FINALLY got the car and it is working. I bought a little maroon Kia Optima LX of vintage 2008; it’s roomy and seriously the most comfy ride ever. I had 2012 VW Jetta’s for loaners and hated them. How ironic is it that the more pricey VW looked like cheap plastic and was uncomfortable to…
Month: August 2012
Strike Two
I get tired of people dicking around with me. Case in point? I picked my new car up from the dealership yesterday afternoon. This time the check engine light came on before I got halfway home. The gloves were off and I started making phone calls and I was not in the mood to be…
There’s a Reason
Have you ever wondered about this blog title? It was the title of my original page online, actually, though my first site was a forum – and a mighty busy one at that. I was getting something on the order of 40K member sign-ins per day with literally hundreds of new posts per 24-hour period. …
Some Habits Never Die
It’s Saturday and we have a ton of work to do to get the house in order. Nor were we in a hurry to do them this morning. We played hooky instead. A week and a half in we have curtains and rods, but nobody has found time to hang them. The only exceptions are…