Even though I grew up in a small town, surrounded by tons of family and friends who were really into cars, I was never obsessed with vehicles myself.
I always said “If it’s got four wheels, an engine, and gets me where I need to go, I’m happy.”
Well, the car I bought a few years ago has been the epitome of that.
It’s a 2006 Ford Fusion that had *maybe* 60,000 km when I bought it off an elderly couple who never winter drove it and drove it very little in the years before they sold it as well since they had some health issues.
It was top of the line and fully loaded when they bought it new though obviously, a lot of those “features” aren’t as nice as you’d get in a brand new car (what *does* a chilled steering wheel feel like?)
I also put a better stereo in it than the factory one (though still a fairly low-end Pioneer – I feel the same way about stereos as I do about cars. As long as I can hear the song, I don’t need some hi-fi, bass pumping monster.)
Best part? Even though I only paid a few thousand dollars for it, it’s still running well and still a long way to go until it hits 100,000km since I basically only use it for commuting to work.
I’m pretty sure every librarian (including me!) has thought “Why has no one made a TV show set in a library? Boy, people would sure be surprised that we don’t just circulate books but there are wacky staff! Buffoonish managers! Silly patrons! And lots and lots of overdoses. High-larious!”
Well, now we’re getting our wish. Maybe…
With Pace getting his learner’s this week, I’ve got a bit of a “milestone” theme going. So here’s the newspaper announcement (remember those?) from when I graduated with my BA…
Learner’s license achievement unlocked!
I always chuckle as how selective (some) Christians are about which “rules” they follow and even how they decide that these rules exist in a book that was written thousands of years ago.
Our campground asks for volunteers to look after the various flowerbeds scattered throughout the park each summer.
A couple campers created an amazingly creative and colourful “bubblegum” themed design at the entrance to the Dorsch Bay area of the park.
I snapped the picture below as I went by and didn’t even realise I’d caught a rainbow effect until I reviewed my pics later but thought it was very fitting!
Another Wordle variant, Cupple is one by the NHL where you try to guess a player by narrowing down various facts, stats and categories (division, position, nation, points, goals and Stanley Cup wins.)
Requires a fairly encyclopedic knowledge of current NHL players which means that 10-year old Jason would likely blow nearly-50 year old Jason out of the water in this game!
Last week, I mentioned an aunt had given me a variety of old photos she’d scanned.
Here’s a great one from my parents’ wedding featuring all four of my grandparents.
So many thoughts and memories looking at this photo – the things my grandparents saw ranging from World Wars to Great Depressions; memories of various family events ranging from Christmases to wedding to funerals (of course, including for all four of them sadly); and of course, the lessons they taught me plus the foundation they created for the life I’m enjoying today…
