Posted By RichC on August 11, 2017
Tomorrow will be two years since my dad passed away, where does the time go?
His interest in cars was handed down to me and although we both approached it from different angles, we BOTH held a respect for how each enjoyed automobiles. I did not have had the same "spit and polish" love for "clean and shiny" like my dad, but enjoyed the mechanical side of keeping a car "running." Give me a can of Bondo, a body file and spray gun … and I am reasonably satisfied. Weld some new metal, rust treat and paint will Miracle paint … it passed my critique.
Dad on the other hand was happier with a bucket of suds, some whitewall tire cleaner, a few coats of wax and regular buffing cleaning his Packard or any of his cars … but we both enjoyed our cars. As I’ve said to Brenda many time, I really don’t have any regrets during our final years together. Dad and I had a great relationship right to the end … he was proud of me and I of him.
I came across the photo above from Easter in 1966 standing on the wall in front of our house on the lake. I can not imagine a more idyllic place to grow up … both my mom and dad gave me a perfect childhood. I will forever be appreciative for those early years. (while archiving the old photo, I’ll include one with my mom below)
Mom, Dad, Ron, Rich in Toledo (my Aunt’s house) and at our house on the lake.
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Posted By RichC on August 10, 2017
With the tension rising between the U.S. and North Korea over nuclear weapons, the broad financial markets headed lower today for the first time in a while (or so it seemed). The often cited DJIA closed down 204.69 or about 1% while the Nasdaq doubled that move at 2% down.
Even though the tone was set yesterday saw President Trump give warning with a “fire and fury” comment, it was today after 33 year old Kim Jong un refused to tone down his threats and planned to fire four missiles toward Guam in mid-August. Trump reinforced his words with “perhaps I may not have gone far enough.” In any case, investor even with positive momentum from solid corporate earning had the jitters. Hedge fund guru Ray Dalio suggested we should “buy gold on rising political risks.”
I’ve never been confident in buying lowand selling high, but I did add a few more shares of beaten up Ford $F to my long term dividend holdings in hopes to rethink an income stream based retirement portfolio (there was a day back in the 1990s when I was holding a couple 9-3/4% Treasuries thinking about laddering them and having my retirement set! Oh those were the good ol’ days for fixed income.)
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Posted By RichC on August 10, 2017
We are not big movie watchers and rarely go to the movie theater, but we did rent a very enjoyable movie on Sunday night … Redbox coupon triggered "movie night." Anyway the child acting was excellent and story line enticing enough to spur debate. Brenda, the competition type, would have preferred to maximize education over childhood, while I was a bit more laidback preferring normalcy of having a childhood believing most children catch up to their potential and are better served having a balanced life. We both saw the value of each others thoughts and appreciated the quandary in making decisions for such a "Gifted" child. All in all, it was probably the best movie we have watched this year. Recommended.
Redbox Tip: If you are a Redbox movie renter and receive 2 for $2 coupons but only want to watch one movie … try this to save a buck. Put two DVD (not Blueray) movies in your cart, select one of the movies to upgrade to Blueray then remove from the cart. When you check out, a discount will still be applied to the single movie left in the cart.
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Posted By RichC on August 8, 2017
Glen Campbell, one of my all time favorite musicians from my earliest memories has passed away. So thankful we still have his mountains of music.
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell, at the age of 81, following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Glen is survived by his wife, Kim Campbell of Nashville, TN; their three children, Cal, Shannon and Ashley; his children from previous marriages, Debby, Kelli, Travis, Kane, and Dillon; ten grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren; sisters Barbara, Sandra, and Jane; and brothers John Wallace “Shorty” and Gerald.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Glen Campbell Memorial Fund at BrightFocus Foundation through the CareLiving.org donation page.
A personal statement from Kim Campbell will follow.
The family appreciates your prayers and respect for their privacy at this time.
LINK
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Posted By RichC on August 8, 2017
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Posted By RichC on August 7, 2017
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Posted By RichC on August 6, 2017
While drilling a couple of precision holes, I notice the relatively new larger drill press table extension wiggled out of position if it was bumped. The problem was that it was designed to clamp to the small steel table that comes with most tabletop and floor stand drill presses.
To correct I added a scrap round piece of plywood with a couple 5/16″ carriage bolts with their domed head ground flatter to the steel drill press table and removed the clamping feet from the bolt that came with the expanded table. After tight tolerance drilling, the thumbwheel nuts and washer were bolted to the new round plywood. Perfect … it is rock solid now.
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Posted By RichC on August 5, 2017
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Posted By RichC on August 5, 2017
Ok, so the limes I’m squeezing are not truly “Key Limes,” but the the finished product is just as good. One of the “get ready” items before having the kids home for the weekend was to squeeze the limes so Brenda could make 3 Key Lime pies. It is a big favorite in our family as the relatively simple recipe was passed down from Brenda’s mom quite a few years ago. Grandma Howard always made it for our kids when they would visit her in Florida, so learning how to make them was critical.
One of our favorite stories about the pie was having Drew’s parents, Barb and Randy, to our house after “taste testing” wedding reception food. They visited and we served coffee and Key Lime pie … unfortunately something from the recipe was left out or the limes were 10 times tarter. Faces were made along with apologies, but shockingly nothing deterred Randy as he politely gobbled down his pie and had a second piece – he must not have normal tastebuds! Brenda was embarrassed and we laugh about it to this day. Hopefully this weekends pies will not be a repeat!
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Tomorrow will be two years since my dad passed away, where does the time go? 
