My kids are well behaved - when they're sleeping.

As seen in Sun City.

My to-do list today included replacing the 10" rubber portion of Gerta's fuel line that goes from the tank to the metal tube that runs inside the center tunnel back to the engine compartment. That process begins by taking off the left front wheel to get access to the line. Then siphon the gas out of the tank.
I expected a little more gas in the tank than the siphoning would get out, so I was prepared with an empty margarine tub to catch what was left. Turns out old gas tanks are a little like old men's bladders; they'll dribble for a very long time. But I got the job done, it doesn't leak, and the new line should be good for another 42 years (although you're supposed to change them every five).

I tried getting the idle back down where it belongs - 850-900 rpm, but can't get it there. These carbs are weird, and don't have the standard fast-idle screw. Instead they have two mixture screws, neither of which seemed to make any difference. It could also be a timing issue.

In the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" department...
A woman in California got fake breasts from a plastic surgery center and paid for them...ready?...with a fake credit card.

An entertaining commercial:
Carlsberg Sports Drink

While we're at it, here's another cool flash game (it's been too long). In this one you get to shoot cats out of a canon and see how far you can get them to bounce. How fun is that?!
Note: you'll have to wait through a brief commercial before the game.
(Thanks, J.W.)

When I've amassed a fortune and retire with plenty of time on my hands I think I'm going to start a foundation. Here's the deal:
College is stupid expensive and a significant percentage of kids shouldn't be there. That's not because they're dumb but because their gifts and natural abilities run to the physical, tactile side of things. These kids should have the opportunity to learn a marketable skill, and coincidentally, we need a new generation of skilled tradespeople.
So let's dump the "every kid should go to college" nonsense and get this group of young people trained in a skill they'll enjoy and that will pay them a living wage (or better).
My foundation - don't have a clever name yet - will identify at-risk young people who show a proclivity for manual skills. They may be at risk for any number of reasons, including just poverty. Maybe they've been in trouble with the law. But we'll have a good screening department and they'll identify kids who, given a real opportunity, are most likely to succeed.
Then we'll match this kid, male or female, with a shop and a mentor. This mentor will be a skilled craftsman in a marketable trade. I realize it can't be one of those trades that requires a license; those are all sewed up by unions and bureaucrats. But there are plenty of options: automotive work (engine & body), welding, carpentry & cabinet making, tile work...the list goes on.
It's like the old days when a kid apprenticed himself to a tradesman - a blacksmith or a potter. The guild system without the guilds.
The kid doesn't get paid anything, or maybe a very small stipend from the foundation. We might want to have a boarding house or similar where their room and board is covered. The mentor doesn't get paid either. He just does it 'cause he/she is a good guy who wants to make a difference. He/she is also a believer, and mentors more than just a skill. Plus, we'll build into the program some life-skills training, including a spiritual dimension.
Maybe after 2 months, or 4, or... the kid has learned enough that the mentor takes them on as an employee, albeit one making less than full wage because they lack full skill. At some point they'll be trained enough to either become a regular employee for their mentor or go out and get a job somewhere else (or start their own business).
Whadday think? We rescue at-risk kids, teach them a marketable skill and life-skills, share biblical truth with them, and replenish the rapidly diminishing pool of craftspersons.
OK, maybe totally naive. But it might work.