I never thought…

…I’d be happy to say we’re rained out for the beginning of our yearbook photo shoot, but we kind of are, because of the smoke and fire danger. We will try again next week. I don’t remember the air holding this still around here before. You could go for a walk and toot (for those in Fresno, trouser cough, step on a duck, roast the Jockeys) and it would be right smack in the same place you left it two hours later.

It was like the Pacific Northwest turned into that smokey bar you coughed your way out of in college at 2 AM. You couldn’t get the smell off you for days. You didn’t mind the smoke because it helped ease the pain from that magnificent swamp donkey sitting on the stool next to you who took you home and cared for you all night. Where am I going?

People are still signing up for the Yearbook photo shoot at a nice clip, so if you want to participate, just make sure your car is E@RTC qualified under our normal criteria. We’ll help you out there if you don’t see it on our web page. We hate to turn anyone down, so please check that page first if you don’t know the guidelines. We always feel like we’re telling you your kid’s ugly when we’re not. Some of you do have ugly kids, but we won’t go there either. Hope they get good grades.

I’m happy to say the AAT and America’s Car Museum had a very successful virtual Gala, and thanks to all of you who participated. I’ll be posting a cool video of the mission of the AAT. It was very well done. They open back up on the 25th and of course the state provided some badly conceived guidelines that make no sense, but they are working through it. When this is all over, someone will have to compile a book of all the rules from each state that contradict each other.

I’m still loving the concept of the “donut drive” that we can all do without it becoming an official drive. I’m personally going to love the research. If you know of some unique donut shops anywhere in the region, tell us about them. It could be a bakery, but it must be above average or why bother. We’ll come up with some interesting routes. The fun part will be gnawing on something as the cars roll in and out of each location. Some will group, others won’t. You can be in your daily driver or not. Donuts nuke fairly well, so you don’t have to eat them all in one sitting, and you don’t have to eat the ones with sprinkles in your car either. We will start working on the route after we get done with this yearbook project.

Meanwhile, please sign up for the yearbook! There will be stuff to give you.