On The Road – Groundhog Day 2016

Waukesha, WI Portage, WI Overcast sky and 70mph roads near Portage, WI. I know I’m in for nasty weather before long. Sparta, WI I’ve found some fog. Still 70mph roads. I found the first few snow flakes about 15 miles east of La Crosse, WI. To say that my day turned to shit would be … Read more

Friday’s View From The Road

Just south of Worthington, MN I watched a beautiful sunrise. I love odd looking clouds. Out west on Hwy14 near Florence, MN. Redwood Falls, MN Finally! I’m on my way home. It’s been another long week.

Views From The Road Today

Minnesota and Wisconsin got some fresh snow yesterday if you weren’t aware. The scenery in Wisconsin this morning was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately there was some liquid precipitation hanging in the air freezing on the window. At times it was acting like freezing fog though it wasn’t foggy.Someone’s having a bad day at the Rochester rest … Read more

Operation Oven Repair – Complete

I received a call this week while I was on the truckin. The kids had turned the oven on to make a frozen pizza for dinner and the oven was acting strangely. For some reason the heating element appeared dead cold on one side and excessively bright on the other. I thought this was rather … Read more

Water In A Box?

I found this at the grocery store this evening. Why would anyone want water in a box? The concept just seems ridiculous to me though I’m sure there’s a perfectly logical reason for water to be in a box. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to come up with such a reason while I was taking this … Read more

EDC Gear Upgrade

The Smith and Wesson M&P 9c that has become my carry gun comes with 12 round magazines. While this is a big improvement over the 8 round magazines I use in my 1911 I was looking for an increase in backup capacity. The way I figure it is simple, if I end up needing my … Read more