"The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around." - Thomas A. Edison

Today it's Marco Rubio throwing his hat in the circus ring. I don't know much about him except he's from Florida where it's flat, humid, and they have bugs so big a child can ride them. And he speaks Spanish.

I started working on the truck's wiring this morning. After 15 minutes I knew this was going to be a challenge and much more difficult than a VW. When you order a VW wiring kit you get all the wires in their correct colors, a color wiring diagram, and step-by-step instructions that including where the wire should be routed. Work your way from Step 1 to Step Last in order and you've got yourself a factory correct setup.

When you order a kit for a '59 Chevy truck you get Bag-O-Wires and a two-page set - printed both sides - of "Instructions." One page has a B&W diagram that doesn't match the wires, and the other three pages use a number & letter code to tell you the gauge and color of the wires on the diagram.

I'm pretty sure there should be things like a dome light wire, a wire from the battery to the starter, a ground wire for the headlight switch.... It would be nice if the diagram also included things like the battery and the fuse panel. Nope.

I'm not optimistic.

Robert De Niro has been tagged to play Enzo Ferrari in a movie about the famous head of the Italian car company. Rumors have it that the flic will be directed by Clint Eastwood.
Yes please.

A 73-year old reserve deputy thought he was pulling his taser, but instead pulled his gun and fatally shot a fleeing criminal. Nobody seems to question that he did truly make a mistake, and his age has to be a factor. Different shape, different weight, different trigger....
We have a similar group here in Sun City, the Sheriff's Posse. I'm gonna guess that 73 would be at the low end of their age range. The good news: they don't carry weapons. But they do drive their official vehicles at 5 mph under the speed limit like all good Sun City seniors.

Hillary is presenting herself as the candidate of the common, ordinary American. Today she got takeout at Chipotle and is driving to Iowa's small towns for community roundtables. Yeah, she's ordinary folk. Just like me, except I don't get $225,000 per speech. I do sometimes eat at Chipotle though, so it's all good.

Today my parents celebrate their 70th anniversary. I used my calculator and figured out they got married in 1945. Pam and I feel like we've been married for a long time, so I can't imagine my folks' milestone.
I'm blessed to have grown up in their home. I learned skills, priorities, character, and spiritual truth, both through instruction and by example.
Thank you, mom & dad.
T'ank you, Fadder.