I'm still kicking

This year has been full of distractions. Work and volunteering have been vacuuming away most of my mental energy, leaving little for things like blogging. I've been using the short status updates on Facebook as a poor substitute. I'll make an attempt to write more posts even if they are short.

This weekend I've been doing the little things I should have accomplished last weekend. We were at the racetrack in the town of Willows about 3 hrs north of here. On the way we passed a Budweiser plant. I'm not a fan of their beer, but out of curiosity we may drop in for a tour one day. You have to give them credit for the consistency of their product, regardless of where you buy a pint.

On most of our trips we camp out at the track. It's fun to break out the BBQ, share a beer, and hear everyone's racing stories. We've been camping with a great group of people nucleated by KC's performance shop BRG Racing. However, this time we departed from our usual routine. Instead of sleeping in the back of the truck we got a hotel room. I think this is the first time that's happened since I started tagging along to the races. I'm so used to waiting in long lines for quick, slimy, cold showers at the racing facility - having hot water and a temperature-controlled room felt like quite a luxury!

That's all I'll post for now. I have some crafty projects that didn't get posted earlier in the year - perhaps I'll post an update on those next.

Claudia's dog Bella eyes some morning bacon.

Mickey's moment of Zen.

Tire haruspicy (predicting the future based on tire wear patterns).