This may be my new ride. It is a 2004 GMC Sierra Denali. It only has 27,000 miles on it. It is loaded. Leather heated power seats. Cruise control. Power windows. 6.0 liter V8. Quadsteer. Shitty gas mileage.
It does have regular leather seats in the back. It is $21,000. I can have it for $19,000 which is a great price for this truck with so few miles.
I may buy this, sell the Sport Trac and use that money to payoff my last debt. Then I only have the house and truck to really worry about.
the more you listen to obama and romney the more i see things leading to a troublesome situation with iran. without some real and serious negotiations there is a bad outcome heading in that direction. that has the potential to cause a wide spread war in the middle east. i still do not understand the wide spread support for israel except for guilt over wwi and christian philosophy.
taking friday off so this will be a short week.
slept crappy last night.
what the hell is the deal with the republicans saying the government is being taken over by radical muslims.
is this the new "red scare"?
Jimmy Fallon singing a kids song to the sounds of Jim.
The second video is Willies kid. Yup, just a little talent there. Check out some his other vids.
One of my favorite bike racers won the gold medal in the Olympic road race yesterday. It was an unexpected win. Alexander Vinokourov is 39 so it is pretty cool. He plans to retire now that he has this medal. He is an aggressive rider and I like that in bike racing
My house feels like it is one continual spider web. The things are all over the place. How annoying. I wonder how many I can't see.
i really think i may stop using capital letters. i miss so many when i type and have to go back and fix them.
i hope you agree.
when i was at the bike race in high point yesterday i realized that i would need to lose 80 lbs to be effective.
need to buy some pants and shirts for work. do they maternity pants for men?
So I had to buy a new toaster oven last night and good lord it seems you have to be a rocket scientist to use the damm thing. What happened to a good quality toaster oven. Seems like it should be a simple thing to make.
Beginning to look for another vehicle. Maybe a new truck or a used vehicle with fairly low miles and a good warranty. I was thinking something like a Volvo V70 station wagon as a used vehicle. Good to haul Summer around in and haul junk around in. I'd prefer to keep the truck if at all possible.
It was designed by Ulrich Franzen.
What what I understand the guy was a wacko and it almost bankrupt my grandfather and most everyone else involved in the project. My father has letters my grandfathers workers wrote to him saying they would never work on a project that this guy designed.
I need to get some of the magazines this house was featured in. A neat slice of family history
After I stopped at the pet store last night the truck barely wanted to run. I think I need to get the fuel filter replaced. Have to limp it to a garage today and see if that is the problem. Like I need to have another expense these days. Hopefully that is the problem and it is nothing major.
Summer has fleas. The Frontline is not working. Seems fleas are bad this year. I hear Dawn does a good job at getting rid of fleas.We shall see.
Well the hot and humid days of summer have settled in. Looks like we are hot for the next week, maybe a rainy day Saturday.
Ebooks are now outselling hardcover in many areas.
Finally getting peppers and maters from the garden.
Work is super busy. Where is all the money coming from?
We are building another military base in the mid east.Yup, just what we need.
I like my new phone. There are some good camera apps these days.
When some cool weather comes I am heading to Bluefield.
Speaking of Bluefield I got my property taxes yesterday. $8.12 for a year.
Picture is fromWytheville, Va.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
So here is the ladies 1940's B.F. Goodrich bike all ready for a ride. She goes along very nicely and stops very poorly. Hills not recommended at this time.
Going to make reservations to go to CT. Labor Day weekend. It's my parents 50th.
Have to fix one of the bird feeders today. The ground is soft from all the rain and it is tilting making it easier for the little gray rats to have easier access to food.
Jill Stein has picked Cheri Honkola as her Vice Presidential running mate. These two make a great team and these are the people who we should look upon as our leaders.
Check out this story from Palm Coast. It happened to Tammy's neighbors pit bull.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/flagler/2012/07/12/ex-flagler-school-board-member-accused-of-stabbing-pit-bull.html
I went to mail some bills the other day and realized I had washed and dried a brand new book of stamps.
So I bought new ones today. They are of Miles Davis and Edith Piaf.
Here are a vid of each.
It's funny that Ken posted "The Eagles" today. I was watching Tavis Smiley last as Glenn Frey was his guest and said I need to post Doolin Dalton today. I added Witchy Woman as an extra gift.
Therapy is all done. Wanna go two steppin', maybe a jig. Your call.
Lots of rain the past couple days. Me thinks I may have a leak in the roof. Further investigation required.
MMM Katie Holmes.
Have not worked on the bike yet. I guess that is Saturday's chore.
Too bad so many of Jimi's live recordings are of a poor recording quality.
We are missing more than we know.
Went for therapy this morning at 7:20 a.m. I was a 24 hours early.
How is the economy supposed to get better if company's keep their profits and do not give pay raises?
If the cost of goods keeps rising and our paychecks do not rise things will not get fixed.
Here is the real truth. Company's have done without employees for many years and they actually have no plans and never had any plans to bring back the unemployed.
Read this story and tell me what you think.
Bet you know where I stand.
It was over 100 on Saturday and Sunday here in Gibsonville. Looks like today will be the end of the heatwave and the high by Thursday will be in the mid 70's. Hooray.
Did not to do much this weekend since it was so hot.
Should have one of the bikes I bought last weekend up and running by the end of the week.
The Tour de France has been pretty good this year.
Still have not decided what to do for my parents 50th. Trying to get my brother to work on some plans is a pain in the ass. He is in CT. so help from him would be nice.
Time for breakfast. A long shower is in order this morning.
Going to the 4th of July "Fun 4th" festival with World Can't Wait. We have a table, they have been going since 2002, and we will be selling buttons and bumper stickers that most certainly push a few buttons.
I am sure some people will actually be pissed at some of the things we have.
Should be fun. I'll post some pictures to Fbook.
It will hot, 97 or so. Bringing lots of water.
Have a great day my fellow children of immigrants.
So it was over 100 Friday and Saturday here in Gibsonville. Today a cool 98. So sad.
Friday we did not hard rain here. However we were on the edge of the darn thing and it got insanely windy.
My neighbor lost two trees. A big old monster that had a rotten truck very close to the ground. When that one fell it took out a much smaller tree.
Went up to Reidsville today to catch a little bicycle racing. It was hot as hell and then this storm blew in from the mountains with super intense winds, some rain and lightning. The temp dropped twenty degrees in a matter of minutes. After the storm blew racing resumed and so did the heat. There was guy who carried a few extra and he came in last. He actually got lapped. However he finished and that is not something I could do. The racing was decent. Pretty much a three way photo finish.
My leg has made major strides over the last week.. Rode the bike for twenty minutes and the leg was fine.
The only problem is my big ass gut get in the way and my ass get sore. I want to work it up to an hour.
I just played Pandora with my new phone and the killer headphones that came with it and pedaled away.
Bought two old bikes yesterday at an auction for a total of $30.00. One is a late 40's or early 50's B.F. Goodrich ladies bike. The seat needs replacing and it needs need tires and tubes and she is road ready. Really no paint on it but it can stay that way for now. From what I could find out about this bike it looks to worth a minimum of $100.00.
The other is a men's bike from Sears, may J.C. Higgins, if I am right. This needs new tires and tubes. Should have a new seat, but not required for now. The rear wheel actually needs to be replaced. This is a 10 speed from the look of the hub. Maybe I'll get a regular wheel and put that on since it needs brakes anyhow. more research required.
