A Short Conversation I Might Have Had With My Beautiful Bride While Painting The Stairwell Last Night

My Beautiful Bride: Put the ladder here.
Me: On the plastic?
My Beautiful Bride: Yes. Here.
Me: Don’t you think it will slip?
My Beautiful Bride: Here. Darling.
Me: I’m worried it will slip.
My Beautiful Bride: Here. Here. Here.
Me: I’m not putting it there. It’s too dangerous.
My Beautiful Bride:
Me:
My Beautiful Bride:
Me:
My Beautiful Bride:Why do you have to be so negative?
Me: I’m not being negative sweetheart; I just disagree with you.
My Beautiful Bride:Negative.
Me:
My Beautiful Bride::
Me:
My Beautiful Bride:
Me: How bout a soda?
My Beautiful Bride: Sure.
Me: Root beer or Diet Dr Pepper?
My Beautiful Bride: Diet Dr Pepper, please.
Me: Root beer is better.
My Beautiful Bride: Just get me the Dr Pepper.
Me: Why do you have to be so negative?
My Beautiful Bride:
Me:
My Beautiful Bride: Oh… you’re gonna get get it.
Me: You’re gonna have to catch me, first.

Here’s What You Get For Sitting At a Stoplight

My daughter was in a car wreck last week. She’s ok.

She was sitting at a stoplight, minding her own business, when an F150 ran directly into the back of her Lincoln Town Car. The F150 was probably doing about 30 mph when he hit her. I’ve had several requests for pics, so here they are:

Good news is I’m pretty sure State Farm just bought a slightly damaged Lincoln. With a good set of tires and a cherry red leather interior.

Fuel Polishing

Got my fuel polished on Friday.

An industrious fella came by, sucked all the fuel out of the 46 gallon stainless tank on the boat, centrifuged the fuel, wiped the tank clean, and then put the clean fuel back in. And it only cost 2 boat bucks.

That’s one check off the big list.

I received a mini diesel 101 class while I was watching. I learned

• where the bleed screw was
• where the manual bleed pump was
• how to use the manual pump on the primary fuel filter
• about a valve on the diesel suction line for the engine.
• how to change the raw water impeller

I’m no expert yet.

But I will be.

A Brief Conversation That I Might Have Had With My Beautiful Bride Regarding a Cruising Sailboat and Our Drinking Habits

Me: I’m a little worried about cruising and drinking.
My Beautiful Bride: What do you mean?
Me: I mean, I have to stay alert at night. What if the wind shifts or the anchor drags?
My Beautiful Bride: I’ll wake you up.
Me: Yea, but I’ll be groggy. I need to be able to make good decisions in an emergency situation.
My Beautiful Bride: And if you had 3 martinis before bed?
Me: Exactly. Daddy no wakey.
My Beautiful Bride:
Me:
My Beautiful Bride:
Me:
My Beautiful Bride: We’ll just have to get drunk in the morning.
Me: Frigging EUREKA baby! High five.
My Beautiful Bride:
Me: No. I mean it. That’s genius at work, right there.