Read more about this truck here.
The 1940 Plymouth truck has been moved from my Great Uncle's garage in Greenville to my Grandfather's garage in Spencer. I can't wait to get up there and work on getting the truck started.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Perfect Color For The Truck
I found the perfect color for the truck on this 1939 International Concept truck called the DMAXX. This is exactly the deep shade of red that I had in mind.
Read more about this truck here.
The 1940 Plymouth truck has been moved from my Great Uncle's garage in Greenville to my Grandfather's garage in Spencer. I can't wait to get up there and work on getting the truck started.
Read more about this truck here.
The 1940 Plymouth truck has been moved from my Great Uncle's garage in Greenville to my Grandfather's garage in Spencer. I can't wait to get up there and work on getting the truck started.
Monday, March 16, 2009
1979 Honda CB750L FOR SALE SOLD
This is a beautiful motorcycle that I have been intending to get running again for he last several years but I just haven't got around to it. I now have a new project to work on. (The Plymouth Truck) I just need to gain some space in the garage and free up some cash to use to fix the old truck. This motorcycle was last ridden almost ten years ago but it has been covered in a garage ever since. The carburetors will need to be cleaned and synced, and I would use some Kreme Coat on the inside of the fuel tank. Before I stored it away I put in new front brake master cylinder, stator, regulator and spark units.
There are more photos if you follow the link to Picassa.
If you are interested in this great old motorcycle please leave a comment to this post with your email address and we will discuss price & delivery.
Update: The Honda has been sold. I have a little more room in the garage and a little bit on money to spend on the Plymouth truck.
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If you are interested in this great old motorcycle please leave a comment to this post with your email address and we will discuss price & delivery.
Update: The Honda has been sold. I have a little more room in the garage and a little bit on money to spend on the Plymouth truck.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Business Cards
As I was cleaning today I came across a file that I have used to keep a copy of every business card I have ever had. It is like a history lesson of all of the jobs I have had since college.
I started a Foreman & Clark right out of college. I thought I might be able to sell something and I knew I could hem a pair of pants.
I was recruited from Forman & Clark to be Manager of a Florsheim Shoe Shop.
I was recruited back to Foreman and Clark to be assistant Manager at a new location they were opening.
I was fairly quickly promoted to Store manager at Merle Hay Mall, then I was transferred to a larger location at Southridge Mall.
Tragically Foreman's went completely out of business due to the changing business casual clothing style and due to some internal company issues. I decided that if I was going to be in the clothing business I might as well sell motorcycle clothing so I got myself hired at Zook's Harley-Davidson.
It has been wonderfull working with Harley-Davidson Motorclothes. Zook's moved to a larger location now know as the "Big Barn".
I got pissed off one morning and quite my job at Zook's. Someone told me the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. It isn't necessarily if the other side of the fence is New Mexico. I really enjoyed New Mexico but It just didn't work out to stay.
So I returned home to Iowa and begged for a job at the Route 65 Harley-Davidson Shop which is a secondary location for Zooks/Big Barn. We are now in a gorgeous new facility. I couldn't be happier. Unless maybe if they paid me more then I'd be even happier still.
I started a Foreman & Clark right out of college. I thought I might be able to sell something and I knew I could hem a pair of pants.
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| From Ole's Blog |
I was recruited from Forman & Clark to be Manager of a Florsheim Shoe Shop.
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| From Ole's Blog |
I was recruited back to Foreman and Clark to be assistant Manager at a new location they were opening.
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| From Ole's Blog |
I was fairly quickly promoted to Store manager at Merle Hay Mall, then I was transferred to a larger location at Southridge Mall.
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| From Ole's Blog |
Tragically Foreman's went completely out of business due to the changing business casual clothing style and due to some internal company issues. I decided that if I was going to be in the clothing business I might as well sell motorcycle clothing so I got myself hired at Zook's Harley-Davidson.
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| From Ole's Blog |
It has been wonderfull working with Harley-Davidson Motorclothes. Zook's moved to a larger location now know as the "Big Barn".
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| From Ole's Blog |
I got pissed off one morning and quite my job at Zook's. Someone told me the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. It isn't necessarily if the other side of the fence is New Mexico. I really enjoyed New Mexico but It just didn't work out to stay.
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| From Ole's Blog |
So I returned home to Iowa and begged for a job at the Route 65 Harley-Davidson Shop which is a secondary location for Zooks/Big Barn. We are now in a gorgeous new facility. I couldn't be happier. Unless maybe if they paid me more then I'd be even happier still.
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| From Ole's Blog |
Carrol's Grandkids
Jill and I are headed up to see my Grandpa Stub and Grandma Olsen later today. So I thought that it would be fitting to post this old photo from the Mitchell Family Reunion.
Stub's real name is Carroll Laverne so you see why he might prefer to be called Stub. The Mitchell reunion used to be held at an old stone WPA era park shelter at Pikes Point on Lake Okaboji. One year someone made shirts for everyone identifying how they were related in the family.
So here my sister and I are posing on a picnic table for this wonderful photo. It may have been nice to think that we were caught in a candid moment enjoying the lake together, but get realistic! I think my sister and I got along better than most, most of the time, but you probably wouldn't have caught us sitting this close together of our own free will.
Maybe will will get up to the lake with Grandpa this weekend and see how things are thawing out for spring.
Stub's real name is Carroll Laverne so you see why he might prefer to be called Stub. The Mitchell reunion used to be held at an old stone WPA era park shelter at Pikes Point on Lake Okaboji. One year someone made shirts for everyone identifying how they were related in the family.
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| From Ole's Blog |
Maybe will will get up to the lake with Grandpa this weekend and see how things are thawing out for spring.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Grizzy
Our beautiful black cat Grizzy died this week. She was 17 years old. I have been telling people that we have had Grizzy longer than I have had my wife. She became quite ill Saturday and steadily declined until Wednesday morning. Grizzy was the sweetest cat we have ever had, very loving and even tempered.
However she was the most demanding cat I have ever seen. She was Princess Grizzy and she got things her way! She only ate canned food and she only ate what had just been put on her plate. If she walked away from her food she would not eat whatever remained on the plate. As she got older and ate smaller amounts at a time she would constantly insist that you get up and get here another spoonful of food.
Grizzy has had a long eventful life. She was born on my in-laws farm in the cold of winter in 1991. She was terribly small and under nourished. Jill went home for a weekend and met this homely little cat. Jill decided to take the cat back to college with her and nurse it back to health.
It turned out that Jill's college roommate was allergic to cats so Jill brought the cat to my little studio apartment in Des Moines until she could return it to her parents farm. My father happened to visit that week and he decided to take the cat home with him. The Veterinarian said she probably wouldn't survive. That was 17 years ago.
When my parents moved to North Carolina a couple of years ago they decided that it would be too difficult on Grizzy to move her across country and make her live with my sister's dog and cat. Well, it turns out she had a pretty eventful live at our house living with our dog, two other cats and most recently a sugar glider. She adapted to the move very well and quickly asserted dominance over all things in the house. She was a benevolent ruler who loved her subjects but we knew our place in her world. We will miss her very much.
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| From Pets |
However she was the most demanding cat I have ever seen. She was Princess Grizzy and she got things her way! She only ate canned food and she only ate what had just been put on her plate. If she walked away from her food she would not eat whatever remained on the plate. As she got older and ate smaller amounts at a time she would constantly insist that you get up and get here another spoonful of food.
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| From Pets |
Grizzy has had a long eventful life. She was born on my in-laws farm in the cold of winter in 1991. She was terribly small and under nourished. Jill went home for a weekend and met this homely little cat. Jill decided to take the cat back to college with her and nurse it back to health.
It turned out that Jill's college roommate was allergic to cats so Jill brought the cat to my little studio apartment in Des Moines until she could return it to her parents farm. My father happened to visit that week and he decided to take the cat home with him. The Veterinarian said she probably wouldn't survive. That was 17 years ago.
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| From Pets |
When my parents moved to North Carolina a couple of years ago they decided that it would be too difficult on Grizzy to move her across country and make her live with my sister's dog and cat. Well, it turns out she had a pretty eventful live at our house living with our dog, two other cats and most recently a sugar glider. She adapted to the move very well and quickly asserted dominance over all things in the house. She was a benevolent ruler who loved her subjects but we knew our place in her world. We will miss her very much.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Should Be Studying
I'm playing with my scanner and some old pictures today while I am re-watching some lectures for my Old Testament class. The lectures are a little dry so I have a hard time concentrating on them.
I've been doing quite well in my Old Testament class and I am getting ready for the final test which is due this Friday. If I do as well on this test as on the first, and as well on the third paper which is also due Friday I should have a solid "A" in the class.
I have this cool new dual monitor setup on my computer so I'm watching the lecture in one monitor and scanning photos and posting them to the blog in the other monitor.
These old photos must be from 1972-1973. I don't know for sure. How old do I look? I just love Dad's mustache and Mom's hair. I'm sure this was the height of style and fashion.
Well, I better get back to studying, I want to finish this final paper today. The New Testament class starts in a few weeks so I might have to scan a few more old photos when I start watching those lectures.
I've been doing quite well in my Old Testament class and I am getting ready for the final test which is due this Friday. If I do as well on this test as on the first, and as well on the third paper which is also due Friday I should have a solid "A" in the class.
I have this cool new dual monitor setup on my computer so I'm watching the lecture in one monitor and scanning photos and posting them to the blog in the other monitor.
These old photos must be from 1972-1973. I don't know for sure. How old do I look? I just love Dad's mustache and Mom's hair. I'm sure this was the height of style and fashion.
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| From Ole's Blog |
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| From Ole's Blog |
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| From Ole's Blog |
Well, I better get back to studying, I want to finish this final paper today. The New Testament class starts in a few weeks so I might have to scan a few more old photos when I start watching those lectures.
Baby Kate - Week One
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Crestwood Website 2.0
I am quite proud with the way the new church website is coming together.
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