Last week a friendly snake came through the yard. I don't know what kind of snake this is but it was fairly friendly. 

Spring is here! Look at these images from the garden.  

At the Sparks Marina, Reno Mountain Sports had a Kayak test event. This is where you can test out all the newest kayaks available. The event stated there would be 75 different Kayaks but I only saw about 25-30. No worries! I had plenty of time on all different types and found several that I thought would fit my needs. Here are several images from the event. Here are the main tents that had event checkin and different vendors. This is the event from the water.Dean came to the event as did James and his family. They took some great images of me and my daughter. Having a great time. I would like one of these for my birthday.

Kayaking on the Sparks Marina. James got a kayak this last year and called me down on Sunday to take it for a spin. I am getting ready to splash James on shore. Here is James showing his skills at paddling and lifting.  

I had the muffler replaced last weekend and here is a shot of the split. Shorty said that it was from a backfire. Hmmmm 

The exaust sound was not sounding good, I took it in to see about a new mufflers. In this second shot you can see the problem. The side of the muffler is completely ripped open. This is kind of a bad photo, from the Motorola razor phone, but I think you kan clearly see the problem. The question is Magnaflow or Flowmaster? They are getting the parts and going to let me hear the diffence on the car. Cool.

The great view from my hotel in Portland. Makes you want to stay.

and the kids find sea shells.

I went to the northern part of Oregon, a trek to find the Goonies.

Here is another shot of the Magnum, nice and clean!

My Corvette's carbs needed an adjustment from living by the ocean in its prior life. The pros want me to remove them and deliver them for re-port and needling. After taking them off, I think they maybe in need of a good cleaning. After re-installing, I have to bring the Corvette in to adjust and balance. 

Here are my carbs lying in wait of adjustment from the pros.

This is my 2005 Dodge Magnum Hemi that's a blast to drive!

Look what I found under the file cabinet. WOW! Goldmine. Microsoft BOB CD. I don't have the box.

Snow returns to the house, the bamboo and grass lightly frozen.

My laptop was repaired @ Dell just 1 month ago and now it sits in pieces because they want $130 to fix it again. Yes as you can see I have joined the service repair remote learning "How to replace your mother board". We will see if it runs when I get the right screw drivers. -yo

and another shot!

Yes, it's finally here and it fits in the garage! The 1960 Corvette came last week and I drove it around and I got about 20 thumbs ups. Cool! I also took it down to my wifes dog store "Scraps Dog Bakery" this last weekend to show my nephew and friends.

I called my company's User Support Desk 1 hour and 7 Minutes ago and still listening to that crappy hold music!