Underground Car Guy

Some times the TV needs to go dark to get things done! #30daychallenge

My Grandfather with his brothers.  My Grandfather is the one in the bottom middle. Ralph Cheshire Ramsay and Amilia Frost So you are asking why do I have an old newspaper clipping and an old picture?  Well my hobby is Genealogy.  I have been into genealogy since I was 25.  I have had fun finding out my families history.  I have learned that I am just three generations from relatives that came here form England and Denmark.  I have a relative that was a master wood carver, that when he came to Utah, carved things for the Temple, Tabernacle, and several personal ideas for Brigham Young.  On my dad's side, I know that one side of the family were religious refugees (Not Jewish) from Germany, via Ireland.   The discovery of a new name and a new line, a new place, is exciting.  What brought then there and what did they do.  All fun and interesting facts in doing ones genealogy. #30daychallenge

  Every time I open up my laptop I am greeted with this picture.  I took this picture back in 2007.  If it looks familiar, think back to the movie Forest Gump.  This is were he stopped his run in the movie.  At one time there was a marking stating the fact.  This was taken in the La Sal Mountains just outside Moab, Utah.  This is one of the two places I would rather be.  I have a relative that lives there, and always welcomes us to stay with her when we are in town.  There is so much to see and do.  Traveling through Monument Valley is an add bonus to the trips.  I have always discover something new every time I go back.  Hoping to go back soon! The Picture is of Dunluce Castle.  It is in Northern Ireland.  Not many people have been here, because the hear Northern Ireland, and they think Terrorist.   But it has been a quiet place for a while now.  I love all of Ireland and could spend my time in a...

This is the peoples yard across from where I live.  They have planted a lot of lovely flowers.  But you can tell it is spring with the blooms on the trees.  The have orange roses. #30daychallenge

This is Ivy.  She is owned by one of my roommate, so she is not mine. #30daychallenge

Around this time of year, for LDS (or Mormons) we get a break from the normal 3 hour block of church meetings, and have 6 hours of General Conference broadcast, and another two hours for the young men and men of the church.   Conference generally is the first weekend in April, So most years General Conference and Easter are on the same weekend.  So nothing better than Easter candy and conference.  Two things that go good together.  Oh and then you see someone talking in Conference that you know.  This is Wilfred Andersen of the Seventy.  He was in the Stake Presidency were I once lived, and his brother was my bishop when I had just gotten married. #30daychallenge

The the next challenge is shapes.  So you are asking, why there a picture of race car here and not a shape.    But if you really look at it closely, you will see many shapes in play here. One of the most important shape here is the circle. Just think if the wheel had not been invited, were would we be.  For a race car the circle, at first, is not perfect.  To get the most out of the car and the tires, you do not fill them up with the higher  amount of air.  As the tires heat up, the air in the tires expands.  So the car has better grip at the beginning of a run. Also the wedge shape of the 944 Porsche, makes the car more aerodynamic.  That means that it push through the air more effectively.  I really do not know how fast I ever got with this car, but I would have to say some were in the 160's. #30daychallenge