Summer nights with the GoPro

Summer nights are awesome.  I mean, its whats great about summer for me.  Im not really a fan of summer days.  I don't like the heat, and the sun and my skin have never really gotten along.  Tonight we went to Bountiful for a little car show.  I swear the entire city was there.  They shut down main street and drive the cars in and park.  Tons of people, which means tons of people watching.  Tons of great cars, and for a night I didn't feel like we were in the big city.  We have been struggling a little bit getting adjusted to living in a much busier city than Logan, so tonight was a fun and welcome change.  Lemonade, popcorn, a little bit of licorice, and awesome family time.  Very happy to make these moments.  The wife and I even held hands for a brief moment, more or less to keep my hands busy which helps with my anxiety, but still. Small Victory.  

Here are a few shots from the GoPro.  I mean hell, they give me cameras, I might as well use them.

This car was completely made by hand, in a home garage.

The interior of our friend Deans Mustang.   

But first, let us take a selfie. 

Huddling around the from in the crowd of crazies watching the burnouts. 

My favorite ride in the show. 

Awesome shot of the Mustangs interior.

 Rat Rods are some of my favorite rigs

 The grom looking down on dad.

Yeah, we left after this.  I might be a bit overprotective about the preggo wifester and breathing in this  stuff.  

I love me summer nights.

Proud cuz

The tunes that  I will be sharing with you today are from one of my cousins in PHX, Kenny.  He is the drummer for this band and from what I understand he plays in quite a few different groups.  He has chased his passion and really followed through and has become a hell of a drummer.  He is just getting a glimpse of where he is going and I am so excited to what happens next with him.  Not only is he wickedly talented when it comes to music, but he is such a nice kid.  This goes a long way with me.  Being a good person will always trump being a talented artist/athlete/business man and so on and so on.  But he is both and that makes me very happy.
Good on ya cuz, even though I know you dont read this, Im proud of ya!

chillin

Who loves his new laptop?  This guy!   Yeah, I finally bit the bullet and picked up a mac book air, and I love it.
Things at the place have been pretty good lately.  We got caught up in about two weeks of rain which for the new house is good, but at the same time kind of a pain in the butt.  Our grass grows wicked fast and the backyard stays wet forever, which makes mowing the lawn less than enjoyable.  Im not complaining too much though.  Its nice to have a yard to work on a little bit.  Of course I only mow and edge the yard, I don't pull weeds which the wifester and her ma have been doing.

Played around a little with the Gopro this weekend and ended up snapping this cool little photo.

 Might have to use it a bit more and come up with some cool photos of the grom.  The grom and I have been doing some major damage at Boondocks lately.  We have a couple cards from there with about a thousand tickets, so she might be getting something cool at the end of summer.  She wanted a rubber snake a few weeks ago.  That thing sucked and only lasted in the house for a few days before I couldn't take the wife putting it in random places to scare the hell out of me.  I have an irrational fear of snakes and the wife likes to exploit that. Snakes suck!

Now that I can sit and type on this computer wherever I want I might update more.  So yeah, til next time.  Black list season finale is on and I love that show.

Principle

Here is a short story from yesterday.

Browsing my social media BS while one of my estimating programs reboots I stumble upon a video posted in a private page for a gym that I like to go to.  In this video taken early in the morning by one of the fellow gym goers, there is a lady who is visibly not all there, dancing and stepping in place.  The video taker said this continued for over 60 blocks.  The post was mocking her for her effort.  Needless to say I found this shit in poor taste and was taken back that it was posted on what is supposed to be a positive area.  I spoke up, let them know that I would be bummed if I was videoed without my knowledge and posted for everyone's entertainment and said this was in poor taste.  I sent a text to the gym owner saying I couldn't not say something.  He never text me back, just attacked me via social media.  The guy couldn't even text me back?!?  He then decided that he would passively post on his page that the world is full of overly sensitive people and that people shouldnt have to walk on egg shells.  Its a free country, blah blah blah............

Needless to say our friendship is no longer.  I will not have people in my life that find it ok to bag on the less fortunate.  I will always stand up for what I believe is right, always.  Im not saying that I will speak my mind, sometimes its good to stay quiet, but others its absolutely not. I want people in my life that put positivity into the world, not self righteous bigoted bullshit. 

Ill end with a quote from Thomas Jefferson

" In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock."

because hate is bullshit

For those of you that read this blog and know me, know that I love me some Chocolate Graham crackers.  Better believe your ass I will buy Honey Maid in the future.

Hate is bullshit.  You dont have to agree with it, but you can stop yourself from being a hateful prick.

Good on ya Honey Maid

damn

last nights song

I love this song, and this concept is pretty cool.  The grom didnt quite know what to think of it, but all I can do is try.  She looks forward to the singing now and I love it!

Going to have to figure out a way to do it while I am traveling, we will make it work.  San Diego in two days, and the girls join five days later.  So pumped!  Hope the baby mama feels good enough to enjoy her vacation.