Story Update: Very productive afternoon yesterday, I know the plot of the story and have blocked it out chapter by chapter. One of the guides I was reading said that books targeted at the age I think I’m writing for should be 12,000 – 30,000 words and 80 – 192 pages. Sounds good to me.

Today I went to the bike shop around the corner to pick up a new shift cable. Last night my small group leader told me that a few folks from church were going on a big ride after lunch Sunday and invited me along. I figured that since I had been driving around for the past couple weeks not being able to shift into high gear on my front derailer, I should get that fixed before the big ride.

So, I got the cable, brought it home and started replacing it. I was quite pleased with myself for being able to figure it out without any problems. When I was just about finished, I cut the extra cable off the end and put the cap on from the old cable. Then I took my Great Neck™ multi-tool to clamp it on. And I squeezed the stainless steel handle clean off!

The moral of the story… that was one cheap-o tool.