Thursday miscellanea #195

  • Seven weeks to Crimson Tide, 2012.
  • My across-the-street neighbors, as of yesterday, are back in their newly rebuilt house.  Year to the day.  Congratulations, and God bless.
  • Took the truck to work Monday and Tuesday this week.  It was fun.  Day to day, I miss having the power to dictate what happens on the on-ramp.  I have to drive the Technical Writing Express like I stole it.  There’s nothing below about 4500 RPM.
  • Know what I still sing once in a while when it’s pouring?  “The rain rain rain came down down down, in rushing, rising riv’lets…
  • I remember seeing an anniversary clock at both my mom’s parents’ house and my dad’s father’s house, so I equated it with grandparents.  I was fascinated.  I’d like to have one now, but most of them are battery-powered (and therefore not “real”), and the ones with an actual movement are rare because hardly anyone makes them because they’re horrible timekeepers, so they’re expensive.  So I don’t have one.
  • My kids’ favorite bands are Kiss and Van Halen.  Have I destroyed their ability to musically relate to their peers?
  • I have six pairs of actively circulating shoes.  I’m certain that’s a personal record.

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4 thoughts on “Thursday miscellanea #195”

  1. Larry’s favorites include The Eagles, Lynyrd S. and AC/DC. He relates fine to his friends’ current tastes in music by reacting with disgust whenever pop is on the radio. His contemporary faves include Muse and a bunch of country I can’t name.

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  2. I received an anniversary clock for my high school graduation. I loved it. Still have it, but somewhere along the way, the part that hangs down and spins broke off. It’s just a long thin piece of metal. I guess it just wore out. it still keeps times, but the pendulum doesn’t spin anymore 🙁

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  3. ‘seester, glad to hear it. 🙂 Terri, I knew yours was battery-powered when you said it keeps time. Real, mechanical anniversary clocks are horrible timekeepers. Gee, I said that already. Sorry for the repeat. 🙂

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