10 Years On Youtube

Don't Put Your Head On My Shoulder      Sink Me In A River Of Tears    This Could Be The Best Place Yet     But You Must Overcome Your Fears    Oh In Time    It Could Have Been So Much More    The Time Is Precious I Know     In Time    It Could Have Been So Much Worse   The Time Has Nothing To Show     Because     Time Wont Give Me Time     And Time Makes Lovers Feel     Like They've Got Something Real      But You And Me      We Know We've Got     Nothing But Time     And Time Wont Give Me Time 

Culture Club

Kissing To Be Cleaver 1982

UTAH:

Spun a quick day trip over to eastern Utah and so thankful that I did. We are talking about popping colors across the arid desert landscape. Vividly Beautiful 

Sparky was in full on sniff mode and simply happy to be happy. Dogs are so dang cool. And check out them expressive eyebrows. Best Day Ever 

Something special about Spring Time in the Desert. There is always something spectacular around every corner. The desert temperatures were perfect and almost no wind to speak of. Keep Dancing  

ACTIVITIES:

Throwing plastic is still on my radar. My body mechanics are less than desirable because I have yet to discover my release point. The distance of my drives are increasing but sometime I let go late or sometimes I let go early. 

And just what is the future of this YouTube channel?? Totally tripped me out that I hit the 10 year mark with 739 uploaded videos. Obviously a majority of those videos are time lapses. 2013 feels like a life time ago but I still feel so young at heart.

I clearly lack boasting the subscribe feature because I happily sit at 150 subscribers after 10 years. What really cracks me up is after uploading daily weather time lapse videos averaging about 10 views per upload, a short disc golf video racked up 230 views in two days. What The Flock Of Seagulls 

Anyway, I think that I will stick with what makes me smile. Capturing Mother Nature and Throwing Disc. My passion is definitely body work but my list of hobbies are astronomical. If we were all independently wealthy, oh, the things we could accomplish. Travels, Adventures, Donations, And Simply Being Available 

WORKING:

Speaking of not living a lavish lifestyle, working a lot these days. Here are a few jobs that I recently tackled and should not have been attempting after all now that I ponder my work. 

Fire Marshall Bill made an appearance and busted us on multiple infractions. A majority of them were electrical issues because of the older 1970's style of wiring or the improper use of extension cords.  

The before and after photos are here above and below. Part of me was living ground hogs day because just one year ago I was pulling this style of wires for Bill's handyman garage work that was far from code. Anyway, saved the company thousands of dollars by retrofitting and bringing our junction boxes up to code. A bid came in from an electrical company at $3,700. I of course, cost the company about $180 for my 8 hour job. 

In the photo below, near the top there, you can just make out the old ( originally orange ) yellow extension cord that was used for these overhead lights. This job required retrofitting the old fluorescent tubes with new LED lighting tubes. I then climbed around on those Red I Beams to hardwire those suckers and pull out all those old faded extension cords. Yeah Me 

My favorite phone call was from a subdued gal quietly over the phone sharing with me that there is a small problem in the pump room. A Problem??? How about a flipping disaster and nobody thought to shut the Phuc-N thing off. Yup, burned up the pump by allowing it to run completely dry. Classic 

And of coarse nothing matched up to the new pump so a whole plumbing issue was at hand. Why couldn't they be compatible??  WHY ?? The joy of modern technology and old style of making it work to get by. Another all day of trips to True Value and measuring and cutting and priming and glueing and cursing at inanimate objects. But no BLOOD !! All these jobs with these girlie hands and reframed from scrapping my knuckles or smashing my fingers between tools and tight spaces. Let's Count, Yes, 10 Digits Still 

Another job I took on and I can't stand this manual labor crap. An irrigation pipe wasn't properly winterized and the 2 inch PVC Pipe cracked. So digging and digging and replacing and 30 trips to Home Depot later, the plants have water. Oh Joy  

I leave you with my last project and I can't thank my Realtor Friend enough for these simple upgrades and repairs. Two new hung doors and two coats of fresh white paint. Really dresses up the place I would say. Its really amazing how just a little cosmetic work and a some elbow grease brings up the value in a big way. 

I will have to mention that I was knocked out when she informed me that this place would be hitting the market at $230,000. This house is far from a quarter of a million dollars. Just like my place is really far from three quarters of a million. That's Some Expensive Paint 

KAFM:

Well the staff at the station are still utterly useless and posses zero abilities for outreach or growth in general. The blind leading the blind for sure. Staff couldn't even get their Sh*T together to promo the Spring Fund Drive which is currently taking place. The photo below speaks volumes. Day 6 of the Fund Drive and only $6,000 and the drive ends tomorrow afternoon Friday the 28th of April. Pathetic 

This text to my buddy blew my mind. The bigger conversation should be why the Mesa Theater is NOT on board with KAFM. The Mesa Theater has hosted a number of KAFM events and is a flipping music venue. Why are we not partners here??? And I just love how that DipSh*t Program Director openly admits that she wasn't listening. Grammar Of Inspiration  

Last Sunday during the Fund Drive, here is the schedule. The Admiral quit because of the ED over a year ago now. He is a defense attorney here in town and pulled his underwriting as a direct result of this conversation with the ED. Judy quit last summer because of a run in with the PD and also pulled her funding. And during the fund drive, a "substitute" for the 9pm time slot. Again, this was a day for fund raising for the non profit radio station. FUNDING 101 

YARD:

Here is one of those jobs that I really do not want to take on. Just because I am good at it, DOESN'T mean I wanna do it. And these here rocks are only becoming heavier as I age. Working Smarter 

But I am the biggest fan of removing sod. There is absolutely no reason for growing grass in this desert. There is NO reason for growing grass at 4,700 ft / 1430 meters in elevation. There are so many alternatives and styles without wasteful water consuming grass being involved. Been researching the art of laying out astroturf as a replacement. Fingers Crossed 

And now for the real game changer. After breezing through Consumer Report articles and what nots, I pulled the trigger and made the purchase. And Beyond Stoked 

I decided on the Makita 18V push mower and weed eater. The weed eater was an after thought because that sucker was only $180 ( originally $240 ) if you bought it that day. The machine only and does NOT come with a charger or a battery. That's totally fine because I already have two chargers and 6 batteries now. I passed on the 40V battery mower because all my tools are powered by the 18V. The technology and gearing ratio these days makes the 18V perfect for me. I mowed three yards on one charge last Sunday. This means that I eliminated three gas powered mowers and three gas/oil mix weed wackers from the equation.  Nice 

BIKE NIGHT:

The Friday before the Earth Day weekend carried the theme of Birds, Bees, & Beatles. So obviously The Dude and Ronda rocked the bees knees outfits. I playfully swung the Lady Bug costume and remained in charter for the entire evening. Captain Pollinator 

I just fail to properly articulate how meaningful these Friday Night Bike Nights are for me. I find my self in a muddy waist deep holes performing grunt work mid week and I count off the days until Friday Night. Best distraction ever!! Climbing around on ladders and dripping sweat from every orifice and quickly remind myself that tomorrow is BIKE NIGHT. I mean look at this photo below. You would never know how sh*tty the work week was ??  Check Out Those Faces 

I absolutely love dressing up anyway but then meandering around the mean streets of GJ with 150+ fellow cyclist is magical. The common goal for the group is pure and genuine fun.  F-U-N  FUN 

And Mother Nature paints with precious Hollywood style backdrops of ominous clouds with cascading dreamy waves of excitement. We ring our bells, we share adult beverages, and giggle along as we all slowly creep around town. Bike Nights So ROCK

Last Friday's theme was Earth Day. What does that mean??? 

It means that our group of 10 threw on wigs, added flowers to our bikes, and spewed entuusasuim. We picked up three exchange students from Candida and my buddy Nate's wife appeared with a delightfully homemade head dress there. That would be four new riders we brought to the tribe. I sent out this photo below to my usual texting group and their response was , Dr Seuss Theme Night ??? 

Again, Mother Nature provided a gorgeous sunset and I could have spent the whole night time lapsing those rolling clouds over this sleepy little valley. Tomorrow's theme is Lord Of The Rings and picture me with one eyebrow raised. Lord Of The Rings 

How ya like my Earth Day attire??? So I am proud to say that I screen printed that shirt with the earth on it back in about 2007 or 2009. And yes, I also tie dyed that sucker as well. I was selling these shirts while on tour with The Cheese back in 2010 or so. The Panic crowd wasn't a big seller at Red Rocks but The Cheese folks ate it up for sure. I also added in battery powered lights there under my shirt to add to the Earth Day Themed Bike Night. It Works 

GOALS:

1. Enjoy Yard Work Again
2. See Greatness In Others 
3. Feed The Frequency 
4. Ride Like The Wind 
5. Share Positivity 
6. Embrace Warp Speed 

Time Is Flying On By Because I Am That Busy,

Cheers