It took many hours of die grinding, cutting, ripping and re-threading, but we managed to put it back together.  Lee had the patience of a saint working with me on this big job. And, Gary was always there to lend a hand and notify us when the vehicle or transmission was about to fall on us.

Little Buck performed admirably on OR2008. Although breaking down before the trails started and then almost rolling on a very steep decent on Snake Lake and Little Deer Lake trails, Little Buck kept up with Blue Agave and Ice-Man’s yet-to-be-named Jeep Unlimited. Listening to Big Mac’s powerful V8 powering through the snow and watching those Mickey Thompsons spin was a lot of fun. Next project: Frankenstein fuel injection.

25 Years Together

This March will be 25 years since Dianna and I met. Dianna is my strength and happiness always.  She has made our house an incredible home. This year, she expanded the house to fit our great new kitchen she designed that includes a center cooking island, blue pearl granite counter tops with tile backsplash, double convection ovens and appliances encased in beautiful custom wood cabinets and she integrated the living room with the kitchen as one enormous living space. We have a party house for sure and hope you will enjoy it with us. Cooking shrimp scampi for Gogo’s birthday party and Cioppino with garden-grown tomatoes, basil and oregano for Dianna’s birthday was a thrill shared by all who came by. I am forever grateful for all Dianna does for our home and for me.

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Dianna bought me an incredible mountain bike for my birthday.  I stopped riding 15 years ago and forgot how much I enjoyed it.  My last bike had no front shocks, rear suspension, smart index gearing, disk brakes or an amazing 27 gears to help with the ups and downs of difficult trails. My new bike does all this and more. In CA, I have hooked up with The People’s Choice, Steve and Sue, and Mumbo for some outrageous rides in Purisma Creek and Skeggs Point.  We have so many more rides planned and hope you will join us.  In CO, Trev-man has become my mountain bike buddy!  He advised Dianna on the perfect bike and has taken me on great rides through Horsetooth and Blue Sky trails.

Saying Goodbye to  David J. Casey

In 1972, David J. Casey was a classmate of mine at BIS.  He was a real character with a laugh that sounded like a machine gun. It wasn't until the Fall of 1973, however, when fate paired us in a high school biology class, that we developed a deep friendship that would last 37 years.  You see, we had a project that to me was the dreaded "bug collection."  I hated bugs and didn't want to get near them.  So, David bravely chloroformed them and neatly pinned them in a cigar box for me.

We had so many wonderful memories, including:

• Laughing about my profound sadness over the folks that fell off the Bridge of San Luis Rey only to find out later that the book was fiction.
• Making a movie for Mr. C’s Art of the Film class called, "The Streets of Burlingame", modeled after the real Streets of San Francisco, where David made friends with the cast as well as the cast of Barnaby Jones and other shows.
• Doing a slide show remake of Huck Finn.
• Crab feed and working out at the Elks Lodge.
• Showing off how much I know about computers and breaking David's computer in the process.
• David’s vast knowledge of movies, stars, history and landmarks, and stories about them like the closing of the famous Planter’s Peanuts building in SF.

David was an uncommonly strong person. For many years, David's health had declined. He never complained. David died unexpectedly and is missed by so many that knew him and enjoyed his humor, perseverance, knowledge and good spirits.  David epitomized friendship and dependability. He was so very brave and independent. He always earned my admiration.  Vaya en paz.

  7th Separation of Little Buck's Engine and Transmission

Seasons Greetings