Nilknarf News

JD and I actually got some work done today... we took his truck in to the shop to get the wiper motor replaced about 08:00. We goofed off on the web until they called about 10:00 saying that it was done... it didn't need a motor, just some connecting parts. JD was happy about that, it was much cheaper than he'd planned on.

We'd done a search on the web, looking for a solvent for superglue. He'd lost the rear-view mirror in his truck, the one attached to the windshield, and when he fixed it he'd gotten the mount on upside down; it couldn't be pried off without damaging the windshield, of course.

Acetone was the answer... fingernail polish remover.

Anyway, after we'd picked up the truck and came home and had ham and eggs and toast, we decided to do a tuneup on the truck. He'd suddenly started getting bad gas mileage... we made another trip to town to get parts.

We got the parts in my vehicle so that the truck engine could cool down... started looking at the engine when we got home and I noticed that two of the spark plug wired were welded (holes in them from cross-discharging) together... so JD went off to get wires for it. The plugs were 3/4 inch, and the only spark plug socket that came in JDs Craftsman tool set was a 5/8, so I dug around in my trunk and found a 3/4 socket that came with the Subaru... it's turned with a metal dowel inserted into holes in the sides... very cheap and clumsy method, but it worked.

The truck ran quite a bit better after that, but it's still got some problems. For one thing, it needs a new muffler... and I'm not really sure that the timing on the ignition is correct, either.

After we were done with that we came in to wash our hands and I noticed that the sink was spewing water from the spigot every which way... so I cleaned the gunk out of the diffusers, or whatever they're called. Much better now.

A little later, I got a craving for fried chicken, and JD went to Popeyes' and got us some... excellent stuff, fried chicken. Or maybe it was just because I've been on a steady diet of ham since I got down here?

Right now, we're watching the Florida-Miami game and dog-sitting with a two-month-old cocker spaniel. Ann, one of JDs friends, forgot the box that she keeps the dog in when she leaves her apartment and she had to go out. It's a really cute puppy, and it reminds me of why I don't really want another dog. Kinda like grandkids make me realize that I won't have any more kids... fun to watch and play with for a while, but in small doses.

I'm not really sure that I'm gonna last 'til the end of the game... JD and I were up late last night discussing philosophy and the world and the universe and stuff of that nature, and we got up early today, and we;re gonna get up early tomorrow too... the truck needs to get the transmission checked and something was recalled on it that needs to get fixed. I haven't asked JD what time that appointment is...

I've decided to stay an extra day down here, so I'll be leaving Thursday morning and heading back up to Topeka... a long days drive, not looking forward to it at all. I'd like to stop in Enid, but I have to be back to work Friday night and there's stuff I need to get done before I go back to work.

Today's picture is JD...