Muchacho Polaco

I stumbled across a video on youtube today while eating lunch which was titled, “Guaranteed to make your dogs howl”. I put it to the test immediately. Here were the results:

On Tuesday night this week we grilled up some carne asada for a feast in the backyard. The temperature has cooled dramatically and it is therefore very pleasant to be outside. We have a built in grill in the backyard that works pretty well for this sort of thing.

Had some fun today playing with some heavy machinery. It’s hard to appreciate the $400,000 dollar dump truck we’re standing on because the photo is zoomed in too close, but it was an impressive thing.

I’ve planted what I believe is ivy in the backyard under a tree that should provide sufficient shade. These three cuttings were taken from a park up the street. Root growth occurs rapidly in water, but I’m not too optimistic about the transplant to the yard. My first attempt ended in a quick death.

Duralast are AutoZone batteries which have proven to be quite poor quality. I’ve probably purchased 4 or 5 in the last few years for various cars and I think I get 1.5 – 2 years each. I would think a battery should be designed to last longer than that.

The battery in the VW died on me last week. As we were in Tucson yesterday, we bought a new one. I’ve read good reviews of Exide, so I hope it lives up to that reputation.

We went over to some new friends Richard and Alice’s house tonight for dinner. They have two enormous Rhodesian Ridgebacks. It is an African breed and they are beautiful. It was great to meet English speaking friend and have some spectacular food.

We have 10 phone interviews today and had four yesterday. Our girl that works a day shift is getting married and they are relocating. She failed to mention that when we hired her three months ago. Finding reliable workers here seems next to impossible.

What continues to amaze me is the number of people who do not read the ad before sending their resume. This turns out to be a colossal waste of our time, but we’re learning to be more efficient.

The vines I found at the park the other day are already starting to root,  so I transplanted them to soil today. I made the pots from 1-liter bottles cut in half to allow for water drainage. These pots will also make the transfer to their permanent location much easier. And also,  they’re free which is the best price.

We made burgers and fries for dinner tonight. So very good.

Yun bought these hideous chairs off of craigslist before we left Tucson. I did not think they would ever look good,  but after completing one today I’d say it looks pretty great! It took about an hour to do one. We have seven more to do.