Let's get the unpleasant stuff out of the way up front. I don't want to hear the phrase "gas-sipping" ever again. EVER.
I'm less motivated to watch the Olympics than I can ever remember being. I think that a big part of this is, as I've gotten older, I've realized that I'm not that interested in watching TV or movies all the time. I still do, but honestly, I'd rather be outside, or out in the garage, or even doing something online. The point being, I need interactive activities, and TV just isn't. I really have to be invested, and I just can't seem to invest in the ridiculous "world citizen" human interest nonsense that NBC spews so heavily during Olympics time. (I think we get quite enough of that without the Olympics.) I seriously doubt I'll watch more than half an hour.
I'm still quite torn on Facebook. It has its fun aspects, like Speed Racing and My City. Posting photos is also nice. It's also nice to find people who were good friends a long time ago, who I lost touch with over the years. But it's very weird to get all these contacts from people who I have NO IDEA who they are. Human interaction of the future, I guess. You know, it's like one of those mixers at some rich guy's house where you tag along with a friend who heard about it from another friend, only it's all online. Did you ever go to one of those when you were younger? Facebook is exactly like that.
I LOVE the movie "Van Wilder". I'm watching it right now on Comedy Central, and it's priceless. Ryan Reynolds is brilliant, playing Van's role perfectly. "Are you stalking me? Because that would be super!" If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it.
I really enjoy working on the cars, and I've had some victories lately with the Mustang. I finally got the new carburetor on, after having to drill out one of the threaded stud holes and put in a Heli-coil repair insert. In any case, it works. Yesterday, I got the fuel line hooked back up and fired it up. It still needs tuning...and now, it seems something might be wrong with the starter. Ugh. So now it's time to get back under it and check out the wiring on that. Oh, and of course, I'm still having issues with the transmission. And I also noticed it appears to be leaking gear oil from the transmission, too. Boy, am I glad I enjoy working on cars so much. Seriously, though, it still provides quite a Zen experience for me. Life really is good when I'm working on the cars, because it's all gone. I sincerely hope you all have something you can do that is like that for you, where you can just shut down the rest of your mind and focus on the task at hand. You work it and just become one with it, and everything else melts away.
Oh, and did I happen to mention that I'm running into some odd hesitation problems with the Ramcharger?
Heidi and I have been talking very seriously about moving back to Oklahoma. Remember all these things happening for me? Grandpa, my job (yes, I'm still looking for a new one), the financial issues, Dad's business needing my help, etc., etc., etc.... Well, we're looking really hard at packing up and leaving this place behind. I talked a little bit about it with Connor yesterday, because as much as I want to move, I'm not moving without him. I think he would do better there. In fact, I think we all would do better there, all the kids, us, even my ex-wife. I approached her about a joint move last week, and of course, she flatly refused...not at all unexpected, of course, but at least worth asking. So we might be doing it on our own. The issues with the kids complicate the matter, but we're going to figure out what we're going to do on that issue, and very soon. My expatriate status could be ending soon, and I could actually be The Daily Okie again. We have a lot of people praying for us through all this.
If that happens, I promise to post every day, perhaps even 2-3 times a day. No, seriously, I will.
Colorado's fine. As much as I have a hate-hate relationship with this place, it isn't bad, as long as you understand what you have to put up with to live here. I'm not really going to go into that, because I could post for two or three hours on that particular topic, and I might be putting my marriage in jeopardy to do so. I will put in a few examples, like insane traffic, high cost of living and even higher taxes, moonbats running the place, bitterly cold winters and blazing hot summers...that's enough for now. As long as you're willing to put up with the ridiculousness, living in Colorado is fine. If you are not willing, as I am not willing, then life in Colorado can quickly become intolerable.
Well, time to go get under the Mustang for a while. Thanks for reading along.
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