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Going Down in Flames

Well, we didn't exactly go down in flames, but a few minutes after take-off, my flight from New York had smoke coming from the back of the cabin and supposedly had some sort of oil collecting on the floor. The stewardesses looked completely freaked out and were nearly

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Keith's Track Day

I spent the day at the race track, racing go-carts and exotic cars (thanks to a vendor that invited me to attend a short meeting followed by the racing).  It was a lot of fun.  I was one of the top drivers on the go-carts, which were incredibly fast, and

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Cycling to work

I rode my bicycle to work today.  It is so nice to live that close, but wow, I am out of shape.  I was exhausted after the 1.5 mile ride of ups and downs -- some pretty steep.  Then I had to ride home to get lunch.  I wimped

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Working on the car

While Angela was driving home from Savannah's pre-school, she heard a weird humming noise from the front drivers side wheel.  Then as she went faster it began to vibrate.  So she slowed down and finished that last few blocks to our house and gave me a call.  I

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Our Toad

While working in our yard, Tucker and I found a toad (and later Angela found toad eggs).  All of the wildlife we have seen and heard around our home has been really nice.  We also also been hearing an owl, which we had yet to see.

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New Shopping Opportunities

Carson and Dad have been enjoying some of the stores in the our new town.  Northern Tool had all kinds of great stuff.

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Celebration Bowl

To celebrate Tucker and Carson passing their Karate tests (in February), the boys and Keith went bowling.

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Home of the Brave(s)

Wow!  How often do you get a first row seat at a major league baseball game?!?  I've been in Atlanta, GA for a few days for a trade show for a side business that I've been working on.  Last night a company treated me and one

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Replacing a T-5 Transmission in a Shelby Cobra

The transmission in our Cobra has had issues for a while. So I bought a rebuilt tranny on eBay a few months ago and Carson and I finally got around to installing it. I searched for a posting on the internet to guide the process, but didn't find

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Baking Italian Pugliese

I love baking bread -- I just don't do it often or well. Hopefully a little practice will help. Carson helped me bake an Italian Pugliese with black olives. It was fun to make, but a little rushed. I didn't have time to let it rise

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Carson City Train Museum

My Grandfather worked as a telegrapher for the railroad many years ago. He and my Aunt Anita have been sharing pictures and stories with the Carson City Train Museum, gaining our family a private invitation to the preparation and a ride of an old Virginia & Truckee Railroad engine. It

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Riding with the Snakes of the Nevada Desert

For my birthday, my sister and father took me for a dirtbike ride (no, they aren't the snakes that the title refers to). On the ride, we saw some really cool snakes! This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake spooked Teresa while we were looking at some petroglyphs. This Desert King

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Emergency Water Storage

For a long time, we've wanted to have a decent water supply in case of an emergency. We just never did it. So when Bishop Mueller encouraged the Ward to focus on preparedness this year, we we're excited for the extra motivation. This month, the focus

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Wild Animals

My Dad and I took a dirtbike ride out to the petroglyphs south of Lockwood. There was such a variety of wild animals... We saw some beautiful wild horses (including four foals, each about two weeks old), a mule deer, marmots, canyon wrens, and lizards. We were dissappointed that we

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Monster Jam -- Monster Truck Rally

We won two free tickets to Monster Jam from Boulevard Pizza. So my Dad, Carson and I went. It was a blast. Well, actually, at first it was a little annoying. Parking was $7, which my Dad was nice enough to pay. Then when the show started, it was SOOO

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We're Mechanic Guys

As Carson says, "We're mechanic guys." We spent the day working on our vehicles. We: 1. Changed the oil in the Cobra 2. Replaced the air filter in the Tundra 3. Replaced the rear brakes on the Avalon 4. Re-installed the splash guard on the front

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Our Capricious Cobra

Apparently, the Cobra has a few kinks to work out -- some of which randomly come and go. For starters, the gas gauge doesn't work all that well. Returning from the DMV, the car stuttered, then died at one of the busiest intersections in Sparks. I got out

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Paratroopers Invade Sparks Home

Our home was invaded by Paratroopers this weekend! Tucker and Carson (with a little bit of help from Dad), built a parachute for their toys. A Halo 3 action figure and a Lightning McQueen car (from the Pixar Cars movie) tested it out. It look a few crash landings to

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Loving the Time Off -- Hitting the Park with the Kids

I have loved all of the time-off I took the last couple of weeks. I was able to spend so much more time with the family. Today, Carson, Tucker and walked to the park and played for a while. They are such cute kids! We played frisbee, swung on the

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Playing In The Snow

Seeing as this was Andrea's first White Christmas, we had to build a snowman. The snow didn't stick together very well, so it was a pretty skinny snowman. I also taught Carson how to build a snow fort, which he quickly toppled over. This is a

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On the road again...

I took the dirt-bike out for a ride today. This was the first time since I crashed. My shoulder still hasn't healed completely, but it was good enough. It was fun, but tough to loosen up and not psych myself out about crashing.

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Landscaping, Day 3

Carson and I moved another six cubic yards of decomposed granite into our backyard today. Luckily, we were nearly done before it started pouring rain.

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Landscaping, Day 2

Our neighbor commented today, "you're the handiest computer guy I've ever seen." Carson and I worked in the yard most of the day again. Grandpa Knight brought his tractor, allowing us to scale up our operation. We went from moving 1.5 cubic yards

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Landscaping, Day 1

Carson and I spent the day landscaping our backyard. It took us a while to get setup, but we were able to get a lot done. All of the shoveling was good exercise for, what is now, my extremely sore shoulder -- it still hasn't healed from my

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Little Mechanic

Carson helped me fix up the car today. We replaced the radiator, spark plugs, front rotors and brake pads. He's a pretty good mechanic. He even climbed underneath the car with me while we disconnected the radiator!