Seeing the Light of Day

After a long slumber in the garage my 1950 Chevrolet 3100 truck took a deep breath of steamy Florida sunshine.

A Brief and Most Recent History of the Socrates Saga

"Socrates", is finally beginning an extreme makeover from the frame up. I drove it into the garage three years ago and was subsequently swept away by the water under the bridge. A new job teaching high school provided free weekends and vacation time, not to mention steady funds previously unheard of in the life of this former starving artist. Alas the many rigors of the classroom sapped energy and motivation. Then there's the part about family, commitment and fatherhood.

The cumulative longing to drive him again, overwhelming guilt at seeing my prized possession turned into a 50 year old storage shelf and the not so subtle prodding (encouragement) from my better half ("what happens when we have another hurricane and we can't fit the lawnmower and the grill in the garage?") have given impetus to a long overdue all out, knock- down-drag-out get-after-it a-thon.

I will be documenting and posting pictures and truck-related ephemera as I proceed with this revival.