Early Jensen Painting (Ailsa as Model)

Slip Sliding Part Two

A couple of weeks ago there was a fairly good snowstorm. We were sent home from work a little early. We got a dvd from Redbox and went to Little Caesar's for pizza. Lane and I took the Blue Explorer. The rear tires are not that good. But, I checked it out a while ago before Jensen took it back to school and it seemed fine. We drove to the pizza place with some snow falling and some on the road and in the parking lots and the temperature dropping. I parked right in front of the store on a SLIGHT incline. We were at the register paying for our order when a lady said, “Is that somebody's Explorer out there?” I turned and saw the car sliding out of its parking space. The front wheels were turning. But, the back wheels (bearing more weight because of the SLIGHT slope) were locked with the transmission in park. The tread on the rear tires wasn't enough to hold it in the parking space. I went out of the store and re-parked it on the flat. Later that night after we watched the movie we went out to the car in the driveway and it had slid about 5 feet again. We are trying to make these tires last until next winter. Reminds me of: “My old man's spare tires were actually only tires in the academic sense. They were round, they had once been made of rubber.” -- from a Christmas Story

Thought for the Day

As government involvement in our lives increases, it is only natural that society's “political discourse” would grow in volume. One pretty sure fact is a lot of folks don't like other people messing with them. The more you do that affects me, the more I have opportunity to be dissatisfied with what you do and the more inclined I might be to complain about it.

Ophiuchus

They are going to have to rewrite "Hair."

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation

Capricorn!

Just doesn't work.

Waiting for a Climate Change

Last Sunday I took a nap after Church. We are on the 9-12 noon block now. So, we have long stretches of time in the afternoon. I lay down on the bed and started to settle in. I noticed it was somewhat chilly. So, I opened the shutters and let the sun shine in on the bed. I only slept for 30 minutes or so. But, It was as if I was lying on the beach.

It has been so cold and each passing year I have less tolerance for it. This coming Holiday on Monday (MLK), I am half tempted to get in the car and drive somewhere warm, even if only to sit for a couple of hours.