Rants, musings, and other general purpose blog entries reflecting the thoughts du jour.
It’s not where you start but where you finish that counts. Zig Ziglar Of all of the things I have to be thankful for this tumultuous year we've had in 2023, finally making it to this last day of the year in a much better place than I was a couple of weeks ago is probably one of the most meaningful. It most certainly didn't come easy but then nothing in this life worth experiencing…
Understatement (n): a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements. Cambridge Dictionary These past couple of days, it's been a real struggle trying to find the theme for this year's story marking the eighth anniversary of getting the phone call I really could have done without for a few more years. And *THAT* would be…
Today I got the news that I'm sure is totally going to shock zero of my dear readers...the Traverse failed in her attempt to thwart the debugging process and the brand-new transmission that failed downtown will be replaced by an even newer transmission that will hopefully last more than three days! At least it's under warranty which means the new transmission and labour are covered which is a good thing because that bill was already…
As I was at the house waiting to head out to Enloe to collect Katie and Alex, the doorbell rang quite unexpectedly. In a manner of confession after the week I'd had up to that point which involved a brand new transmission refusing to transmit torque properly and a bait-and-switch for a hire car and a looming date that is just the cherry on the top of the calendar year, I really wasn't in the…
After getting the update from my oldest where he was on his journey back from playing outdoor hockey in downtown Charlotte (which was his first true long-haul solo journey and I do believe he rather enjoyed the experience), the garage rang me up to give me the latest news on the Traverse. Well, what the kind gentleman said first was to reassure me that they were actively trying to diagnose the problem and that they…
After a weekend of having the Traverse back home where she belongs with a brand new transmission (and a new serpentine belt and oxygen sensor aft of the catalytic converter) and not doing anything particularly exciting to the transmission to test what passes for my luck, today's mission of stopping by Sam Jones BBQ and then Sam's Club after dropping Katie off at school seemed simple enough. I should have known everything was going to…
