built to spill

i really like the band built to spill. here is a video of some concert footage in boulder, CO of the song Car:

link here if it aint showing

and here is some footage earlier that day where Doug Martsch he came out and played a few songs for people that were unable to get tickets. what a cool guy.

link here if it doesent show.

and here is the song Carry the Zero, also performed before the show outside.

with the link again

and the lyrics for lyric-likers:

Car
You get the car
I'll get the night off
You'll get the chance to take the world apart and figure out how it works
Don't let me know what you find out
I need a car
You need a guide
Who needs a map
If I don't die or worse I'm gonna need a nap
At best I'll be asleep when you get back
I wanna see it when you find out what comets, stars, and moons are all about
I wanna see their faces turn to backs of heads and slowly get smaller
I wanna see it now

I want specifics on the general idea
I wanna think what I should know
Want you to do me what to show
I wanna see movies of my dreams
I wanna see movies of my dreams
I wanna see movies of my dreams
I wanna see movies of my dreams
I wanna see it when you get stoned on a cloudy breezy desert afternoon
I wanna see it untame itself and break its owner
I wanna see it now
I wanna see it now


Carry the Zero
I'm not knocking your want
to carry that home

took it with you
when you moved and got it broke

found the pieces
we counted them all alone

didn't add up
forgot to carry a zero

I can't be your
apologist very long

I'm surprised that
you'd want to carry that on

count your blemishes
you can't
they're all gone

I can't see your response
putting them back on

like they're waiting for your guard to fall
so they can see it all and you're so
occupied with what other persons are
occupied with
and vice versa

and you've become
what you thought was dumb
a fraction of the sum

yeah, you've become
yeah, you have become

a fraction of the sum
the middle and the front

and now it's coming back
hasn't it come too far?

I was trying to help but I guess
I pushed too hard

now we can't even touch it
afraid it'll fall apart

bring it back batman

here is another glorious thing on the bay.


Every NES Nintendo game ever made. ever.

















and while we are on the topic of Nintendo, here is a video of play, a symphony that performs Nintendo theme songs. similar to The Advantage, of which i introduced earlier.

wrong

i thought i would share a great (and legal way) to listen to free music.

Daytrotter.com get artists (mostly the indie type) to stop off at their Futureappletree Studio One in downtown Rock Island, Ill when they are driving through on I-80. the bands usually record 4 songs using the instruments that Futureappletree Studio has laying around. they release a new set of 4 songs every week. some of its kinda weird. but some of it is brilliant. personal favorites:

Mates of State and Sunset Rubdown

though i, personally have yet to download and listen to them all.

meanwhile, ive been listening to Island


oh and make sure you spice up your day with some indian music (its always fantastic)

a little friday lightness

here we have, from CartoonChurch.com some churchy cartoons. (oh and a worksheet)

































































and HERE is a MUST READ article. please please read it.

oh what else...how about this:


its beautiful and great choreography. took the guy two years to make. (does anyone who it is playing?)

and here is something ive been working on. i will make some stickers when im done. any thoughts?
(done in Obey the Giant form, click here if you have no idea what this is)

pick your poison

from The Sierra Club, link here

In the September/October 2001 issue, Sierra published "Pick Your Poison: An Environmentalist's Guide to Gasoline," by Jennifer Hattam and Paul Rauber, in which we tallied the pluses and minuses of the largest U.S. oil companies. Since then, continued consolidation in the industry has further shrunk the field, and new oil spills and pollution releases have blackened some carefully green-washed reputations.

These companies are among the largest and most powerful enterprises on the planet. The complexity of their organization and activities, the vastness of their reach, and the huge number of variables involved make objective ranking difficult. That said, it is possible to lump them into three general categories, as Sierra editorial interns Robynne Boyd and Sarah Ives do below: the "bottom of the barrel" (ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips), the "middle of the barrel" (Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, Valero Energy Corporation, and Citgo), and the "top of the barrel" (BP and Sunoco). But you don't have to take our word for it: Review the information we've gathered, and make your own choice. --Paul Rauber, senior editor

---

In the United States, drivers consume nearly 400 million gallons of gasoline per day. Many of them are committed environmentalists who are well aware of the true cost of fossil fuel. They drive fuel-efficient cars and carpool but wonder if they could also send a message through where they choose to buy their gas. Sierra reviewed the records of the eight largest U.S. oil companies, and here's what we found:

Bottom of the Barrel

• ExxonMobil
• ConocoPhillips

Middle of the Barrel

• Royal Dutch Shell
• Chevron
• Valero Energy Corporation
• Citgo

Top of the Barrel

• BP
• Sunoco

read some of these. there are some great stats

want a new life?

NOW YOU CAN!

are you tired by your current status of mediocre. do you want the life of excitement? tired of responsibilities? want to be a surfing climbing bum and go to parties and live on the beach? how about austrailia?

this guy is offering his life.

complete with ownership of:

- Name

- Phone number

- All my possessions which includes the following

- Clothes,

- Roughly 300 CDs

- Surfboard

- Laptop (minus certain information with my discretion),

- Pushbike (Has wonky handlebars, may need some work)

- Books,

- Bed

- CD player

- Backpack

- Tennis racquets

- Golf Clubs(which you will have no idea how to use)

- Childhood photos

- Skateboard

- Nice lamp which your ex-girlfriend bought you.

and the following sweet skills, that will be taught to you:

- Surfing (Expert)

- Climbing (Intermediate)

- Skateboarding (Novice)

- Handstand Skills (Expert)

- Fire Twirling Skills (Intermediate)

- Devil Stick Twirling (Expert)

(Plus many more)

so act now! auction ends tonight at (you guessed it) ebay, where you can "buy and sell practically anything"
check it out here.

F the prius. i heart exxon.

while the oakies freeze along with california's crops, a new island was discovered in greenland because so much glacial ice has melted that for the first time we are seeing the land (or lack of). oh and make sure you make it to the beach soon cause there are record warm ocean temperatures right now.

but if youre going to go checking this stuff out yourself up in the arctic circle, dont expect to see too many polar bears. they are dying off fast. at least thats what our government is saying, and of course they are always right:

The Bush administration has decided to propose listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, putting the U.S. government on record as saying that global warming could drive one of the world's most recognizable animals out of existence.

from the washington post.

You know theyre right. they have the widsom and compassion and support of the big oil companies on their side. like Exxon and Shell. i heart exxon. if i get on their good side maybe they will give me money. it seems like they have a lot of it to hand out. and even if they wont give me $16 million at least theyve lowered the gas prices recently. "everybody is loving it." well, naturally. i think i might get that hummer after all. screw the hydrid prius. they cost more, and there are 30 extra pounds of copper and 22 extra pounds of nickel in a prius. i dont want them using up all the earths resources! F the prius. i heart exxon.


...


educate yourself. check out this page on "Effects of Global Warming" via wikipedia to learn about that complex beast: the climate.

also check out EPA's science and policy news page.

lightroom

i recently downloaded the free beta version of adobe's new Lightroom. fancy stuff. ive been playing with a few photos ive taken in the past. here are some examples































































































originals here, here, here, here and here.

Upward Over The Mountain

Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain

Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain

Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain


-song by Iron & Wine

bite it frosty

frostbite, lets review (from here)

a. First-degree frostbite is an epidermal injury. The affected area is usually limited in extent, involving the skin that has had brief contact with very cold air or metal (e.g., touching an outside door handle). The frozen skin is initially a white or yellow plaque. It thaws quickly becoming wheal-like, red and painful. Since deep tissues are not frozen (though they may be cold) mobility is normal. The affected area may become edematous but does not blister. Desquamation of the frost-bitten skin with complete clinical healing follows in 7-10 days.

b. Second-degree frostbite involves the whole epidermis and may also affect superficial dermis. The initial frozen appearance is the same as in first-degree frostbite. Since the freezing involves deeper layers and usually occurs in tissue with prolonged cold exposure, some limitation of motion is present early. Thawing is rapid with return of mobility and appearance of pain in affected areas. A bulla, with clear fluid, forms in the injured area over several hours after thawing. The blister fluid is extravasated from the dermis. Usually, the upper layers of dermis are preserved which permits rapid re-epithelialization after injury. Second-degree injuries produce no permanent tissue loss. Healing is complete but takes three to four weeks. Some amount of first-degree injury is frequently present in the immediate vicinity of second-degree frostbite. Frostbite should be looked for on all other exposed areas. Following second-degree frostbite, cold sensitivity may persist in the injured area.

c. Third-degree frostbite involves the dermis to at least the reticular layer. Initially, the frozen tissue is stiff and restricts mobility. After thawing, mobility is restored briefly, but the affected skin swells rapidly and hemorrhagic bullae develop due to damage to the dermal vascular plexus. The swelling restricts mobility. Significant skin loss follows slowly through mummification and sloughing. Healing is also slow, progressing from adjacent and residual underlying dermis. There may be slight permanent tissue loss. Residual cold sensitivity is common.

d. Fourth-degree frostbite involves the full thickness of the skin and underlying tissue, even including bone. Initially the frozen tissue has no mobility. Thawing restores passive mobility, but intrinsic muscle function is lost. Skin reperfusion after thawing is poor. Bullae and edema do not develop. The affected area shows early necrotic change. The injury evolves slowly (weeks) to mummification, sloughing, and auto-amputation. Whatever dermal healing occurs is from adjacent skin. Significant permanent anatomic and functional loss is the rule.

e. Corneal frostbite is a rare, but profoundly disabling injury. The evolution is similar to any deep ocular keratitis. Permanent corneal opacification requiring corneal transplant is a common outcome.

now lets talk temps (link InteliHealth here)

Frostbite is the freezing of body tissues (skin, muscle, bone) in extreme cold. At or below 59° Fahrenheit, blood vessels close to the skin start to narrow (constrict). This helps to preserve your core body temperature. In extreme cold or when the body is exposed to cold for long periods, this protective strategy can reduce blood flow in some areas of your body to dangerously low levels. The combination of cold temperature and poor blood flow can cause tissue injury. Frostbite is most likely to happen in body parts farthest from the heart, and those with a lot of surface area exposed to cold. These areas include the toes, fingers, ears and nose.

Body tissue will not freeze until the outside temperature is at or below 28° Fahrenheit. If areas of tissue exposed to extreme cold begin to freeze, ice crystals form in some cells and fluid flows into these cells. This can cause the cells to burst. Additional damage can occur when the tissue is warmed again, because damaged blood vessels can leak fluid and proteins into tissue, causing swelling and blistering.

and some handy tables from WMRC, link here

(click on image to enlarge)

first aid, from MedlinePlus, link here:

1. Shelter the victim from the cold and move the victim to a warmer place. Remove any constricting jewelry and wet clothing. Look for signs of hypothermia (lowered body temperature) and treat accordingly.

2. If immediate medical help is available, it is usually best to wrap the affected areas in sterile dressings (remember to separate affected fingers and toes) and transport the victim to an emergency department for further care.

3. If immediate care is not available, re-warming first aid may be given. Immerse the affected areas in warm (never HOT) water -- or repeatedly apply warm cloths to affected ears, nose, or cheeks -- for 20 to 30 minutes. The recommended water temperature is 104 to 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep circulating the water to aid the warming process. Severe burning pain,swelling, and color changes may occur during warming. Warming is complete when the skin is soft and sensation returns.

4. Apply dry, sterile dressing to the frostbitten areas. Put dressings between frostbitten fingers or toes to keep them separated.

5. Move thawed areas as little as possible.

6. Re-freezing of thawed extremities can cause more severe damage. Prevent re-freezing by wrapping the thawed areas and keeping the victim warm. If re-freezing cannot be guaranteed, it may be better to delay the initial re-warming process until a warm, safe location is reached.

7. If the frostbite is extensive, give warm drinks to the victim in order to replace lost fluids.

Do Not

• DO NOT thaw out a frostbitten area if it cannot be kept thawed. Refreezing may make tissue damage even worse.
• DO NOT use direct dry heat (such as a radiator, campfire, heating pad, or hair dryer) to thaw the frostbitten areas. Direct heat can burn the tissues that are already damaged.
• DO NOT rub or massage the affected area.
• DO NOT disturb blisters on frostbitten skin.
• DO NOT smoke or drink alcoholic beverages during recovery as both can interfere with blood circulation.

Call immediately for emergency medical assistance if

• There has been severe frostbite, or if normal feeling and color do not return promptly after home treatment for mild frostbite.
• Frostbite has occurred recently and new symptoms develop, such as fever, malaise, discoloration, or drainage from the affected body part.

dont do drugs

from Tom Stone, via flickr

BMKFNBMS

so recently, ive been having this "securanoia." sort of.

i have probably close to 700 bookmarks. you know what they are. they're "favorites" as Internet Explorer calls them. you know. but i like firefox, and firefox calls them bookmarks. so bookmarks they are. at work i bookmark a million things. and i love the folders you can create within folders with bookmarks for everything. and on break time i like to surf the web and i bookmark things that are exciting. things i like to go back to. of course there are rss feeds. (click here to learn more about rss feed) which are brilliant by the way. and i fully utilize rss feeds. but then there are those sites that dont have them. and there are those sites that i want to bookmark anyways. to give you an example, i have a folder in my bookmark toolbar called "breaktime" in there is another one called "bike" and in there another called "bike routes" in this folder are several bookmarks, one particular one is called "haymarket to pioneers fast." if you want to see what it is click here. so this gives you an idea.

a few months ago i decided to go to a web-based bookmark system. these allow you to store your bookmarks online of course so you can access them anywhere. i thought this would be a better system, especially since i have two completely different sets of bookmarks. (one at home, one at work.) now there are a lot of webbased bookmarking sites out there, but i decided to go with ma.gnolia. why? i liked their logo. im a sucker for good logos. its a pretty little flower with a pistol of a g. sadly, it turns out ma.gnolia is pretty slow. too slow. so slow that since importing all my bookmarks to ma.gnolia, i have caught myself STILL bookmarking things in firefox. dang.

ok, so lets get orgnaized. i re-researched web-based bookmarks. and it turns out (i feel like an idiot for not knowing this) that google has one. i use all sorts of google things. google mail, google maps, google rss, google docs and spreadsheets, google homepage, google guns (oh wait...), and even this blog is hosted by google. but heres where the securanoia comes in. i have this theory that maybe the government owns google. or maybe they will someday. this is highly plausible. why? well cause if they did, they would have access to pretty much anything and everything i do on the web. they can read my mail, they can look at my chats in google talk, they can look at docs and my searches on the web and on and on. and so to import all my bookmarks on there is one more thing. and its a big one. see i have a lot of weird and odd bookmarks. things that...lets just say if the gov. knew all my bookmarks they would bookmark me. so i dont know what to do. yahoo does have an online bookmarking dealio and they utilize folders. i like folders. but i like tags. i want both. and i want it fast. and i want something that is secure. i need to do more research. i do. and im open to suggestions. but meanwhile i have a mess of a system. today i made a folder in my bookmarks called "not bookmarked anywhere" and i put a bunch of bookmarks in there. oh thats good. that like flying.

then i got to thinking about all the crazy systems i have for everything. im OC and i have a lot of OC going on and i had this thought: what if i get amnesia. what if i forget all my OC habits. then i got to thinking i should write a note to myself explaining everything. but what if someone gets a hold of that? well i could come up with a code that ill write the note in. yea. then ill mail the code to my cousin Marky and tell him to not open the letter but to lock it in a safe place until my other cousin Jimmy contacts him. then i will tell Jimmy that if i ever get amnesia to let my friend Mo know in boston. and Ill tell Mo that when Jimmy contacts him to call Marky.

but where will i put my coded letter to myself? and what if one of them dies? what if they get amnesia? what if there is a fire?

im in panic mode right now.

but do keep your eyes peeled for "google banks" when that happens, you should expect the government to make a statement that there are plenty of funds available for Social Security for generations to come.

yes
yes.

always.

syphi

i always appreciate jason's blips. read his on the new iPhone here.
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meanwhile, the NOAA just published some 2006 end-year results
read the article here: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2772.htm

and if you do read it, notice that the NOAA points to el Nino for the warming. (and im having scenes of Chris Farely in a cape... screaming). ok but anyways, read this great article from realclimate.org that discusses the problems of blaming global warming on el nino. and el nino, for those of you that dont know, is: The Nino.

oh heart i you

the macworld 2007 expo is going on as we speak, and as we speak new apple gizmos are coming out.

ohh la la

read about it here:
http://ilounge.com/

see some live photos coming in here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipodlounger/

something in the way she moves

no comment.

just watch.

what i did over Christmas

before


















after

tune in to 20.07

to start with we have a little bit from a favorite band: Mates of State


and another


next we have some fun from The Fiery Furnaces


and here is one ive never seen by Rocky Votalato


and whats a good show of videos with out some real action. by The Avalanches

more on the warm globe

please read

and

ask yourself some questions

(maybe go read 1984 too)


White House Tightens Publishing Rules for USGS Scientists
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/061214_ap_usgs_screening.html


White House Said to Block Climate Study
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060926_ap_whitehouse_hurricane.html

Scientists Say White House Muzzled Them

http://www.livescience.com/environment/061102_ap_gw_censor.html


Warming Climate May Put Chill on Arctic Polar Bear Population
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/polar_bears.html


RELEASE: 06-315
NASA Sees Rapid Changes in Arctic Sea Ice
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/sep/HQ_06315_sea_ice.html



see you in the 007

Timing Chain removal & Installation on a toyota 22RE engine

TIMING CHAIN
COMPONENTS
PREPARATION OF REMOVAL
1. REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD
(See page EG1-16 )
2. REMOVE RADIATOR
(See page EG1-236 )
3. 4WD:
REMOVE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL
(See SA section)
4. REMOVE OIL PAN
(a) Remove the engine undercover.
(b) Remove the engine mounting bolts.
(c) 2WD: Place a jack under the transmission and raise the engine
approx. 25 mm (0.98 in.)
(d) Remove the 16 bolts and 2 nuts.
(e) Using SST and brass bar, separate the oil pan from the cylinder block.
SST 09032-00100
HINT: When removing the oil pan, be careful not to damage
the oil pan flange.
TIMING CHAIN REMOVAL
1. w/ PS: REMOVE PS BELT
2. w/ A/C: REMOVE A/C BELT, COMPRESSOR AND BRACKET
3. REMOVE FLUID COUPLING WITH FAN AND WATER
PUMP PULLEY
(a) Loosen the water pump pulley set bolts.
(b) Loosen the belt adjusting bolt and pivot bolt of the generator,
and remove the drive belt.
(c) Remove the set nuts, fluid coupling with fan and water pump
pulley.
4. REMOVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
(a) w/ A/C (w/o Air pump) or w/PS (w/ Air pump): Remove the
No.2 crankshaft pulley.
(b) Using SST to hold the crankshaft pulley, loosen the pulley
bolt. SST 09213-70010, 09330-00021
(c) Using SST, remove the crankshaft pulley.
SST 09213-310231
HINT: If the front seal is to be replaced, see page EG1-242 .
5. REMOVE NO.1 WATER BYPASS PIPE
Remove the 2 bolts and pipe.
6. REMOVE FAN BELT ADJUSTING BAR
(a) w/ PS: Remove the bolt and PS lower bracket.
(b) Remove the 3 bolts and bar.
7. DISCONNECT HEATER WATER OUTLET PIPE
Remove the 2 bolts, and disconnect heater water outlet pipe.
8. REMOVE CHAIN COVER ASSEMBLY
(a) Remove timing chain cover bolts shown by the arrows.
(b) Using a plastic faced hammer, loosen the chain cover and
remove it.
9. REMOVE CHAIN AND CAMSHAFT SPROCKET
(a) Remove the chain from the damper.
(b) Remove the cam sprocket and chain together.
10. REMOVE PUMP DRIVE SPLINE AND CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET
If the oil pump drive spline and sprocket cannot be removed
by hand, use SST to remove them together.
SST 09213-36020
11. REMOVE GASKET MATERIAL ON CYLINDER BLOCK
COMPONENTS INSPECTION
1. MEASURE CHAIN AND SPROCKET WEAR
(a) Measure the length of 17 links with the chain fully stretched.
(b) Make the same measurements at least 3 other places
selected at random.
Chain elongation limit at 17 links: 147.0 mm (5.787 in.)
If over the limit at any one place, replace the chain.
(c) Wrap the chain around the sprocket.
(d) Using a caliper gauge, measure the outer sides of the chain
rollers as shown. Measure both sprockets.
Crankshaft sprocket minimum:
59.4 mm (2.339 in.)
Camshaft sprocket minimum:
113.8 mm (4.480 in.)
If the measurement is less than minimum, replace the chain
and 2 sprockets.
2. MEASURE CHAIN TENSIONER
Using a caliper gauge, measure the tensioner as shown.
Tensioner minimum:
11.0 mm (0.433 in.)
If the tensioner is worn or less than minimum, replace the
chain tensioner.
3. MEASURE CHAIN DAMPERS
Using a micrometer, measure each damper.
Damper wear limit:
0.5 mm (0.020 in.)
If either damper is worn or less than minimum, replace the
damper.

TIMING CHAIN INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET AND CHAIN
(a) Turn the crankshaft until the shaft key is on top.
(b) Slide the sprocket over the key on the crankshaft.
(c) Place the timing chain on the sprocket with the single bright
chain link aligned with the timing mark on the sprocket.
2. PLACE CHAIN ON CAMSHAFT SPROCKET
(a) Place the timing chain on the sprocket so that the bright chain
link is aligned with the timing mark on the sprocket.
(b) Make sure the chain is positioned between the dampers.
(c) Turn the camshaft sprocket counterclockwise to take the
slack out of the chain.
3. INSTALL OIL PUMP DRIVE SPLINE
Slide the oil pump drive spline over the crankshaft key.
HINT: If the oil pump drive spline is difficult to install by hand,
install using SST.
SST 09608-35014 (09608-06040)
4. INSTALL TIMING CHAIN COVER ASSEMBLY
(a) Remove the old cover gaskets. Clean the gasket surface.
Install new gaskets over the dowels.
(b) Slide the cover assembly over the dowels and pump spline.
(c) Insert the bolts as shown and torque them.
Torque:
13 N-m (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft-lbf) for 8 mm bolt
39 N-m (400 kgf-cm, 29 ft-lbf) for 10 mm bolt
5. INSTALL FAN BELT ADJUSTING BAR
(a) Temporarily install the adjusting bar to the alternator.
(b) Install the adjusting bar to the chain cover and cylinder head.
Torque: 13 N-m (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft-lbf)
6. INSTALL HEATER WATER OUTLET PIPE
Connect the heater water outlet pipe to the timing chain cover
with the 2 bolts.
7. INSTALL NO.1 WATER BYPASS PIPE
Install the pipe with the 2 bolts.
8. INSTALL CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
(a) Install the crankshaft pulley and bolt.
(b) Using SST to hole the crankshaft pulley, torque the bolt.
SST 09213-70010 and 09660-00021
Torque: 157 NVm (1,600 kgfVcm, 116 ft.lbf)
(c) w/ A/C:
Install the NO.2 crankshaft pulley.
9. INSTALL WATER PUMP PULLEY AND FLUID COUPLING
WITH FAN
(a) Temporarily install the water pump pulley and fluid coupling
withfan with the 4 nuts.
(b) Place the drive belt onto each pulley.
(c) Stretch the belt tight and tighten the 4 nuts.
10. ADJUST DRIVE BELT TENSION
(See page MA-8 )
11. w/ A/C:
INSTALL A/C COMPRESSOR BRACKET, COMPRESSOR
AND BELT
(See page MA-8 )
12. w/PS:
INSTALL PS BELT
(See page MA-8 )
13. INSTALL OIL PAN
(a) Remove any old packing material and be careful not to drop
any oil on the contacting surfaces of the oil pan and cylinder
block.
• Using a razor blade and gasket scraper, remove all the
packing (FIPG) material from the gasket surfaces.
• Thoroughly clean all components to remove all the
loose material.
• Clean both sealing surfaces with a non-residue solvent.
NOTICE: Do not use a solvent which will affect the painted surfaces.
(b) Apply seal packing to the joint part of the cylinder block and
chain cover, cylinder block and rear oil seal retainer.
Seal packing:
Part No.08826-00080 or equivalent
(c) Apply seal packing to the oil pan as shown in the illustration.
Seal packing:
Part No.08826-00080 or equivalent
• Install a nozzle that has been cut to a 5-mm (0.20 in.)
opening.
HINT: Avoid applying an excessive amount to the surface. Be
especially careful near oil passages.
• If parts are not assembled within 5 minutes of applying
the seal packing, the effectiveness of the seal packing
is lost and the seal packing must be removed and
reapplied.
• Immediately remove the nozzle from the tube and
reinstall the cap after using the seal packing.
(d) Install the oil pan over the studs on the block with the 16 bolts
and 2 nuts. Torque the bolts and nuts.
Torque: 13N-m (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft-lbf)
(e) Lower the engine and install the engine mounting bolts.
(f) Install the engine under cover.
14. INSTALL RADIATOR
15. INSTALL CYLINDER HEAD
(See page EG1-34 )
16. 4WD:
INSTALL FRONT DIFFERENTIAL
(See SA section)

and so it begins

my father works at the National Arbor Day Foundation. brilliant place that is. yesterday, they released a new "hardiness zone map" to the country and the results are shameful. global warming so apparent, anyone who does not acknowledge it should be shot.

view the results here

and it only took a day for the press to jump on it. i pray to the Lord that this picks up and people everywhere will start to realize the doom we are in for with CO2 emissions. ride your bike.

from the front page of the Washington Post:

A warming climate in the Washington area is beginning to affect the area's trees, with cold-loving species finding the weather less welcoming and southern transplants thriving, according to findings released yesterday by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

In a revised map of "hardiness zones" -- bands of similar temperatures where similar trees are likely to grow in winter -- the foundation reclassified the entire Washington area in the same zone as parts of North Carolina and Texas. In 1990, the region was on the border of northern and southern growing zones, but a foundation official said that has changed after 15 years of balmy winter weather.

...

In parts of Michigan, for example, the climate has warmed enough to accommodate southern magnolia trees, said Arbor Day Foundation spokesman Woodrow L. Nelson. Arizona cypress, another southerly species, also suddenly seems a better fit for some sections of the Northeast, he said.

more here

last minute sho

this handy site will save you some cash money online

http://www.currentcodes.com/

stock your shelter willis

From Party for Socialism and Liberation (i know, i read news from crazy sites like that, but you get the other side of the story.)

Walking or driving through many neighborhoods these days, one can’t help but notice the many signs advertising houses and condominiums for sale. The rate at which homes have been selling has actually been declining for many months and is now 10 percent lower than a year ago. So, why all the "For Sale" signs?

The reason is that supply is outpacing demand in the real estate market. The supply of houses and condos coming onto the market is expanding as the financial squeeze many people are experiencing—and sizable gains on paper that others hope to realize—are causing a rush to "cash out."

...

Despite this shift in supply and "effective demand," sellers have been reluctant to lower their prices, and so the inventory of unsold homes has risen to a record level. Despite the reluctance to cut prices, "Price Reduced" tags attached to "For Sale" signs are increasingly common, reflecting the "buyers market" that has developed.

...

Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab, two major brokerages, have recently issued reports to their customers pointing to such signs and advising caution.

Merrill Lynch, for example, made available the chart below, which shows a close correlation in the past 10 years between the outlook for housing construction and sales and the S&P 500 stock index 12 months later. The housing market index is based on surveys of homebuilders by the National Association of Homebuilders.

read the full article here

in the spirit

i like Christmas, i do. but i dont like what our American culture has done with the holiday. Mike has been pointing out some of the gifts people can now get for their friends and family. oh, and must i add: for their "Christian" friends and family. and yet, isent it the Christians who should see through the fallacy? the santa clause and reindeer and eggnog and stockings and ornaments and traditions. one word: Pharisees.

(can i just add one little rant about ornaments on the tree. what is their purpose? seriously?)

so today i read this poem by Silvia Plath called Reindeer Girl. it might be crass for some, but it brings us back to reality. we put on our happy faces and be merry, or fake bing merry and sit by the warmth of the fire reading Christmas stories. Christmas is about Christ. Christ is about loving others. the sinners. and this world isent about sitting around drinking eggnog, its a war.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. - Matthew 11:12

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other. -John 12:12-17

Reindeer Girl
BY SYLVIA PLATH

On this month they call December,
On this street of filth,
A girl with her latest suitor
Is walking through the filthy snow
Piled on the sidewalks by the still-eyed men
Who call her "slut"
From their wretched street-sweeper machines.
And she hears the sound
Of Jack Frost nipping at her nose
And the man next to her
Drunkenly stumbles along
Thinking of a television set
That he saw in a window surrounded by fake snow
And the falsehood she has walked through
Her whole reindeer life, daddy.
Oh, Curse this idiot and his television.
Oh, father!
Curse your life with your driveway!
And your brick barbeque pit
And your American wet saliva
That sticks to your disgusting American face
With Perry Como in it
With a green face
Because they cannot get
The "tone" control right.

The Knife

there is this great band that started touring. theyve been making albums for six or seven years as far as i know, and they just started putting on shows in march! it would be one of the greatest shows if you could manage it.

anyhow. they are called The Knife, and here is a little video for a nice friday feel:

biodiesel

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chemical engineering researchers at Oregon State University have developed a tiny chemical reactor for manufacturing biodiesel that is so efficient, fast and portable it could enable farmers to produce a cleaner-burning diesel substitute on their farms using seed crops they grow on their own land.

"This could be as important an invention as the mouse for your PC," said Goran Jovanovic, the OSU professor who developed the biodiesel microreactor. "If we're successful with this, nobody will ever make biodiesel any other way."

continue reading here

Goran Jovanovic and a biodiesel microreactor

the procession of Eeyore

ive been written out mostly. sulking. selfpity. sympathetic. e.t.c. but i will now let you know my status of nanowrimo.

there are excuses yes, the most recent and valid of which being my very good friend Aaron R came to visit last week. and there was my roommate Phil Z. that needed beat downs in Halo 2. needless to say, there has been much rejoicing. but i am still going, still writing. a friend of mine put into words well "i am in love." love with writing this little charm. its something i have never experienced. i find i think about the story constantly. thinking about the characters, how they would interact in different scenarios. thinking about the places they see, their pasts. thinking about what they will do in the future, their goals, their life, their loves. everything really. sometimes i imagine they are real. i will say there is a danger in letting a story become reality. or believing it is reality. its very similar to when you spend 6 hours a day reading a novel. all you can do is think about it. you want to go back to it. you want to know what happens. i find myself always wanting to be writing.

but i did try, and with that i am well pleased. i have learned a lot. the most valuable being: i can actually write a novel. and its not all that scary. and its not all that hard. and i have learned that to work 50 hours a week, have a life AND write a novel at a good clip is near impossible. i have learned (even though people have been telling me for years this) that in order to be a good writer, you need to read read read. and i have learned that the majority of the world constantly walks around with defeat in their hearts, never trying...thus never knowing what they could have done it. i will be forever grateful i tried. and i think my life might look a bit different now, as i can see myself always having a little charm love to work on.

at glacier - within 20 minutes

insert pun here

Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces - the fibers
catch ones you can't see! A piece of bread works too.

No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne
pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't
come near it.

Newspaper weeds away
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet
newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with
mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some
gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

Flexible vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty
paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or
flattened to get in narrow openings.

Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a
clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing
panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and --
voila -- statics gone.

Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot
water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add your
ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box
of your car. When the
windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

Reopening envelope
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something
inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two.
Voila! It unseals easily.

Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a non stick skillet on top of the stove, set heat
to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro
pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel.

Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken
up. Add remainder of
ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of
the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg white. Just throw bag away when done
easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your
mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more
cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per
serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them
in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the
food moist and help it reheat faster.

Conditioner
Ladies use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than
shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to
use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried in your
hair

Goodbye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple
Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find
those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home,"
can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it
rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children
being harmed!

Take baby powder to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When your ready to
leave the beach sprinkle
yourself and/or kids with the powder and the sand will slide right off your
skin.

logic problems

here are some logic problems that i copied from another blog. logic problems are one of my favorite things, and i would almost pay large sums of money for a good one. in the list below, these are all new and fresh to me except # 14. coincidentally, i heard it during the same "50-miler" where we stumbled upon the tragedy of Eagle Lakes. (i think it was a few days after). we were hiking and someone told the problem, and for hours, about 8 of us hiked along discussing it. brilliant. for my fellow hikers: bring some logic problems along for your next hike. there is something beautiful in thinking and discussing this stuff when hiking. perhaps its something similar to the disciples walking along discussing the parables Jesus himself told.

the blog i got these from lists the answers. but in my love for logic problems, i have not looked at the answers yet. part of the love is the love of actually trying to figure it out. but to save some of you the temptation, i will not post the source for a while. in the meantime lets discuss.

1. You are given two ropes and a lighter. This is the only equipment you can use. You are told that each of the two ropes has the following property: if you light one end of the rope, it will take exactly one hour to burn all the way to the other end. But it doesn't have to burn at a uniform rate. In other words, half the rope may burn in the first five minutes, and then the other half would take 55 minutes. The rate at which the two ropes burn is not necessarily the same, so the second rope will also take an hour to burn from one end to the other, but may do it at some varying rate, which is not necessarily the same as the one for the first rope. Now you are asked to measure a period of 45 minutes. How will you do it?
2. You have 50 quarters on the table in front of you. You are blindfolded and cannot discern whether a coin is heads up or tails up by feeling it. You are told that x coins are heads up, where x is greater than zero and less than 50. You are asked to separate the coins into two piles in such a way that the number of heads up coins in both piles is the same at the end. You may flip any coin over as many times as you like. How will you do it?
3. A farmer is returning from town with a dog, a chicken and some corn. He arrives at a river that he must cross, but all that is available to him is a small raft large enough to hold him and one of his three possessions. He may not leave the dog alone with the chicken, for the dog will eat it. Furthermore, he may not leave the chicken alone with the corn, for the chicken will eat it. How can he bring everything across the river safely?
4. You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?
5. Walking down the street one day, I met a woman strolling with her daughter. “What a lovely child,” I remarked. “In fact, I have two children,” she replied. What is the probability that both of her children are girls? Be warned: this question is not as trivial as it may look.
6. Before you lie three closed boxes. They are labeled “Blue Jellybeans”, “Red Jellybeans” and “Blue & Red Jellybeans.” In fact, all the boxes are filled with jellybeans. One with just blue, one with just red and one with both blue and red. However, all the boxes are incorrectly labeled. You may reach into one box and pull out only one jellybean. Which box should you select from to correctly label the boxes?
7. A glass of water with a single ice cube sits on a table. When the ice has completely melted, will the level of the water have increased, decreased or remain unchanged?
8. You are given eight coins and told that one of them is counterfeit. The counterfeit one is slightly heavier than the other seven. Otherwise, the coins look identical. Using a simple balance scale, can you determine which coin is counterfeit using the scale only twice?
9. There are two gallon containers. One is filled with water and the other is filled with wine. Three ounces of the wine are poured into the water container. Then, three ounces from the water container are poured into the wine. Now that each container has a gallon of liquid, which is greater: the amount of water in the wine container or the amount of wine in the water container?
10. Late one evening, four hikers find themselves at a rope bridge spanning a wide river. The bridge is not very secure and can hold only two people at a time. Since it is quite dark, a flashlight is needed to cross the bridge and only one hiker had brought his. One of the hikers can cross the bridge in one minute, another in two minutes, another in five minutes and the fourth in ten minutes. When two people cross, they can only walk as fast as the slower of the two hikers. How can they all cross the bridge in 17 minutes? No, they cannot throw the flashlight across the river.
11. Other than the North Pole, where on this planet is it possible to walk one mile due south, one mile due east and one mile due north and end up exactly where you began?
12. I was visiting a friend one evening and remembered that he had three daughters. I asked him how old they were. “The product of their ages is 72,” he answered. Quizzically, I asked, “Is there anything else you can tell me?” “Yes,” he replied, “the sum of their ages is equal to the number of my house.” I stepped outside to see what the house number was. Upon returning inside, I said to my host, “I’m sorry, but I still can’t figure out their ages.” He responded apologetically, ‘I’m sorry. I forgot to mention that my oldest daughter likes strawberry shortcake.” With this information, I was able to determine all of their ages. How old is each daughter? I assure you that there is enough information to solve the puzzle.
13. The surface of a distant planet is covered with water except for one small island on the planet’s equator. On this island is an airport with a fleet of identical planes. One pilot has a mission to fly around the planet along its equator and return to the island. The problem is that each plane only has enough fuel to fly a plane half way around the planet. Fortunately, each plane can be refueled by any other plane midair. Assuming that refuelings can happen instantaneously and all the planes fly at the same speed, what is the fewest number of planes needed for this mission?
14. You find yourself in a room with three light switches. In a room upstairs stands a single lamp with a single light bulb on a table. One of the switches controls that lamp, whereas the other two switches do nothing at all. It is your task to determine which of the three switches controls the light upstairs. The catch: once you go upstairs to the room with the lamp, you may not return to the room with the switches. There is no way to see if the lamp is lit without entering the room upstairs. How do you do it?
15. There are two gallon containers. One is filled with water and the other is filled with wine. Three ounces of the wine are poured into the water container. Then, three ounces from the water container are poured into the wine. Now that each container has a gallon of liquid, which is greater: the amount of water in the wine container or the amount of wine in the water container?

if youve actually read all these, then maybe you would appreciate this site devoted to riddles

eagle lake

since im a dork, i must have been a Boy Scout right? Right.

and starting at the prime age of 14, i used to go backpacking each summer for about a week a "50 miler" they called it because, well, we went 50 miles.

the second year i went, we went to this area that is northwest of Lake Tahoe in California. all of our 50 Milers were in the Sierra Nevada mountains. i was on google maps earlier looking at the old marching ground and i noticed Eagle Lakes. i couldent help but laugh. and if only we had google maps back then. see, on our second or third day out we were planning on staying at Eagle Lakes. we had hiked all day and finally got to the place. then when we arrived we planned to pump water as we always did. we used water purifiers and pumped water from lakes.

these water purifiers have filters in them that filter out all kinds of things. so when we arrived, we were very disappointed at seeing the lake a large algae grown nasty fester of a goiter on the wilderness. and all the trees within about 10 ft of the lake were dead. imagine that. i think we called it "hell lake" or something like that. we spent more time cleaning our filters than we did pumping water at hell lake. and it was hell.

on the other hand, not far away is one of my favorite places ever, Downey Lake.

songs for Christmas

reminder

today Sufjan Stevens releases his new collection of Christmas songs in
Songs for Christmas.

get it. you wont regret.

generation "one-up"

it seems that these days everyone is trying to do something to "one-up" the next guy. this is particularly true with our generation. (i understand the dilemma i may encroach upon by using the phrase "our generation" but other than Charlie Brown, i think i can safely presume no one older than 37 reads this blog. and if you are 37, you were probably about 11 in 1980.)

i would like to call us generation "one-up" today. somehow this seems related to growing up in the 80s. in the 80s, Music Television (MTV) was introduced, Compact Discs were introduced (CD's), 8 tracks were gone, records were dying. faster cars came. better cars. cars designed not only to meet ones basic transportation needs, but also to look "cool" or "radical." (there was a new clever Cadillac commercial i saw the other day that reminded me of this.) and fashion. so many outfits to try and wear. so many crazy things. this wasent too new of an idea, but the doors flew open in the 80's and 90's with fashion in my opinion. with the introduction of malls a few decades prior, for the first time people shopped for fun. not just for necessity. but the 80s and 90s also brought the internet. and this brought mail order shopping to the next level. now people could search online department stores, and have the latest and greatest products shipped to their door. and with the internet came chatting. and chat rooms. we were all kids in chat rooms wanting to be noticed, saying the most clever and/or outrageous things to be noticed. to be special. and then we started our blogs. which continue today. some of us have more practical websites and ideas, but really...whats it for? there came google and del.icio.us. and ebay! and there came news online and virtual magazines. oh and let me remind you...the 80s brought Video games. oh deer. us little kids (and parents got in on the action as well) would sit around for hours hacking away at Super Mario Brothers. trying to "beat" one another. every two hours you would hear someone in the household say "i beat your score" and on it went...

and on it goes.

so here we are. generation one-up. we are at the point where people are starting to do silly things to stand out, to be noticed, to one up each other. you know what im talking about so i wont divulge. and i admit, i fall into the trap. im writing a novel in a month. its crazy and stupid. i would like to say that im doing it as a personal experiment to see if i can do it and what its like. cause i am. but i also cant honestly say there is zero pride in the progress. weve all been conditioned to some point. admit it.

and so this brings me to todays picture, brought to you by the letter U and the number 4. this man took a Polaroid picture every day since about 1989. his wall measures 30 meters. impressive. how will you one-up him?

slate

just read this article. im a little typed out though....so just read it.

(and you might want to go here too: http://www.slate.com/id/2150150/)

9

oh boy oh boy

today! the new Damien Rice album came out. "9" its called.

hold it close to your heart. i am.

listen to it here: http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/damienrice/

progress 6 #2 - Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker was born on July 16th, 1941 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. He was one of the first Jamaican artists to have international hits, even before Bob Marley. The main group he was with during the first part of his musical career was The Aces. Desmond grew up in Kingston, but when his mother died, his father moved him to St. Mary and then to St. Thomas. It was here he apprenticed as a tailor. After this he moved back to Kingston where he worked as a welder and sang around the work place for his co-workers. Eventually he auditioned for some record labels and landed a deal.

But im writing a novel these days, and im pretty "typed"out right now. so here is Desmond's big hit of 1968, The Israelites. The song was the first to make it to the top of the Singles Chart in the UK, and also made itself to the top ten singles chart in the US. Additionally, Desmond became the first Jamaican performer to enter U.S. markets with pure Jamaican music.

did you vote today?

just keep in mind when you go home today after you nice office job and you contemplate voting tonight, while you eat microwavable popcorn, watch the Simpson's and complain to your neighbor, mr. jones about his lawn being dis-orderly:

the majority of almost 20 million people in the Republic of Mozambique, located in southeastern Africa, live in poverty. over 50% of the people earn $1/day working hard labor. few have adequate clothing, very few have good education. the life expectancy is about 45, AIDS is everywhere.

in the last 30 years, over a million people died from fighting and famine in war that ruined their economy and countryside. they are left with these reminders fresh in their lives with landmines and amputees everywhere. in 2000 and 2001, they were hit with floods that affected over a quarter of the population and destroyed much of its infrastructure. in 2002, a severe drought.

these people wont get a new Sony PS3 for Christmas. some wont ever see an ipod or a computer. they dont get to snuggle in a down comforter at night. and everyone lives in fear their children will have AIDS before the age of 12.

and do you know what they do when its time to have a say as to what will happen to their country....they vote. after years and years of... excuse me, bullshit, their government adopted a democracy in 1990. and these people who really know life, take advantage of it. above is a picture of the voting lines.

so what are you doing tonight?
and dont say "nothing"
please.

mail order (brides?)

i was looking up some info on the FTC regulations for mail-orders and noticed this about mail order brides.
via wikipedia:

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that "...marriages arranged through these services would appear to have a lower divorce rate than the nation as a whole, fully 80 percent of these marriages having lasted over the years for which reports are available." The USCIS also reports that "... mail-order bride and e-mail correspondence services result in 4,000 to 6,000 marriages between U.S. men and foreign brides each year."

and the plot thickens

maybe you didnt know, but Britain has a DNA database with criminals DNA stored.

The database, set up in 1995, has expanded to 3.6 million profiles, making it the largest in the world.

now thats something. apparently, they now store data on innocent people.

read about it here.

API

google has this sweet thing called "google maps API"

im experimenting.

hopefully this will lead to many good things. for now...enjoy a little map where you can select a city and find out its population.

look on the sidebar.

Memories by Eisley

i stumbled across this video of Eisley's video of Memories recently. i must say, i like this band. ive never really listened to them before but the trio of harmony between Leigh Nash and the sisters, Stacy and Sherri DuPree, is incredible. and whats more incredible to me is that they are so young. imagine in 5 or 10 years what they will create. Eisley is a Christian band, and although their lyrics are not blatant about their faith, there are hints of faith and love and Christ. brilliant. people often ask me where are the "good" Christian bands. i will try to do my best at introducing you to what i consider the good ones. and no, Kenny G is not one of them. not in my book.

He was throwing grain into the ground below, ground below
With dreary circles of his arm, going slow, very slow
His cap pulled down roun' his ears to
hide the smile and watery tears

My loving wife it's so wonderful
how small seeds gracefully do grow
into beautiful things that spring from these rows
With their musical names and musical sounds

Dreary birds parade across the dreary sky, but down below
the woman absent mindedly begins to sow, how she sows the
seeds her husband loved so much, but he's no longer
here with us

But her life is so beautiful
as memories continue to grow
into beautiful things that spring from these rows
With their musical names and musical sounds
Beautiful things that spring from these rows
with their musical names and musical sounds, and musical sounds

Distant though I am
orange, gold, and green
firing, flaming, colors surround me
I'm always wondering where you are.
I'm always wondering where you are.
Darling shouldn't I be the one
Wondering after all I am the one who is gone
I'm always wondering where you are.
I'm always wondering where you are.
Darling shouldn't I be the one
Wondering after all I am the one who is gone
I'm always wondering.
I was just wondering.
I was just wondering.
I'm the one who is gone
Who is gone

But, there's beautiful things that spring from these rows
With their musical names, and musical sounds
Musical sounds