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		<name>Ben Hynum</name>
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		<title>Unexpected Progress</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A nicer that expected day Sunday lured me to the garage where I began to destruct, I mean deconstruct the engine for removal. After several hours of work my son came by and asked if he could help. He tore into it and didn’t quit until we had stripped down most of the top and pulled that beast from the frame. He even helped cleanup afterwards. Now we have the engine on the stand ready to begin the transformation from tired to torrential. It feels so good to get that part done and even better that my son helped out so much. Even my father came over to help finish off the lift, so it was nice work done by three generations of garage mechanics.]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry110131-215018</id>
		<issued>2011-02-01T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-02-01T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Wow, two posts all last year. That just seems sad to me, I know I can do better. It was a challenging 2010. I can officially call myself an amateur triathlete, my volunteer football coaching career has come to an end, we entered the scary world of our teenage daughter dating and I worked more hours for the “man” than I think I ever had any year previous. That’s just the tip of the iceberg but let’s not talk about the past. Let’s talk about 2011. Will there be more free time for the automotive hobby? Probably not. Will I move it up the priority list? Absolutely. <br /><br />I see major family dynamic changes in the future. The kids are turning into young adults and I can feel myself resisting this change. They need more responsibility and more freedom and I’m not sure I trust them with either. Can I transition them to adulthood without them hating my guts? Time will tell. <br /><br />The buzzword for 2011: “Lawn Care”. I plan on having one of my nicest yards ever and everyone is getting involved regardless if they like it or not. We’re building character here! Plant a tree that will actually survive the summer. Start a garden, just a small one to start, maybe a salsa garden. Settle on one species of grass in the yard and eradicate all others!<br /><br />And if there is time… stroke a 360 to a 408! YES!<br />]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry110106-111040</id>
		<issued>2011-01-06T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2011-01-06T00:00:00Z</modified>
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	<entry>
		<title>1 Step Forward 2 Steps Back</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Hope the first car repair of the summer is not a sign of things to come. Water pump gasket leaking so easy cheap fix right. Well... would have been cheap unless you break 2 things while you fix the one. I happened to destroy a spark plug cable. Not a big deal except they only sell them in a set, $50. Then the radiator drain plug decided to stop working, only $5. So my $3 fix was a little closer to $60 with an extra hour of labor thrown in. To balance that out I went ahead and fixed a few annoying things too. Sure felt good to have a weekend without baseball to get this stuff done even though this season was such a joy to coach. So proud of the kids and their runner up finish in the league championship.]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry100606-223920</id>
		<issued>2010-06-07T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2010-06-07T00:00:00Z</modified>
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	<entry>
		<title>Truck Stuff!</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I originally started this site to talk about cars. I have a truck project I wanted to chronicle here. Unfortunately I do not get to work on it very often; there is always something to take up that ever so valuable hobby time. There is work; I work more hours now than ever, price of success? Yeah, let’s go with that. Kids; the older they get the more they want to do. Better take advantage of the time we get before they get too old. So I have to squeeze as much work on it during a few summer months. Yesterday was like an early Christmas present. I got an entire 4 speed manual transmission conversion to replace the existing 3 speed automatic. Very exciting stuff! I know it’s going to be a long project but I keep making it longer. Better start reeling in some of the customization. So far the transmission conversion may be the hardest part. But let’s add in a custom 4 link rear end, swapping out rear gears and a custom dash. At least I haven’t decided to add airbag suspension.]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry100309-175031</id>
		<issued>2010-03-09T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2010-03-09T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>The New Year</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The New Year is upon us and I hope I am up for the challenge. This past year was full of challenges and left me a little tired. I&#039;m hoping I can build up a head of steam early this year and really get my personal projects moving forward. Career wise I had one of my most successful years, I really learned a lot and don’t see that slowing down. For my personal goals I would like to make headway on the truck that is now in many many pieces. I have set the mark low, just the engine and a little frame clean up for this summer. My amateur coaching career seems to have defined me that past few years and this year will step it up a notch. Looks like I will be managing a Baseball team and a Football team, but not at the same time. I think about how to make each successful all the time and I hope I can do right by the kids that are entrusted to me. Now for just me: Training has already begun for the Cap 10k April 11 and my first Triathlon on May 31. I hope to improve my time on the 10k by 10 minutes and hope to finish the Tri even though it is just the entry level variety. Depending on how that one goes I may be competing in 2 more. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and enjoys some safe New Year festivities. Good luck in the coming month!]]></content>
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		<issued>2010-01-01T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2010-01-01T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Fall in Texas</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Pop Warner football season is half over and moving up to a higher league has been a challenge. That makes the small victories even sweeter. It takes a huge commitment from coaches, parents and most of all the kids to come to practice 3 nights a week and play a game every Saturday. At 10 years old winning and losing doesn&#039;t mean much to them. They just want to get in the game, have fun and receive the approval of their coaches, peers and parents. Observing the attitude and approach to motivation most coaches take, it is no suprise many kids will stop playing sports at this age. Criticism is not a bad thing, broadcasting it while it is directed to an individual is a bad thing. That negates the reasons the kids are playing in the first place (see above). Have you ever watched a soccer game for kids at this same age. There are a lot more smiles and cheers on both side of the field, no wonder it is so popular now in an area that didnt even know it existed 25 years ago. The saying I have come to appreciate and wish more coaches practiced: &quot;Yell encouragement, whisper criticism.&quot; It makes me appreciate the group of coaches I have had the luck and pleasure to coach with for the last 4 years.<br /><br />On a lighter note, the rains have returned on the heels of one of the hottest and dryest summers in decades. I never expected (but should have guessed) that our football team would have their best game in a steady downpour. They were loving every minute playing in that dreary, soaked to the bone weather. Now if I can get it to rain every game.]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry091004-103312</id>
		<issued>2009-10-04T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2009-10-04T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Are you ready for some Football?</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Football season is upon us again which means there will not be much time for anything else. Back to coaching my son’s team and this time it’s getting serious. We were moved from a D2 division to a D1 division and that steps up the competition level quite a bit. All the pressure is on us coaches to get these kids ready for their first game next week. So that’s pop warner football and it is a lot of fun. My daughter is in the marching band as a freshmen in high school and they work harder than the football players, I am so impressed. Now we will be at all the high school games. Then there is college football and I have season tickets to the Texas home games. Since the pop warner games are on Saturday also I may not get to see all of them but I don’t miss it so much when it comes to watching 10 year olds having fun playing. I think my fantasy football may suffer because I will be sleeping all day Sunday. Sorry Cowboys, I just may not have enough left in the tank to worry about how low the HD screen is this week.]]></content>
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		<issued>2009-08-31T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2009-08-31T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Teenagers are expensive</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It is that time for my daughter... braces! She is actually looking forward to getting them so she can show off that perfect smile. I am also since I am fed up with her scared to show her teeth in photos. There have been a lot of advancements since I had braces many years ago (not going to say how many). No more bands around the teeth and the mounts are smaller so you don&#039;t look like Jaws from Moonraker. Now they actually use a screw in your jaw to anchor the bands and when they are done they just unscrew it. Sounds awful but is supposed to hurt less. Now the time they need to be worn is about half what it used to be, but somehow the price has remained the same.<br /><br />Tally for the summer so far:<br />Band Camp: $400<br />Teeth Extraction: $530<br />Braces Down Payment $1000<br />Straight teeth and a summer to remember: Priceless (or else)]]></content>
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		<issued>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2009-06-23T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Short Term Single Parent</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I have been acting as a single parent for the past 2 months. My wife is on an extended work assignement out of town. I have to say that keeping up with 2 busy kids/teenagers is more than a full time job. To all the single parents out there, I always knew it was tough for you, but it is harder than I imagined. I have family nearby that can help out.. I can&#039;t imagine being able to cope without them. One more month and my wife is back. I plan on not getting out of bed for about a week.]]></content>
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		<issued>2009-05-08T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2009-05-08T00:00:00Z</modified>
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		<title>Texas drivers vs California drivers</title>
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		<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[After a trip to San Francisco, I made a few observations on the drivers there. There have been many stories of road rage on the overcrowded highways of California, more so in LA but in SF is not much different. In particular I would like to talk about rush hour traffic in and out of the city. The number of people commuting into the city is mind boggling, but I noticed a distinct lack of aggression. Everybody seemed to work together to move the whole at the best rate possible. Let’s compare this to a similar commute into Austin. The distance is the same, the number of lanes may be 1 or 2 less than their CA counterparts, but there are half as many cars on the road. Then why is it so much more dangerous in Austin. The drivers are much more aggressive; change lanes more often, cut corners and generally drive with no consideration of the ones around them. Why is this so? Are Californians more laid back, are they smarter, are they more skilled drivers? Or, are they just more experienced. They have been where we are and learned to handle the situation positively. So, does this mean Austin is on its way to better days, I can only hope. In any event I will start. I will change: Slower speeds, less tailgating, less lane changes. I trust it can work, I have seen it.]]></content>
		<id>http://sunlightonchrome.com/archive/index.php?entry=entry090323-220102</id>
		<issued>2009-03-24T00:00:00Z</issued>
		<modified>2009-03-24T00:00:00Z</modified>
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