Category Archives: Endo Adventure Dog
Cooling Off With the Ducks
I don’t think the ducks were as happy about Endo’s swimming as I was. Now, I need to figure out why he won’t swim in Lake Erie. On the up-side, I know he swims well enough to take him out on a stand-up paddle board.
This damn dog is too damn funny
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Messy Boy
I got a bottle of coffee flavoring in the mail today and I gave the inner packaging to Endo. He enjoyed tearing them up very much.
A New Challenge Under the Kite
I recently bought the aluminum foil kit from Clearwater Hydrofoil. The kit came with an aluminum mast and fuselage. I also ordered the surf wing (largest wing below), kite wing (middle one) and the tail. And, I ordered a short aluminum mast which will make learning much easier
The wings were just plain wood so I needed to fiberglass them before I could use them. This required so many hours of work! I wasn’t close to prepared for what would be required. There’s a 4-hour curing time for each of the following steps…
RIP Bubba
Late afternoon nap attempt
Yesterday, after my work was done, I tried to take a short nap. So did Endo.
One of us was successful…
Treat baking day
Endo LOVES treat baking day because he gets to lick the tuna cans clean; the mixing bowl, and my hands too.
Single batch:
- 4 cans tuna
- 4 eggs
- About a cup of flour
- Mix
- Spread on parchment paper on cookie sheet – about 1/4 inch thick
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Cut into bite size bits with a pizza cutter.
For crunchy version that doesn’t require refrigeration, bake an additional 20 minutes – after cutting – with the oven door opened a bit.
Dakine tailgate pad
Today, I got my newest bike related toy. It’s a Dakine tailgate pad that will protect the tailgate while securely holding up to seven bikes. I like it, but I wish it was attached in a more secure manner. It’s only held in place by 3 nylon straps.
I also bought a coated steel cable to secure the bikes to the truck. I’ll have to see if I can use that to hold the pad in place against theft.
Brush and Phone Stand, etc.
Some awesome things happened this week! First, I paid off my student loans from grad-school instead of buying a replacement van. Not to worry, though. I’ll still buy Adventure Van 2.0. It’s just that my student loans were at 7% interest and I can get a used car loan for 4.4%. By doing this, I’ll save several hundred dollars!
On the Van 2.0 topic, Chris and I drove to Akron on Saturday to look at a 2012 Sprinter that had moderate miles. The body was in great shape. And, it had a “clean CarFax”. Note: Clean CarFax means exactly squat if there are things wrong with the van that have not been repaired! This piece of crap needed at least $5,000 worth of work. The worst of which, the turbo didn’t work. So, it wouldn’t even Continue reading