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Here’s LRN4 on her Alaskan ATV. She got a bit dirty too. We sure had fun, though. Pretty scenery and a fun ride. At least I thought so, anyway.

Rough, rough ride home tonight. The locomotive broke down in Pleasanton, which turned out not to be pleasant at all. They tried to get it working right, but to no avail, so we had to wait until the train after ours got there, wait some more while they hooked the two trains together, and wait even more while the train went about half as fast as usual. They made us get out of our train at the station and wait out in the hot sun for about half an hour, and then we had to crowd in with the other crowd in their train. Took four hours. Sigh.

But the weekend’s here and nothing can stop my fun. Maybe a little work too. At the very least I have to prepare my Priesthood lesson. And the Suburban is truly filthy.

Speaking of the Suburban, the new brake lines arrived yesterday. Maybe I should take the time to install them. We’ll see.

LRN2’s out at his friend Josh’s house this evening. LRN1’s out eating sushi. And LRN4 is working on a new comforter for our bed. It’s looking real nice.

And we’re just finishing up watching The Trouble with Angels. Hadn’t seen it since I was an uncouth youth. It’s no better now than it was then. The most depressing comedy I’ve ever seen. Not recommended.

We’ll end tonight with some food-related violence. Sort of. Stay away from the fridge.

See you on Monday.

Here’s your Blogger (the person, not the oft-broken-but-apparently-working-just-fine-right-now service) during the rest stop on our Alaska ATV adventure. Got a bit dirty.

Another busy but uneventful day. I held an all-hands meeting with my people to talk about our near future. The news wasn’t all that good, but I think people appreciated knowing the program’s status. I’m certainly glad they know now. I think everything will work out fine, but we have some pretty big challenges in front of us.

Uneventful car, train, and car rides on both ends. The trains have been pretty much on time (only late on Massive Meeting Tuesday afternoon, as always, for some reason) and not overly crowded. Ridership is most definitely down since gas got cheaper a year or so ago. They’ve dropped the extra cars they had added to the trains and the crowds are still relatively small.

Not that I like crowds of any size. I’d really prefer a private train car. Hmmm. Must add that to my Christmas list this year.

The weekend is already upon us tomorrow. I need to prepare a Priesthood lesson for this Sunday and a Sacrament Meeting talk for the following week. Both of which I’m doing as a stand-in for other people. Not that I mind. Much.

So let’s have some long-overdue toilet news: Don’t break one, whatever you do.

Here’s some shipboard safety equipment. Fortunately, we never needed it. The strange thing about the safety equipment, though, was that the lifeboat drill was held indoors in the theater, not around any of the actual lifeboats. Apparently, they figure that any disaster will be slow-moving enough that there’s time to take in a show first. Or something like that.

No posts Monday or Tuesday. Monday was a holiday and felt like the weekend. Tuesday was Massive Meeting Tuesday and there simply wasn’t time. Not that anybody cared.

Normal weekend. It was nice to be home for four days, but I didn’t really accomplish anything. Got the brakes changed on the Suburban and it didn’t help. I’ve ordered new stainless steel braided brake lines and this really cool bleeding apparatus. I’m hoping they’ll help at least a little.

Otherwise, went to a picnic and didn’t really do anything else.

Normal days yesterday and today. There’s really nothing to mention.

There is some food violence news, though: a pizza kidnapping. Pretty low.

See you tomorrow. Probably.

Here’s yet another shot of beautiful downtown Haines. Not a tourist trap in sight. We really liked that little town. Its background isn’t bad either.

No post yesterday. I don’t remember why, so let’s skip the excuse this time. No complaints from Anon, at least.

Spent the day quietly at home. I replaced the front brakes on the Suburban, but I’ve come to the conclusion that they need to be bled. That will probably happen tomorrow morning. LRN2 has volunteered to help! If that doesn’t work, I’ll call all the money I’ve spent lost and put it in the shop for brakes (along with all its other problems). That’s what I thought I did last time, but the thieves at Midas managed to screw up everything they touched. I discovered too late that they’re under investigation by the state people responsible for investigating such things. Never again.

I also took the Miata and the Honda to the gas station. Also sat in the jacuzzi for a while. Also signed timecards. That’s about the sum total of my accomplishments for the day.

Our dinner and evening with our friends Jim and Kathy was very nice. LRN4 and I really enjoyed ourselves.

We’ll finish tonight with some recent food violence: beef jerky robbery. This is way worse than banana burglary. And to think that a barber – one of America’s trusted hair-care professionals – is responsible. My confidence has been shaken. I may never get another haircut.

See you on Monday.

Here’s the grand prize in a raffle run by the local radio station in Haines. It may not look like all that much, but it’s certainly worth more than twenty-five bucks. A hundred? I’m not so sure. Part of my famous Machinery series. Really.

Quiet day. I’m counting ’em down until the holiday weekend, which starts less than 24 hours from now. Four days off, nice weather expected, a few pleasant things to do, a little work to get done (I probably should finally replace the brake pads and bleed the brakes on the Suburban, and pretty much every car could use a wash) (plus who knows what LRN4 has in mind?), and plenty of relaxation.

We’re going over to the home of our friends Jim and Kathy on Friday afternoon for barbecue and fun. I’m looking forward to it. LRN2 is also going to try to crash a community college debate class that day. I guess if he can talk his way into it, he’ll be well positioned to pass the class. We’ll see what happens.

There are a few other things going on, none of which I can remember at the moment. Maybe tomorrow.

If any of my Loyal Readers are worried about being arrested for being a train-driving monkey, never fear. I have your back. Simply change to a police-eluding monkey! What could be simpler. More monkey-related employment opportunities as they arise.

See you tomorrow.