I did get up to Pinetop Friday morning. I woke up early as usually and headed up. I got there and the ladies were all at Zumba. So, I went for my bicycle ride. I enjoy riding up there. I seem to ride a lot faster up there than I do here in the valley….
Bicycling (I think I am starting to go a bit overboard)
I have been riding a bike basically my entire life. I remember my dad teaching me how to ride a bike by running behind me and holding onto the seat and then letting go and catching me if I was starting to fall. I ended up doing the same with my girls when they were…
Motorcycle Issues and Great Parents
So, I was supposed to be in Pinetop right now. Probably asleep by now. I would have made it up after work and enjoyed a wonderful dinner and dessert made by my daughter. BUT I am currently in Chandler, not asleep, and a bit grumpy. On the way up, right after I filled up with…
Fall break and time away (sort of)
I spent the weekend up at our cabin in the White Mountains. I will write about it more sometime in the future. Right now I am just writing a little something about the weekend. My girls are on modified year-round school schedule now, and that means they get 2 weeks for fall break (actually 2.5…
Newton’s 1st Law of Motion – my version (and apparently Newton’s as well)
Time for another physics lesson. I like teaching about Newton’s 3 laws of motion. Most people know the first and third. They get quoted all the time in different places. The thing is that most people don’t understand what they mean. I think a lot of people think they know what they mean, but in…
It was the battery
So, the ford is back running. It was simply the battery. That car has the worst design for getting the battery in and out, and I think that took me longer than just about anything else in the process. But needless to say I am glad it is back together. The battery, from Costco, only…
Car – oh why do you hate me
Well, I am at school and my wife texts me this morning telling me the ford won’t start. GRUMBLE! She says there was power but nothing when the key was turned. So, it is most likely a battery. I swear I just replaced that battery a couple years ago or less. I don’t want to…
More fixes – car work
Hello again. So, this time around on the “what did I have to fix around the house” fun I got to fix part of our Ford Fusion. On Sunday the low tire pressure light came on when we were on our way to church. I visually checked the tires at church I nothing looked too…
VW Audio Upgrade
I recently decided to put an amplifier in my VW bug. What started it was that I was having issues with my head unit (the radio in the car) cutting in and out while driving at random times. The music would keep playing, but nothing would come out of the speakers. It was very odd….
Tax situations
Right now I am sitting on hold with the IRS. No there is nothing wrong with my family. I am trying to deal with something else. I am the treasurer of a small 501c3 called the Arizona section of the American Association of Physics Teachers. We are a group that meets a couple times a…