Month: January 2005

Really Nice Day

I was middle 60s and sunny today, so I took the opportunity to wash the car. First, being a good son-in-law, I washed the MSV (Mom’s Civic.) Then I did the Miata, it wasn’t real dirty, but there was a layer of road dust that needed removing. After the top had dried I sprayed it real good with some 303 convertible top protectant. The car is sitting in the garage now letting it dry and giving off a nice little chemical smell. The smell will disappear when the protectant is completely dry, which they say should take 24 hours in 70 degree weather. It will take a little longer because we aren’t going to be that warm. I washed the car and did the top because the forecast this morning for Aiken showed no hint of precipitation that they were calling for earlier in the week. Well wouldn’t you know it, the possibility of wet weather for tomorrow is back in tonight…

After much consternation, on Tuesday, I went ahead and ordered the fake Japanese license plate from AutoGeek. Brown Santa will be here on Monday. Now I guess I better start designing a mounting bracket. Rspeed has one they import from Japan for $50, but seeing as I work in a manufacturing plant I can draw something up, find a piece of scrap metal and make that sucker for free.

Started up, still up.
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Almost

Today the weather turned positively normal and we almost put the top down for the ride home. Maybe next week when we get off at 4 o’clock and the sun is just a touch higher in the sky…

Started up, still up.
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Nair

A lady found out her dog could hardly hear so she took it to the Veterinarian. He found that the problem was hair in its ears so he cleaned both ears and the dog could hear fine.

The vet then proceeded to tell the lady that if she wanted to keep this from reoccurring she should go to the store and get some “Nair” hair remover and rub it in the dog’s ears once a month.

The lady goes to the drug store and gets some “Nair” hair remover. At the register the druggist tells her: “If you’re going to use this under your arms don’t use deodorant for a few days.” The lady says: “I’m not using it under my arms.”

The druggist says: “If you’re using it on your legs don’t shave for a couple of days.”

The lady says: “I’m not using it on my legs either; if you must know, I’m using it on my schnauzer.”

The druggist says: “Stay off your bicycle for a week.”

What Post Office Galleries?

Tomorrow’s Thursday Challenge theme is SHADOW. I procrastinated until today to do my picture and wouldn’t you know it, it was a cloudy day – no shadows. I tried a couple of indoor still life things, but the sucked. I looked through my existing pictures and found one to use though. It is from a series of Post Office pictures I took last year, I’ve got a whole gallery full of PO pictures, but wait, where is the link? It was on PLOG and somehow in the move it got lost in the shuffle. Well I fixed it tonight, so if you haven’t seen them before, take a look. Just click on the little linkie thingie to the right: me>Galleries>Post Offices.

Started up, still up.
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If Women Ruled The World

Just one of about 8 images attached to an email I received this morning entitled, “If Women Ruled The World.”

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Bambi Goes Hunting

Calvin & Hobbes has to be my all-time favorite comic strip. I really hated that Bill Watterson stopped doing original strips a few years back, but I can definately sympathize with getting burnt out on something) and wanting to stop. Fortunately uComics.com is keeping the spirit of C & H alive by publishing the strip each day eleven years after they were originally printed in the paper. Every Monday when I come in to work I download the Sunday strip and post it outside on my cubical wall. This last Sunday’s is one of my favorites:

Calvin & Hobbes

I’m Famous

Well, actually the Emperor is. Last fall when we were at the Rspeed Open House the folks from Grassroots Motorsports took a couple of pictures and wrote a little blurb about the event. It is in the current issue and one of the photos (right) features the very photogenic rear end of my car parked alongside Ron Kaufman’s 93LE.

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Started up, still up.
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