Oh neat! A spear head from the Cretaceous Period - what a find.
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Oh neat! A spear head from the Cretaceous Period - what a find.
Freaking awesome! I can't stop laughing.... Ouch.
I'm pretty sure the first one, upper left, is the story about Jim and Beth's first camping trip... that was a couple years ago, before the kids.
It's a fairly accurate representation......although we were skinny dipping in what was supposed to be a turtle free zone. Beth made one mean turtle soup for supper that evening.....
Damnit, one of the greatest people I ever met passed away last Saturday. Anyone that ever met Bud Boren, came away with something positive in their lives.
He was a little rough around the edges, he learned from the school of hard knocks. He had a 'round about way of educating you in the lessons he'd learned without you even realizing it.
Looking back, I'd say he was a mentor to many of us in my circle of friends in SoCal.
Sadly, I hadn't seen him in the last year or so. I guess the point of my post is to look out for the folks you care about, try to find the time to stop by and just say "hi" if nothing else. None of us are guaranteed any more tomorrows!
An example of the world according to Bud...
"Just remember like all things in life. There's always someone out there bigger and better than you or you. Be a dip shit and your sure to meet them one day. So, use your heads in both building your rigs and wheeling them. Try to remember when you get to the imaginary top of the pile what it was like when you started out. And treat the newbs with respect. The only difference between you and them is that you started a little sooner and already know what they need to know. Pass on your knowledge to them and watch then grow as wheelers. I know most wheelers do just that but once in a while you run into the elitists. Man do they suck for the sport and the whole wheeling image in general.
Part of the wheeling experience, the flora, the fauna and all your buddies and all the way kewl equipment rolled into a ball and sharing it all with your buddies is the best. Nothing like it. Again, and as usual, this is just the way I see it. I could be wrong and usually am."
He was a little rough around the edges, he learned from the school of hard knocks. He had a 'round about way of educating you in the lessons he'd learned without you even realizing it.
Looking back, I'd say he was a mentor to many of us in my circle of friends in SoCal.
Sadly, I hadn't seen him in the last year or so. I guess the point of my post is to look out for the folks you care about, try to find the time to stop by and just say "hi" if nothing else. None of us are guaranteed any more tomorrows!
An example of the world according to Bud...
"Just remember like all things in life. There's always someone out there bigger and better than you or you. Be a dip shit and your sure to meet them one day. So, use your heads in both building your rigs and wheeling them. Try to remember when you get to the imaginary top of the pile what it was like when you started out. And treat the newbs with respect. The only difference between you and them is that you started a little sooner and already know what they need to know. Pass on your knowledge to them and watch then grow as wheelers. I know most wheelers do just that but once in a while you run into the elitists. Man do they suck for the sport and the whole wheeling image in general.
Part of the wheeling experience, the flora, the fauna and all your buddies and all the way kewl equipment rolled into a ball and sharing it all with your buddies is the best. Nothing like it. Again, and as usual, this is just the way I see it. I could be wrong and usually am."
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Well, we picked up a new daily driver for the wife. Went on up to North County Buick Cadillac GMC in Escondido to look at a GMC Acadia but came home with this instead. Seats 8 and has tons of room inside. With another child on the way, I think this'll suite us just fine.
2011 Ice Blue Chevrolet Tahoe, Vortec 5.3L V8 SPI Flex Fuel Iron Block
2011 Ice Blue Chevrolet Tahoe, Vortec 5.3L V8 SPI Flex Fuel Iron Block
Nice BowTie!
Can you send some of that white stuff out west? Our snowpack is abysmal, it's going to be a long dry summer the way things are going.
What if they held the Winter Olympics and no one really cared?
I've tuned in now and again, but haven't been addicted to it the way I usually am.
What if they held the Winter Olympics and no one really cared?
I've tuned in now and again, but haven't been addicted to it the way I usually am.
A sad day in SoCal. Leonard Knight, the man that built Salvation Mountain as a testament to his Faith, died. Machelle and I had the pleasure of meeting Leonard and having some long talks with him (he was a talker, would talk to anyone).
If you have not taken the time to see Salvation Mountain do it soon. I suspect it will eventually be condemned by the state as it falls into disrepair.
If you have not taken the time to see Salvation Mountain do it soon. I suspect it will eventually be condemned by the state as it falls into disrepair.
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Team Balls Out
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Random thoughts, How can you be 2 places at once when you are really no where at all? and How come you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
We were just there last weekend, and there were folks maintaining it. Repainting sections that have faded or cracked. So it will probably live on for awhile.
Bummed for Tim August and his crew from Tierra del Sol 4x4 club. They spend their whole year planning for the TDS Desert Safari, and it's supposed to rain on their parade this weekend. We haven't had significant rain fall all winter and really need it, just a shame it has to be on "their" weekend. I've been to the Safari in the rain in the past. Still a great event, just a little cold and soggy.
