Monday, February 16, 2026
Haddon Sundblom art, that isn't the famous Santa Claus he created for Coca Cola, but changed the way the world thought of the way Santa looks, ever since
he also had the Coca Cola ad campaign, created the modern Santa Clause image, and did pin ups
I just read a good write up about buying vintage Craftsman tools
But, for the past decade or so, it's been a waste of money to buy craftsman, because the warranty thing is done, over and gone. https://www.geekbobber.com/2017/01/craftsman-tools-sold.html is the write up.
I've been buying a tool box of old Craftsman now and then, because estate sales sometimes have a mixed box of whatever
The above is the latest box I got last spring or summer, that's a good bunch for about 100. I'm pretty sure that's about what they charge now for tools that don't meet my standard for quality, and I doubt I'll ever be earning a living from them again. Plus, I don't have any one who is inheriting my tools.
I do know I have to figure something out about that. I have to figure out who I want to give them to, so far, I'm undecided between the boy scouts, McPherson College students, Piston Foundation, or something on those lines.
It's been on my mind for a long time. About 15 years ago I made the acquaintance of Jay, a reader that has a Superbird but no kids. He told me about his decision to give it to the kid in town that has been nuts about it for a long time, who comes over to wash it, and change the oil, and impressed Jay so much, he talked to his wife and they decided to give the kid the Superbird someday, or if the Jay dies unexpectedly.
Here's a sentence rarely heard in racing - the car was destroyed by a Kangaroo
The No. 64 Mustang GT3, tag-teamed by Mies, Dennis Olsen, and Broc Feeney was destroyed after just 20 minutes on track thanks to the kangaroo's interference. Mies hit the animal on the Conrad Straight, resulting in critical damage to the race car.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
this photo impresses the hell out of me, I wish it was a wall sized poster/wall paper. That ratio of plane to jeep is stunning. The Convair Pogo
click on it for full size on your screen
As always, it's from the very cool, Daily TimeWaster
1926 Jowetts built in 1926 did 3800 miles in 60 days across Africa. There were 2 trucks made to do the journey, 1 called Wait and the other See, as people asked will they make it? Answer Wait & See
Wait was wrote off hitting a lamp post shortly after getting back to England.
See was rebodied at the end of 1926 and sold on as a second hand long chassis 2 seater. It was in use until 1929, but due to wear from the Africa journey, it was put in a garage under a house in London.
During the Second World War, the house was bombed and the car was buried in the underground garage. The area was then cleared to make a car park, and the car lay undiscovered until 1999.
The land was sold during 1999 and the car was discovered whilst the land was being developed. The car was exhumed and then sold to be restored.
The car had a lot of different features to the chassis and upon contacting the DVLA, the cars' original owners were traced and the family contacted, where the story of the car unfolded.
the Federal Trade Commission settled charges with SplitFire, Inc. in February 1997 regarding deceptive advertising.
The FTC found claims regarding improved fuel economy, horsepower, and emissions for their "split electrode" spark plugs were false or unsubstantiated.
the EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, which found no significant improvement.
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An Amazon van was stupid enough to drive on mudflats on Saturday evening, which locals described as the "deadliest footpath in Britain" on The Broomway, int he Thames estuary, following a GPS route to Foulness Island.
The 6 mile route, said to be 600 years old is managed by a global defence and security company - which describes the area as a "unique right of way which requires both caution and specialist knowledge to negotiate safely".
However, the route is not for vehicles, and people are advised to only walk there accompanied by a guide who knows the mudflats.
A farmer helped Amazon by removing the vehicle on Sunday.
Thank you Stephen!
Follow up:
I just learned of Cam Cole (incredible street artist/musician) when I just watched Ted Lasso (incredible series)
since I love guitar, rock, heavy metal, music, musicians, percussion, drummers, and street artists (Karcocha! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Karcocha )
And some blues rock (ZZtop! Joe Cocker, Janis, Fats, Etta, Black Crowes) I had to share this too... wow, what a cool mobile home!
I think this documentary is on Amazon Prime, it might be on Apple, I will look later
I just heard from my morning FM radio show hosts, that there are a LOT of stories, mostly tear jerkers, during the current winter Olympics. Here's one they mentioned
His father, John, a former cross-country skier, famously woke up at 4 a.m. to clear a homemade ice rink on a local pond using a John Deere lawnmower equipped with a custom-built Zamboni attachment to save his son the time wasted to go to town (or something similar) to get in his practice efforts on the local ice rink
Ensuring the ice was perfect for them, he engineered his own "Zamboni" system to smooth out the ice, a testament to the DIY spirit that supported Ben's athletic development.
Ben Ogden made Olympic history earlier this week, ending the United States’ 50-year medal drought in cross-country skiing. The two-time Olympian claimed silver in the men’s cross-country skiing sprint. He is just the second U.S. man to claim an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since Bill Koch, also a native Vermonter like Ogden, did at the Innsbruck Games in 1976.