Year: 2003

Out Of My Way Puny Sports Car

Finally got a sunny day that the temperature made it to the upper 50s, it seems like it has been forever. We dropped the convertible top this afternoon and went for a drive. We were minding our own business, motoring along a two-lane road at 45 (that had a posted speed limit of 40) when a full-size pickup approached from behind, closing fast. After a few seconds of filling my mirror trying to intimidate me into increasing my speed or something, he passed me. Less than a 1/4 mile later he turned left into his driveway. Sorry I got in your way pal.

Rest Of Rumpole

Well it has been a year since I started keeping track of the movement of the convertible top of the Miata. You’ll notice that somewhere over the period of the year the date changed from 02/01/02 to 02/02/02. I don’t remember when, but I think I did it because I really liked the alliterary quality of the 2nd’s date written like that. Not sure where to go from here, should I keep up the top thing, keep track of something else like how much money I spend on the car (gas mileage is so overdone) or do nothing.

Watched the rest of the Rumpole today. The last 4 episodes of season 2 and the movie Rumpole Returns. Alone. No one else in the house gets it. I just couldn’t help myself. There is something about that kind of humor that I love. I wonder when the other 5 seasons worth will make it to DVD?

Started up, went down, still down.
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Whole Wide Internet

Drove to Augusta tonight to run the Miata Club’s February newsletter through the postage meter at Rader. They had a new 2003 Splash Green on the showroom, in that lighting it looked a perfect shade of turquoise, yuck. Oh, well I guess that balances perfectly with the new Garnet Red which is beautiful. Had hoped to put the top down, but the promised sun and upper 50’s materialized as clouds and middle 40’s.

No, Rumpole tonight, instead we watched a 16 year old movie that starred the person who has the most linked blog in the whole wide Internet, Will Wheaton, Stand By Me. I have never watched this movie in its entirety, only seen bits and pieces on cable over the years and guess what, I didn’t really need to see it.

Started up, still up.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 370

I Feel Like A Vulture

The other week Kmart announce the closing of hundreds of stores. The one in my little town is one of those. I am saddened by this mainly because I have sworn never to visit Wal-Mart and the K was where we went whenever we needed any of the type of stuff carried in discount department stores. Tonight we went into Kmart for something and the place was packed, there was a bigger crowd on hand than the weekend before Christmas. A big STORE CLOSING banner was hung over the entrance. ALL SALES FINAL posters covered the windows. Hastily printed 8-1/2 x 11 pieces of paper on the entrance doors proclaim, “Now hiring temporary help.” Inside everything was marked down 10%, just the beginning. I said, “Let’s wait until it is marked down 60%.” and we left.

Why Is This So Hard?

My one and only registered domain is for the Barndoor Fan Club. It started as a lark on Geocities. After a while there I decided to go ahead and register the domain using Yahoo Domains. Then later I graduated it to a different web host because I kept bumping into Geocities bandwidth allowance for free sites. The domain expires on February 15, 2003, so I figured I would renew through my current web host and keep it all in the family. I contacted them on January 15th and authorized them to transfer and register the name for 2 years for me. 3 days later, my charge card was billed. A week later I did a whois and it still listed Yahoo domains as the tech contact and the expiration date was only 2004. A couple of emails later it is still the same. I guess tomorrow I will have to call on the phone…

More Rumpole

Watched another episode of Rumpole this evening, finishing off Disc 2. I have 4 episodes to finish on Disc 3 and a 2-hour Movie, plus special stuff on the fourth Disc, which I plan on watching this weekend. It my be hard though, as we are supposed to be sunny and sixty-ish both days, might be time for some top-down drive and if I can’t avoid it, work around the house/yard.

Started up, still up.
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Squeak In

Managed to get a top down ride home this evening from the gym. Rain was in the area, but we got a break. we were not so lucky on the evening grocery run, top went back up while in the garage, as it was already raining. Managed to squeak in a Episode 1 of Season 2, Rumpole and the Man of God after dinner and before the store trip.

Started up, went down, went up, still up.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 370