There has been a steady stream of potential buyers for the neighbor's Mustang Mach 1 today, including one from a dealership (so I noticed from the dealer license plates on his white, last year's model van).

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The Bathroom War has hit Rather Manor. Our one-and-only washroom is being renovated. The progress so far: new floors being laid; new shower stall; remounted commode. Walls have been torn out that need to be replaced/redone. The overhead lamp/heat/fan unit is somehow not working so it needs repair/troubleshooting. The basin and its base/cabinet ( Read more... )

The Dull Thud of Autumn came; dreary, misty, overcast skies and a turn to chilly air ( Read more... )

Overday the neighbor gave Dad and Mum half a watermelon.

Diplomacy reigns.

...I just didn't have much in the way of stuff that was cool or new or worth posting.

I didn't see the latest Harry Potter movie because I hadn't seen the previous one yet (last one I saw was Half-Blood PrinceMy AT&T service is flaky. Especially when it's hot, which is pretty darned frequent in July ( Read more... )

Attempted to take Mum to the store this afternoon and we didn't get far in Moonshine--it was quickly evident that the rear passenger side tire was going flat. So back at Rather Manor we try to reinflate the tire and Dad notices a nailhead in the tread ( Read more... )

This week will be a time when you might want to get a hold of a toy you loved when you were a kid, and actually play with it again; a time when you could speak so articulately about an idea you're passionate about that you will change the mind of someone who has a different belief; a time when you may go off on an adventure you feared you would ( Read more... )

Early this evening, Dad asked me if he could use the phone. I told him I was on the Internet, but as it was a few minutes before Dead Hour (7 PM ~ 8 PM) I was going to get off and let him use the phone ( Read more... )

Under the hood:


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