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Monthly Archives June 2007

The Beauty of Junkyards

The word “junkyard” is a misnomer. Junkyards are beautiful places; a mingling of machinery and nature at the most elemental level, and a place to inspire the imagination.
We were on a mission to find a late-model Chevy 261 stovebolt-6 engine, and found our first candidate in this truck. Through the rust and the [...]

Posted 30 June 2007 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Is everyone having a shitty week?

My teaching skills have taught me to be infinitely patient with people … but there are times when I want to reach out and touch someone.
“Tiger Direct” computer stores are always cluttered, disorganized places … so I ended up standing in line for about 15 minutes waiting to checkout today. Behind me were a [...]

Posted 28 June 2007 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

A Loss

Anyone who has blogged for a while gets to know other blogs in the sphere. I have battled A Pile of Dog Bones enough times to recognize his blog immediately … but was not prepared to read a post about tragically losing his young son.
Avitable is collecting donations, and I encourage everyone to give [...]

Posted 23 June 2007 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: ,