The $100 Dollar Ride

My Dad found one of these, a 76 Ford Courier, in

ratty but driveable condition that we got for $100

and towed home with a rope, which is always a bit of

an adventure.  I probably drove it for three years or

so (Literally till the doors fell off from rust).  

Although the body was crap. these little trucks, made

by Mazda had a pretty heavy duty drivetrain.  I don't think

it ever let me down.

Charlie Browns Christmas Tree

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Now Why Didn't I Think of This

Heat Proof Finger Tongs 

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Alternate Obama Logo's

Here are a couple of Obama campaign logo finalists that were 
not chosen in the creative process.

Hippo Fronts

Hippo Bottoms

Stupid Inconveniences

Two of my Pet Peeves from recent years.

Having to show a license and have your NPI copied to get a package of Sudaafed. 

No I am not talking about the weak ass Sudafed PE, I am talking the real old school

Psuedophedrine-the truck driver jacking, sinus clearing stuff.  I don't know who's

brainstorm this was, but it's re-god-damn-diculous.  I seriously doubt the meth lab

folks spend their days pushing little red pills out of blister packs. I mean for fucks sake,

I can pick up a codiene prescription without showing a license AND without my name even

being 0n the script.

Taking your shoes off at the airport security line and then not having a place to sit down

to put them back on.  How long do those TSA geniuses have to watch octegenarians hopping around on one leg frantically trying to shoe the other foot before they realize a bench or two might be a good idea.

Really Cool Photography

This Guy Nick Veasey does really cool X-Ray photography

I tried to get a higher def image but haven't found one yet

Little Me

So while trolling through my Mom's old pix on Flikr looking for a picture of the Ford

Below, I found this photo you might get a kick out of.  Me circa middle school on a winter

day preparing to mount the first outboard motor we bought on an old whitehall riveted skiff/wherry.  

In all not the most successfull day, while attempting to dismount the motor

by myself I dropped it in the water and ruined it.  The motor (an Air Cooled Eska) also

virated so much that it loosened all the copper rivets on the hull and made it leak thereafter.

To make things more odd, we sold it to an elderly Swedish mathmetician next door who 

re-built it and added a small cuddy cabin and a staysail who would take it out for days on end. 

His nickname was Sea-Weed because he seemingly drifted about on the water and washed up randomly like Seaweed.

PS: Note the Toughskins and the Snorkel Jacket (see previous post)

Ford F100

I believe this is the same year as the one my Dad had,

But ours was a darker metal flake blue and a plain old

"Custom" 4x4/

Theme of the Week - Cars from my Past

I am pretty sure this is the exact color amd model of

72 Gran Torino my parents used to call the "Bannana Boat"

it was a truly odd yellow-orange color.  I don't think I have ever

seen another car that particular color. As below it was topped

by a brown vinyl roof.