Monthly Archives: February 2009

Cha, cha, cha, changing…

David Bowie’s song and Spencer Johnson’s book “Who Moved My Cheese?” are in my head today… It is amazing how fast life can change. A little over two weeks ago, my son was planning to attend the local junior college. However … Continue reading

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A great idea goes south

As you know, I have been trying to purchase a reliable used car to make the thirty mile to and from work every day. Thus far, it has been adventurous and unsuccessful. My wife’s parents are coming out next Tuesday … Continue reading

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What’s an hour?

I left work 1/2 hour early this evening so I would be able to make it to my son’s last regular season wrestling match. I drove 30 miles home to pick up my wife and then drove 40 minutes to … Continue reading

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Somebody is trying to go to prison

I decided to call the Honda dealer who dealt with the electrical problem in 2007. It turns out that they found the same codes that my mechanic found yesterday. The car needs a new computer. That is not that bad. The … Continue reading

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I’ve been down this road before

What is going on? My wife had the day off so I asked her to take our new car to our mechanic to have him thoroughly go through it so I know what maintenance needs to be done. She called … Continue reading

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Our second try at a second car

Our car dealer called me on Wednesday night to tell me that he had three cars that he thought that I might be interested. Today, I bought a second car for our family for the second time. It is a … Continue reading

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