Sept 19, 2005
Hey,
Long time no post right? I have been quite busy, but thankfully my plate is becoming a bit more clean as time goes on. I met with the insurance guy for my Buick and the guy just cut me a check right then and there with no fuss or feuding. Rather than just spring to have the quarter fixed right away, I paid off the car and lowered my insurance a bit so I look to be saving about $350 per month. Living in New England will not allow me to keep a wounded car this winter when that exposed metal will start getting bathed in snow and road salt. Luckily, I will be able to save to have the work done comfortably.
As for the General, I bought the original style front bucket seats earlier today off of ebay. On typical days, those can go for around $800-$1000 (they had mounting tracks and the very desirable headrests) but I got mine for around $300.
I also entered the Dodge into an online car show of sorts where judges will vote for the car they think is the best and regular people have an opportunity to vote for the one they like the most (a sort of People's Choice). I never did anything at a car show insofar as awards are concerned, but you never know.
Something else on my home front is that my 6 month old cat decided she wanted to start the mating process a mite early and got herself knocked up a number of weeks ago. I had deluded myself into thinking she was just becoming fatter and fatter, but this part Friday (9/16) she pranced out into the kitchen thin as a kitten again. Jim and I freaked as we knew she had her kittens but what scared us all the more is that she had been checking out nesting areas outside and we were horrified at the concept of baby kittens out doors where anything could get to them. Our fears were unfounded as Jim discovered them in a spare bedroom my mom used to sleep in. The mother is very trusting of Jim and I and will ONLY leave her babies if he or I are in the room. She also has permitted us to pet them and touch them without incident (we don't do that normally but they are so small and soft right now with new fur it becomes hard not to). Even though momma was so young, all five babies and her and doing fine. I had feared they may have died but they didn't thankfully.
In other news, I have started listening to certain personalities on Air America. One of which is the VERY beautiful Rachel Maddow on web streams. I had seen Rachel on a show hosted by Republican Tucker Carlson on MSNBC and did a web search on her and found her radio show site. I am a die hard liberal and some of the comments she makes just make me crack up laughing, but with the current political atmosphere being so geared to the 'moral majority' and the Republican Christian right, I find it a bit comforting to know I am not alone in my general beliefs. Al Franken, the figurehead behind Air America has a real head on his shoulders and the gift of genuine humor.
Long time no post right? I have been quite busy, but thankfully my plate is becoming a bit more clean as time goes on. I met with the insurance guy for my Buick and the guy just cut me a check right then and there with no fuss or feuding. Rather than just spring to have the quarter fixed right away, I paid off the car and lowered my insurance a bit so I look to be saving about $350 per month. Living in New England will not allow me to keep a wounded car this winter when that exposed metal will start getting bathed in snow and road salt. Luckily, I will be able to save to have the work done comfortably.
As for the General, I bought the original style front bucket seats earlier today off of ebay. On typical days, those can go for around $800-$1000 (they had mounting tracks and the very desirable headrests) but I got mine for around $300.
I also entered the Dodge into an online car show of sorts where judges will vote for the car they think is the best and regular people have an opportunity to vote for the one they like the most (a sort of People's Choice). I never did anything at a car show insofar as awards are concerned, but you never know.
Something else on my home front is that my 6 month old cat decided she wanted to start the mating process a mite early and got herself knocked up a number of weeks ago. I had deluded myself into thinking she was just becoming fatter and fatter, but this part Friday (9/16) she pranced out into the kitchen thin as a kitten again. Jim and I freaked as we knew she had her kittens but what scared us all the more is that she had been checking out nesting areas outside and we were horrified at the concept of baby kittens out doors where anything could get to them. Our fears were unfounded as Jim discovered them in a spare bedroom my mom used to sleep in. The mother is very trusting of Jim and I and will ONLY leave her babies if he or I are in the room. She also has permitted us to pet them and touch them without incident (we don't do that normally but they are so small and soft right now with new fur it becomes hard not to). Even though momma was so young, all five babies and her and doing fine. I had feared they may have died but they didn't thankfully.
In other news, I have started listening to certain personalities on Air America. One of which is the VERY beautiful Rachel Maddow on web streams. I had seen Rachel on a show hosted by Republican Tucker Carlson on MSNBC and did a web search on her and found her radio show site. I am a die hard liberal and some of the comments she makes just make me crack up laughing, but with the current political atmosphere being so geared to the 'moral majority' and the Republican Christian right, I find it a bit comforting to know I am not alone in my general beliefs. Al Franken, the figurehead behind Air America has a real head on his shoulders and the gift of genuine humor.
posted by Matthew Shine at 3:40 AM
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