPLE FROM HERE?
I LOVE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY. I LOVE THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY AND THE RIGHTS WE WORK SO HARD TO PROTECT, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF DOLING OUT THESE FREEDOMS AND MAKING THESE DECISIONS TRULY NEED TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENCY, BEFORE IT'S TO LATE.
WHEN I VOTE I AM NEITHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. I TRIED TO BE AN EDUCATED VOTER, AND THEN VOTE MY CONSCIOUS. A CHANGE NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE HERE, AND IT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE STARTING IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED TO OPEN OUR EYES AND OUR MINDS, BECOME EDUCATED ABOUT OUR LEADERS AND VOTE IN PEOPLE WHO WILL TRULY LISTEN TO US. NOT PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US WITHOUT ASKING, AND THEN REALLY LISTENING TO OUR RESPONSES.
WHEN OUR TURN COMES TO VOTE THIS NOVEMBER, KEEP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MIND, KEEP THE PEOPLE OF 9-11 IN MIND, AND KEEP THIS COUNTRY IN MIND.
THIS COUNTRY STARTED IT'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A COUNTRY WITH AN ACT OF TERRORISM, I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T END BECAUSE OF ONE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS TIME.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
P.S. ALL COMMENTS, GOOD AND BAD ARE APPRECIATED, AND THANKS.
Monday, August 30, 2010
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
HELLO TO ALL,
FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME....
MY COUSIN'S SON WROTE A BLOG THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT GROWING UP AND ABOUT RESPECT. I WROTE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I WORE. I AM NOT A FASHION MAVEN, NEVER HAVE BEEN, I LEAVE THAT RESPONSIBILTY TO MY WIFE. WHO BY THE WAY IS VERY GOOD AT IT.
I GREW UP BELIEVING THAT YOU HAD TO EARN THE RESPECT OF OTHERS. IN THE SEVENTIES, I HAD LONG HAIR AND PARTIED WITH THE BEST OF THEM, BUT I SHOWED UP TO WORK AND ON TIME AND DID MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES EVERYDAY. THE JOB I HAVE IS A VERY DIRTY JOB. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I STOP TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE TO DRINK ON THE RIDE HOME, I'M PRETTY DIRTY. IF I OFFEND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME I'M SORRY, BUT IF THEY DECIDE I'M SOME KIND OF BUM BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK, TOUGH SHIT. IT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM HOLDING THE DOOR FOR THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, OR SAYING THANK YOU TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER.
IF THE PEOPLE I'VE OFFENDED BECAUSE OF MY APPERANCE TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK TO ME AND ASK ME A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN THEY ARE STILL OFFENDED, FINE, BUT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT I'M A BUM, OR NOT WORTHY OF THEIR RESPECT, IS BULLSHIT IN MY OPINION. IT DOESN'T MAKE ME NOT RESPECT THEM, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EARNED IT EITHER.
I'VE NEVER WORN A T-SHIRT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS OR THAT, IF I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE, I'LL USUSALLY SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR. I SAW A HIGH SCHOOL KID OUT ON A DATE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND THE T-SHIRT HE HAD ON SAID "THE ONLY JOB I NEED IS A BLOWJOB!". THAT KID SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE TO DATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND ONE OF US IS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. RESPECT BE DAMNED!
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, NOT WHAT YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS ARE, NOT WHAT RELIGION YOU ARE. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE BLACK, MEXICAN, WHITE, CATHOLICS, BAPTISTS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND ON AND ON. I'VE COME TO RESPECT PEOPLE I KNOW WELL, SOME I DON'T KNOW WELL, AND SOME I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY AT ALL.
I DON'T FEEL THAT I OWE SOMEONE RESPECT, BUT WHAT I DO OWE THEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY, TO LET THEM EARN MY RESPECT. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M SOMETHING SPECIAL IT IS NOT INTENDED TO. I HAVE TO EARN THEIRS, NO MATTER WHAT I LOOK LIKE, THE SAME RULES APPLY TO ME.
IT FEELS LIKE THE RULES ARE CHANGING. MAYBE I'M OLD SCHOOL, MAYBE I'M NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I FEEL EARNING RESPECT IS PART OF BECOMING AN ADULT.
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO BECOME AN ADULT. IN THE END, THE PEOPLE I LEAVE BEHIND WILL JUDGE WHETHER I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS OR NOT. I WILL KEEP TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT HERE.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALY. IT IS SIMPLY MY OPINION. IF I HAD SPENT THIS LIFETIME TRYING TO GAIN RESPECT BY LOOKING GOOD AND DOING NOTHING I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRUE TO MYSELF. IN THE END, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME....
MY COUSIN'S SON WROTE A BLOG THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT GROWING UP AND ABOUT RESPECT. I WROTE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT CARING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I WORE. I AM NOT A FASHION MAVEN, NEVER HAVE BEEN, I LEAVE THAT RESPONSIBILTY TO MY WIFE. WHO BY THE WAY IS VERY GOOD AT IT.
I GREW UP BELIEVING THAT YOU HAD TO EARN THE RESPECT OF OTHERS. IN THE SEVENTIES, I HAD LONG HAIR AND PARTIED WITH THE BEST OF THEM, BUT I SHOWED UP TO WORK AND ON TIME AND DID MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES EVERYDAY. THE JOB I HAVE IS A VERY DIRTY JOB. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I STOP TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE TO DRINK ON THE RIDE HOME, I'M PRETTY DIRTY. IF I OFFEND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME I'M SORRY, BUT IF THEY DECIDE I'M SOME KIND OF BUM BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK, TOUGH SHIT. IT DOESN'T STOP ME FROM HOLDING THE DOOR FOR THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME, OR SAYING THANK YOU TO THE PERSON BEHIND THE COUNTER.
IF THE PEOPLE I'VE OFFENDED BECAUSE OF MY APPERANCE TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO TALK TO ME AND ASK ME A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN THEY ARE STILL OFFENDED, FINE, BUT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT I'M A BUM, OR NOT WORTHY OF THEIR RESPECT, IS BULLSHIT IN MY OPINION. IT DOESN'T MAKE ME NOT RESPECT THEM, BUT THEY HAVEN'T EARNED IT EITHER.
I'VE NEVER WORN A T-SHIRT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS OR THAT, IF I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE, I'LL USUSALLY SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR. I SAW A HIGH SCHOOL KID OUT ON A DATE WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, AND THE T-SHIRT HE HAD ON SAID "THE ONLY JOB I NEED IS A BLOWJOB!". THAT KID SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE TO DATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND ONE OF US IS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. RESPECT BE DAMNED!
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, NOT WHAT YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS ARE, NOT WHAT RELIGION YOU ARE. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE BLACK, MEXICAN, WHITE, CATHOLICS, BAPTISTS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND ON AND ON. I'VE COME TO RESPECT PEOPLE I KNOW WELL, SOME I DON'T KNOW WELL, AND SOME I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY AT ALL.
I DON'T FEEL THAT I OWE SOMEONE RESPECT, BUT WHAT I DO OWE THEM IS AN OPPORTUNITY, TO LET THEM EARN MY RESPECT. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M SOMETHING SPECIAL IT IS NOT INTENDED TO. I HAVE TO EARN THEIRS, NO MATTER WHAT I LOOK LIKE, THE SAME RULES APPLY TO ME.
IT FEELS LIKE THE RULES ARE CHANGING. MAYBE I'M OLD SCHOOL, MAYBE I'M NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I FEEL EARNING RESPECT IS PART OF BECOMING AN ADULT.
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO BECOME AN ADULT. IN THE END, THE PEOPLE I LEAVE BEHIND WILL JUDGE WHETHER I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS OR NOT. I WILL KEEP TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT HERE.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALY. IT IS SIMPLY MY OPINION. IF I HAD SPENT THIS LIFETIME TRYING TO GAIN RESPECT BY LOOKING GOOD AND DOING NOTHING I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRUE TO MYSELF. IN THE END, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
WELL, THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Saturday, August 28, 2010
I BELIEVE I'M IN LOVE, AGAIN
HELLO TO ALL,
I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST THAT MY WIFE BOUGHT A HOT TUB. WELL THEY DELIVERED YESTERDAY, I HOOKED IT UP AFTER WORK, WE WENT TO SEE DREW PLAY IN THE BAND AT HALFTIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND WHEN WE CAME HOME,....100 DEGREES AND BUBBLES!
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOT TUBS, SINCE MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DAYS. I HURT BOTH MY ANKLES PLAYING BASEBALL . THEY HAD THIS HUGE STAINLESS STEEL TUB WITH A THING THAT LOOKED LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON IT TO BLOW BUBBLES AT THE SORE SPOT. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HOT WATER WITH BUBBLES BLOWING ON ME, SOUNDS KIND OF STRANGE DOESN'T IT? OH WELL, TOUGH SHIT.
LAST NIGHT AND I HOPE FOR A WHILE TO COME I WILL EASE THIS OLD, SORE BODY INTO THAT BUBBLE BLOWING, WARM THING AND ENJOY WHAT'S LEFT OF THE TIME I HAVE HERE.
ONE MORE THING, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED FOOTBALL. AS A KID I HAD RHEUMATIC FEVER, AND COULD PLAY NO SPORTS. WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I ASKED THE DOCTOR ABOUT FOOTBALL AND HE SAID NO, BUT BASEBALL WAS O K. I WAS QUITE DEVASTATED. ANYWAY EVERY FALL WHEN FOOTBALL SEASON ROLLS AROUND I GET GIDDY. SO IF THINGS HERE GET OUT OF HAND JUST CHALK IT UP TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON. LAST NIGHT 50-6 GOOD GUYS! GO BOMBERS!
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST THAT MY WIFE BOUGHT A HOT TUB. WELL THEY DELIVERED YESTERDAY, I HOOKED IT UP AFTER WORK, WE WENT TO SEE DREW PLAY IN THE BAND AT HALFTIME OF THE FOOTBALL GAME, AND WHEN WE CAME HOME,....100 DEGREES AND BUBBLES!
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HOT TUBS, SINCE MY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL DAYS. I HURT BOTH MY ANKLES PLAYING BASEBALL . THEY HAD THIS HUGE STAINLESS STEEL TUB WITH A THING THAT LOOKED LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR ON IT TO BLOW BUBBLES AT THE SORE SPOT. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN HOT WATER WITH BUBBLES BLOWING ON ME, SOUNDS KIND OF STRANGE DOESN'T IT? OH WELL, TOUGH SHIT.
LAST NIGHT AND I HOPE FOR A WHILE TO COME I WILL EASE THIS OLD, SORE BODY INTO THAT BUBBLE BLOWING, WARM THING AND ENJOY WHAT'S LEFT OF THE TIME I HAVE HERE.
ONE MORE THING, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED FOOTBALL. AS A KID I HAD RHEUMATIC FEVER, AND COULD PLAY NO SPORTS. WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I ASKED THE DOCTOR ABOUT FOOTBALL AND HE SAID NO, BUT BASEBALL WAS O K. I WAS QUITE DEVASTATED. ANYWAY EVERY FALL WHEN FOOTBALL SEASON ROLLS AROUND I GET GIDDY. SO IF THINGS HERE GET OUT OF HAND JUST CHALK IT UP TO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON. LAST NIGHT 50-6 GOOD GUYS! GO BOMBERS!
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
JUST AN UPDATE
HELL TO ALL,
I WAS LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR TODAY AND DISCOVERED I HAVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS AND IT WILL BE TIME TO START ON THE HARLEY. I'M HOPING FOR SOMETIME AROUND THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.
THE WOOD FOR WINTER IS PILING UP, I HAVE A SMALL LEAN-TO PROJECT FOR STORING THE WOOD CLOSE TO THE FURNACE TO DO, SOME ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THE HOT TUB TO COMPLETE, AND RUN A NEW GAS LINE FOR THE GRILL.
THEN IT'S INSIDE WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND DURING THE WEEK,.........HARLEY TIME.
I'VE DECIDED TO KEEP THE FRAME I HAVE AND WORK ON MODIFYING IT TO MAKE THINGS FIT, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FAR OFF SO I'M GOING TO GO FOR IT, AS LONG AS MY COUSIN, "SHOP TEACHER BOB" AGREES WITH MY ASSESSMENT.
I HOPE THINGS WILL GO SMOOTHLY, BUT I'M WELLL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN ASRISE IN THIS KIND OF PROJECT,( INSERT CASH AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES HERE).
WELL. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I WAS LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR TODAY AND DISCOVERED I HAVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS AND IT WILL BE TIME TO START ON THE HARLEY. I'M HOPING FOR SOMETIME AROUND THE FIRST OF OCTOBER.
THE WOOD FOR WINTER IS PILING UP, I HAVE A SMALL LEAN-TO PROJECT FOR STORING THE WOOD CLOSE TO THE FURNACE TO DO, SOME ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THE HOT TUB TO COMPLETE, AND RUN A NEW GAS LINE FOR THE GRILL.
THEN IT'S INSIDE WORK ON THE WEEKENDS AND DURING THE WEEK,.........HARLEY TIME.
I'VE DECIDED TO KEEP THE FRAME I HAVE AND WORK ON MODIFYING IT TO MAKE THINGS FIT, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FAR OFF SO I'M GOING TO GO FOR IT, AS LONG AS MY COUSIN, "SHOP TEACHER BOB" AGREES WITH MY ASSESSMENT.
I HOPE THINGS WILL GO SMOOTHLY, BUT I'M WELLL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CAN ASRISE IN THIS KIND OF PROJECT,( INSERT CASH AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES HERE).
WELL. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Thursday, August 19, 2010
HELLO TO ALL,
I KNOW I KNOW, IT'S BEEN AWHILE AGAIN. WORK IS STILL BUSY AND WORK AT HOME TAKES ALL MY OTHER TIME.
TODAY IS A DAY FOR RAMBLING. I READ A POST TODAY FROM ONE OF THE BLOGS I READ REGULARLY AND IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT LIFE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PATHS WE ALL TAKE TO GET THROUGH THIS LIFE. I AM A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, I HAVE A COUSIN WHO IS A SCHOOL TEACHER, A BROTHER WHO IS A TRUCK DRIVER, AND ON AND ON. THIS BLOG POST WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW LIFE CAN BE ENRICHED BY USING YOUR HANDS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE PURSUIT OF CREATING THINGS.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT USING YOUR HANDS TO DO ANYTHING IN A POSITIVE WAY DOES ENRICH OUR LIVES. PAINTING YOUR HOUSE OR PAINTING A STILL LIFE, WORKING ON YOUR BIKE OR TEACHING MY SON TO WORK ON HIS BIKE, ETC., ETC.. THE OTHER DAY I WAS LAYING A PAD OF PATIO BLOCKS TO PUT IN A HOT TUB, YES I SAID HOT TUB, ANYWAY MY SON HAD BEEN HELPING ME AND ASKED IF HE COULD LAY A FEW BLOCKS, I SAID YES AND JUST FROM WATCHING HE PUT IN THE LAST FIVE BY HIMSELF AND THEY WERE PERFECT. WHEN WE WERE FINISHED HE WAS SO PLEASED WITH HIMSELF THAT I ALMOST LAUGHED OUT LOUD, BUT I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SKILLS BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS BLOG KNOW ME AND MOST OF THEM ENGAGE THIER HANDS IN MANY WAYS THAT I MAY NEVER DO. I HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, BY ENGAGING THEIR MINDS AND THEIR HANDS AND FINDING THE THINGS THEY LOVE TO DO. I WISH I KNEW A WAY TO INSTILL THIS IN OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. READING, CREATING, THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, ARE ALL SKILLS THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT, AND THEY SHOULD BE CHERISHED BY THOSE WHO TEACH, INSTEAD OF PUNISHED AND PUT ON THE BACK BURNERS BY ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTRY.
I HOPE THAT I CAN INSTILL THESE THINGS IN MY SON AND THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR HIS SON. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TODAY WHO TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO, AND ENJOY, TRULY ENJOY, CREATING THINGS WITH THEIR HANDS, READING BOOKS, LEARNING EVERYDAY SOME WAY TO MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER.
I KNOW THAT, AS A COUNTRY THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE FACING, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THESE THINGS CAN BE TURNED AROUND, IF WE SIMPLY TRY TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER BY USING OUR HANDS AND MINDS TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND CREATE A BETTER PLACE FOR OURSELVES AND EVERYONE ELSE.
WELL THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I KNOW I KNOW, IT'S BEEN AWHILE AGAIN. WORK IS STILL BUSY AND WORK AT HOME TAKES ALL MY OTHER TIME.
TODAY IS A DAY FOR RAMBLING. I READ A POST TODAY FROM ONE OF THE BLOGS I READ REGULARLY AND IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT LIFE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PATHS WE ALL TAKE TO GET THROUGH THIS LIFE. I AM A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, I HAVE A COUSIN WHO IS A SCHOOL TEACHER, A BROTHER WHO IS A TRUCK DRIVER, AND ON AND ON. THIS BLOG POST WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW LIFE CAN BE ENRICHED BY USING YOUR HANDS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE PURSUIT OF CREATING THINGS.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT USING YOUR HANDS TO DO ANYTHING IN A POSITIVE WAY DOES ENRICH OUR LIVES. PAINTING YOUR HOUSE OR PAINTING A STILL LIFE, WORKING ON YOUR BIKE OR TEACHING MY SON TO WORK ON HIS BIKE, ETC., ETC.. THE OTHER DAY I WAS LAYING A PAD OF PATIO BLOCKS TO PUT IN A HOT TUB, YES I SAID HOT TUB, ANYWAY MY SON HAD BEEN HELPING ME AND ASKED IF HE COULD LAY A FEW BLOCKS, I SAID YES AND JUST FROM WATCHING HE PUT IN THE LAST FIVE BY HIMSELF AND THEY WERE PERFECT. WHEN WE WERE FINISHED HE WAS SO PLEASED WITH HIMSELF THAT I ALMOST LAUGHED OUT LOUD, BUT I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SKILLS BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS BLOG KNOW ME AND MOST OF THEM ENGAGE THIER HANDS IN MANY WAYS THAT I MAY NEVER DO. I HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, BY ENGAGING THEIR MINDS AND THEIR HANDS AND FINDING THE THINGS THEY LOVE TO DO. I WISH I KNEW A WAY TO INSTILL THIS IN OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. READING, CREATING, THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, ARE ALL SKILLS THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT, AND THEY SHOULD BE CHERISHED BY THOSE WHO TEACH, INSTEAD OF PUNISHED AND PUT ON THE BACK BURNERS BY ADMINISTRATORS OF THE SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTRY.
I HOPE THAT I CAN INSTILL THESE THINGS IN MY SON AND THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR HIS SON. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TODAY WHO TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO, AND ENJOY, TRULY ENJOY, CREATING THINGS WITH THEIR HANDS, READING BOOKS, LEARNING EVERYDAY SOME WAY TO MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER.
I KNOW THAT, AS A COUNTRY THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE FACING, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THESE THINGS CAN BE TURNED AROUND, IF WE SIMPLY TRY TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER BY USING OUR HANDS AND MINDS TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND CREATE A BETTER PLACE FOR OURSELVES AND EVERYONE ELSE.
WELL THAT'S MY RANDOM THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
VISIT FROM AN OLD FRIEND
HELLO TO ALL,
AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE STOPPED BY FOR A VISIT ON SUNDAY. MY BUDDY "BIKER" BOB AND HIS WIFE, CAME ALL THE WAY FROM TEXAS. THEY WERE UP VISITING FAMILY AND HAD A FEW HOURS TO COME OUT AND VISIT.
WE HAD A GOOD LONG VISIT. TALKED ABOUT OLD TIMES, TALKED ABOUT NEW TIMES, TALKED ABOUT BIKES AND KIDS, IN GENERAL WE JUST TALKED, WHICH BY THE WAY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO!
GOT MY WINTER SHIELD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT IS COOL. PICKED UP THE REAR MOUNT FOR THE SIDECAR AND I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING TO HOOK IT UP. THINGS ARE SHAPING UP WELL FOR THE FALL.
JUST GOT THE TRACTOR STUCK TRYING TO GET THE TELEPHONE POLES ACROSS THE POND FOR THE BRIDGE, WHAT AN IDIOT! HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT OUT BEFORE WINTER SETS IN.
WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU SOON
TVI
P.S. I THINK I HAVE A PICTURE OF BOB THAT I CAN POST. I'LL TRY.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
STILL PICKING UP PARTS
HELLO TO ALL,
I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M STILL BEHIND, BUT I'M TRYING. WORK IS INSANE, I'M WORKING AT HOME, TRYING TO GET THE HONEYDO LIST PARED DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LESS LIKE WAR AND PEACE. ON THE HOME FRONT THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG AT A SNAIL'S PACE, BUT THINGS ARE GETTING DONE. THE GARDEN IS IN AND DOING OK, MOST OF THE ROCK IS AROUND THE POND, THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE BACK OF THE POND IS NEXT ON MY LIST, AND BLACK DIRT IS SOON TO BE DELIVERED.
NOW TO THE BIKE. I'M STILL PICKING UP PARTS, IN THAT REGARD I'M DOING PRETTY WELL. BACK IN THE LATE SIXTIES, MY DAD DID SOME WORK AT THE CAL CITY JAIL. WHILE WE WERE THERE I FIRST NOTICED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES. THEY HAD A POLICE BIKE IN THE GARAGE, PROBABLY A PANHEAD, BUT IT HAD A CANVAS FAIRING ON IT. NOW I KNOW IT WAS A WINTER SHIELD. WHEN I STARTED THIS PROJECT I WANTED ONE OF THOSE BAD, AND I GOT ONE ON EBAY THE OTHER DAY. I HAVEN'T GOT IT YET BUT MAN WILL THAT LOOK COOL ON THE BIKE. I PICKED UP SOME NEW HANDLEBAR RISERS, A SET OF CMS YELLOW GRIPS, WHICH WAS AN ACCESSORY IN THE 50'S AND 60'S I PICKED UP A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THAT WAS ALSO AN ACCESSORY FROM THE FACTORY, THE LIST GOES ON!
WHEN FALL COMES I WILL HAVE ALOT OF PARTS TO START HANGING ON THIS THING, AND IF THINGS GO WELL, I'M HOPING FOR A RUNNING BIKE COME SPRING. I'LL STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT APART FOR PAINT AND CHROME BUT THAT'S THE PLAN. WHEN I GET A FEW MOMENTS I'LL POST SOME PICS OF SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE PICKED UP AND I'LL GO FROM THERE.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW AND I WILL TRY TO POST MORE OFTEN, BUT NO GUARANTEES.
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M STILL BEHIND, BUT I'M TRYING. WORK IS INSANE, I'M WORKING AT HOME, TRYING TO GET THE HONEYDO LIST PARED DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LESS LIKE WAR AND PEACE. ON THE HOME FRONT THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG AT A SNAIL'S PACE, BUT THINGS ARE GETTING DONE. THE GARDEN IS IN AND DOING OK, MOST OF THE ROCK IS AROUND THE POND, THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE BACK OF THE POND IS NEXT ON MY LIST, AND BLACK DIRT IS SOON TO BE DELIVERED.
NOW TO THE BIKE. I'M STILL PICKING UP PARTS, IN THAT REGARD I'M DOING PRETTY WELL. BACK IN THE LATE SIXTIES, MY DAD DID SOME WORK AT THE CAL CITY JAIL. WHILE WE WERE THERE I FIRST NOTICED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES. THEY HAD A POLICE BIKE IN THE GARAGE, PROBABLY A PANHEAD, BUT IT HAD A CANVAS FAIRING ON IT. NOW I KNOW IT WAS A WINTER SHIELD. WHEN I STARTED THIS PROJECT I WANTED ONE OF THOSE BAD, AND I GOT ONE ON EBAY THE OTHER DAY. I HAVEN'T GOT IT YET BUT MAN WILL THAT LOOK COOL ON THE BIKE. I PICKED UP SOME NEW HANDLEBAR RISERS, A SET OF CMS YELLOW GRIPS, WHICH WAS AN ACCESSORY IN THE 50'S AND 60'S I PICKED UP A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THAT WAS ALSO AN ACCESSORY FROM THE FACTORY, THE LIST GOES ON!
WHEN FALL COMES I WILL HAVE ALOT OF PARTS TO START HANGING ON THIS THING, AND IF THINGS GO WELL, I'M HOPING FOR A RUNNING BIKE COME SPRING. I'LL STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT APART FOR PAINT AND CHROME BUT THAT'S THE PLAN. WHEN I GET A FEW MOMENTS I'LL POST SOME PICS OF SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE PICKED UP AND I'LL GO FROM THERE.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW AND I WILL TRY TO POST MORE OFTEN, BUT NO GUARANTEES.
TALK TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
Friday, May 7, 2010
STEALTH WORK
HELLO TO ALL,
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY LAST POSTING. WORK HAS PICKED UP DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS, AND SUMMERTIME IS APPROACHING.
I' VE GOTA HONEYDO LIST THAT LOOKS LIKE WAR AND PEACE, PLUS A GARDEN TO EXPAND AND GET READY TO PLANT. THE BIKE PROJECT HAS SORT OF BEEN PUT ON HOLD TILL THE FALL, BUT I'VE PICKED UP SOME NICE PARTS ON EBAY AND I'VE SENT THE FORKS OUT TO BE REBUSHED.
I'M WATCHING A FRAME ON EBAY RIGHT NOW, SO IF I PICK IT UP I'LL PROBABLY SELL THE ONE I CURRENTLY HAVE, IT NEEDS SOME REPAIRS, AND I WILL DO THAT AND THEN SELL IT.
THINGS ARE LOOKING AS IF THE BIKE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GET DONE. I BOUGHT AND OLD GOLDWING FROM MY INLAWS WHEN THE FATHER IN LAW PASSED AWAY. IT HAD A TOWPAC TRIKE SET UP ON IT AND I JUST SOLD IT TO A GUY HERE IN TOWN. THE GOLDWING NEEDS A STARTER AND THEN I'LL PART WAYS WITH IT. THE MONEY IS GOING INTO THE PANHEAD AND SO FAR IT'S PAID DIVIDENDS.
IF THINGS KEEP GOING WELL I'LL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF PARTS TO START ASSEMBLY WHEN THINGS SLOW DOWN IN THE FALL. AT LEAST THAT'S MY PLAN. I'VE PICKED UP SOME SIDE CAR PARTS THAT YOU CAN'T BUY EXCEPT USED AND THAT PART OF IT IS REALLY COMING ALONG. I ALSO PICKED UP A 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FENDER BADGE THAT IS JUST THE COOLEST THING, IT'LL REALLY SET THE BIKE OFF WELL.
WELL I NEED TO BE RUNNING ALONG AND I WILL TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE POSTING BETTER. MAYBE I'LL PUT UP SOME PICTURES OF THE BADGE AND MAYBE SOME GARDEN SHOTS TO.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY LAST POSTING. WORK HAS PICKED UP DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS, AND SUMMERTIME IS APPROACHING.
I' VE GOTA HONEYDO LIST THAT LOOKS LIKE WAR AND PEACE, PLUS A GARDEN TO EXPAND AND GET READY TO PLANT. THE BIKE PROJECT HAS SORT OF BEEN PUT ON HOLD TILL THE FALL, BUT I'VE PICKED UP SOME NICE PARTS ON EBAY AND I'VE SENT THE FORKS OUT TO BE REBUSHED.
I'M WATCHING A FRAME ON EBAY RIGHT NOW, SO IF I PICK IT UP I'LL PROBABLY SELL THE ONE I CURRENTLY HAVE, IT NEEDS SOME REPAIRS, AND I WILL DO THAT AND THEN SELL IT.
THINGS ARE LOOKING AS IF THE BIKE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GET DONE. I BOUGHT AND OLD GOLDWING FROM MY INLAWS WHEN THE FATHER IN LAW PASSED AWAY. IT HAD A TOWPAC TRIKE SET UP ON IT AND I JUST SOLD IT TO A GUY HERE IN TOWN. THE GOLDWING NEEDS A STARTER AND THEN I'LL PART WAYS WITH IT. THE MONEY IS GOING INTO THE PANHEAD AND SO FAR IT'S PAID DIVIDENDS.
IF THINGS KEEP GOING WELL I'LL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF PARTS TO START ASSEMBLY WHEN THINGS SLOW DOWN IN THE FALL. AT LEAST THAT'S MY PLAN. I'VE PICKED UP SOME SIDE CAR PARTS THAT YOU CAN'T BUY EXCEPT USED AND THAT PART OF IT IS REALLY COMING ALONG. I ALSO PICKED UP A 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FENDER BADGE THAT IS JUST THE COOLEST THING, IT'LL REALLY SET THE BIKE OFF WELL.
WELL I NEED TO BE RUNNING ALONG AND I WILL TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE POSTING BETTER. MAYBE I'LL PUT UP SOME PICTURES OF THE BADGE AND MAYBE SOME GARDEN SHOTS TO.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
Thursday, January 7, 2010
CHECK THIS OUT
HELLO TO ALL, AGAIN,
I JUST ADDED A LINK TO THE ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA. IF YOU DECIDE TO GO THERE AND CHECK IT OUT, CLICK ON THEIR LINK FOR "BIRTH OF A BOBBER". ONE OF THE BLOGS THAT I LIKE TO READ IS MATT OLSENS BLOG, THE GUY JUST DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK ON OLD BIKES, AND HE'S WORKING WITH THIS YOUNG MAN TO BUILD THIS BIKE. IT'S JUST COOL TO SEE WHAT A REAL CRAFTSMAN CAN DO.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
I JUST ADDED A LINK TO THE ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA. IF YOU DECIDE TO GO THERE AND CHECK IT OUT, CLICK ON THEIR LINK FOR "BIRTH OF A BOBBER". ONE OF THE BLOGS THAT I LIKE TO READ IS MATT OLSENS BLOG, THE GUY JUST DOES BEAUTIFUL WORK ON OLD BIKES, AND HE'S WORKING WITH THIS YOUNG MAN TO BUILD THIS BIKE. IT'S JUST COOL TO SEE WHAT A REAL CRAFTSMAN CAN DO.
TALK TO YOU SOON,
TVI
NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT
HELLO TO ALL,
THE HOLIDAYS HAVE PASSED AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD ONE(OR TWO).MINE WERE PRETTY GOOD. WE RENTED A CABIN DOWN BY BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK AND ALL THE KIDS CAME. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN, HIKING, READING, PLAYING CARDS, SHOOTING POOL, EATING, AND MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: TALKING. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.
I GOT MONEY MOSTLY FOR MOTORCYCLE PARTS, NOT A LOT, BUT ENOUGH TO GET SOME THINGS TO START WORKING ON THE PROJECT AGAIN. THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY AT WORK, PLUS WITH TRYING TO KEEP THE HOME FIRE BURNING(LITERALLY), I HAVE HAD LITTLE TIME TO WORK ON THE PANHEAD. NOW WITH THE HOLIDAYS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR I HOPE TO HAVE SOME TIME TO GET THINGS MOVING.
I HAVE PACKAGED UP THE FORKS AND NEED TO SEND THEM TO PA. TO GET THE BUSHINGS INSTALLED AND FITTED. I HAVE SANDBLASTED AND CLEANED UP SOME OF THE PARTS FOR THE FRAME AND SUBASSEMBLIES, I HAVE TAKEN SOME PHOTOS OF THE PARTS I CAN SELL ON EBAY AND I HOPE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO HAVE THEM POSTED TO SELL.
WELL, THE WEATHER IS TURNING FRIGHTFUL, AND I NEED TO GET MY TRACTOR GOING IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE IS COMPLAINING THAT SHE IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IN AND OUT. SO WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK TODAY THAT IS MY FIRST PROJECT. I JUST NEED TO GO OUT AND START IT AND FUEL IT UP SO IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL. THE WIND IS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP TONIGHT AND BLOW ALL THE SNOW WE'RE GETTING ALL OVER.
THAT FEELS LIKE ALL THERE IS FOR NOW, TALKE TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
THE HOLIDAYS HAVE PASSED AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD ONE(OR TWO).MINE WERE PRETTY GOOD. WE RENTED A CABIN DOWN BY BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK AND ALL THE KIDS CAME. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN, HIKING, READING, PLAYING CARDS, SHOOTING POOL, EATING, AND MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: TALKING. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.
I GOT MONEY MOSTLY FOR MOTORCYCLE PARTS, NOT A LOT, BUT ENOUGH TO GET SOME THINGS TO START WORKING ON THE PROJECT AGAIN. THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY AT WORK, PLUS WITH TRYING TO KEEP THE HOME FIRE BURNING(LITERALLY), I HAVE HAD LITTLE TIME TO WORK ON THE PANHEAD. NOW WITH THE HOLIDAYS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR I HOPE TO HAVE SOME TIME TO GET THINGS MOVING.
I HAVE PACKAGED UP THE FORKS AND NEED TO SEND THEM TO PA. TO GET THE BUSHINGS INSTALLED AND FITTED. I HAVE SANDBLASTED AND CLEANED UP SOME OF THE PARTS FOR THE FRAME AND SUBASSEMBLIES, I HAVE TAKEN SOME PHOTOS OF THE PARTS I CAN SELL ON EBAY AND I HOPE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO HAVE THEM POSTED TO SELL.
WELL, THE WEATHER IS TURNING FRIGHTFUL, AND I NEED TO GET MY TRACTOR GOING IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE IS COMPLAINING THAT SHE IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING IN AND OUT. SO WHEN I GET HOME FROM WORK TODAY THAT IS MY FIRST PROJECT. I JUST NEED TO GO OUT AND START IT AND FUEL IT UP SO IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL. THE WIND IS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP TONIGHT AND BLOW ALL THE SNOW WE'RE GETTING ALL OVER.
THAT FEELS LIKE ALL THERE IS FOR NOW, TALKE TO YOU ALL SOON,
TVI
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