January 1, 2007
Good morning! I write to you from the wee (drunken) hours of 2007. Many apologies in advance for any misspelling and grammatical errors, but I fully and completely blame Messiers Anheuser and Busch for inadequacies in this morning’s post.
December 29, 2006
When I was a little girl, I would sometimes go and spend time with my Granny and Gramps who lived “in the country.” “In the country” is Rosebud, Missouri, an idyllic little town where everyone knows everyone (and their business, good and bad), and most folks live on gravel roads and drive pick-up trucks. Gramps was a pretty typical gramps, and we kids loved him and I’m sure aggravated him while he puttered around in his workshop and fed the catfish in his two lakes.
December 28, 2006
I am so insanely grouchy this morning. Nothing major, really, just a whole bunch of little things that all pile up to make me one crabby girl.
December 27, 2006
So it appears that having a boatload of family obligations around the holidays is not conducive to updating one’s blog. Many apologies.
December 23, 2006
December 22, 2006
Picked up the Zoemobile yesterday afternoon, all fixed with no “check engine” light, and $270 lighter. Turns out the Zoemobile had insufficient EGR lift. EGR would be exhaust gas recirculation. I’m sure that clears things right up for you. Apparently EGR allows the exhaust to re-burn through the engine before being expelled, which makes for cleaner emissions. Some valve had to be replaced, plus my intake manifold had to be cleaned of excess carbon build-up. I hate it when my intake manifold has excess carbon, so I’m much relieved to have been cleaned.
December 21, 2006
Well, the Zoemobile has had a “check engine” light on for almost two weeks now, which means it’s something other than a loose gas cap. This is unfortunate, as the Zoemobile is an integral part of our lives and is generally very greatly missed when out of commission.
December 20, 2006
Every once in awhile you see something that you think is absolutely hilarious, and you say to yourself, “I wish I had the camera.” I had one of those moments last weekend at the mall.
December 19, 2006
Last night, which was planned to be highly productive and actually enjoyable, turned out to be not so much.
December 19, 2006
It occurs to me that I have not posted today, and all I can say is, “Well, it’s the week before Christmas.”