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Emmitt Owens

June 2025

  • How I Want to Retire

    How do you want to retire? How do you want to retire?    I’m already working on retirement, planning on early – in 13 years I’ll be 62. I’ve got house plans for a 1900s build in the woods. Small 1 bedroom, dining room living room combination, 1 bathroom and a kitchen. Small garden spot, Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Gospel According to Ratrods

    Episode 5: The Gospel According to RatrodsWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by Waylon* Waylon Intro: “Well now, folks, settle back and let me tell you about the time the boys at Mad Mechanics decided to build themselves what they called a “rat rod.” Now, if you don’t know what a rat rod is, picture a Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: Moses, Glenn and the Miracle at Bear Lake

    Episode 4: Moses, Glenn, and the Miracle at Bear Lake*Written by: Emmitt Owens**As narrated by Waylon* Waylon, Intro: Well now, folks, let me tell you about the Sunday when the boys at Mad Mechanics discovered that sometimes the best car finds come from the most unexpected places – including the bottom of Bear Lake and Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Preacher Cometh

    Episode 4: Mad Mechanics: The Preacher ComethWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon* Waylon, Intro: “Well now, folks, settle in for a tale about the day the Mad Mechanics crew met their match in the form of a man who could make a busted transmission sing hymns and purr like a contented church cat. This Read more

  • Can’t just have One … Potato Chip, Beer or Memory

    Describe one of your favorite moments. Describe one of my favorite moments???… I have too many favorite moments to only list just one. Sometimes it’s discovering something unexpected in a book … or having a creative idea hit at the most random time. Memories that just pop up without thinking. Mundane moments become favorites – Read more

  • Today hasn’t even happened yet?

    What notable things happened today? What notable things happened today?    Today hasn’t even happened yet – it’s 5:43am and I’m sitting in the parking lot at work. But honestly? This moment right here feels pretty notable. There’s something about these early morning hours before the world wakes up that always feels significant, even when Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Stephanie Situation

    Episode 3.5: Mad Mechanics: The Stephanie SituationWritten by: Emmitt OwensAs narrated by: Waylon Waylon, Intro: Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day that changed everything at Mad Mechanics – the day Stephanie Davis decided to grace the boys with her presence. Now, Stephanie was what you might call a “distraction on legs” Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Great Valiant Conversion

    Episode 3: The Great Valiant ConversionWritten by: Emmitt Owens*As narrated by: Waylon* 📜 Dedication  This story is dedicated to my father, Keith L. Owens Sr.,June 26th, 1957 – December 26th, 2023.   Back in the summer of 1994, my dad had taken a rusted-out ol’Plymouth Valiant in a Michigan driveway and turned it into something no Read more

  • Everything is Material

    What are you passionate about? What am I passionate about? It’s an easy answer, easy to find … I’m passionate about everything! Yes, everything!  Because I find inspiration in everything. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but it’s true. Whether it’s a random conversation overheard at a convenience store, a book about birds, Read more

  • Mad Mechanics: The Funbar Disaster – Buzz’d, Bling’d & Burned Out

    Mad Mechanics: The Funbar Disaster – Buzz’d, Bling’d & Burned Out*Written by: Emmitt Owens**Narrated by: Waylon* Waylon: “Well now, folks, let me tell you about the day a social media app called Funbar turned the Mad Mechanics shop into something resembling a teenage sleepover, complete with constant phone checking, mysterious notifications, and grown men arguing Read more