Year: 2003

They Didn’t Need Me

At 12:15AM this morning I turned out the TV and the lights and went to sleep. It was the middle of the 11th inning. The Red Sox hadn’t scored in the 10th nor did they even threaten. After they went in order in the eleventh, I sensed they didn’t have it, they would have to lose or win without me watching. Turns out they didn’t need me watching to lose, bottom of the 11th and a Yankee hit a home run to end it. What the hell am I going to do with my Cowboy Up T-shirt now? I guess to wipe away some of the tears so that my beer won’t get so salty tasting.

Day trip to the mountains of western North Carolina tomorrow. Heading up to Asheville to do some advanced scouting on a couple of things. Should be mildly amusing, probably won’t get many fun runs at the curvy roads as they will clogged with leaf peepers in RVs.

Purchased Today: $0
Money spent since 03/03/03: $2487.30
Started down, still down.
Top Transitions since 02/02/03: 255

Blogging Early

Got to be done with all this internet shit before 8:18. That is when I’ve got a date with 25 guys who are going to break my heart. Don’t worry Cubs fans I’ll be joining you in our old familiar home, misery, real soon.

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Early to Blog, Late to Watch

Dumped most of a whole quart of oil into the crankcase and got the ol’ dipstick lubed up to the F-word.

The UPS man pulled up just as I was going out to make a Staples run. He beeped and then disappeared into the back of his truck. I have two things coming, coco mats for the car and the Cowboy Up T-shirt. When I checked the mat order this afternoon it still just said, “Order submitted. Check back later.” So I figured it had to be the shirt and wouldn’t it be great for me get that thing and then the Red Sox lose the game. I have already risked the wrath of the baseball gods by buying the thing in the first place, but then to wear it before they have actually won the series – oh, boy. I’d never let me live that down.

Purchased Today: $1.91 qt of oil
Money spent since 03/03/03: $2487.30
Started down, still down.
Top Transitions since 02/02/03: 255

Cowboy Up II

The Sox cowboyed up this afternoon and we (and the Yankees) got a taste of their potent offense that has been mostly sleeping this post season. Of course, being a Red Sox fan, we believe that they won game six, just to be able to lose it in the bottom of the ninth of game seven. In the past I think this attitude has rubbed off on the team itself, this year, maybe not.

I’m Sorry

I owe an apology to the entire Red Sox Nation. The reason Boston lost this afternoon’s game and now quite probably the ALCS is because I jinxed them. I just knew I shouldn’t do it, but I just couldn’t resist buying a Cowboy Up T-shirt. this afternoon off the internet.

I owe an apology to everyone else who probably doesn’t understand the above. Trust me, if you were a life-long Bosox fan like me, you’d know what I meant.

Happy 27th

Rainy day today, so we dodged showers on and off while out and about. Dined at Outback for dinner tonight to celebrate our 27th anniversary (2 weeks late.) Went hog wild and even split a dessert. Woohoo.

Must be time to change the oil, the valve clatter sticks around for 5 secs or so before quieting. I just did it at 120,200 and I’m at 122,427 right now, so that is only 2,227 miles. Plus I’m down a little more than half a quart, you shouldn’t lose any during a timing belt change…

Purchased Today: $0
Money spent since 03/03/03: $2485.39
Started down, went up, went down, back up, back down, still down.
Top Transitions since 02/02/03: 255

The Check Is In The Mail

Rader graciously agreed to refund my second towing charge seeing as the timing belt was under warranty when it broke. When I picked up the car on Friday I was told that they couldn’t get me a check because the Service Manager was not there, but they would mail it to me.

I wonder how many times I’m going to have to call and remind them?