or at least, one hopes, incrementally better. looks like odin’s team mates have all progressed with their skating skills, but even more so than in previous years i think their success in the upcoming season will depend on their ability to play as a team.
odin’s waaaaaaay off in the background in the green jersey.
it’s the start of the new hockey season! and odin’s first “official” practice as a “pee wee” playing with 11 and 12 year olds. even though he’s 11, he’s a big kid so i have no doubt that he’ll hold his own with the 12 year olds.
here he’s launching a puck into the net after running a drill. it’s still amazing to see how naturally the kids improve from year to year. He makes it look effortless to put some heat on the puck and get it up in the air and under control. Soon enough he’ll be able to direct to exactly where he wants it to go.
my favorite button was created during the 2008 presidential race. i wear it year round and no matter where i go, it always gets smiles.
the old ford doesn’t usually give me too much trouble ( yes, i know i just had to put in a new oil pressure gauge line but that was probably 20 to 25 years old and i probably should have just proactively replaced it years ago. ), but i think i Got A Clue to another repair.
today i was running errands and it started to rain and she went from starting very easily to starting very, very, very, very hard. i’ve learned over the years to pay close attention to any changes in noise, vibrations, smells or whatever because they usually Mean Something. suddenly starting hard in a driving rain could be a coincidence, but odds are it’s not.
my guess is that it’s probably time for a new distributor cap and/or rotor? because i’ve been blogging for 16 years, i know precisely when i last got a new cap and rotor. ten years ago, july 2005, in amsterdam new york, while driving back from maine during a “hilarious” incident when the unsecured(?) battery fell off its mount, hit the fan blade and sprayed battery acid all over the engine compartment. fun times 🙂
side note 1: i’m glad i have a first printing of the 1965 ford galaxie 500 shop manual. it comes in handy! also, super weird how close it’s aged cover matches our aged end tables.
side note 2: you can still click on the images to that 10 year old story even thought the image embeds are broken. flickr changed some things and it’s a reminder that i need to write some server side magic to make older embeds work. )
while eating dinner, he picks up a package on the table ( i should note, it’s not an organic valley product ) and says, “poppi, why does the usda logo have a red ring around it? i don’t think that’s right.”
and indeed, it’s not a correct representation of the logo! red not allowed. and so, we had a lively dinner discussion about color registration variability and printing processes.
i’m giving away a major clue to what really happened with the leaking oil but i need an answer now before i can write up a proper post 🙂
i think i know the answer to this, buuuuuuut, can i remove the oil pressure line without draining the oil and not get a pool of oil on the ground? the line is maybe a third of the way up on the engine block right next to the oil filter. the engine is cold and all the oil has drained to the bottom of the engine and the oil pan so i think the answer is yes?
update: response back from social media is that i shouldn’t loose much oil if any by removing the line without draining the oil.
playing the next to the last game of the season on a chilly saturday morning, odin’s team started the 4th quarter down 2-4 but kept it together and rallied to finish 6-4! that puts them at 5 wins and 2 losses for the season which i think might be one of the best records in the league. i’m really impressed with how well they’ve been playing as a team with lots of passing. and all without any yelling from their coach ( seriously one of the quietest and nicest coaches, i’ve seen in soccer or any other sport ).
i can’t believe soccer is almost over it seems like it just started. just in time though, since hockey season starts this week so can trade sitting on cold soccer fields with sitting in cold hockey arenas 🙂