On the road again

Back in the great state of LA for a couple of days. Down here (technically up) for some meetings and then heading back to the 5th circle of hell (AKA SW Florida). I call it that because it's still running in the 90s right now and that's just too damn hot for mid-October. I'm not saying I need some snow or anything, because I wouldn't know what to do with snow if I saw it. I'm just saying it's time for a cool front and get the lows down into the 60s.

My Tigers laid a giant egg on Saturday, losing to the stinking Gaytors by 30 points. If we see that same team next week, this could be a really long season. What worries me is the complete lack of results from the offensive and defensive lines. Hopefully, they will play better against South Carolina (USCe), or this is going to be an ugly game also.

Little disappointed, I had some faint hopes of visiting with one of the girls that used to work for me this evening, but she had a sick member of the family and wasn't in BR as planned. Not that we were going out super partying or anything, but it would have been nice to see her. Might try to catch up with her tomorrow night if I can....

Finally got my lazy ass out into the garage Saturday and Sunday and got a little work done on the jeep. It's now sitting on 4 tires again, and the redneck engineering body mounts have been replaced by some with some real engineering to them. Still have work to do to get it all bolted down, but at least it's some progress. After returning to SWFL, I want to try and get the new oil in and finish the body mounts. After that, electrical. I think I'm putting it off because it scares me, so it's time to man up and get it done. After that the jeep would actually be drivable, at least around the neighborhood for a test run. After than, a bunch more safety stuff like seatbelts. I'm hopeful that I might be able to take a turn around the neighborhood before leaving for LA for Thanksgiving.

I guess I can look at the markets again, now that we're up 1000 point today. I think it's a crock and I don't think it'll last, but man it might be a nice opportunity to sell if someone needed to. I think the bottom is still 6 to 9 months away and we'll just bump along the bottom, kind of like the housing market is doing now in the SW FL market. It's not dropping at 20% a year, but it's not gaining and nothing much is selling unless it's really cheap, in foreclosure or a short sale.

Later