Tag Archives: cars

An “average” day

Since I don’t have children, am not in school, and do not care for elderly parents, some people wonder what I do on the days when I’m not working. Today was a day full of strange experiences – and yet, … Continue reading

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The signs say…

This morning as I was walking in to work, I saw a new downtown billboard: I chuckled out loud at the sentiment, then saw a website beneath the bold message: Intrigued by the cheekiness of the ad, when I got … Continue reading

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Worth more than 1000 words

My friend J send me a message last week with a photo attached.  The note read, “One for the smile book;” here is the accompanying image: I grinned slightly when I saw the car’s reflection; but smiled broadly to receive … Continue reading

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Saving the day

My day did not get off to a great start. To make a long story short, it will suffice to say that I experienced my first issue around 5 am, and by 9 am I found myself sitting in our … Continue reading

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Influence

This past weekend, I received a brief note from one of my out-of-town friends.  It read, “Do you see the smile?” and linked to this image: Indeed, I did see the smile!   I responded, “I absolutely do!” – and then … Continue reading

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#96: Get an aromatherapy diffuser for my car

A few years ago, the idea came to me that my commute from work might be a bit more enjoyable if I had some pleasant sensory stimulation occurring at the same time as the unpleasant. Perhaps the presence of a … Continue reading

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Almost too unreal to be real

I spent the bulk of my day today in the car.  (About eight hours total: four hours driving in one direction, then another four hours coming back home.)   When I left the house shortly after 6 am, I had no … Continue reading

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SWEET ride!

Coming back home after being out and about this afternoon, I was less than a mile from my house when my car approached this one: Holy crap, that is so cool!  The antique vehicle pulled far to the right, allowing … Continue reading

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A beautiful day for car repair

As I made my way through the neighborhood today, I noticed a man standing beside a car in a driveway. The man was wearing over-sized white mittens on his hands; I assumed perhaps they were the latest ‘as-seen-on-tv’ type of … Continue reading

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An unplanned summer adventure

Returning to my car after getting groceries this morning, I stuck my key in the trunk lock – and instead of catching, twisting a quarter-turn, then popping the trunk open, the key spun ‘round and ‘round inside the metal lock.  … Continue reading

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