Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sunshine Day!
Every so often, everyone needs a "Sunshine Day". Whatever it is that floats your boat, burns your cookies, or stokes your fire, you should take a day and just DO IT. The alternative is to spend your days in the doldrums of everyday routines, reiterating the same-ole same-ole and arrive at deaths door with regrets and "wish I's". Not I. Not now. Not ever.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Da Ying and da Yang
You know, sometimes it's easy to lose site of the good things that happen to us, when we are consumed with hashing out the bad. Just the same way that the day is only possible because of the night, the good only exists because the bad gives us something with which to compare it to.
For instance:
The bad- My son blew the motor in his car and has been using mine for the last 6 months or so. During this period, he has chunked two tires, bent one rim, shredded one CV joint boot, and crushed one exhaust header.
The Good- He has paid to replace both tires, getting the rim fixed, and just yesterday handed me 12 crisp c-notes.
The Bad-I am late for an All Employee meeting and making time on I-95. I Look in the rear-view mirror and see a State Trooper with his lights on. Pulled over. Bummer.
The Good- The trooper has the same car as mine and is in the process of upgrading his motor and suspension. We spend the next 40 minutes discussing the mods on my car and his desire to do the same to his. No Ticket! No Problem!
The Bad- As I walked to the car this morning to start my daily commute, I could not see the front of my car for the rather large tree-limb resting on the hood. Great! Perfect!
The Good- No damage...not even a scratch!
Advantages are taken and not handed out- so as I do the daily return trip to the house from work, I will be stopping to purchase a few Lotto Tickets. Thirty Million!
The Bad- I'm gambling
The Good- We'll see. :)
For instance:
The bad- My son blew the motor in his car and has been using mine for the last 6 months or so. During this period, he has chunked two tires, bent one rim, shredded one CV joint boot, and crushed one exhaust header.
The Good- He has paid to replace both tires, getting the rim fixed, and just yesterday handed me 12 crisp c-notes.
The Bad-I am late for an All Employee meeting and making time on I-95. I Look in the rear-view mirror and see a State Trooper with his lights on. Pulled over. Bummer.
The Good- The trooper has the same car as mine and is in the process of upgrading his motor and suspension. We spend the next 40 minutes discussing the mods on my car and his desire to do the same to his. No Ticket! No Problem!
The Bad- As I walked to the car this morning to start my daily commute, I could not see the front of my car for the rather large tree-limb resting on the hood. Great! Perfect!
The Good- No damage...not even a scratch!
Advantages are taken and not handed out- so as I do the daily return trip to the house from work, I will be stopping to purchase a few Lotto Tickets. Thirty Million!
The Bad- I'm gambling
The Good- We'll see. :)
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
AutoCross Episode II:Revenge of the Cones
Well, I still suck, just not as bad as before.
Brother Des and I, along with Jodi and Jared, (my 18 yo son) rented a Pontiac G6 GT and proceeded to sling it around the Gainesville Raceway Autocross course. The results were predictable, with Des ranking first, Myself second, Jared third and Jodi bringing up the rear. Expanding the picture to include the entire roster of autox'rs, We ranked anywhere from 55th overall to 67th. I our defense, the car was NOT autox material and this was only my second event and Jodi and Jared's first. Jared and I had quite the competition going with each run within 1000th's of a second of each other. I still won and he still lost! I have a feeling that this will not be the case if Jared keeps going to these events as he is a natural. I just don't want him to know that.
No cones for me and no O/C's either. (off course). So I got in 6 clean runs whilst Jared O/C'd once. Jodi got one cone and Des got none. Des is a serious autox'r and does this just about every weekend up in Seattle. He did say that he was taking it easy and I believe him because I've looked at the event scores from his division and he consistently ranks up near the top.
All in all, it was a blast, with the only downer being the short amount of time spent with Des. Maybe next time eh?
Brother Des and I, along with Jodi and Jared, (my 18 yo son) rented a Pontiac G6 GT and proceeded to sling it around the Gainesville Raceway Autocross course. The results were predictable, with Des ranking first, Myself second, Jared third and Jodi bringing up the rear. Expanding the picture to include the entire roster of autox'rs, We ranked anywhere from 55th overall to 67th. I our defense, the car was NOT autox material and this was only my second event and Jodi and Jared's first. Jared and I had quite the competition going with each run within 1000th's of a second of each other. I still won and he still lost! I have a feeling that this will not be the case if Jared keeps going to these events as he is a natural. I just don't want him to know that.
No cones for me and no O/C's either. (off course). So I got in 6 clean runs whilst Jared O/C'd once. Jodi got one cone and Des got none. Des is a serious autox'r and does this just about every weekend up in Seattle. He did say that he was taking it easy and I believe him because I've looked at the event scores from his division and he consistently ranks up near the top.
All in all, it was a blast, with the only downer being the short amount of time spent with Des. Maybe next time eh?
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