The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle …
At least today. First Purple Daze soccer game of the season is in the books.
Beautiful day for a soccer game, nice friends, friendly opposition, couldn’t ask for more. Well maybe for a win, but that’s not the only reason I play.
Time to take the car in for its regular oil and other bits appointment.
I don’t miss getting down under the car to do the oil changes. Well, maybe just a little. That stopped when we got a Honda that was too low to the ground to get my head and body under. It was not realistic to change the oil and that was the start of the end of automotive mechanic Jay. Still did some here and there, installed a few radios, but now it is just easier to take it in.
Growing up I thought that you were supposed to take care of your car. I mean to do the work. I changed a few gaskets, replaced a water pump, and more things than I can remember.
When I got the first Honda (1980 Civic Sedan) it was when not every town had Hondas. So I got the book on how to take care of it, starting with removing the engine. I also purchased an extra fan belt and some other things that I forget now. I figured if I got sidelined in a backwater town, a good mechanic and the book combined should be able to get it back on the road. Well – for the next 280,000 miles the only time it dumped me on the side of the road was a blown out tire. Theoretically I could have changed it, but I was not into road work on the side of a freeway during rush hour. After hanging out for about an hour a nice State Patrol person changed it for me, in the drizzle.
UPDATE – it looks like the first family member out of our bracket will be Ashlan (if Oklahoma loses). It would be very difficult to root for OK anyway. My big test is whether to root for my draw, UConn, or go with the home favorite MSU (Rey’s team). The rest of the teams left are Carls.
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