Author Archives: budgra5_wp

As Jerome Horowitz would say.    

Sometimes I hit the publish button and it doesn’t publish even though it says it did. I’m not sure yesterdays post was published. I redid it. Here’s today’s post: First, Matti E sent me this old Larson cartoon. Really good … Continue reading →

I dropped my truck off at Burke’s Auto in Bradenton last Friday when I picked up my sister-in-law’s car.  As I told you they fixed it up and saved her $300. Great place. I left my truck there.  Well they … Continue reading →

From 2008… .        

I hope all you dads out there had a good one. I know I tried to be the best father I could be to little Loinfruit. He turned out good, but it was pretty tough going for a while. I … Continue reading →

Wave bye-bye Baby Nicole….    

  OK, everybody, minds out of the gutter. Here’s Baby Nicole…

…concerning the Black Lives Matter protests. The problem is twofold. First, I think every reasonable person agrees that the great majority of policemen and women are wonderful people. That being said, there is a minority there that is not wonderful. … Continue reading →

Concerning Frau Grace’s sister’s starter, I took it to my old mechanic in downtown Bradenton, Burke’s. They did it for $450. That’s $300 cheaper than the Shell’s original price. Burke’s is honest and they do a good job. I left … Continue reading →

By the way, my sister-in-law’s car needed a new starter. Without asking me she had it towed just down the street to the Shell station. She had them call me up. How much? They wanted $758 to put in a … Continue reading →