Monthly Archives: July 2008
An even bigger blow
In response to the threat of having my car towed, I called a young man who paints cars to see if I could tow it over there and actually resume making progress on the car. He came over to look … Continue reading
An Unexpected Blow
I received a call from the apartment complex’s office today. It is not good news. The woman who helped me with all the leasing paperwork called to tell me that they are going to tow away my project car tomorrow! … Continue reading
Not a very good second opinion
I finally got a second opinion on my F-150 SuperCrews alignment problem. They confirmed what the first shop said-upper and lower ball joints on both sides are shot. Their price to fix them was $1150! That’s $150 more than the … Continue reading
History repeats itself
My son left to train with the Kansas state freestyle team yesterday. He will be training there for one week and then riding on the team bus to Fargo, ND for the Junior National Freestyle Wrestling tournament. This is his … Continue reading
What a great day!
I wish that every day was like today. In six hours, I officially gifted the car to my second daughter, got it checked for emissions, registered the car and put on her new Tennessee plates. She completed her application for … Continue reading
This ain’t nothin’
Before we registered the car, we had to take it to a vehicle emission inspection station. Now, having lived in California for 31 years, I had certain expectations of what this test would be like. Fortunately, I picked the fastest … Continue reading
Gotta tell my wife about this!
My day got off to a great start. My second daughter and I went to register her “new” car with the Williamson County Clerk. I told the woman behind the counter that I wanted to give the car to her. … Continue reading
She returned the favor
As I walked into the living room of the house where my second daughter is now staying, I heard someone singing a worship song. It sounded like my daughter, but I wasn’t sure. I mean it has been such a … Continue reading
I made a girl cry today
It seems that I do that fairly regularly. Thankfully, it is usually a good thing. And she didn’t really cry. Her eyes just welled up with tears. This morning, I told my second daughter that we (all of us in … Continue reading
What a difference $10 makes
My second daughter’s boss gave her the night off. Instead of working until midnight and leaving in the morning, we decided to leave right away. I took her to say good-bye to her best friend, to the restaurant to pick … Continue reading
