Jun
It’s official. August 14, 2010 I will be headed to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City to see my second ever Barry Manilow concert. Make fun of me if you will but ever since I was a little kid I loved hearing and attempting to sing his songs. If you have ever known me you may already know this. 23rd row on the floor here I come. Nerd out.
Mar
I have decided to bring the website back online for the moment however I may choose to again pull the site down. Please pardon the outdated content. I will be posting new stuff shortly…
Jul
I have been really slacking on the posts as of late. Yes the house is still coming along. I am working on the sunroom and putting some insulation and will be putting drywall over the existing stucco/concrete walls in that room. I am also going to tap into the existing heating/air cooling system and run a duct into that room. I ran an additional electrical line into the room along with a coax line for tv. To be honest I really don’t know what that room will be but I know it needs help so that it won’t be 0 degrees in the winter. The new windows will also play a huge roll in helping with this though. I have to take some updated pictures with my normal camera when I get a sec.
Also, I will be having my gallbladder removed tomorrow at Lankaneau Hospital. Surgery scheduled for 11am. Several weeks ago I was in intense pain around my stomach and had to go to the ER. After hours of fun at the ER and several tests it was determined I had gallstones! Soon after a meeting with a surgeon it was determined that surgery to remove it was the best course of action especially to prevent future trouble. I will have to stay over in the hospital overnight. I’m definitely nervous about the whole thing and today I have to call up and find out what time on Friday the surgery will be at.
Dec
The top story posted on the CNN.com website is about how GM is planning under the auto restructuring plans to eliminate and or sell numerous brands. Saturn is one of the names which under the plans could face elimination. News reports state that GM would focus their attention on the four core brands – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac, Saab, and Hummer also face uncertain ground with the whole crapfest.
As everybody knows, I own a 2007 Saturn Sky Turbo. What does this mean for me? Does my car go up in value? Down in value? Stay the same? Do parts for the vehicle go through the roof or stay reasonably priced? I think the Saturn line of vehicles is very nice and it would be ashame to completely eliminate the brand. At the very least consolidate the Poniac and Saturn lines of vehicles. I personally found it dumb to have a Solstice and Sky vehicle. Personally, the Sky looks much nicer than the Solstice. Additional article information at the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/12/10/saturn.owners/index.html
Image from CNN.com homepage on December 10, 2008 With Saturn Sky
Nov
As I was driving into work this morning on this wonderfully rainy Thursday, I came to a lineup of cars sitting at a red light on a pretty steep road called Old Eagle School Road. As I peered in my rear view mirror I was delighted with a view of a car apparently hydroplaning right toward the rear of my truck. I saw the car coming for a good 10 seconds and immediately chose to press hard down on my truck’s brake in an attempt to avoid such a collision pushing my truck into the rear of one of the cars in front of me.
If you have read my previous posts you might know that I just recently had to have my rear bumper replaced. As you can imagine one of my first thoughts was … not the damn bumper again when I stepped out of the truck after pulling to the side of the roadway.
Fortunately, it appears the bumper got out lucky and came away with only small scrapes on the black middle section. That’s about a $20-$30 part. The other guy’s car was a 2003 Toyota Matrix. It had pretty extensive damage to the bumper, hood, and driver’s side door which couldn’t even open. I waited for the police to come and file a report for me on the incident. Keep in mind! If it’s raining and your going fast down a steep hill that has leaves on it…. you may want to slow the F*** down!
Oct
With a win of 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Even well after midnight horns are honking and crowds of people throughout the city continue to celebrate. There will be a parade on Friday (Halloween) beginning at noon. It will start on Market Street and then head down Broad Street toward the stadium complex.
