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Hey, it's about time. Five things make a post.

1. Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of my dear mother's passing. I remember my parents' 25th wedding anniversary -- red roses, silver-colored gifts, firecrackers and Roman candles. There are no such general symbols for a death anniversary. I volunteered to light the chalice during yesterday's Sunday ( Read more... )

Tonight is the longest night, with the winter solstice occurring early tomorrow morning. My church had a solstice-themed lay-led service this morning, and also this evening. I attended both, via Zoom of course. The evening ritual was up against the monthly barony meeting, but after all the stress our congregation has been through during the past ( Read more... )

Got the car. First thing, I broke off the driver's door handle. Another thing to the list of things to be fixed ( Read more... )

The local Zipcar is named FamBARD, *not* FamTARD. Stupid me! I know enough bards in the SCA ... how could I have gotten it wrong??

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Looking over my past couple of entries, I see that I posted the link to my Pennsic 47 blog entry twice. Just a small indication of life when the routine is upset a bit ( Read more... )

I had a great Pennsic, right up until the end, when Draco the Honda Accord wouldn't start after not running for almost a week. And then I got him started and drove home, only to have him die again Sunday morning when I was driving the boy toy over to our local IHOP for breakfast ( Read more... )

Last Tuesday -- a week ago tomorrow -- Maugorn and I picked up the Honda Accord from the auction lot in southern Anne Arundel County, and then we had enough time left in the day that we took my 1996 Pontiac Sunfire to the salvage lot in Jessup. I hated to think of my beloved automotive partner of 20.5 years going to "the junkyard," but I need the ( Read more... )

I didn't get the car that I looked at on Sunday afternoon. It was a nice 2003 PT Cruiser, clean and running well, just needed a new O2 sensor. But I said it would have taken me a couple of days to round up the cash, and some guy came by on Sunday evening and said "yes" to the car (and probably whipped out a bunch of C-notes ( Read more... )

I *might* have found an easy solution to my transportation woes. I'll probably know the definitive answer by tomorrow. I hate to write too much before I know for sure, but please think positive thoughts for me tonight ( Read more... )