Just Another Day at the Office

A red letter day (note upper left screen) REALLY means the market is down!!!

Back in CA and Working - only occasionally

I have returned to California and just in time to start a short project for Caltrans. They are improving that terrible Ortega Highway. Although the origial intent was for my return was to resume the engine rebuild on my Jeep Cherokee. I also understand that there is another project for Chevron that is pending. So much for my retirement. My boss (and daughter) is a real taskmaster.
I have just finished helping her refinish her laundry room after I repaired the blown-up washing machine. It's a good thing she enjoys painting. We even got the wood floors in the bathroom and hall reinstalled. I just have to retrofit a 'Smith tray' (hat tip George) to drain any future mishaps.
It is nice to return to visit friends, George in Forestville has succeeded in selling his house and is retiring. Now when I visit him we can both sit around and kabitz at the TV news commentators. TV Bob in Big Bear is retiring so I will have some great company when I visit the mountains far from the maddening crowds in 'the flatlands'.

Fun Time On The Ravens Fifty

And then the last thing I remember is stumbling around Fells Point in Baltimore's Inner Habor three sheets to the wind. The next morning I woke up on the Ravens 50 yard line trying to figure out how to get breakfast. Weeelll, how else do you think that I would end up here, ha ha.

BBQ Hickory Chips - free come and get 'em

This monster hickory tree blew down and I came back to my dughter's to see about making some firewood - there's a whole bunch of hickory chips for our 4th of July BBQ.

Wrenching with Cousin Len

I got into Miami where Len picked me up at the airport and we went up to Sebring, FL to hang out for a few days. He is in the process of putting a Land Rover body on a Chevy diesel Blazer. (it reminds me of some women) We needed to move the grill out to get more front-end room. And the diesel is real easy on the wallet too! After a short visit here including a brat-BBQ and fish tacos to get my Mexican tastes tuned up again, I am off to Aleta's for some grandkid pestering.

I'll Be Back or Where Ever I Go There I Am

I'm down the road...or in the air. I'm back in the You Es-es A. I'm visiting my cousin near Sebring, FL before I go up to PA. Catch ya'll later.
p.s. The phone is back on.

Father's Day at Kick Back Beach

My morning swim - my view. I acually went for a swim twice this morning before dragging the rum to the chair. Did you notice there is no glass!
It brings to mind Prince's tune "Raspberry Beret" and the line~
"'cause I was a bit to leisurely
Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before"