The little garage

I would like to pick this garage up and set it down next to the river that runs through Winthrop, Washington. The large door would face the river and overlook the mountains.

Inside- One candle chandelier, 25 candles, two LazyBoys, one cooler full of Virgil's Root Beer, five bags of lump charcoal, one box of matches, one stack of old newspapers, one large metal spatula, one set of metal tongs, one large wire brush, one coffee can with holes to start charcoal, nothing else.

Outside- one charcoal grill, two Adirondack chairs.

Working on an entirely different level

It's difficult to explain how amazing my friend Josh's current race car project is.

The fact that it will be period-perfect to the late 50's is neat. The fact that he'll race the wheels off it and let his friends drive it at the track whenever they see fit - very neat. His building so, so much of the car from scratch is what just leaves me scratching my head at how someone can have so much talent.

The nose, the hoods, the hood sides, the formed aluminum toneau that covers the place where the driver and passenger would normally sit...all Josh's work. I say "would normally sit" because the motor in this car - an injected Hemi - now sets behind the driver. The tube frame is entirely Josh's handy work too.

He'll rebuild the insanely powerful motor himself, along with the archaic fuel injection set-up. Same for the transmission, rear end, building the floor, wiring and plumbing the car...ugh! The guy cast his own steering wheel!

I wish I could be like Josh. And make no mistake, it has nothing to do with his ability to build race cars, perfect-to-a-T Hot Rods, or to be a musical prodigy. It's much more than that.