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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Coasting to
Rica</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">My grandson
calls it Rica Rica. However you pronounce it, I recommend going. Beautiful
country and very nice people. It may have started off a little inauspiciously
for me but still it was good.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The group
consisted of Linda and me, Brian and Lela and their kids, Bryla and Blue, along
with Mary Lynne. A family friend, Brandon, joined us as well. Jeremy had
something interfere which made it that he couldn’t go. Mary Lynne wished he were
with us but had fun anyway.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We knew that
there were restrictions about COVID and traveling but we kept appraised of the
requirements and restrictions and felt comfortable about the trip. Lots of
paperwork needed to be transmitted to the Costa Rican government via email but
by the night before we left we had it all done. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Flights Phoenix
to Dallas, then Dallas to San Jose Costa Rica were relatively effortless. I say
that because I didn’t have a 7 year old Bryla and a 3 year old Jeremiah (Blue)
to deal with on the plane. Lela and Brian did the hard part. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We landed in
San Jose around 7pm and headed to customs and immigration. We had our paperwork
with us and felt that there shouldn’t be a problem. As usual I was lagging
behind so I watched as the others had their QPR code on their phone and sailed
right through. I had my phone with the QPR code ready to go. When I flashed it
at the immigration officer he said my name out loud and told me to go with a
young lady standing at the side. Evidently they were waiting for me; my
reputation preceded me. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Linda became
alarmed when the young lady looked at her, pointed in the direction of the exit
and escorted me in the opposite direction. She led me to an area a few yards
away which was cordoned off from the rest of the area and told me to wait. I
glanced in Linda’s direction and she was visibly concerned about my welfare.
The authorities kept telling Linda to move along which increased her concern.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Shortly a
bus pulled up and the young lady indicated that I should get on and go with the
driver, wherever he was going. As Linda watched me board the bus, as the only
passenger by the way, her look of apprehension increased. I’ll admit that my
apprehension was beginning to increase as well. But not having any choice or
say in the matter, I sat down while the bus drove me to my next destination. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">That turned
out to be a large area in a different part of the airport with a few people working
at desks behind screens. One of them caught my eye and motioned me over. She
asked to see the paperwork I had, looked it over, stamped one of them and sent
me on my way. I read the one she stamped and saw it was the affidavit that I’d
needed to bring stating that I wouldn’t be seen on the beach or other public
places while wearing shorts. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Of course
there wasn’t a bus to take me back but at least I felt relief that I wasn’t
going to a dungeon in Costa Rica for 20 years because I didn’t have proper
paperwork. I trekked the 27 miles back to the main part of the airport, went
through customs and caught up with Linda. At first I thought she was really
happy to see me but then I realized that I had the reservations to the hotel
with me. Still, it was good to be needed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">After
meeting several nice Costa Ricans, some of whom got us transportation to the
hotel where we were spending the night before continuing to the town of Uvita
the next morning. We had lots of luggage and there were 6 adults (assuming you
count me as an adult) and 2 children. It needed to be a big van. The van sent
by the hotel was sufficient but barely. After stuffing ourselves in the van we
set off. It was dark so we didn’t get to see much of the city but we enjoyed
the trip. The van driver was also the front desk clerk. He told us that the
restaurant normally closed at 8 but they had agreed to stay open for us. Oh
gosh, what a treat! Everything each of us ordered was very good. I had some
fish, the best fried fish I’ve ever had. We thanked the chefs and waitstaff
profusely then went to our respective rooms and settled for the night. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We (Linda)
had arranged for a driver to pick us up at the hotel and take us on the 3 hour
journey to Uvita. Gilberth was fantastic, filled with knowledge of the area and
up for what ever adventure we had in mind. He stopped at a souvenir shop/coffee
shop for us. We took advantage and bought shirts and Cokes. There were lots of
sights to see on the way to Uvita and Gilberth answered many questions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The place we’d
chosen to stay was absolutely beautiful. Closeted in trees and shrubbery. It
was hidden behind them so that when we turned the corner up the driveway it
sprang into view in a spectacular way. It literally took our breath away. A
number of common rooms in the downstairs area and 4 bedrooms upstairs. Large
rooms, each nicely appointed. The backyard was dominated by a large pool and
several lounge areas. Lots of nice seating and shade areas in which to relax. We
settled into our home for the next few days and began to explore. The kids of
course, wanted in the pool immediately. Brian had Gilbreath take him to a car
rental agency to get the car he’d reserved and the rest of us relaxed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The next
morning the rest of the gang chose to go to a national park for hiking and other
exploring which fit into my master plan nicely. While they were gone I put on a
pair of shorts and laid out on a lounger with a Coke and a book. I laid there
long enough that the tops of my legs and feet began to turn red. I knew that
was long enough for my plan to work. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">See, I
figured that if I got burned enough, I could wear shorts because long pants
would rub on the sunburn and cause too much pain. On the several times that a
local resident complained and called the Fuerza Publica, I was able to worm my
way out of jail time by pointing to my inflamed legs and raising my palms
upward and shrugging. The officials scolded me but let me off each time; my
plan worked. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We had
activities for several of the days and spent lots of time relaxing by the pool
and in the cool of the house. We went whale watching, horseback riding, saw
sloths and monkeys, much fauna among the flora. One afternoon, several of the
gang hiked to a nice waterfall and went swimming. One evening the house
caretaker came out with handfuls of bananas and put them on the roof a shed. In
just a few minutes there were a dozen little white faced monkeys grabbing
pieces of banana and scrambling back up in the trees. They would put a piece in
their mouth and one in each hand, then struggle to climb the tree back to
shelter. Such a treat to see. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">One nice thing
was that the local roosters didn’t start crowing until about 8:30 or so. However, the
monkeys begin chattering at around 4 and the cicadas started up around 6 to
make sure we were awake. We got used to it and learned to enjoy it. Another
noise that was fun was the howler monkeys in the evenings. Those things are
loud! Rumor has it that if you walk near them they will find coconuts and
sticks to hurl at you. Fortunately I didn’t get close enough to find out, but
it was interesting to hear them. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The rest of
our stay was mostly uneventful but always pleasant. We needed to show proof of
negative COVID tests before we could get on the return flight and Brian
arranged for us all to get tested at a clinic in Uvita. We had several nice
experiences in local restaurants but Lela prepared most of our meals in the kitchen
at the house. She used local ingredients and turned out some fabulous entrees. I’ll
admit to almost daily treks to the local supermarket. Seems that I always
needed something, usually chocolate or Coca Cola. Sometimes both. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The return
trip was free from being searched or detained by immigration authorities from
either country. The only surly encounters were with US officials but we’ve
become accustomed to that. Our folk seem to be to most rude. Even my experience
when landing in San Jose was done in a pleasant manner, no rudeness involved. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">One thing to
point out is that both Bryla and Blue were absolute troopers during both long
flights. Long walks from terminal to terminal were not made unpleasant by
cranky children. Not sure we can say the same about the oldest member of the
group. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">But having
said that, it should be noted that the entire group that traveled together was
pleasant and accommodating at every juncture. I’d go most anywhere with the
same group again. Thanks to all involved.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">We enjoyed
our stay very much and would go back in a heartbeat. </span></p>
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The day started out ok; funny how quickly things can
deteriorate. </div>
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The project was to level and stabilize the 5<sup>th</sup>
wheel RV that we’ve put in the side yard of the house in Mesa. We intend to
stay there during the time of evil white fungus that falls when it’s cold in
Flagstaff. We hired a guy with a truck to move it for us. It took much weeping,
wailing and gnashing of teeth to position it where we wanted it and then when
the guy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dropped it off of his truck, it
fell back 6 inches. With tears in our eyes we sent him on his way, deciding
that we could mess it up ourselves; no need to pay him to do that for us. </div>
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Linda and I recruited the Dandoys and other strangers
passing by on the sidewalk to assist in moving the RV. We got two big floor
jacks to put under the front stabilizer legs, raised the RV and while Lela and
I drove the floor jacks, the others gave a mighty shove. Someone yelled, “There’s
a light up above.” And 20 men scrambled from a would-be grave… No wait, that’s
from the song Big John; sorry for the diversion. But our folk did give a mighty
shove and the RV moved. After several more shoves, and several tests deciding
that we had enough room for the slide out, we dropped the front end onto
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That was a couple of weeks ago. Linda has since returned to
the frozen north (Low there tonight: 25. Low here tonight: 55. I’ll take 55
thank you.) That left me to stabilize the RV by myself. Not a big deal, right?
Maybe it shouldn’t have been, but with me involved… Let’s just say it could
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The process entailed setting up a couple of levels on the
floors inside the RV; one for level side to side, the other for front to back.
Then using the front legs, numerous stabilizer jacks and the 3 ton floor jack
purchased for the project mentioned above, I would crawl under the RV, set up
concrete blocks on which I’d place the stabilizer jacks, then tighten the jack
to the frame of the RV. There were 5 jacks down each side plus the built-in one
on the back of the RV. Place a jack, get up go inside and check level, jack up
the RV more, place a jack, get up and check level, jack it up more, get up and
check level, ad infinitum. </div>
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All of that seems innocuous enough, and it should have been.
But you must keep in mind my advanced age and lack of physical ability. The
process of getting down on the ground, laying under the RV while maneuvering cement
blocks and stabilizer jacks was time consuming as well as physically demanding.
Getting up was even harder; gravity is my enemy. It crossed my mind that had
anyone been watching it would have seemed comical.</div>
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That’s the point at which I realized that the renters living
in the house were all staring at me through the windows. That wouldn’t have
been so bad but they had gone across the street to get neighbors to come and
watch too. Tickets were sold and I think I smelled popcorn. </div>
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The culmination of the activity was that after placing the
very last stabilizer, I got up to check level. Except that this jack was under
the part of the RV where one of the slide outs is. I crawled out from under the
RV itself but forgot about the slide out. As I straightened up and slammed my
head into the slide out, the spectators cheered and broke into spontaneous applause.
I’m sure my concussion was worth the entertainment value. I’m really dizzy now,
but when I can walk straight again I’m going to go demand my half of the ticket
sales; only fair I think. </div>
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<b><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">The Saga Of The Datsun In Words And Pictures</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is all
Todd and Faith Hare's fault. Ok, a little of it is Linda, Mary Lynne and Lela
too. Or course none of it can be attributed to me; nope not taking any of the
blame.</span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Hares do
some autocrossing; they seem to enjoy it. Several years ago they invited the
above mentioned ladies to go see and participate in an afternoon of racing. We
took them up on the offer and it exploded from there. The kind folks who are
autocrossing will allow spectators to ride along on some of the rides. Each of
the ladies took advantage of the kindness offered them and took several rides
with a number of racers; including of course, Todd and Faith. They had a great
time, enjoying every minute of it. I loved seeing my girls having fun and
appreciated all who allowed it to happen.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A couple of
weeks later I happened across an old friend while perusing the wares at a local
auto parts store. We spent some time catching up and when it came time to tell
him what we'd been doing lately the story of the autocross adventure came up. I
mentioned that maybe I should get a sports car so the ladies could do some of
their own autocrossing. He said, "Boy, do I have a car for you."</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the course
of the ensuing conversation the story of the Datsun roadster you see here came
to light. It seems that someone had owed my friend some money and instead of
cash, the Datsun became the payment. The car had sat out in the high desert
south of Ashfork, AZ for many years then east of Flagstaff, AZ for a few more
years. The car had been partially taken apart in preparation for a restoration.
My friend determined that although not in good shape, the car seemed to be
complete. His plans had been to either part it out for cash or restore it
himself. Like many projects, this one sat for a long time.</span></div>
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<i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">These are after
we drug it home and cleaned it up a little. It was so full of pack rat
droppings that they covered the tops of the seat cushions.</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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My powers of persuasion convinced Linda that we needed this car. She agreed to
go look at it so we hooked the tow dolly up to my Ford Explorer and made the
trek east of town. When we got our first look at the car, my powers of
persuasion seemed misplaced; even I wasn't sure this was the car for us. It had
an engine in it; but it was sitting in the passenger seat. The transmission
was in the trunk. The dashboard was so cracked and split that it was hard to
tell it was a dash. Seat upholstery cracked when touched and the
carpet couldn't be seen because it was totally covered with pack rat droppings.
I mean totally covered, so deep that they covered most of the seat cushions
too; I had to brush it off before I could sit on the seat to steer it onto the
tow dolly. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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We drug it home, left it on the street on the tow dolly. Maybe that wasn't a
good idea; the neighbors all stopped by asking if we intended to leave it there
and could we please put it behind a fence somewhere or maybe just haul it off
to the junk yard. Twice we hauled it to the local car wash to use the vacuum
only to fill the canisters both times. Seriously, there was that much rat poop
and chewed pieces of cotton that it filled the big canisters of the car wash
vacuums twice. After cleaning out as much as we could, we put the car behind a
gate (the neighbors insisted,) to be used as a future project. My darling wife
said we couldn't start on it until the current project was complete; the
current project was my 1966 Thunderbird convertible. We had been working on it
for several years and Linda didn't think it wise to scatter two cars at the
same time. I think she was worried that I'd try to put a Datsun bumper on a
Thunderbird. Or maybe try to stuff the front seats of the 'Bird into the
roadster. In any event, it was agreed that the Datsun would wait.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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In due course the Thunderbird was taken to Mesa for a bit of body work and a
paint job. That freed up the garage and Linda said, "We may as well do
what we can on the Datsun while the 'Bird is gone." As this is written,
July 1, 2018, the 'Bird is still in Mesa and the Datsun is up and
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<i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We had a
misadventure with some itinerant Romanian "body men" who used yellow
as a primer. The real body men we took it to later had a devil of a time
removing the yellow. You live and learn. The top photo is of the dashboard
removed from the car. Visible is the deteriorated state of the foam and vinyl.
Bottom photo is me trying to remove detritus left from nesting rodents.</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We began
disassembly, carefully bagging things as we removed them; Linda's really smart
about that sort of thing. The more we took apart, the more I decided the little
car was worth saving. Nothing was really bad, it just needed freshening up.
There was a small rust area in the front floorboard and a couple of spots on
the body. Didn't take much to cure those issues, the rest was a question of
taking off bad stuff and installing new stuff.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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Oh, if it were only so easy! Example: When we attempted to take off the bad electrical
connectors, they crumbled in our hands. We thought we'd install new connectors
and all would be good. It didn't quite work out that way. After days of
attempts, we decided an entire wiring harness was the best way to go. Of course
no one makes a new wiring harness so our only choice was to find the best used
ones we could. The wiring ended up being the most challenging part of the
entire project. Part of the issue is that the harnesses would be changed
mid-year; so an early '69 harness is different than a late '69 harness. None of
the suppliers told us that and we went through two harnesses before we got it
figured. (By the way, we have an early '69 Datsun roadster under dash wiring
harness for sale if you know anyone who might need one.) </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Linda carefully marked all the connections
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The under hood wiring was difficult as well. The lights were the biggest issue.
Several email friends had the misfortune of following that adventure as it
progressed. I'd think I had one thing worked out only to find that when working
on the next thing it changed the first thing. Months of work, several parts and
a different wiring harness later and it all works; even the turn signal
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The engine,
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never been into an overhead cam engine before so I conned a good friend into
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<i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Linda helping
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As long as this
missive already is, I've skipped some of the story. To capsulize, the car was
taken to a paint shop in Flagstaff for the body work and paint. They did very
good work and the car is beautiful. The painter asked what color we wanted
and Linda pointed to my Ford Escape and said, "That color." The
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While other
work was being done, we took the seats to a local upholstery shop for
rebuilding. Again, Linda chose the color and made a wonderful choice. We
ordered carpet but Linda built the door panels, rear 1/4 panels, kick panels
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<br />Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-77020899371919493342017-03-28T20:32:00.000-07:002017-03-28T20:33:15.574-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bad picture of a really good dessert.</b><br />
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Here's the recipe:<br />
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<b><span data-offset-key="4amhv-0-0"><span data-text="true">Mixed Berry Peach Sugar Cookie Cobbler</span></span></b></div>
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<span data-offset-key="i4bl-0-0"><span data-text="true">12 oz of frozen berries, thawed. No, that's not an oxymoron, they were frozen, now they are thawed. I used strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="2i5cu-0-0"><span data-text="true">Put everything, including the juice from the berries, but excluding the sugar cookie dough, in a large bowl and combine. Put the combined ingredients in an 8X8 glass baking dish. Crumble the sugar cookie dough over the mixture, covering completely. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, turning 1/2 way through baking. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before digging in but then serve with ice cream, it'll still be hot enough to melt the ice cream a little; and who doesn't like a little melted Schwan's on their cobbler? </span></span></div>
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<br />Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-28808913376796637342016-01-11T20:04:00.000-08:002016-07-16T23:25:21.194-07:00If Wishes Were Fishes <br />
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I didn't get married until I was 29. When I would go
to weddings my older aunts would come up to me and poke me saying, "You're
next." I finally had enough of that and figured out how to stop
them: I said the same thing to them at the next funeral.<br />
<br />
As I write this I'm anticipating a phone call at any time informing me that my
older brother has passed. He's been ill for some time and this past
weekend took a turn for the worse. I'm not writing to seek sympathy;
we're beyond that. What I'm thinking about are the things that Jeff
wanted to do that he didn't get to do. He did a lot of things and enjoyed
life. But there are things he wanted to do that aren't going to happen.<br />
<br />
Of course then that makes me think of the things I want to do. I've had
lots of opportunities and have taken advantage of a lot of them. I
appreciate all that I've had the chance to learn, do and see. I could
start a long list of the things but you'd all get bored. However, I can't help
making a short list below. The point of this writing is to propose a new
fund for folk like me: Make-A-Wish-For-Old-Guys. I don't mean to
disrespect the endeavors of those who donate time and money to the current
Make-A-Wish; I merely propose an additional cause.<br />
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If I had the money I'd follow the Formula One races for a year. I'd get
to see a lot of countries and experience a lot of cultures. I'd like to
go to every Mormon Temple opening, and I'd especially like to see the ones in
Paris, Rome and Bangkok. I'd like to meet Mario Andretti. I'd like
to ride in a Bugatti. (Andrea has done that and truthfully, I'm
envious.) I would like to stand on the top of the mountain overlooking
Lake Louise in Banff and marvel at God's creation. It would be great to
spend 2 weeks in Branson and see every show there. Seeing Andrea Bocelli
in concert in Italy would be fabulous. How many of you would like to join me in
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But the real point is that I want to die with things still
on my bucket list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always want to have
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the next week and the next year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
These things are perfectly reasonable. With the help of the
Make-A-Wish-For-Old Guys I can accomplish my dreams. Let's get the word
out, there's not much time; I retired in April and there’s lots to do.</div>
<br />
<br />Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-10277016096629446532015-08-03T22:42:00.001-07:002015-08-03T22:47:30.681-07:00Ye'll Take The High Road and I'll Take the Low Road, And I'll Be In Scotland Afore Ye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I left Denver, Colorado for Manchester, England on
Wednesday, July 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lela, Brian and Bryla got me to Denver International Airport in plenty
of time to make a 10:30am flight to Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s only a 2 hour flight from Denver to Chicago where there was to be a
short layover and then a 7 hour flight to Manchester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First flight was uneventful, arriving in
Chicago a few minutes early, giving me plenty of time to find the gate for my
next flight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>O’Hare is laid out in such
a fashion that finding gates is easy so I was where I needed to be in plenty of
time.</div>
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And I mean plenty of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The layover was scheduled to be a little over 2 hours. We were to board
at 4:15pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom Eckler, on his way to his
parent’s home in upstate NY also had a layover at the same time and he looked
me up. It was nice to see him; a friendly face in a strange town is always welcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I kept looking at the time, noticing
that it was 4:30 and we hadn’t been called for boarding yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinking I’d be boarding soon, Tom left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinking I’d be boarding soon, I ran to grab
a new pair of reading glasses, mine having broken when going through TSA in
Denver. Not their fault, just happenstance. And thinking I’d be boarding soon I
hurried back.</div>
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I returned just in time to hear that there was a delay due
to a mechanical issue with the plane. It turned out to be a lengthy delay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finally boarded at around 7:00pm. The
delay had been caused by a fault in the air conditioning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They must have fixed it really well; the
temperature in the plane couldn’t have been higher than 60 degrees for the
entire trip to England. One more issue before we left: the tug pushed the plane
away from the gate and then couldn’t be detached from the plane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 40 minutes before we were set
free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But set free we were, to head toward
the green isle of England. </div>
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Set free in the flying iceberg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was danged cold in the plane; I mean
danged cold. I offered the lady next to me $35 for her blanket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After about an hour she gave me back the
money and demanded her blanket. It took both economy class and one first
class stewardess to separate us as we brawled for the somewhat dubious warmth
of the paper thin blanket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But at least
I was warm from the heat of battle for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That is until the sweat began to freeze onto my body. Under the armpits
was particularly uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
huddled under the remaining blanket, reading, attempting to ignore the ice that
wouldn’t melt from my body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First time
on a plane that I’ve not asked for more ice for a drink. When I needed more ice
I just chipped it from my forehead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Despite the physically uncomfortable circumstances it wasn’t
hard to find pleasant things on the journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, as we approached the coast of Ireland we flew through cloud
formations that were incredible. I couldn’t help but compare them to the slot
canyons of Northern Arizona, in fact they looked just like them with the
exception that it was shades of white instead of shades of red. The light
playing off of the edges of the clouds made some look almost golden while other
areas were gray. There were layers very much like the layers of sandstone of
the slot canyons. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.</div>
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The clouds broke a little as we approached England and I was
able to see the landscape of the country. Rolling hills covered in green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way to describe the shades of
green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as the eye could see was
green of every shade imaginable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sparsely dotted among the green were dots of brown, black and
white.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those were the cattle and sheep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a feeling that word will come up a lot
in this narrative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Landing was uneventful, it was the part where we had to
stand up to get off the plane that was eventful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groans of pain were heard throughout the
aircraft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Part of the pain was having to
take the blanket off in order to gather the things around us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the captain had come on to tell us the
temperature in Manchester there were cheers and huzzahas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(We’re in England, there has to be huzzahas.)
The temperature was 59 which had to be at least 27 degrees higher than the
temperature in the plane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I mention
that the plane was cold, danged cold?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I needed to get off the plane in Manchester and get on the
train to Carlisle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The train station is
just a third of a mile or so from the terminal but of course I needed to check
through Customs first. My concern was walking from the landing gate to the back
of the line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems that a combination
of old, cold and sitting for a long time had taken away my ability to walk a
straight line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure the people
behind me walking to customs thought I’d imbibed too many bottles of Scotch whisky
on the airplane; weaving from side to side seemed to make the most sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And walking straight was out of the
question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the several hundred yard
journey I had to stop three times to get my bearings. I didn’t need the rest; I
needed to figure out the best path around obstacles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obstacles that weren’t there for people who
could walk a straight line.</div>
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But I made it to customs where a particularly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cheerless man quizzed me mercilessly about my
reasons for being in his country. Where I intended to stay, who I would be
with, what color of hair I had, what toothpaste I used and was I wearing one
blue and one black sock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to be
pleasant with my answers but decided that he didn’t care for pleasant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ended up using one word answers which
seemed to please him and the questions got shorter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evidently I passed the audition because he
reluctantly stamped my passport and let me pass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More walking ensued.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was only slightly better at walking but I
managed to get out of the terminal and find my way to the ticket booth for
buying a train ticket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It was about 7 minutes to 10, the train left at 10 and I had
an 8 minute walk to the train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would
have been a 4 minute walk for most folk but with my then current instability it
was looking like an 8 minute walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
hustled to the train, jumped on the first car I came to, asked a young lady
sitting there if it was the train to Carlisle, (See the entry about me going to
Turin via Milan) and after an affirmative answer plopped into the first seat
available. 40 seconds later the door closed and the train left the station. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was several
minutes before I noticed that the seat had a “Reserved” sticker nailed to the
back of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pressed the afore
mentioned young lady into service again by asking about the reserved part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was so polite when she answered, I’m sure
she told me that I’d need to move, but I have no idea what she said. Lovely
voice, almost lilting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she was
probably speaking English, but I couldn’t translate in my head what my ears
were hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In any event, at the first
stop some folk came and told me I was in their seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or at least I think that’s what they said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless, I got up, they sat where I had
been and I found another seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course
it was also reserved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A nice young lady
came by to check tickets and I told her I had no idea where I should be
sitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, I’m sure she told me
where to sit but since I don’t understand the language I don’t really know what
she said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sat where I was until the
next stop when some folk got on and indicated that I was in their seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I moved again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time however, seats had opened up in the
place where there were no reserved stickers on them so I made my way up
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That meant that at that point I
only needed to worry about making sure I was actually on the right train and
getting off in Carlisle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was and I
did.</div>
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When I got off in Carlisle I was looking for two lovely
ladies, Linda and Juli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw Juli first
so she got a hug, wanting one or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then Linda turned to see us and like in the commercials we ran and
jumped into each other’s arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I
guess not really, I haven’t run in years and my arms were full of baggage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when Linda ran to me I dropped the bags
and gave her a kiss to go along with the hug. It really was good to see
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had parked several miles from
the station thinking that I’d want some exercise after sitting for so
long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may have needed it but I didn’t
want it. I got it regardless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there
I was, walking along an English street, dodging Japanese cars driving on the
wrong side of the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How great is
that?! We found the rental car and set out toward the living quarters, but
first…</div>
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We wandered through Carlisle for a bit, seeing old churches,
homes and stores that have been open since the ‘70s; the 1870s. As we arrived
in Brampton, the town in which our cottage is located, Linda pulled over so
that we could go into the supermarket. I guess she and Juli looked at my size
and said, “We’d better stock up.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I
wandered the supermarket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
supermarket has 5 aisles and the back where the meat counter is. About the size
of a 3 bay garage. Well stocked with stuff I don’t know what is, but lots of
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured out that a crisp is a
chip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured it out because there are
pictures of potato chips on the bag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
Doritos are called Doritos, meaning I could figure that one out pretty
easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coca Cola is the same in any
language and I found Snickers bars so I’ve got all I need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linda and Juli bought some stuff that I still
haven’t figured out but it tastes pretty good so I don’t care what it is.</div>
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After a few more minutes of driving we came to our
abode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great place. The cottages are
converted barns, long and narrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Constructed of rock squared up and made flat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The walls are 3 feet thick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ve added sheetrock to the inside,
attached a living room and a solarium on the outside and made them very
nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Modern appliances and fixtures to
go along with the rustic atmosphere. We are very comfortable.</div>
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We went for a walk around the property where the cottages
are located.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a working sheep ranch
with a few cattle included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We found
raspberries and currants growing wild along the path so Juli and Linda picked
some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We brought them home and after washing,
they tasted quite good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Friday was a sleep-until-nine day; probably in sympathy for
my recent 36 hour marathon of no sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The day’s plans were to go to Hadrian’s Wall and we figured the wall had
been there for nigh on 2000 years, it wasn’t going to go away if we showed up a
little later in the morning. Sure enough, when we got to a portion of the wall
that Linda wanted to show me it was still there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it was spectacular. To think that the
Roman Emperor Hadrian, had this wall constructed beginning in the year 122 A.D.
and it is still visible is quite amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The wall is about 75 miles long, stretching between two narrow points of
the island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At its zenith it was about 8
feet high and as much as 8 feet wide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were forts and watchtowers placed along the way, usually ¼ mile
apart, about a mile between forts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
of the foundations of the forts are still visible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped at one of the most well preserved
in the area where I was able to get an idea of what went on there.</div>
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There is a museum of the Roman history in England and
specifically Hadrian’s Wall not far from where we are, so Linda took us there.
Again, I learned a lot and enjoyed the visit very much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t help but think of my brother who has
always had an interest in the Roman Empire as well as medieval English
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all comes to life here. My
sister lives not far from where the annual Renaissance Festival is held in
Arizona and loves the history she finds there; she would like it here too. </div>
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We came back in the early evening to relax and play
cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cribbage is our game of choice,
each of us won a game but we spent hours talking, getting to know and
understand each other better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Juli in particular
is going through a rough spot in life so Linda and I spent time listening to
her so that we can relate to what she says more thoroughly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a few hours well spent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact the entire day was well spent.</div>
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Saturday we started at the Farmer’s Market in Brampton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local merchants selling different types of
farm goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cheeses, vegetables, fruits,
honey, styles of mustard and jams and jellies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lots of fun. Linda and I tried lots of different cheeses and bought a
semi-soft cheese with a mild smoky flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like it more than Lin so I’ll end up eating most of it. Somebody’s
gotta do the hard part. I’ve been looking for some lemon curd spread and hoped
I’d run across some at the market but didn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ll keep looking and be glad if I find some. </div>
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We saw a sign for a motorcycle museum so we wandered about
until we found it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we drove by there
was a guy in coveralls in front of the place but the sign said it was closed.
We turned around and as we drove by again Linda stopped and the guy in
coveralls said something to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
said we were a little disappointed about the museum being closed and he said,
“Well, come on in, I’ll open it for you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Turns out that he’s the proprietor and the museum is housed in one of
his garage workshops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is quite a
character. The bikes were great to look at but listening to him was even more
of a treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s Scottish, with the
great accent and the phrases to go along.</div>
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He told us stories about racing on the Isle of Mann; the TT
races, the hack races and the short track races.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s won quite a few and without boasting
told us about them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has also raced
all over England and has the hardware to prove it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mostly on Triumphs and BSAs, but also on a
Ducati and even an older Honda 250. The highlight for me is that there are two
automobiles in the place, one an Austin A40, the other a Jaguar Mk IX,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike let me sit in the Jag; what a
treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try that at any other
museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the car; the smell of
the old leather was enough to send me into ecstasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll admit that it was a bit of a challenge
getting in with that giant steering wheel being so close to the seat, but after
I got in I fit just fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes kids, you
can buy me a Jag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of those days that
will stay with me for a long time and the adventure wasn’t really the things we
saw it was, as usual, the people we came in contact with.</div>
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After our adventure with Mike Barry, we decided to wander up
to Scotland so the ladies could take me to lunch at a cute little place they
found last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scenery on the trip
was fantastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The usual green hills
filled with sheep but also some forests so dense I’m sure a mouse would get
lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Robin Hood was riding through
this forest he had to have the Merry Men in front of him chopping a path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lunch was nice, I had fish and chips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haddock this time and I’ll try some cod for
the authentic English Fish and Chips experience when I can find some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Juli ordered a Panini with cheddar and haggis
so of course I had to try haggis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Has a taste and texture similar to a
breakfast sausage. But then again, also the texture of firm rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know; hard to describe. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll try it again just to see if it’s good or
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Sunday was a trip south to the Lake District. We went all
the way to the far end of the district to Windemere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lo and behold there’s a car museum near
Windemere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how that
happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, it’s not like I
planned it or anything….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately
there is a great tea room overlooking a nice river that the ladies could enjoy
while I enjoyed the cars and motorcycles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Great cars and bikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite a few
in the place and I took lots of pictures. I couldn’t help but think of my
brother when looking at the bikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like
at Mike Barry’s place the day before, there were lots of BSAs, Triumphs and
other British bikes similar to what Jeff and his friends drove when I was
younger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even some Vincents, including a
Black Shadow. Loved the place and loved reminiscing in my head about Jeff, Fred
and Vic in the old days. Life is good now but it was good then too. </div>
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After the museum we went around the bottom of the lake and
turned north. Great scenery all the way up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We stopped in this little town called Keswick where there was a festival
of some sort going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A pedestrian
street with lots of shops and fun things to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fun was had by all.</div>
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Monday we got up early for our drive to Edinburgh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “burgh” part is pronounced bur-ah, not
burg as in Pittsburgh. And if you pronounce it wrong someone will tell you
about it. From where we are in Brampton, near Carlisle, it’s about a 2.5 hour
drive to Edinburgh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We parked the car
just outside of the main city and grabbed a bus to the city center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day was rainy and misty and quite cold.
So what? We were dressed for it and it didn’t really bother us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we approached the city center we were awed
by the majesty of the sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then
we caught sight of Edinburgh Castle and were blown away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is set on a rather high hill and I assumed
the bus would take us up to the top of the hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh no, it didn’t; it let us off at the
bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to climb the mountain in
order to see the castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that’s one
of the reasons we came: to see the castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(And to shop along the Royal Mile; there are shops selling fudge along
the Royal Mile.) So we climbed a rather steep walkway and then came to the
steps leading through a close to the castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I forgot to count the steps but I’ve determined a mathematical formula
to figure out how many steps there are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Determine the actual difference in height between the top of where you
want to go, and the bottom of where you are going, in this case about a
thousand feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look straight ahead with
your right hand under your nostrils, parallel to the ground. Then look up to
the top of the steps. Take note of the angle created by your right hand and
your nostrils in the upturned position. Then multiply that number by your age,
and add seventeen for each time you stop to catch your breath on the way up,
then multiply that by the number of rude danged teenagers who have no sympathy
for the old man and push past him on the way up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So in my case there are 93,234 steps up to
the street level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously it took
awhile, but I made it. </div>
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And I’m glad I did. The last 10,000 steps were made easier
because I was drawn by the sound of pipes wafting down the close. As I crested
the last of the steps I looked to my right to see the piper in full kilt
regalia playing a beautiful set of pipes. I had to listen for awhile and of
course I put a few pounds in the piper’s box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I found the ladies heading to the castle entrance and hustled a little
catch up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out I needed have
hurried; we waited in several ques before we could enter the castle
proper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fun watching and
listening to the folk in line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
were folk of every ilk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the two
young couples directly in front of us were from a Baltic country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were Asians, Indians, Scandinavians,
other Europeans, Americans and others whose origin I couldn’t determine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All going to see the sights at the castle.
Which indeed, we did. Great fun and swell stuff to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially enjoyed the Scottish Military
Museum and the history of the Scots in WWI and WWII.</div>
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Upon leaving the castle we strolled the Royal Mile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had been commissioned to buy a scarf for a
friend so we went into the largest place selling Scottish regalia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Found some great stuff, some of which we
bought. Loved the place and would have loved to buy more; cashmere is really
soft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stopped in a couple of more shops
including a fudge shop before heading toward the bus stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did end up going by a store with a nice
shirt displayed in the window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dear
wife saw the shirt and decided I needed one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I ended up with one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we
were looking at shirts, Juli found the type of wallet I use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been looking for a replacement for the
one I got in Florence several years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The one Juli found is leather and tightly woven wool, very nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lin bought me that along with the shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m being spoiled. But I could get used to
it.</div>
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Our return from Edinburgh included a stop at Rosslyn Chapel,
late of fame in the Dan Brown book<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, The
Da Vinci Code. </i>Even after seeing all the great stuff in Edinburgh, this was
the highlight of my day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great history
and an interesting building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked
hearing about the construction, the decline and the refurbishment of the
building. </div>
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Our final stop of the day was to grab me some fish and
chips. Finally got some authentic take-away style fish and chips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought the fish was better than anything
I’ve ever gotten in the States and the chips were really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I have the chance I’ll grab more chips.
They weren’t crispy like I prefer them but the flavor was really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Juli wasn’t as impressed but she likes dark
chocolate so you know her palate isn’t as sophisticated as mine; you can’t
judge anything by her tastes.</div>
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Tuesday was a lay-back day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A quick trip to grab me some Coke and once over to a gift shop along
Hadrian’s wall where I picked up a puzzle that I saw on our first visit but
didn’t grab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cribbage, naps, reading and
talking were the course of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
dinner we went into Brampton to a nice luxury pub.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ladies had some vegetable soup that didn’t
look like vegetable soup. It was a thick, almost paste like substance that they
both said tasted very good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not what
they were expecting but good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had some
“triple cooked chips,” meaning that they were actually crisp on the
outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flavor wasn’t as good as
Monday night’s but they were crisp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
we could get the flavor of Monday night’s in the crisp chips from this night it
would be fantastic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interesting how
texture has so much to do with the perception of food. Finished the night by
continuing my John Grisham novel. </div>
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Wednesday included more touring. We went to a cheese maker
where Juli bought some truly awful cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She tasted it, had me taste it, and then she bought some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought a Coke to try and rinse the awful
taste from my mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See, I told you
Juli has no sophistication in her palate. She bought an entire round of the
stuff, probably 6 pounds of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
suppose she can use it for catching mice or something, humans wouldn’t eat the
stuff. Especially when there were so many good choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are small cheese makers in lots of
places, each one seemingly specializing in a particular style of cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some do hard rind cheeses, some the softer
white cheeses and some goat cheeses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Others of course as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
place where Juli bought her round had several nice cheeses that didn’t taste
awful. I’ll have to help her understand that cheese is supposed to taste good,
not awful. It may be a challenge; she’s a stubborn woman.</div>
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The ladies had scheduled a proper English High Tea for
Wednesday afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They politely asked
if I would like to accompany them but I could tell it was an invitation made
out of obligation. I realized that they would be dressing up and they didn’t
really want me to go, knowing that I’d wear the hat from Edinburgh with the
horns and the red hair sticking out from underneath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey, where you gonna wear that kind of hat if
not at High Tea? They would have wanted me to take off my shirt that says “I
wish the English would speak English” and I wasn’t prepared to do that. So for
my dinner, I went back to the fish and chips place and grabbed another
authentic order, after which we went back to the cottage where I enjoyed the
evening relaxing while they had to sit and be proper in a formal room and be
served little sandwiches from a tiered platter. And then little desserts on a
different tiered platter. They had to be stuffy while I got to be relaxed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In reality, I have experienced High Tea and
really enjoyed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I just don’t eat
much and I thought the ladies might enjoy a final evening to themselves before
we left the country.</div>
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Speaking of which, Thursday morning we packed the rental car
with the luggage and Linda drove us back to Carlisle. After turning in the car,
we went to the train station to catch a train to Manchester. Linda had properly
surmised that in would be less stressful to spend a night in Manchester,
catching our flight the next morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
would have been difficult had we tried to do it all in one day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, we got to see a little of Manchester
that we wouldn’t have otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linda
had found us a hotel just .03 miles from the train station and since the train
station is in the same complex as the airport we figured it would work
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out that there is more than
one train station in Manchester and although we were only .03 miles from one,
it was the wrong one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We grabbed a cab
and headed to the hotel. The hotel was situated in a neat area where there are
some fun shops and nice restaurants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
walked the area a bit and then had lunch at a very nice Italian themed place. I
hit a grocery store to grab a soft drink to sip as I read in bed, waiting to go
to sleep.</div>
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Friday morning was the rush to get to the airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why is it that people rush to the airport and
then practically run to get their bags checked and go through TSA? We were two
hours early and I didn’t see the need to run. I lagged far behind Juli but
ended up in the same place at about the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And after my last experience in an airliner I
wasn’t sure I wanted to rush to get on one anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time I dressed the part though; sweater
over a shirt and jacket in my carry on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hat
too; don’t want the heat escaping through an uncovered head. (You can read “bald”
into that last sentence.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And plenty of
cash to offer people on the airplane for their blankets. And brass knuckles
just in case. This time I wasn’t going to suffer the indignity of being beaten
up by a 60 year old rather stout British lady. </div>
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We flew from Manchester to Philthydelphia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The plane wasn’t quite a cold as the last one
and I was able to keep all my cash. Pretty much uneventful flight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Inferno</i> by Dan Brown Thursday night so I kept busy reading all the
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had to go through customs in
Philthydelphia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it just me or do the
personnel at customs, regardless of country, all seem to be grouchy?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not quite true; there was one fun lady trying
to keep all of us in the proper line when we had to go through security check
again. We didn’t understand the need to do it again because we’d gone through
it a few hours earlier in Manchester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But we did it all again and no one had any nefarious items that we
saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t mean they didn’t have any,
just that we didn’t see it. One minor glitch was that I had to do the body
X-ray thing three times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess they
just couldn’t believe that a man of my age and in my state of body degradation
would have the nerve to fly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the
third time of being X-rayed a supervisor ran over, looked at me and said, “Now
we’ll have to recalibrate the machine.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m not sure exactly what that meant or what my role in it was, but I
did eventually get to pass beyond the veil into the area with the elite who had
gone through with no hassles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Neither flight of the day was nearly as cold as the previous
“Flight of the frozen”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, as the
first officer told us of the weather conditions in Phoenix, where we were about
to land, I realized that maybe I was a little overdressed for 105 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I peeled off the sweater and stuffed it in my
bag. </div>
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Aaron Brewster kindly picked us up at Sky Harbor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We dropped Juli at her mother’s and we found
our way to Mesa to spend a couple of nights with the kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It was a wonderful trip, I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Or
maybe several months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’ll take me
several years to pay off just my part of the trip but it was well worth it. We
made home base by 9pm Sunday night, tired but glad for the adventure. Of
course, for me the best part, aside from being with Linda, was Hadrian’s Wall,
with Rosslyn Chapel and Edinburgh coming close second.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who enjoys travel would have fun and
learn some history if they made the same journey. </div>
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<br />Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-69616612504963566372014-01-26T12:02:00.004-08:002014-01-26T12:02:47.157-08:00I Didn't Sing In Church Today<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever wondered how some songs get to
be popular?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean pop songs with lyrics
that are either innocuous or downright bad. As an example, I’m thinking of a
song by The Amazing Rhythm Aces called “Third Rate Romance” in which the singer
details the account of two people coming together in a cheap motel for a one
night stand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not the kind of
uplifting thing I usually want to be associated with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But truth is that the song has a catchy chord
progression and a rhythm that is infectious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I find myself singing it and I’ve got it on my iPod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I don’t want to be associated with the
lyric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, some songs just have
that great music that makes you want to hear the song.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That may be why I like Il Volo, for the most
part I like what they sing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listen to “La
Luna Hizo Esto” and try NOT to like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And then look up the translation of the lyric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rough translation of the title is The Moon
Did This.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the moon’s fault that the
singer is falling in love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great song
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Listening to the lyric is easier when the music is
pleasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone’s taste is different
and something that I may like, someone else may not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But sometimes it behooves us to listen to and
understand the lyric regardless of whether or not we like the music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the privilege of sitting next to my
cousin Wayne’s wife in church this morning and listening to her beautiful
voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first song was “Welcome,
Welcome, Sabbath Morning” which is an upbeat song and fun to sing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started to sing but by the second verse I
was just humming, listening to Minae.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The next song was “Again We Meet Around The Board.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll admit that I’m not enamored with the
music by George Careless and so had pretty much ignored the lyric by Eliza
Snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But because Minae was singing so
beautifully I took it in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lyric is
masterful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The song speaks of the Christ’s
atonement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One line in the second verse
reads:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
left his Father's courts on high, With man to live, for man to die.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That single line tells of the sacrifice that
Christ made for each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He left
paradise to come here to teach us and literally to die for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such power in such few words. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minae sings so wonderfully, her
voice crystal clear and every note spot on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a pleasure to hear her this morning but even more so that because
of her voice I got to examine the verses of the songs that were sung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minae’s personality goes along with her
voice; she’s bright, cheerful, intelligent and caring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of that comes through in whatever song
she sings. Now I’m going to go listen to all of those Rolling Stone songs I’ve
sung all my life and see if there’s really anything to hear. </span></div>
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As of this writing the Powerball
lottery is approaching $400 million. It gives me pause for thought.</div>
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Why do we play lotteries? I think it’s
inherent in human nature to dream of bigger things. We think about
the possibilities. “What would I do with all that money?” Many
of us plan great things and think of the altruistic things we could
do. After we buy that villa in Tuscany, of course. “The high
school band needs new uniforms? No problem, I’ll take care of
that.” “What, you need a car to get to work? Go pick one out;
I’ll take care of it.” We dream of the places we’d go, the
things we’d buy, the great things we could do.
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But the truth is that there are many
lotteries in life. We pays our money and we takes our chances. We
go to school hoping to get an education for a decent job. But isn’t
a job a type of lottery? You play the lottery and pick a vocation.
Maybe it’s a winning one, maybe not. You play the lottery and pick
a place to work. You don’t really know if you’ll like the place
you work until you start working there. If you’re the person
hiring a worker, you play the lottery and pick who you hope is the
winning ticket. If they work out then you’ve hit the lottery. If
they don’t you buy another ticket.
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Relationships are that way too. How do
you know if you’ve picked the winning ticket until you pay for it?
There are some of us who have to buy several tickets before we hit
the jackpot. I was lucky; I hit the big one first time out. Oh, I
looked at tickets, several of them, came close to buying one a time
or two, but I bought a winning ticket 32 years ago and haven’t
regretted picking those numbers since. I don’t need to look at
relationship tickets anymore.
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For those of you who are still buying
tickets; I hope you buy a winning ticket and enjoy life the way I do.
I will buy a Powerball ticket just to give me the chance to dream a
little. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with dreaming as
long as dreaming isn’t all you do. But dreaming is healthy in the
right portions. Work as hard as you can, making sure that some of
the work you do is working toward fulfilling dreams. </div>
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So, what color
should I paint the villa?</div>
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I started the day thinking how bad it was. Everything I tried to do seemed a larger task than it should have been. For example; I was putting the dishes away and couldn't get a dinner tray in the slot where it goes. Someone had crammed some stuff in the slot next to it making it impossible to get the tray into it's slot. Ugh, why can't people do it right? (In other words; my way.) Then when doing something in the refrigerator I found a huge package of string cheese with one piece of string cheese left in it. Who does that? I mean, for heaven's sake, take the cheese out and throw the package away. I stirred up some pancake batter; enough for one cake, and put it on the griddle. Then while I was distracted feeding the cat I burned it. The pancake, not the cat. I had to make another batch of pancake batter. Life was horrible. <br />
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Then I got a Coke and stepped back to reflect. <br />
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My problems were my own making; it was my reaction to situations that were of little, if any, consequence. I chose to react negatively, I wasn't forced to do so. As I pondered that I came to understand that I needed to adapt. Some people are forced to adapt to situations not of their making or choosing. <br />
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A person I've known since I graduated from high school, and became better acquainted with over the last 10 years, died a week ago. He was 6 weeks younger than me. He left a large and loving family who now have to cope with the loss of their father/husband/son/brother/friend. It was a sudden death and shocked all who knew him. He <u>will</u> be missed. But the ones left behind didn't choose to have this happen. They are having days of grief and sorrow, but are choosing to look past this life and into the next.<span id="goog_4503529"></span><span id="goog_4503530"></span><br />
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I have a good friend who is going through some particularly devastating health issues. She didn't choose to have these issues, but have them she does. She chooses not to react negatively, but to deal with them. I don't know that I'd have the fortitude to be as upbeat as she is.<br />
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Very recently I've begun correspondence with a friend from when I lived in the Sulfur Springs Valley, near Douglas. She had really bad stuff happen to her when she was quite young. It has affected her for many years, and rightly so. She deals with it, and other bad stuff in her life, as best she knows how. And I believe she deals with it well. Like the above examples she didn't choose to have this happen to her but she deals with it. I'm pretty sure that if half of the bad stuff that's happened to her had happened to me, somebody would be dead; either me or the perpetrator. <br />
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So I've decided to attempt to try harder to be positive and ditch the negative. I mean, what do I have to complain about anyway? I've got a great life with a beautiful wife; no worries. Heck, I was sitting on the couch reading <i>Classic Motorsports</i> magazine this evening when Linda says to me "Call Steve Edwards and go to this hot rod show tomorrow." She handed me the newspaper which had an article on a rod show in Prescott tomorrow. I didn't have to whine about wanting to go, I didn't even know about it. She's even letting me take her car which she filled with fuel yesterday. I really do have a great life. A great wife too.<br />
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<br />Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-72090597291318306002013-07-11T09:54:00.000-07:002013-08-18T07:59:23.223-07:00Of Biscuits and Beans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>I</b>
grew up in a farming community outside of Phoenix, AZ. I don’t know
how poor we were; I mean I don’t know if were poor or not. My mother
was fabulous at budgeting
money and my dad always worked extra. Probably like most kids, there
were some who had more money than us and some who had less. I recall
that among my particular group of friends we never counted how much
money we had in our pockets in order to be friends
with each other. Our family ate our share of beans and I thought
everyone did. Maybe they did; I don’t really know. But that being said
I’m recalling how both of my parents would act and react to money.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">My
mother was frugal. She enjoyed good things in life but she never spent
money she didn’t have. For most of my growing up years she was a
housewife and considered it
her job to take care of the house and household finances. She hated
being in debt. She still does. She owns everything she has and has no
debt. Admirable, for sure. She taught us that pursuing finer things in
life isn’t a matter of money, that it is a
matter of deciding what you want for yourself and going after it. And
maybe it’s using your time wisely to pursue good things and not having
time for the trashy stuff. Mom loves poetry; Robert Burns is a
favorite. If you have any experience reading Burns
in the original dialect you know it is challenging. Mom thinks the
challenge is worth it to gain an understanding of the author’s meaning.
She loves good music and would gather her kids around the old
phonograph player and play the early (50’s) versions
of the Time Life compilations. There was everything from Turkey in the
Straw to Tchaikovsky. She liked Country music so we heard that too.
But thank heaven she liked Marty Robbins and not Tex Ritter.
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Dad
was an easy going, hard working carefree individual. He worked hard so
that he and his family could enjoy the good things. We never had a new
car but we always had
a good car. We bought good shoes so they would last but we didn’t buy
shoes often. Dad raised cattle so we could have meat. He had grown up
having to milk cows and hated it, so thankfully his kids didn’t have to
do that, but we learned to work in other
ways. Dad always had money in his pocket so that when we were in town
we could stop at the Dairy Queen for a cone. We could get whatever we
wanted for $.25. I guess that in a nutshell I’d say about my dad that
if he had money, everyone had money; he shared
what he had with everybody. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">But
Mom and Dad talked some, not much, because they weren’t whiners, about
growing up as Depression era kids. Dad in particular would talk about
him being the youngest
of 11 kids and how his mother would bake 4 loaves of bread every day.
On a wood stove mind you. She was always preparing a meal, cooking a
meal or cleaning up after a meal. Dad talked about there always being
plenty to eat but that it was usually not fancy.
One of the things he remembered was having dried biscuits or maybe some
leftover bread, especially the hard crusty ends in milk. Mom learned
to make a great pot of beans because that’s what they had. While I was
growing up the word “beans” meant pinto beans.
If you had green beans you said green beans. If you had Lima beans you
said Lima beans. But if you said beans it meant pinto beans. I’ve
spent years trying to make beans the way Mom does. So later in his
life, while I was growing up, my dad would save
biscuits for a couple of days, let them get good and dry and put them
in milk and consider it a special treat. One of Mom’s comfort foods was
beans. Nothing fancy in them; maybe a bit of bacon or a ham hock, but
mostly just a few spices and beans.
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">So
for breakfast this morning I had some biscuits in milk and thought of
my dad. Comfort food. Good thoughts, remembering him sitting at the
kitchen table eating biscuits
and milk. My dear sister still has that table and I think I need to
visit her and have some biscuits and milk. Mom lives with my sister now
and maybe I can get her to give me one more lesson on making beans. I
make some pretty darn good chili beans, people
have asked for my secret. But I want some “beans”, beans the way my
mom makes them. And now I wonder what my lovely daughters will think of
as comfort food when they are my age. I hope they have good thoughts,
the way I have good thoughts.
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Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-39624968031630259762013-06-17T21:51:00.001-07:002013-06-17T21:51:48.674-07:00A Short Treatise on Being Free<img alt="http://www.sportscarrentals.com/images/tour.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://www.sportscarrentals.com/images/tour.jpg" /><br />
As a man, David E. Davis was a rapscallion, a rascal, a rogue; in general a knave. As a raconteur and automotive journalist he had few peers. The quote below pretty much sums up my feeling about cars, and even a little about my politics.<br /><br /><b><i>"We drive cars because they make us free. With cars, we need not wait in airline terminal or travel only where the railroad tracks go. Governments detest our cars; they give us too much freedom. How do you control people who can climb into a car at any hour of the day or night and drive to who know where? An open car gives us another dimension of freedom. In an open car we enjoy the heightened freedom of the coursing hound, racing across the land with only the wind for clothing. It is the freedom of wild ducks, shining in their colorful plumage, flying at impossible speeds through the treetop to impress the duck women they love. In an open car on an open road, we can feel what that man felt eons ago, when he first managed to grab a horse's mane, throw himself on its back, and feel himself transported at unthinkable speed into mankind's next stage of development."</i></b><br /><br />So, the Thunderbird will get done and I'll drive it with the top down whenever possible; maybe even when it seems foolish to others. I'll have the top down and a jacket on, maybe even a scarf around my neck. I'll wear a hat to keep the sun at bay, but the top will be down. I'll also pursue the purchase of a British or Italian sports car. I'll do it because of the fun I envision there being, and the freedom the cars allow me to have. I crave the open road. I crave it for the things to see, the conversations with passengers and the joy of the solitude when traveling alone. I also crave it for the freedom and knowing that it's my choice to travel where I want and when I want. A right turn or a left turn is my choice. I'll know that even when asleep, if I choose to, I can get up get dressed and go for a ride. That ride is more pleasant in an open car. I have the luxury of having a closed car for the times when it's absolutely necessary to be practical. And I have the opportunity to have an open car for the times when practicality be damned, I'll drive what I want and go where I want. I'll travel by air when necessary and by rail when it's fun, but I'll put the top down on a convertible whenever I can. Lela and Mary Lynne, if you read this use the following as part of my will: Forget the hearse; make my last ride sitting up in the back of a convertible with the top down. Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-86593125391450504672012-02-20T07:50:00.000-08:002012-02-20T08:34:10.761-08:00Self Reliance<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7knhS0B7mvyh9DR3UzCs4pdWnP3cEzSLJe8fBYZY4tVsmT90rpJblub1FjAXCz-NYpI8so5sY_L99HxekIsjxhb_xFW8DzVKws2W0XbLcbKyMaLEMmVsN7vMf8s7hDSKdplaM1yuRPg/s1600/womenandtechnology4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7knhS0B7mvyh9DR3UzCs4pdWnP3cEzSLJe8fBYZY4tVsmT90rpJblub1FjAXCz-NYpI8so5sY_L99HxekIsjxhb_xFW8DzVKws2W0XbLcbKyMaLEMmVsN7vMf8s7hDSKdplaM1yuRPg/s320/womenandtechnology4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711255073009024674" border="0" /></a><br />I'm struck by the different way people look at things; how some people don't see things the way I do. I'm also struck by the fact that if everybody saw things the way I do they'd be right more often. Linda and I are starting off this President's Day Monday by her doing some alterations to some clothes and I'm working in the kitchen in preparation for doing some cooking. (Green chili stew.) I was pondering some of the speaker's comments heard in church yesterday and I needed to use Lin as a sounding board. I said to her "Thinking about what Sister XXXXXX said..." and before I could finish she said "That bothers you too?" So Lin and I think alike; that's a good thing. Now about what bothered us: The speaker was talking about the answer to prayer and personal revelation. She related a story about having a flat tire in a remote area of Arizona. She had a number of children with her in a mini van when a front tire lost air. She sat in the car for 15 minutes until a stranger came along to assist her. She used it as an occasion to build her faith in human kind and that's not a bad thing. On the other hand, she freakin' sat there for 15 minutes instead of getting out, finding the jack and spare and changing the danged tire! What if it had been 30 minutes? An hour? Ok, the Lord doesn't give us what we can't handle but why not just fix it yourself? God has given us the ability to think for ourselves and to do for ourselves. I'm glad for the women in my life who will do what they can on their own and call for assistance when they need to. I feel a little lost because both of my daughters live a distance away but I feel better knowing that they can handle most situations when they occur. I'll let them tell about their various adventures with cars, one involving a PT Cruiser loaded with Japanese exchange students and a flat tire in almost the same spot as the incident above. Another more recent involved a dead alternator and the self reliance shown to get the car to where it wasn't a danger. I'm proud of my daughters and what they can accomplish. I'm glad they take care of themselves when they can. I'm also glad they like each other and help each other when they can. I worry about Linda being off in the far reaches of the Indian reservations but I also know that she can change a flat tire when the occasion arises. I appreciate my daughters' and wife's self reliance, knowing that they will pray for assistance to help with the situation but knowing that they will do what they can for themselves.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-54297258091789488302012-01-20T12:12:00.000-08:002012-02-06T17:50:23.871-08:00Frazzled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAZ1sYoB7YVWFf0ypK3_LhUSz7A7yAlakN_QXsw4aBtAVmmMhkQl_LuT_gv_nFSi2AOREdo0uhLQ95EOQCdspPiDRSF216pSeh-_9F0cA411qte85KlhiEDJ6e6D6Ov-I2HrK0729g3E/s1600/frazzle.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAZ1sYoB7YVWFf0ypK3_LhUSz7A7yAlakN_QXsw4aBtAVmmMhkQl_LuT_gv_nFSi2AOREdo0uhLQ95EOQCdspPiDRSF216pSeh-_9F0cA411qte85KlhiEDJ6e6D6Ov-I2HrK0729g3E/s320/frazzle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699815590939955122" border="0" /></a><br />The morning started out badly but it also made me be grateful again that I'm married to Linda. While still in bed I grabbed my laptop to check email. I got several notices from PayPal that I'd authorized payments. I hadn't authorized any payments! I panicked, got flustered and began trying to fix an obvious hack. (Insert picture of Stan in his underwear using phrases like Egg Sucking Dog to describe the folk who hacked me, all the while wanting to throw the computer because it won't give me the information I want.) While I'm in a dither trying to get it fixed on line, Linda calmly found me a phone number to PayPal customer service. I talked with a gentleman named Colin who helped me straighten that part out; PayPal is ok. I think. Still working on the credit cards but so far nothing bad.<br /><br />So after taking care of that and while Lin is at work I'm supposed to take the dogs to the groomer. I'm a big boy, I can handle that. Ever try to put a harness on a flea? The danged little red dog gets excited when she hears the harness rattle. She comes running to the sound and flits around like a flea waiting to get it on. Then when you approach her with it she backs up. I chased her for 45 minutes while she's going backwards trying to escape the very thing she wants put on. After finally getting her harnessed up, and getting Barkley in his, I look for their leashes. And I look for their leashes. And I can't find their leashes. I mean I scour the likely places and many unlikely places but no luck, can't find the leashes. While I'm looking for the leashes in the garage, the door is open and the red dog comes downstairs and out into the yard. At first that was an additional irritation but then I thought it would be a good idea if they both did stuff dogs do on our lawn instead of the floor of the groomer's, so I got Barkley and put him on the lawn. Of course by the time I get back to the lawn Kitty is gone. I wandered up and down the street and found Kitty, chased her back to the yard and searched more for the leashes. And searched more for the leashes. Still can't find the leashes. It's getting closer to the scheduled appointment time with the groomer but you can't take your dog to the groomer unless they're on a leash. So here I am, back in a dither because I <span style="font-weight: bold;">hate</span> being late. What to do , what to do? The appointment is for 10, it's a 12 minute drive to the groomers and it's 9:52. I grabbed a chunk of electrical wire, cut 2 lengths of 5 feet each and tied it to their harnesses. Walked them into the groomer and acted like it was an everyday occurrence that people use electrical wire for a leash. Coca Cola and chocolate and I'm doing fine now. Oh, BTW, the leashes are in Linda's car.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-11951654068505092902011-07-23T08:31:00.000-07:002011-07-23T09:36:21.267-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qlfcsuSajd_q1gWljUaXEVfQW21C6jf_sNL0MeBP5TjBRdZgPAGw6Izw5IlLIyDBwnPngxyJ19DaF38NAq2XrA4BE-Wdw06X3OSbmQwWnEMcwep0X8UujFVk22wIj3W0pLoFhGL_bds/s1600/donuts.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qlfcsuSajd_q1gWljUaXEVfQW21C6jf_sNL0MeBP5TjBRdZgPAGw6Izw5IlLIyDBwnPngxyJ19DaF38NAq2XrA4BE-Wdw06X3OSbmQwWnEMcwep0X8UujFVk22wIj3W0pLoFhGL_bds/s320/donuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632571354192256258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm in the experimental mode. After 3 tries I think I'm on to something; easy donut holes.<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />1/2 cup of your favorite biscuit mix; Farmer Brothers for me.<br />3 tablespoons confectioners sugar. Don't use granulated, the donuts will be greasy little bits of junk if you do.<br />1/2 teaspoon vanilla.<br />2 tablespoons of water. Maybe a little more but not too much, you want the dough a bit dry.<br /><br />Method:<br />Turn on your Nesco deep fryer to 375. Don't have a Nesco? Use your Wearever, Hamilton-Beach or whatever you've got. Don't have a deep fryer? What part of the south are you from that you don't have a deep fryer? I live in northern Arizona but came from the southern half of the state, even southern Arizonians have a deep fryer. Ok, if you don't have a deep fryer, heat some oil in a pan on the stove. Slightly flatten the dough balls, that makes it easier to turn them when necessary. Put several in the fryer. Not too many at once and keep in mind that these little buggers will expand a bit. Plus you don't want to cool your oil too much. Fry them until they're (as Alton Brown would say) golden brown and delicious. Take them out with a spider or a slotted spoon and put them on a drain rack. Don't have a drain rack? Go get one. You don't want to use a paper towel; they just sit in the grease that way. A drain rack is a good purchase. While they're still hot sprinkle a bit more powdered sugar on them.<br /><br />See, I said they were easy. You can use different flavorings instead of vanilla if you want; while I'm thinking about it, banana might be pretty good along with the ubiquitous almond or lemon. After a bit of experimentation I might add a little salt to the batter but at this point I don't know what it would do. As I said, this is after several experiments and I'd be glad to hear from any of you on how to make improvements. We could be like America's Test Kitchen, making 20 batches until we get it really good. If you get it better, share!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mix the sugar and biscuit mix together really well. Add the water and vanilla and stir until the dough is completely moistened. Add more biscuit mix or some flour if necessary; you don't want this dough sticky. Roll the dough on your granite into a ball and then form into a log. Make the log approximately the size of those large tapered candles you put out when you're trying to impress someone with a fancy dinner. (That never works by the way; if they've agreed to come to dinner they already know how you really are; fancy candles aren't gonna make a difference.) Use your bench knife and cut the roll into small pieces.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-46941055126969633922011-06-06T20:04:00.000-07:002011-06-06T21:06:28.393-07:00Scary MomentsSome things are just scary to think about. There are lots of things in the world that will scare a sane human. One thing I'm remembering is when I was a younger man and spent time on the ranch with some pretty wild cattle. One time we had one big wild bull that did NOT want to be herded. My dad got a rope around his neck and that made the bull mad. That bull charged dad and his horse several times before I could get a rope on him and pull the other direction. We rode for a couple of miles pulling that bull between us. A pretty scary couple of miles.<br /><br />Another scary memory is the time I had dropped off a date in Pima and was headed back to Thatcher in my '69 Thunderbird. I was traveling a dirt road at a rather high rate of speed when I realized that the road ended at a T junction. I foolishly slammed hard on the brake pedal and slid for what seemed like 300 yards. I slid through the intersection and stopped with my front tires just inches from the concrete ditch at the edge of the farmer's field. Sat there for a few minutes, put it in reverse, backed out and drove slowly home. SLOWLY home.<br /><br />I remember when I was very young watching "Frankenstein" for the first time. Mom told us not to watch it but my brother, sister and I thought we were tough enough to handle it. By the time the monster made his first appearance it was late at night, dark in the house and I was hiding behind the big chair in the living room, scared to death. I still don't like scary movies; my blogger name not withstanding. (Actually that comes from a murdercycle I put together from several different corpse bikes which I then called FrankenBike. One of the guys who heard what I called it said that must make me FrankenStan. I liked it so I kept it.)<br /><br />Now for the scariest thing ever to be seen on the earth: I bought a pair of shorts. I'm even gonna wear them. I expect global warming will increase due to the reflection of sunlight back into the atmosphere from my white legs. When I'm wearing white socks you can't tell where the socks end and the legs begin. But regardless, I'm gonna wear 'em. Only around the house at first; it may be some time before I have the total disregard for my fellow human beings to wear them in public. Plus I'm not sure it's legal for me to be seen in shorts; somebody check up on that for me, eh.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-87693661869523330482011-03-20T19:41:00.000-07:002011-03-20T19:56:33.470-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgkXC2eR7S79UeQSFBnYDxvzEfIzNU-_C-5jVTs-ysrqo9g0cAYvEojM7iBy3FJ36NzIvRYEiT2YhTJBz2bDE_Pr1oBL-zmELsANj4ZjIzzLIwZr3ZFwhyphenhyphenaNF3ad842-RzCSdKnBYy8o/s1600/Glasses.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgkXC2eR7S79UeQSFBnYDxvzEfIzNU-_C-5jVTs-ysrqo9g0cAYvEojM7iBy3FJ36NzIvRYEiT2YhTJBz2bDE_Pr1oBL-zmELsANj4ZjIzzLIwZr3ZFwhyphenhyphenaNF3ad842-RzCSdKnBYy8o/s320/Glasses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586361471733913026" border="0" /></a><br />I've gotta start wearing my glasses for doing more stuff than just reading.<br /><br />Most of you remember that my black Pomeranian has diabetes and is blind. That means that he eats meals twice a day at 7:30 in the morning and 7:30 in the evening. No deviations; has to be regular. When he's fed he gets a dose of insulin. To facilitate the regular feeding time we give him canned food. Tonight I'm by myself, Lela was up for the weekend but left a couple of hours ago, Mindy is working, and Linda is gone for a couple of days. That leaves me here to feed the dog. Every now and again I figure I ought to eat something myself, so tonight I figured while I was feeding Barkley I'd warm up some refries and have a tostada. Ever notice how much canned Alpo and Rosarita refries look alike?Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-77661507285098729372011-02-13T07:27:00.000-08:002011-02-13T07:39:41.165-08:00Of Oil Ice and Thunderbirds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s7vIycP-IR6C0DbARSrn2ZHUvoZXffb-TL-fYL6znGcClOYMG7kCnYpSSDF2BWre1nPQyIkkDqqjPj-MznirDg1I57az2dyOC7_j3LBg0fuAa4fK3IlrHnOXutR-f-QvI98Gf8gXYcQ/s1600/Oil+Hand.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s7vIycP-IR6C0DbARSrn2ZHUvoZXffb-TL-fYL6znGcClOYMG7kCnYpSSDF2BWre1nPQyIkkDqqjPj-MznirDg1I57az2dyOC7_j3LBg0fuAa4fK3IlrHnOXutR-f-QvI98Gf8gXYcQ/s320/Oil+Hand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573199149154678050" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Linda doesn't like oil. Oh I guess she likes vegetable oil in the right places, peanut oil when frying meat for fondue, and coconut oil for the popcorn, but I'm learning that she doesn't like large puddles of oil which emanate from underneath the Thunderbird. We've been working on the interior for some time now but every day we work on it she mentions the oil. And I mean she <u><b>mentions</b></u> the oil. She says I need to take care of the leaks. I'm focusing on things like the interior. I know I can replace a bad hose or tighten a fitting; you know, mechanical stuff. But the other items are a learning process, I have to figure it out as I go. In order to keep my focus I have to go slowly and work on a solution to the repair while I'm taking whatever it is apart. So here's how yesterday went; I got up thinking that Linda and I would be working on the Thunderbird. She said she'd do some other stuff while I worked on the oil but I needed to work on the oil. We're making pretty good progress. The interior is out and we (mostly Linda and our good neighbor Todd) have put down a material that is a sound and vibration suppressor. The fender is back on and most of the body work is done. The door panels are off and Lin and I are working on rebuilding them. They are a challenge mostly because I'm cheap. I prefer “frugal” to “cheap” but that's just a euphemism and the truth is I'm cheap. New panels are nearly $800.00 for a pair but I bought some plastic caps which go over the cracked vinyl for about $120.00. Of course they are LOTS more work but I'm willing to have Linda do it. But I digress; I also needed to clean off the deck a bit. It involved spraying down the boards which of course meant that there was water all over the brick pathway down below. So I went down below to turn off the water and drain the hose. What happens to water when the temperature is below freezing? It freezes of course. What happens to people who walk on frozen water? They fall of course. The first time, I hurt my pride and right wrist pretty badly. The second time I hurt my knee and my chances of making it into heaven. It's the first time I've sworn about living here in the frozen wastelands of Arizona. Oh, I whine about it all the time, but yesterday as I lay on the ground writhing in pain and getting colder because I'm laying on the ice, I swore. I mean worse than “Egg sucking dog” kind of swearing. Let's just say that I even mentioned my heavenly father's name one time. It only took one time before I regretted it but none the less I did it. And don't get me wrong; I love Arizona, but I prefer the part where it's warm!</p><br />So what does this all have to do with oil? I'll just say that the oil is still under the car because I spent a good part of the day sitting in the chair with ice on my wrist and knee. The wrist is better today but the knee is quite stiff. I'm not dead so I'll be fine. We did accomplish quite a bit with the door panels and the more I work with Linda the more I appreciate her talents. She came up with several ideas and then put them into motion. I think the panels will look really good when we get them painted and installed. Now if I could just get her to get under the car and fix those leaks.......Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-28062882754507118182010-10-07T21:17:00.000-07:002010-10-07T21:23:42.180-07:00<a><br /></a>Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-18231358354866602172010-09-23T21:10:00.000-07:002010-09-23T21:37:20.450-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-XnW12H-VM2B2lC227DpJYN-00pJHJatodcbT3iAe_ZTDYb3yP3xlXDnHBV6nuMerPhZgyG6IMuhOefRXGtgx1Q3m9vdNj2EAb2Pb-It1-e53VGiIvrKY5faihJPpw4VjK8oMnlhTg4/s1600/pomeranian-squirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-XnW12H-VM2B2lC227DpJYN-00pJHJatodcbT3iAe_ZTDYb3yP3xlXDnHBV6nuMerPhZgyG6IMuhOefRXGtgx1Q3m9vdNj2EAb2Pb-It1-e53VGiIvrKY5faihJPpw4VjK8oMnlhTg4/s320/pomeranian-squirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520334247114516418" border="0" /></a><br />Been thinking about my black dog. It started because a good friend also has a Pomeranian with health issues. Her Pommie should recover, and I send best wishes for that to happen; but it made me think about Barkley who has diabetes and Cushing's disease. It doesn't seem to bother him too much. He's not angry about being blind. I think he just wishes the stupid humans would turn the lights on. He goes about life just the same with the exception that he is a bit slower so he doesn't run into the walls. And he doesn't go down the back stairs off of the deck. He still barks at motorcycles and kids on the sidewalk. He still wants a taste of whatever I'm eating. (He doesn't get ice cream anymore.) He's basically the same dog. Still my companion. Tonight I got in the hot tub to ease the tension. When I got out, Barkley was laying on the pillow which has worked it's way under the rack where the towels are kept. He was waiting for me, knowing that after the hot tub I rinse off in the shower and then get in the bed where he joins me. We enjoy each others company. I'll make the best of the time we have left together. Life is good.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-13877430708985545572010-09-21T22:23:00.000-07:002010-09-21T22:29:30.203-07:00Of Rain and Dogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvGClYPnlrzqirIMJXH4tjnI1R77KIjTbx8E46C22DXCi7i-pHnUuatHsL2_upuQ-cYW7A3iEb1OMoqJ-nM4HOm2lnEW2nk4_aIb_1_Vpwk1G6y8XKf1ffmvWHV_4cuCdJdLKj1edsx8/s1600/Rain.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvGClYPnlrzqirIMJXH4tjnI1R77KIjTbx8E46C22DXCi7i-pHnUuatHsL2_upuQ-cYW7A3iEb1OMoqJ-nM4HOm2lnEW2nk4_aIb_1_Vpwk1G6y8XKf1ffmvWHV_4cuCdJdLKj1edsx8/s320/Rain.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519605616081779922" border="0" /></a><br />You know that great smell when it hasn't rained yet but the air is saturated with moisture and the inclination to take a deep breath to is irresistible? Why is it that that is the time when the dog laying next to me in bed becomes flatulent?Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-86992814930522089482010-07-04T13:48:00.000-07:002010-07-04T16:56:28.602-07:00Sink the Bismarck (Politically speaking, that is.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiqsPBrKw7M0oZy6-mIHHxXBLtPCj75kzlYgKjz4W-IzGSebHKBeDvABKwXnKiXBmJgl69s967ETTVJ0Njzv4v6vmQiMnZ-hGASGbKBGHQUpvWRUuhmfp8YsRIOR-tFFnb7Y6j2e_w94/s1600/1266681716h59672bismark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiqsPBrKw7M0oZy6-mIHHxXBLtPCj75kzlYgKjz4W-IzGSebHKBeDvABKwXnKiXBmJgl69s967ETTVJ0Njzv4v6vmQiMnZ-hGASGbKBGHQUpvWRUuhmfp8YsRIOR-tFFnb7Y6j2e_w94/s320/1266681716h59672bismark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490203664496685474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> One of the (few) advantages of being an old guy is that I can read a book that I read years before and not remember a thing. I'm re-reading William L. Shirer's "The Rise And Fall of the Third Reich." I read it in high school when I was danged sure I knew everything about everything. Now that I'm older and am only pretty sure that I know something about a few things I find that what I'm reading makes quite a bit of sense but now it scares me. A little background before I offer a quote. The German political, economic and hierarchical systems were in a bit of chaos during the 19th century. Otto von Bismarck worked to unify the various German provinces into a cohesive state. He was successful and established an empire of which he was the chancellor. There was an expense though. An excerpt from the book: " </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The middle classes, grown prosperous by the belated but staggering development of the industrial revolution and dazzled by the success of</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bismarck's policy of force and war, had traded for material gain any aspirations for political freedom they may have had. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The German working class made a similar trade. To combat socialism, Bismark put through between 1883 and 1889 a program for social security far beyond anything known in other countries. <span style="font-style: italic;">It</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">included compulsory insurance for workers against old age, sickness, accident and incapacity, and though organized by the State it was financed by the employers and employees.</span> It cannot be said that it stopped the rise of the Social Democrats or the trade unions, but it did have a profound influence on the working class in that <span style="font-style: italic;">it gradually made them value security over political freedom </span>and caused them to see in the State, however conservative, a benefactor and a protector." (Italics are mine.) I can't help but make comparisons to today's political climate. What are we willing to give up in order to have security, both financial and political? What is being forced on us in the name of security and for our own good by those who feel superior to the masses? I'll admit that I'm a little concerned. Back to reading.<br /></span>Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-35689308754826715292010-02-25T10:14:00.000-08:002010-02-25T10:58:14.413-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPNmMluh7RTwUNnOX4yaJQkEhvNrTLo6XREs9rJpp8OZnEJEIo5t5Oz5Y6o5Xly8kU2Lf6wS8AbpuTLY7DHstRRG-wLnvIPsV6V0hGYz8uBXiTczmrCn2e2eDc2PX3cJERrXVdPv0vrk/s1600-h/feline_receptionist.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPNmMluh7RTwUNnOX4yaJQkEhvNrTLo6XREs9rJpp8OZnEJEIo5t5Oz5Y6o5Xly8kU2Lf6wS8AbpuTLY7DHstRRG-wLnvIPsV6V0hGYz8uBXiTczmrCn2e2eDc2PX3cJERrXVdPv0vrk/s400/feline_receptionist.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442257126301583762" /></a><br />I think we should find things for cats to do. My dogs keep busy protecting us from people walking down the sidewalk, loud cars, snow melting off the roof, grass growing in the summer, all kinds of stuff. Cats on the other hand don't seem to have much to do. Ours spend their winter days laying on the end of the bed and sleeping on the white chair. I think we should get them jobs. Working on a production line somewhere would be good. Or being a receptionist. Yeah that would do it; they'd stay busy answering the phone and dealing with irate people, taking dictation and building data bases. Yep, cats need jobs. They need to earn their keep somehow.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-25024528692872898012009-11-16T16:44:00.000-08:002009-11-16T17:07:35.978-08:00HumansThis post is just me venting. I'm disturbed by humans and how crass we can be. Let me explain: On Saturday evening I got called out for an accident on I17. It was at mile post 306, right at Stoneman Lake exit. The accident happened at about 5 or so in the evening and by the time I got there it was nearing 6. A Dodge pickup truck was sitting perpendicular to the road with the rear bumper sitting on the guardrail. The truck had been traveling north, towing an empty tow dolly. It crossed the median, ending up in the southbound lane. When I went to assess the damage to the guardrail I also looked at the truck. The front end was smashed and the driver's door was gone. I looked around and saw the door laying under the guardrail on the other side of the road. Then I realized that there was a body under the guardrail as well. Not the kind of thing I need to see but it's part of the job. The clean up of the accident took a long time. Whenever there is a death on the highway the police officers must treat the scene as a crime scene. That means that they measure tire tracks, survey debris, etc. It takes forever. When they were through I went to ask if there was an ETA on the medical examiner. The officer told me that there had been a mix up with communication and that it could be a bit longer. Finally, around 11:30 the examiner's van showed up. Two guys got out, grabbed the guy by the hands, pulled him from under the guardrail and unceremoniously plopped him on a gurney. In the act of pulling him from the guardrail the victim's pants were pulled partially off. There was no effort made to adjust the pants or reposition his shirt. In short dignity was not part of what they did. Dignity in death. Gosh, we all hope for that. I'll warn you; there's no dignity in death if you die on the side of the road and the coroner comes to get you. This guy had been under the guardrail for at least 6 hours and then thrown on a gurney by guys who didn't seem to have any respect. If the victim's loved ones knew of the apparent disrespect I think they would be mortified. <br /><br />Ok, I'm through and I promise to avoid being maudlin in the future.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-2932834267053352852009-10-30T20:31:00.000-07:002009-10-30T20:53:45.073-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidrEtl7XIcWEYDvTP6T_XAMZGrWrMVzqfG9M452psKmzFKr6GTeDM70AI_bxBLTudEln364FbNf6MrPRU5U1PttSrzWGAIhbFN-_n_a3kQ2-MxaxOpKDGF5HYExr9QDa0PdxYxte0yWQ/s1600-h/motorcycles-in-snow-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidrEtl7XIcWEYDvTP6T_XAMZGrWrMVzqfG9M452psKmzFKr6GTeDM70AI_bxBLTudEln364FbNf6MrPRU5U1PttSrzWGAIhbFN-_n_a3kQ2-MxaxOpKDGF5HYExr9QDa0PdxYxte0yWQ/s400/motorcycles-in-snow-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398607242121854882" /></a><br />Wow, it's been since June 2. I'm a slacker. The real situation is that I've become addicted to Facebook. It's Lela's fault. And Andrea DeCarlo's. And Mary Lynne's. Oh heck, it's everybody who talks to me there. I've decided to slow my participation, mostly to see if I can. Gentle withdrawal. I hope I don't get the shakes.<br /><br />It's coming on winter. I think I may have mentioned a time or two that I hate snow. I don't hate winter, I just hate snow. And bitter cold. We've already had some frigid temps. On the way to work this morning the computer in the car said 13 degrees. Let me reiterate; 13 freaking degrees. Too cold to ride The Beast. Some of the folk on Facebook from Phoenix are just getting their bikes out of storage for the riding season. Shouldn't I live there? Yes. But not if I want to live with Linda. And I want to live with Linda. But now if I want to ride I'll have to scrape the frost off the seat. Maybe we could compromise; Linda can have June, July and August in Flagstaff and I get the rest of the time in Phoenix. Yeah, sounds good to me.<br /><br />Lots happened this summer. I'm feeling the need to expound on it. Of course a good deal of it involved wheels; two and four at a time. Next post will be in a day or two.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598843255749906054.post-43595974230875764732009-06-02T18:59:00.000-07:002009-06-02T19:25:00.313-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47oh1OZgtRMYJ3jO1ScGEH6xSl47aT8H1UknDXIZwzvNYqroRN_YK36XgsvYfO7vdCksemA06HH8FuHOHbOv_aVKmIMeJ7U2D91j0FWH7Cgbcq8MH3E6AyVbUvaq_rQQ8LTV4sjzykCs/s1600-h/ZZ+Top.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47oh1OZgtRMYJ3jO1ScGEH6xSl47aT8H1UknDXIZwzvNYqroRN_YK36XgsvYfO7vdCksemA06HH8FuHOHbOv_aVKmIMeJ7U2D91j0FWH7Cgbcq8MH3E6AyVbUvaq_rQQ8LTV4sjzykCs/s400/ZZ+Top.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342915273875198034" /></a><br /><br />I've got this thing that I do that may seem a little odd, but it works for me. I have a cordless razor which I keep in the car. On my way home I shave. That way if Linda wants to make out I'm ready. No stubble to scratch her lovely face. I don't shave in the morning because I don't care if the reprobates I work with see me with stubble. Linda matters way more than they do. One flaw in the system is that because the razor is in the car I usually don't shave on Sunday mornings before church. Not a big deal. I've probably gone somewhere on Saturday and taken that opportunity to shave. But on the way to church I've got on a tie which makes shaving difficult.<br /><br />Last Saturday, Lela went to Sakura, the local Teppanyaki style restaurant. She came back raving about the sushi. Yes, Lela, who doesn't like using the same deep fryer I use because I've cooked fish in it, was raving about the sushi. Goes to show, you never know. Well, it was nothing doing except we all had to go to Sakura for dinner last night. We invited Ron, Karla and Aaron Brewster to join us. <br /><br />The flaw in my shaving on the way home plan is that sometimes the razor quits in the middle of a shave. No warning; just quits. So, I get one side of the face whisker free but the other side has little tiny hairs. By Monday afternoon it can be a bit unsightly. Of course it happened yesterday, a Monday, the evening of our Sakura adventure. Left side clean; right side hairy. So, to keep everyone from noticing my whiskers I knocked my water glass over, spilling water all over myself and breaking the glass in the process. No one saw the whiskers because of the scramble to get away from the rapidly spreading water. I was wearing white jeans which got soaked, but it could have been worse; it could have been Coke. By the time we got all that cleaned up it was time for the Teppanyaki chef to come and do his thing, flipping shrimp, making onion volcanoes and such. When that happens they turn the lights down making my whiskers unnoticeable. Life is good. The sushi was good too.Dr. FrankenStan or The Beastmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500594324181261512noreply@blogger.com1