DAILY CHRONICLE # 15 VOL 6

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 15 VOL 6

JANUARY 18^TH 2008

WEATHER; NIPPY, HI-HUMIDITY, 20/35 DEGREES

I HAD TO GET UP THIS MORNING AND TRY TO START GLENDA’S VAN! SHE HAD GONE OUT AND STARTED IT AND TURNED ON THE HEATER THEN WENT BACK IN TO GET HALEY JO READY FOR SCHOOL! WHEN SHE CAME OUT THE ENGINE HAD DIED AND WOULDN’T START! I HAD HER TRY IT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A DEAD BATTERY SO I HOOKED UP THE JUMPERS AND LET IT CHARGE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN SHE TRIED IT AGAIN, THE SAME THING! MOM CAME DOWN TO SEE WHAT WE FOUND AND OFFERED TO TAKE HALEY JO TO SCHOOL AND GLENDA TO WORK!

I CALLED KELLY AND TOLD HIM WHAT I THOUGHT IT COULD BE AND HE SAID HE’D CHECK IT OUT AS SOON AS HE GOT HOME. IT WASN’T ANY OF THE THINGS I SUGGESTED! THE ALTERNATOR REAR BEARING HAD FROZEN UP AND KILLED THE ENGINE ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS IDLING! RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65-70 MPH IT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED THE SERPINTINE BELT AND PROBABLY TAKEN THE OTHER BELTS WITH IT! SOMETHINGS HAPPEN FOR THE GOOD! KELLY WENT IN TO AUTO ZONE AND GOT A REMANUFACTURED ALTERNATOR AND HAD IT BACK ON AND RUNNING IN 30 MINUTES! EVERYTHING’S FINE NOW AND GLENDA CAN GET HER THINGS DONE IN THE MORNING!

OUR GRANDDAUGHTER KYLIE HAS TO MOVE AGAIN SO MOM AND SHANNON WENT TO FIND HER A NEW PLACE WITH NO LUCK! SHANNON WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW! KYLIE HAS A DISABELING CONDITION AND SHE CAN’T LIVE JUST ANYWHERE ESPECIALLY WITH SHANNON! THEY’LL HAVE TO FIND SOMEPLACE WHERE SHE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PLACES SHE MUST GO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE!

IT’S TO COLD TO WORK ON THE BAMBOO CURTAINS SO I JUST STAY IN AND WORK ON MY COMPUTER! I’VE FINISHED CHAPTER FOUR IN MY BOOK “TIME FREEZE” AND AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO SHERMAN, TEXAS TO THE PRINTER TO SEE IF HE’LL WANT TO PUBLISH IT! WHEN I SEE SOME OF THE GARBAGE THEY’RE PUTTING ON TV NOW “TIME FREEZE” WOULD BE A WELCOME RELIEF! MY OPINION SINCE IT’S OUT OF MY EFFORTS!

I’M STILL WAITING FOR TIM TO FINISH PUTTING “FIRE IN THE TUBE” ON DVD! I WRITE IN THE FIRST PERSON AND TIM HAS HAD TO PRACTICALLY RE-WRITE THE WHOLE BOOK TO MAKE IT READ IN CONTEXT! I DON’T PRESS HIM AND KNOW WHEN HE GETS IT DONE IT’LL BE GOOD!  I WANT TO SEND IT TO MY FRIEND, LOU WATT WHO IS A RETIRED SCREEN WRITER! HE’S GONE BLIND SO HE CAN’T READ THE MANUSCRIPT AND WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT TO MAKE ANY SUGGESTION OR HAVE AN OPINION! LOU LIVES IN BEAR VALLEY OUTSIDE OF TEHACHPI, CALIFORNIA! HE’S IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SELL HIS HOUSE SO HE CAN MOVE TO WHERE HIS X-WIFE LIVES NEXT DOOR TO THE “TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY” AND “ALLIANCE AIRPORT” IN WEST FORT WORTH TEXAS! HE’LL BUILD A CONDO ON HER LAND. HE SAYS SHE’S ALL ALONE AND WANTS HIM AND JOYCE TO MOVE THERE BUT HE’S GOT TO GET RID OF THE BEAR VALLEY HOUSE TO DO IT! I’LL BE GLAD WHEN HE MAKES THE MOVE, IT’S A LONG WAY OUT TO CALIFORNIA TO VISIT HIM! IT’S ABOUT 1½ HOUR DRIVE TO WHERE HIS X-WIFE LIVES FROM HERE!

BILL MASON HAS EVEN GIVEN SOME THOUGHT TO MOVING HERE BUT HE CAN’T GIVE UP HIS JOB AT THE STUDIOS TILL THEY MAKE HIM RETIRE WHICH WON’T BE FOR A WHILE YET!

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEGGY AND PAUL MOVE SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS NEAR ALL THE DRAG STRIPS THEY HAVE THERE BUT, THAT WOULD BE A HARD MOVE FOR THEM, BOTH THEIR JOBS AND ALL THEIR RACING FRIENDS AND DANS WIDOW JACQUE ARE THERE! YOU JUST DON’T PICK UP AND LEAVE YOUR LIFE LONG FRIENDS UNLESS IT’S BECAUSE OF HEALTH OR JOB REQUIREMENTS!

MOM AND I ARE DOING FINE AND KEEPING BUSY WITH THE THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE! I’M GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT THE INTREPID AND CAN’T START IT WITH THE EXHAUST HANGING LOSE! FROM MY RACING EXPERIENCE I KNOW IF I WAS TO LET IT RUN FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME TRYING TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION WORK THEN SHUT IT OFF WITHOUT PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO KEEP THE HEAT FROM SUCKING IN  THE COLD AIR AS IT COOLED DOWN AND WARP SOME VALVES SO I’LL WAIT TILL KELLY CAN GET TIME TO PUT THE EXHAUST PIPES TO THE MANIFOLDS!

I’M NOT SURE IF MOM’S GOING TO HAVE A GARDEN THIS COMING YEAR? I WOULDN’T BLAME HER IF SHE DIDN’T! IT’S A LOT OF HARD WORK BUT SHE LOVES TO SEE THING SPROUT OUT OF THE GROUND AND START BEARING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES! OF COURSE, COLLEEN AND DICK PLANT A PRETTY BIG GARDEN AND WE GOT SOME THINGS FROM THEM LAST YEAR AND IF MOM OPS TO NOT HAVE A GARDEN I’M SURE THEY’LL BE BRINGING US SOME OF THEIRS! OR, IF NECESSARY WE’LL BUY FROM THE MAN WHO PARKS HIS TRUCK WHERE WE COME OFF THE DAM ON THE WAY HOME! I’M  NOT MUCH HELP BUT I CAN WATER IF SHE’LL LET ME, OF COURSE I DO WHAT I CAN TAKING CARE OF THE CAR AND OTHER THINGS I LIKE TO DO!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD