Lord of the Castle

My wife and son cannot believe that I am not going to open the box that holds my new computer yet!  “What? You’re not going to open it? Why? How can you just let it sit there?” The way I look at it, I want to make sure that everything is organized on my existing computer so [...]

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I pulled into Kansas City at 10:00 last night… In the last 6 days, I have driven 2900 miles to complete a 1600 mile trip with gas at its highest price in the history of these United States. I have more gas receipts than I know what to do with! 2000 of those miles were [...]

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I had been driving for 6 1/2 hours when I reached Pratt, KS and was starting to nod a little. I began looking for a place to pull off to the side of the road to sleep that was large enough for me to get both of my vehicles off and back onto the highway. [...]

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I know how Dorothy felt… I am actually in KANSAS!!! Yahooo! You know, with all of the driving I have done, you would think that I would have at least seen a sign pointing to the Yellow Brick Road by now…

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I woke up at 7:10 (Pacific time), hurriedly showered, ate a good breakfast at Denny’s and got to Quality Tire and Lube (or is it Lube and Tire) at 8:10. Hmmm, that’s strange…The sign says that they open at 8. Well, maybe the guys are coming in late. It’s a small town… I don’t want to [...]

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I got back to Tucumcari with my rims in time to get them put on the T-Bird and get it out of the shop. Phillip at Jack’s Towing moved the car into the garage and put the tire on the car immediately. (Jack’s Towing was very fair with me. I recommend them highly if you [...]

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Had a nice salad with Jennifer @ Chili’s in Fort Worth @ 10:00 P.M. I remarked on how much I am seeing her these days. I just took her to the airport in LA 6 days ago! I pulled into the Super 8 in Wichita Falls at 12:30 A.M. Nice, clean room with a comfortable [...]

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On to the second Enterprise. I rented a Pontiac Grand Prix. Nice, full size car. Drove well. 891 miles on 32.4 gallons of gas. After driving 9 hours and 535 miles, I discovered that the rims were not as good as they looked in the pictures but what was I going to do? Turn around [...]

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Got to Enterprise on time. “Did you have a reservation?” Lady, I just figured this out 3 hours ago… They cars they have will barely fit a human being, let alone four rims with tires on them. You’ll have to go to this other location… OF COURSE I DO!

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Less than an hour after I told the guy in Texas that I was coming and paid for a hotel in Wichita Falls, the guy in Colorado Springs CALLED ME BACK. Keep in mind that I e-mailed him three days ago.” Why didn’t you call me back sooner?” “I’ve been having computer problems the last [...]

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